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Cops Direct

Public charity · Grantmaker McKinney, TX EIN: 81-3967795 Website

Cops Direct is a public charity based in McKinney, Texas. It supplies law enforcement agencies in the United States with equipment and training, including medical and trauma-response resources. Its website says support is provided free of charge.

Key facts about Cops Direct

In short: Cops Direct gave $4.1M across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $316K), top state North Carolina. 100% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
81-3967795
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$4,106,858
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$315,912
Median grant
$146,888
New grantees (estimate)
100% first-time grantees (13 of 13, 2025)
Total assets
$1,589,232
Primary geography
North Carolina (43% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
Law enforcement agencies can submit a support request through the form described on Cops Direct’s website. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.6M

-8.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.1M

+24462.5% YoY

Grant Count

13

Avg Grant Size

$316K

Is Cops Direct open to new grantees?

100%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 13 of 13 grantees (100%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $316K. How we count

  • Giving grew 3089% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Cops Direct’s stated mission is to supply U.S. law enforcement agencies with critically needed equipment and training to enhance officers’ safety and effectiveness on the job. Its 2024 filing describes equipment in medical, operational, tactical, communications, and K9 categories.

The organization’s website lists individual officer trauma kits, K9 medical kits, active-shooter response gear, bleeding-control supplies, training equipment, and hands-on medical-response training. It says support can be customized to an agency’s needs. In its 2025 grant list, the stated purpose for the listed grants is relief following natural disasters.

One 2025 recipient, Pennsylvania State Police, describes its own mission as collecting, preserving, and exhibiting artifacts related to the Pennsylvania State Police, educating the public, and honoring deceased state police officers. That is the grantee’s stated mission, not Cops Direct’s.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, Cops Direct reported 13 grants totaling $4,106,858. The median grant was $146,888; grants ranged from $11,631 to $1,468,875. Listed recipients include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cops Direct describes its service area as law enforcement agencies across the United States. Its 2025 grant-dollar distribution was concentrated in North Carolina (43%), Florida (25%), and Tennessee (14%); Texas and Idaho each accounted for 4%. Its listed 2025 grants also included recipients in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.

Grant Distribution by State

18states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

CarmelAnadarkoAnaheimAndersonBooneComancheDallasDoralElizabethonElizabethtonHarrisburgKremmlingLaramieLive OakLynwoodMcKinneyMeridianMorristownNampaOrlando

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M0 grants2020 0 grants2021 13 grants2022 5 grants2023 Total only2024 13 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2024) to $4.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $4.1M.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Buncombe County: $1.5MBuncombe County$1.5MMiami Dade Police: $441KMiami Dade Police$441KOrange County Sheriff's Office: $441KOrange County Sheriff's Office$441KHampton Valley Forge Fire Department: $294KHampton Valley Forge FireDepartment$294KBoone Blowing Rock & Watauga Co: $294KBoone Blowing Rock & WataugaCo$294KCity of Morristown: $282KCity of Morristown$282KIdaho State Police Campus: $147KIdaho State Police Campus$147KStonebridge Ranch County Club: $147KStonebridge Ranch County Club$147KPennsylvania State Police: $147KPennsylvania State Police$147KAnderson County Sheriff's Office: $147KAnderson County Sheriff'sOffice$147K

The largest 2025 recipient was Buncombe County ($1.5M). Together the top 10 received $3.8M.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K6$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 31 (61%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Buncombe County Weaverville, NCrelief following natural disasters$1,468,875
Miami Dade Police Doral, FLrelief following natural disasters$440,663
Orange County Sheriff's Office Orlando, FLrelief following natural disasters$440,663
Hampton Valley Forge Fire Department Elizabethon, TNrelief following natural disasters$293,775
Boone Blowing Rock & Watauga Co Boone, NCrelief following natural disasters$293,775
City of Morristown Morristown, TNrelief following natural disasters$282,024
Idaho State Police Campus Meridian, IDrelief following natural disasters$146,888
Stonebridge Ranch County Club McKinney, TXrelief following natural disasters$146,888
Pennsylvania State Police Harrisburg, PArelief following natural disasters$146,888
Anderson County Sheriff's Office Anderson, SCrelief following natural disasters$146,888

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,589,232 $4,540,455 $4,788,287 $4,106,858; 13 grants
2024 $1,726,598 $207,382 $481,563 0 grants
2023 $1,958,444 $634,421 $1,047,107 $39,551; 5 grants
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,589,232$1,726,598$1,958,444
Revenue$4,540,455$207,382$634,421
Expenses$4,788,287$481,563$1,047,107
Net Investment Income$62,559$49,900—

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 30, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 17, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Aaron Negherbon as Executive Director; Cary Goldberg as Secretary; and Jamie Ostroff as Treasurer. Directors listed are Ross Johnson, John Bakhit, Tim Broadhead, Joe Chirillo, Micaiah McCollum, James Wiltraut, and Heather Scaglione.

Cops Direct is led by Aaron Negherbon, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Aaron Negherbon

    Executive Director

    President → Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $30K (2020) → $156K (2025)

  • Ross Johnson

    Director

    Chair → Chairman, 2022

    Chairman → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Scaglione

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Wiltraut

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Chirillo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Bakhit

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Micaiah McCollum

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Broadhead

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cary Goldberg

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Ostroff

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Aaron Negherbon — Executive Director: $156KAaron NegherbonExecutive Director$156K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $156K, to Aaron Negherbon (Executive Director).

Contact

Mailing address: 6951 Virginia Pkwy Suite 211, Mckinney, TX 75071
Phone: (800) 705-2677
Website: https://copsdirect.org

Frequently asked questions about Cops Direct

How much does Cops Direct give each year?

Cops Direct gave $4.1M across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $17K in grants paid.

What is Cops Direct's typical grant size?

Cops Direct's median grant in 2025 was $146,888, and its average grant was $315,912, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Cops Direct that year got $316K on average.

Where does Cops Direct give grants?

Cops Direct's top state is North Carolina, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Florida (25%) and Tennessee (14%).

Does Cops Direct give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Cops Direct's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Relief Following Natural Disasters" (13 grants).

Who are Cops Direct's largest grantees?

Cops Direct's largest 2025 grantees include Buncombe County ($1,468,875), Miami Dade Police ($440,663) and Orange County Sheriff's Office ($440,663), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Cops Direct?

Cops Direct reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.5M.

What does Cops Direct fund?

Cops Direct’s stated mission is to supply U.S. law enforcement agencies with critically needed equipment and training to enhance officers’ safety and effectiveness on the job. Its 2024 filing describes equipment in medical, operational, tactical, communications, and K9 categories. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Cops Direct?

Law enforcement agencies can submit a support request through the form described on Cops Direct’s website. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Cops Direct's EIN?

Cops Direct's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3967795. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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