Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety
The mission of the organization is to provide charitable support exclusively for the benefit of the national policing institute.
Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety at a glance
In short: Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,306,052
- +33.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,306,052
- +33.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,306,052
- Total assets
- $6,240,597
- -10.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was National Policing Institute ($1.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety gives
- Giving grew 86% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $683K (2019) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Policing Institute Arlington, VA | Operational Support | $1,306,052 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,240,597 | $833,162 | $1,375,035 | $1,306,052 | 1 | $832,802 |
| 2024 | $6,968,103 | $450,332 | $1,045,103 | $976,453 | 1 | $449,983 |
| 2023 | $7,060,851 | $115,188 | $962,245 | $910,792 | 1 | $115,088 |
| 2022 | $7,439,828 | $5,381,805 | $742,478 | $703,739 | 1 | $381,458 |
| 2021 | $3,742,974 | $435,252 | $862,745 | $816,386 | 1 | $408,185 |
| 2020 | $3,692,318 | $129,136 | $964,873 | $921,748 | 1 | $66,470 |
| 2019 | $4,340,731 | $483,224 | $738,565 | $682,690 | 1 | $482,224 |
About Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety
Based on IRS filings
Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety is a public charity, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $833K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety is led by George M. Little, Chair on every filing since 2024; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
George M. Little
Chair
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
National Policing Institute
Institutional Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronal W. Serpas
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Freeman-Wilson
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael L. Brown
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Bernard Barney Melekian (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Henry Degeneste (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Cheryl Anthony Epps Esq. (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ronal Serpas Ph D. (2023) — Director
- Former: Police Foundation (2019–2022) — Institutional Trustee
- Former: James Burch (2019–2021) — President of Institutional Trustee
- Former: Mike Valenti (2021) — Ex-Officio Member
- Former: George H. Bohlinger III (2019) — Director
- Former: James Bueermann (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety
How much does Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety give each year?
Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $976K across 1 grant.
How large is Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety?
Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $833K.
Where does Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety operate?
Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Virginia.
What is Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety's EIN?
Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund for Improving Public Safety's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1529467. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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