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Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund

Foundation · Grantmaker Arlington, VA EIN: 52-1529467 Website

The mission of the organization is to provide charitable support exclusively for the benefit of the national policing institute.

Key facts about Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund

In short: Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
52-1529467
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,306,052
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$1,306,052
Median grant
$1,306,052
Total assets
$6,240,597
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$6.2M

-10.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.3M

+33.8% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.3M

+33.8% YoY

How Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund gives

  • Giving grew 86% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund

Based on IRS filings

Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund is a nonprofit organization, 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

ArlingtonWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grants20191 grants20200 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

National Policing Institute: $1.3MNational Policing Institute$1.3M

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K3$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE Arlington, VAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$1,306,052

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$6,240,597$6,968,103$7,060,851
Revenue$833,162$450,332$115,188
Expenses$1,375,035$1,045,103$962,245
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$832,802$449,983$115,088
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund is led by George M. Little, Chair on every filing since 2024; none of the 4 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

  • 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 (8)
  • 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: 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

How much does Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund give each year?

Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund 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?

Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund 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 operate?

Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Virginia.

What is Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund's EIN?

Police Foundation's Third Decade Fund'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.

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