Wichita Police Foundation

Analysis

Wichita Police Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Wichita, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Wichita Police Foundation reported income of $98k and spending of $113k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $326k to $98k (-70%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Wichita Police Foundation sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($98k), Rural Valley Hose Co No 1 ($98k) and Oyster Creek Community Volunteerfire Department Inc ($98k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $228k against liabilities of $2,011, net assets of $226k. It reported 4 employees.