New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police
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What it says it does
TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE HIGHEST ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AT ALL LEVELS THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY.
- Income
- $4.3 million
- Spending
- $4.1 million
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 73
- Highest pay
- $273,589, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $2.1 million spent. TRAINING AND ACCREDITATIONNJSACOP PROVIDES MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS AND ACCREDITATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. NJSACOP OFFERS A VARIETY OF PRAGMATIC, CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. NJSACOP'S CATALOG OF COURSES INCLUDES THE COMMAND AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, NEW JERSEY POLICE EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE, LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR, AND THE POLICE CHIEFS IN-SERVICE TRAINING SEMINAR.
- $183,868 spent. EXAMINATIONS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND TRAINEES SINCE 1945, THE NJSACOP HAS ADMINISTERED POLICE EXAMINATIONS AS A COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICE TO NEW JERSEY MUNICIPALITIES. DURING THESE YEARS, THE NJSACOP HAS KEPT PACE WITH THE EVER-CHANGING REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICE TESTING FIELD TO ENSURE THE INSTITUTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF POLICE PERFORMANCE. THE QUESTIONS ARE DEVELOPED TO TEST A CANDIDATE'S KNOWLEDGE OF KEY LAW ENFORCEMENT, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUE AREAS, AND CAN ALSO BE TAILORED FOR THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF THE AGENCY.
- $123,724 spent. TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMSTHE NJ DIVISION OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINSTRATION OFFER, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, STATE AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING TO AGENCIES THAT WISH TO UNDERTAKE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO REDUCE MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES ON THE ROADS OF NEW JERSEY. MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, STATE GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR NJDHTS GRANT FUNDING TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC, LOCAL TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES.
- $962,010 spent. PROGRAMS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE THE POLICE CHIEFS ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND STRATEGIES AND TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AMONG THE MEMBERSHIP.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1989.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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