Amarillo Police Officers Association
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What it says it does
THE AMARILLO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO SERVE OUR MEMBERS IN SEEKING SAFER WORKING CONDITIONS, ADEQUATE COMPENSATION, AND EVER IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITIZENS WE ARE SWORN TO PROTECT. WE WILL COMMIT TO MAINTAINING MEMBERSHIP AND RELEVANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN BENEVOLENT CAUSES, SEEKING TO BETTER OUR CITY THROUGH OUR ACTIONS BOTH ON AND OFF DUTY.
- Income
- $219,897
- Spending
- $152,781
- Employees
- 0
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 (1)
- THE AMARILLO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION IS CURRENTLY MADE UP OF 300+ SWORN FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED IN 1980 AND HAS PROVIDED A VOICE FOR OUR MEMBERS OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES. WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS ITS MEMBERS TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE WORK PLACE. THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES BENEVOLENT, CHARITABLE, CIVIC, PATRIOTIC AND FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES. AS AN ASSOCIATION, WE SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF AMARILLO. THE APOA IS PART OF THE STATE ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS, CLEAT. CLEAT IS PART OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS, NAPO. OUR MEMBERS BELONG TO CLEAT AND NAPO WHICH GIVES US A VOICE ON THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. THE AMARILLO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION IS CURRENTLY MADE UP OF 300+ SWORN FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED IN 1980 AND HAS PROVIDED A VOICE FOR OUR MEMBERS OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES. WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS ITS MEMBERS TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE WORK PLACE. THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES BENEVOLENT, CHARITABLE, CIVIC, PATRIOTIC AND FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES. AS AN ASSOCIATION, WE SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF AMARILLO. THE APOA IS PART OF THE STATE ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE COMBINED LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF TEXAS, CLEAT. CLEAT IS PART OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ORGANIZATIONS, NAPO. OUR MEMBERS BELONG TO CLEAT AND NAPO WHICH GIVES US A VOICE ON THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
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)(7) social or recreational club.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 1984.
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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