Minneapolis Police Activities League
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO REDUCE JUVINILE CRIME AND VIOLENCE BY USING POLICE OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS COACHES AND MENTORS FOR THE INNER CITY YOUTH.
- Income
- $290
- Spending
- $10,770
- Reserves
- 119 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (3)
- $4,969 spent. THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS AND RUNS A WIDE RANGE OF YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE WERE MULTIPLE FOOTBALL TEAMS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. THESE PROGRAMS ARE USED TO TEACH KIDS OF ALL AGES GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND SELF-DISCIPLINE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. MORE THAN 200 YOUTH FROM SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS PARTICIPATE WITH OVER 100 POLICE OFFICERS DONATING TIME. THESE PROGRAMS ARE FREE FOR KIDS TO PARTICIPATE AND ALL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION OR PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS.
- $1,973 spent. THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE ORGANIZES COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING AND NURTURING STRONG COMMUNITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THEY CO-ORGANIZED THE BATTLE OF THE BADGES: A COOKOUT WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ADVERTISE THE ORGANIZATION, WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND DONATED REFRESHMENTS. THEY ALSO TAKE PART IN SHOP WITH A COP, WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN CAN GO SHOPPING FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS WITH A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER.
- THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS MULTIPLE NON-ATHLETIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WELL. BRAIN AND BODY CAMP IS A SUMMER PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AGES 6- 16 TO DISCUSS NUTRITION, EXERCISE, GANG RESISTANCE EDUCATION, AND TAKE FIELD TRIPS. GIRLS AGED 10-17 AND BOYS 10-13 CAN PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THREE MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS AIMED AT EMPOWERING, MOTIVATING AND ENCOURAGING YOUNG WOMEN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, AND ENROLLING THE LADIES IN NEW ADVENTURES THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO BE INVOLVED IN.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 November 6, 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 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 October 1992.
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 November 4, 2026.
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