South Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION (SCLEA) IS THE OFFICIAL SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ACCREDITING BODY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCREDITATION. THE SCLEA ACCREDITATION PROGRAM IS A VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE FOR PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT, FASHIONED IN WAYS THAT BEST MEET LOCAL NEEDS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPRESSING COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES. THE PROGRAM IS MANAGED AND DIRECTED BY THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION, INC., A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MEET QUARTERLY TO OVERSEE THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND TO OFFICIALLY ACCREDIT AGENCIES THAT HAVE PROVEN THEIR ADHERENCE TO THE PROGRAM'S METICULOUS REVIEW PROCESS.
- Income
- $134,387
- Spending
- $112,775
- Reserves
- 12.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Highest pay
- $23,252, compliance/a
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $111,653 spent. SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION (SCLEA) IS THE OFFICIAL SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ACCREDITING BODY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCREDITATION. THE SCLEA ACCREDITATION PROGRAM IS A VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE FOR PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT, FASHIONED IN WAYS THAT BEST MEET LOCAL NEEDS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPRESSING COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES. THE PROGRAM IS MANAGED AND DIRECTED BY THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION, INC., A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. COUNCIL MEMBERS MEET QUARTERLY TO OVERSEE THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS AND TO OFFICIALLY ACCREDIT AGENCIES THAT HAVE PROVEN THEIR ADHERENCE TO THE PROGRAM'S METICULOUS REVIEW PROCESS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on April 15, 2018.
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 June 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 December 2022.
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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