Support the service of our nation's law enforcement and disabled veterans

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
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)(3)
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$224K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$89K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$136K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$224K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$215K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$209K
FY2025$224K
Expenses
$89K
FY2025▼ -62%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$154K
FY2022$240K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$89K
Net assets
$136K
FY2025▲ ×149
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$80K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$18K
FY2024$916
FY2025$136K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $76K Management & general 14% · $13K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sgt. at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 and disabled veterans through various services.

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1 program · $76K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provided services and support to our nations law enforcement and disabled veterans in America.

$76Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$224K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330
Investment incomeLn 3$98
Money outPt IX
$89K
Ln 25
Programscol B$76K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$136K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$223K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$125K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$98K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330
Investment incomeLn 3$98
Total revenueLn 12$224K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$140K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$136K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$27K$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$916$136K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$76K$76K
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$0$600$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$51$0$51$0
Office expensesLn 13$226$0$226$0
InterestLn 20$665$0$665$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$0$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$0$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$89K$76K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $224K$89K$135K$136K 990 PDF
FY2024 $209K$236K−$27K$916 990 PDF
FY2023 $206K$231K−$25K$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 $141K$240K−$98K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$154K$60K$80K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $223,907 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,898$223,479
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25$330
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $271$98
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $209,194$223,907
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $209,256$75,764
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,612$12,815
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $235,868$88,579
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,674$135,328
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $223,907 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $330 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$98,306
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$125,173
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$125,173
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$223,479
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $98 · Excluded from tax $0$98
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $428 · Excluded from tax $0$223,907
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $88,579 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $75,764$75,764
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $600 · Fundraising $0$600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $51 · Fundraising $0$51
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $226 · Fundraising $0$226
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $665 · Fundraising $0$665
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $4,608 · Fundraising $0$4,608
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $4,754 · Fundraising $0$4,754
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,911 · Fundraising $0$1,911
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $75,764 · Management $12,815 · Fundraising $0$88,579
Part X · Balance sheet $156,767 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,652$139,777
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,912$2,304
X-15 Other assets$14,686
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,564$156,767
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,648$20,525
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,648$20,525
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $916$136,242
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $916$136,242
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,564$156,767
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $136,242 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$223,907
XI-2 Total expenses$88,579
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$916
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$136,242

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