The mission of the cfhf is to honor Fallen law enforcement officers, as well as to respect and support their survivors and agencies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $102K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $171K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$280K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$225K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$915K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$280K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$399K
FY2023$412K
FY2024$383K
FY2025$280K
Expenses
$225K
FY2025▼ -56%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$510K
FY2025$225K
Net assets
$915K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$371K
FY2021$760K
FY2022$854K
FY2023$994K
FY2024$863K
FY2025$915K

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 Feb 2018.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $171K Management & general 7% · $16K Fundraising 17% · $38K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$44,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Li
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Prentup’s $44K as Executive Di is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heidi Prentup$44,000$44,000$41,000$37,500$35,000$23,333

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Honors fallen officers, trains agencies on death preparedness, and supports their families.

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1 program · $171K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The foundation supported survivors of fallen officers from 15 different agencies this year. The support included cards, gifts, and flowers to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays. We organized outings to the theater and sporting events. We assisted and accompanied family members to national police week in washington, DC.

$171Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$171K
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Grants paid · 24 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$35,000
Its a Calling FoundationCO · FY2025$5,175
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,729
Unitemized GrantFY2024$233,856
Unitemized GrantFY2024$70,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$58,166
Its a Calling FoundationCO · FY2024$7,964
Unitemized GrantFY2023$67,890
Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,000
Its a Calling FoundationCO · FY2023$10,103
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,480
Unitemized GrantFY2022$134,601
Unitemized GrantFY2022$19,431
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Police Unity Tour INCNJ · FY2022$6,325
Unitemized GrantFY2021$594,408
Unitemized GrantFY2021$35,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,758
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$280K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$186K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$225K
Ln 25
Programscol B$171K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$915K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$304K
Total assetsLn 16$948K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$186K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$143K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Total revenueLn 12$280K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$177K
SavingsLn 2$127K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$304K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$948K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$915K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$241K$304K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$620K$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$888K$948K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$864K$915K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11K$11K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$37K$37K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$33K$7K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$581$386
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$16K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$4K$2K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$1K$246$7K
Information technologyLn 14$276$207$41$28
TravelLn 17$186$139$28$19
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$320$320
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$65K$337
Total functional expensesLn 25$225K$171K$16K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $280K$225K$55K$915K 990 PDF
FY2024 $383K$510K−$127K$863K 990 PDF
FY2023 $412K$238K$174K$994K 990 PDF
FY2022 $399K$304K$94K$854K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$767K$389K$760K 990 PDF
FY2020 $123K$98K$24K$371K 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 $280,259 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $418,308$186,156
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,670$27,904
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$63,980$66,199
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $382,998$280,259
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $374,054$47,256
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $47,874$47,868
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$19,576
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $88,310$110,588
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,238$225,288
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$127,240$54,971
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $280,259 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$142,957
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$43,199
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$186,156
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,904$27,904
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $66,199$66,199
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $94,103$280,259
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $225,288 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,527$10,527
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,729$36,729
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,000 · Management $6,600 · Fundraising $4,400$44,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,901 · Management $581 · Fundraising $386$3,868
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $19,576$19,576
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,200 · Management $3,529$19,729
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,497 · Management $1,927 · Fundraising $6,424$12,848
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,447 · Management $246 · Fundraising $6,511$8,204
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $207 · Management $41 · Fundraising $28$276
IX-17 TravelPrograms $139 · Management $28 · Fundraising $19$186
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $320$320
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,239$3,239
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,449 · Fundraising $337$65,786
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $171,416 · Management $16,191 · Fundraising $37,681$225,288
Part X · Balance sheet $947,680 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $955; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $241,046$176,881
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$127,074
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $24,766$2,471
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $444$224
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,546$1,226
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $620,317$638,849
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $888,119$947,680
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,222$33,159
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,962$33,159
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $862,577$908,722
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,580$5,799
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $864,157$914,521
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $888,119$947,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $914,521 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,259
XI-2 Total expenses$225,288
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,971
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$864,157
XI-7 Investment expenses−$4,607
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$914,521

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