Crime Prevention Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE CRIME PREVENTION NETWORK DBA TULSA CRIME STOPPERS IS TO PROVIDE VALUABLE CRIME PREVENTION EDUCATION AND SAFETY ASARENESS SERVICES TO RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROVIDERS IN THE GREATER TULSA AREA.
- Income
- $70,971
- Spending
- $103,440
- Reserves
- 30.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 69%
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 (4)
- THE ALERT NEIGHBORS PROGRAM TRAINS CITIZEN PATROLS TO HELP KEEP NEIGHBORS SAFE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1980, WELL OVER A MILLION RESIDENTS IN THE TULSA AREA HAVE RECEIVED THIS TRAINING. THE ALERT NEIGHBORS PROGRAM ENLISTS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS WHERE SAFETY IN THE HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD ARE EMPHASIZED. DECREASED INCIDENTS OF BURGLARY AND RELATED CRIMES ARE REPORTED IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY FORMED BY THE PROGRAM FREQUENTLY SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR NEIGHBORHOODS TO ADDRESS OTHER ISSUES.
- THE CRIME PREVENTION NETWORK IS BEST KNOWN FOR ADMINISTERING TULSA CRIME STOPPERS, WHICH IS AN ANONYMOUS CRIME REPORTING HOTLINE OFFERING CASH REWARDS FOR REPORTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN TULSA AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. CPN FIELDS THE ANONYMOUS TIPS FROM CITIZENS, AND THEN PASSES THEM ON TO A SPECIAL LIAISON IN THE TULSA POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHILE KEEPING A MANNED 24X7 PHONE BANK HAS BEEN THE CORE OF THE PROGRAM, IT HAS KEPT PACE WITH THE CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY; AND ALSO SUPPORTS ANONYMOUS TIPS THROUGH A WEBSITE AND VIA PHONE TEXT. BY PROMOTING A SAFE WAY FOR WITNESSES TO REPORT CRIMES, CRIME STOPPERS HAS CREATED A SAFE AVENUE FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS TO HELP LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 1979, CRIMTE STOPPERS ALONE HAS AWARDED OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN REWARDS WHILE RECOVERING OVER $12 MILLION IN STOLEN PROPERPTY AND NARCOTICS.
- Tulsa Police Reading Patrol pairs Tulsa Police officer with a group of Tulsas youngest and most precious residents. Through this program Officers will share the excitement of reading and build relationships earning trust with Tulsas youngest.
- THE CRIME PREVENTION NETWORK IS PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HELP PREVENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFT.
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 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? 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 September 10, 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 April 1978.
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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