Friends for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Analysis

Friends for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Vegas, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1999, 27 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, Friends for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported income of $7.6m and spending of $4.5m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $7.6m (+335%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 317%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Friends for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa of Los Angeles ($7.5m), Advancement Project Education Fund ($7.6m) and Public Law Center ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $776k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $970k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 18 employees.