Police Executive Research Forum

Analysis

Police Executive Research Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Police Executive Research Forum reported income of $12.5m and spending of $13.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.6m to $12.5m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Police Executive Research Forum sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urge Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity ($12.4m), Connecticut Legal Services Inc ($12.5m) and Montana Conservation Corps Inc ($12.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $883k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $21.4m against liabilities of $7.6m, net assets of $13.8m. It reported 41 employees.