To support law enforcement officers.

501(c)(8) fraternal beneficiary society; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 21 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(8)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $557K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$302K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.4M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1952.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $3.2M Management & general 4% · $125K Fundraising 3% · $111K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $24K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$6,183Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephen Zona—$27,000————
Steve Zona——$27,000———
Robert Jenkins———$27,000$26,769$21,000
Glenn Matonak———$18,000——
Lynette Clinch$9,000$9,000$9,000$9,000$8,885$6,000
Bill Erwin$9,000$9,000$9,000$1,038——
Charles Reed————$8,885$6,000
Shawn Dunlap$6,183—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports law enforcement officers through various programs and resources.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Benefits for Members

Hosting conferences and meetings to exchange ideas among members;sponsoring seminars and educational events, provide legal counsel for members regarding issues in the line of duty.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $88K · 2021–2023

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$196K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$626K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$302K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$173K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$196K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$102K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$464K
SavingsLn 2$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$626K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$300K
Other assetsLn 15$39K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$302K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$579K$626K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$218K$300K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$290K$302K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$755K$755K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$24K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$276K$276K$141
Payroll taxesLn 10$371K$368K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$21K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$148K$148K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$105K$105K
Investment management feesLn 11f$37K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$82K$82K$761
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$154K$154K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$296$260$36
InterestLn 20$569$569
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$107K$94K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$104K$91K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$113K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$7K$9K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$3.2M$125K$111K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.6M$3.4M$216K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$3.0M$561K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$2.5M$381K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.0M$783K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$1.7M$868K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$1.7M$535K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,641,443 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $378,608$180,995
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,026,336$3,261,740
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $186,137$196,049
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,602$2,659
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,603,683$3,641,443
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $43,059$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $458,507$754,959
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,450,664$1,748,123
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $133,782$104,608
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $956,764$815,810
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,042,776$3,425,500
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $560,907$215,943
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,641,443 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$23,993 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$173,446
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,549
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,995
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,285,733$3,285,733
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $94,353$94,353
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $101,696$101,696
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,659$2,659
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,363,436 · Excluded from tax $97,012$3,641,443
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,425,500 across 23 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $754,959$754,959
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $24,183$24,183
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $20,873$20,873
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,016,180$1,016,180
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $39,302$39,302
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $275,989 · Management $141$276,130
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $368,008 · Management $3,447$371,455
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,317 · Management $2,907$24,224
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $148,036$148,036
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $104,608$104,608
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $37,103$37,103
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,109$12,109
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $81,720 · Management $761$82,481
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,193$8,193
IX-17 TravelPrograms $153,722$153,722
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $260 · Management $36$296
IX-20 InterestManagement $569$569
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $1,682$1,682
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $94,353 · Management $12,866$107,219
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $91,286 · Management $12,448$103,734
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,825 · Management $1,140$113,965
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,931 · Management $8,969 · Fundraising $6,577$22,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,188,872 · Management $125,443 · Fundraising $111,185$3,425,500
Part X · Balance sheet $5,064,469 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $451,063$464,491
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $128,010$161,415
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $115,584$53,693
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $82,923$51,239
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $217,579$300,219
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,636,971$3,994,168
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,425$39,244
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,634,555$5,064,469
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $183,596$218,662
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $66,090$83,760
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $290,265$302,422
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,344,290$4,762,047
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,344,290$4,762,047
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,634,555$5,064,469
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,762,047 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,641,443
XI-2 Total expenses$3,425,500
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$215,943
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,344,290
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$201,814
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,762,047

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