Police and Working K-9 Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Police and Working K-9 Foundation works with local communities and law enforcement agencies in California to provide education, safety equipment and training for K-9 teams. We provide heat alarms for patrol cars, a K-9 Emergency Medicine Course and custom Cover Your K-9 Trauma kits. We maintain an important Cover Your K9 Retired K-9 Emergency Care Fund to provide emergency medical care to retired K-9s.
- Income
- $4,959
- Spending
- $4,459
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 63%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (1)
- $4,607 spent. The Police and Working K-9 Foundation Cover Your K-9 program has provided essential safety equipment and training for law enforcement K-9 teams in Northern California since 2009.Although we have had challenges sourcing supplies for our kits during the pandemic and during these years with multiple wars in the world, our hardworking volunteers are able to continue to make our custom Cover Your K9 Trauma Kits, which are valued at over $300 and distribute them to K-9 teams in California. Since starting our K9 emergency medical training in 2011, over 1875 law enforcement K9 handlers from local, state and federal agencies have attended the life-saving training & received K9 trauma kits. We are proud that our Cover Your Trauma Kits and advanced training have saved the lives of several K-9s over the past few years. We plan to offer our K-9 Emergency Medicine Course again in 2025.When police dogs retire they go to live with their handler and become part of the family. The responsibility for their ongoing care and any medical emergencies falls to the handler. We believe that these K9s who have served and protected us so bravely deserve much better in their golden years. To help them we have a special Retired K-9 Emergency Care Fund to assist with up to $1000 toward emergency care. We have learned that many of the elderly police dogs have developed spinal problems due to the demands placed on their bodies from many years of service. To assist those K9s with walking, we have program to provide these retired K9 heroes with specialized low profile mobility Help Em Up Harnesses to assist them with maintaining their daily activities and quality of life.We lost our primary sponsor due to the economic challenges of the pandemic and look forward to finding new sponsors to assist us with our mission going forward. We appreciate the continuing support of our donors and volunteers with providing support to assist our K-9 Heroes.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 December 2024.
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 July 2010.
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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