Adams Police Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND THE OFFICERS OF THE ADAMS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
- Income
- $27,414
- Spending
- $19,683
- Reserves
- 8.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
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 (2)
- $14,632 spent. TO RECEIVE GIFTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND GRANTS FOR MONEY OR PROPERTY FROM INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC SOURCES AND ANY AGENCY OF THE TOWN OF ADAMS, THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO APPLY, PAY OVER OR DISBURSE THOSE GIFTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS OR THEIR PROCEEDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE TOWN OF ADAMS WITH THIS OBJECTIVE TO BE FURTHERED BY FUNDING, ASSISTING OR UNDERTAKING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE SERVICES, ORGANIZAION, PERFORMANCE, COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF ADAMS (THE "POLICE DEPARTMENT") AND ITS OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. TO PURSUE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, STUDIES, PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO ASSIST AND IMPROVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ITS FACILITIES, OPERATIONS, EFFECTIVENESS AND MEMBERSHIP AND THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING THEREOF, WHETHER INITIATED OR CONDUCTED BY THE CORPORATION, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ITS MEMBERSHIP OR OTHERWISE. TO ENGAGE EXCLUSIVELY IN ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AS MAY BE PERMITTED FOR CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER CHAPTER 180 OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS.
- TO RECEIVE GIFTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND GRANTS FOR MONEY OR PROPERTY FROM INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC SOURCES AND ANY AGENCY OF THE TOWN OF ADAMS, THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO APPLY, PAY OVER OR DISBURSE THOSE GIFTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS OR THEIR PROCEEDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE TOWN OF ADAMS WITH THIS OBJECTIVE TO BE FURTHERED BY FUNDING, ASSISTING OR UNDERTAKING PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE SERVICES, ORGANIZAION, PERFORMANCE, COMPETENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF ADAMS (THE "POLICE DEPARTMENT") AND ITS OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. TO PURSUE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, STUDIES, PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS TO ASSIST AND IMPROVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ITS FACILITIES, OPERATIONS, EFFECTIVENESS AND MEMBERSHIP AND THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING THEREOF, WHETHER INITIATED OR CONDUCTED BY THE CORPORATION, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ITS MEMBERSHIP OR OTHERWISE. TO ENGAGE EXCLUSIVELY IN ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AS MAY BE PERMITTED FOR CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER CHAPTER 180 OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS.
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 January 2015.
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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