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Police Relief Fund Inc

EIN 23-7331002 · New York City, NY

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What it says it does

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO POLICE OFFICERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (8)

$660,000 spent. PROVIDING DEATH BENEFITS TO POLICE OFFICERS WHO DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY OR WHILE IN ACTIVE SERVICE.
$516,686 spent. PROVIDING NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE & VAN TRANSPORTATION AND TO PROVIDE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES (HOSPITAL BEDS, OXYGEN, ETC.) TO POLICE OFFICERS IN NEED.
$449,400 spent. PROVIDING FUNDING TO AN INDEPENDENT SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES TO POLICE OFFICERS WITH ALCOHOLIC AND OTHER PROBLEMS.
$89,555 spent. Providing essential necessities for members and the families of members injured or killed in the line of duty.
$84,821 spent. PROVIDING FUNDING TO VARIOUS POLICE DEPARTMENT MEDICAL SECTIONS THAT PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICES TO POLICE OFFICERS WITH ALCOHOLIC AND OTHER PROBLEMS.
$46,005 spent. PROVIDING CEREMONIAL FLAGS TO FAMILIES OF DECEASED NYPD OFFICERS.
$38,589 spent. PROVIDING FUNDING FOR AN NYPD MOBILE MEDICAL VAN THAT PROVIDES ON-SITE MEDICAL TESTING AND VACCINATIONS.
PROVIDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL RELIEF TO POLICE OFFICERS WITH VERIFIED AND APPROVED HARDSHIPS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1925.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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