Colorado Fraternal Order of Police Safety Awareness Foundation

Analysis

Colorado Fraternal Order of Police Safety Awareness Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Westminster, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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, Colorado Fraternal Order of Police Safety Awareness Foundation reported income of $200k and spending of $215k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $159k to $200k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 656%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Colorado Fraternal Order of Police Safety Awareness Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Wall Fire Co Inc ($200k), Flatonia Volunteer Fire Department ($200k) and Reclaimed Ministries Inc ($200k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. It paid $49k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $27k against liabilities of $29k, net assets of -$1,974.