Fraternal Order of Police
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
REPRESENT POLICE OFFICERS IN UNION NEGOTIATIONS WITH CITY OF LINCOLN AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED.
- Income
- $327,303
- Spending
- $175,596
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 165
- Highest pay
- $9,350, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $119,254 spent. COSTS EXPENDED TO RUN ORGANIZATION INCLUDING OFFICER WAGES, LEGAL FEES AND OTHER COSTS REPRESENTING THE MEMBERSHIP IN UNION RELATED ISSUES.
- CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED.
- SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDED TO PROVDE ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS (SELECTION IS BASED UPON REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS BY ORGANIZATION OFFICERS) AND TO INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING SPECIAL NEEDS.
- DURING THE YEAR, ALL ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS AND EXPENDITURES WERE DEVOTED TO REPRESENTING MEMBERS IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND RELATED UNION ACTIVITIES. NO SCHOLARSHIPS OR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE DURING THIS YEAR.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)(8) fraternal beneficiary society.
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as 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 October 1952.
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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