BBB Wise Giving Report for
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

BBB Wise Giving Report issued January 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires January 2013


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Address: 901 E Street NW, Suite 100
  Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-737-3400
202-737-3213
Web Address: www.nleomf.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1984, District of Columbia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to generate increased public support for the law enforcement profession by permanently recording and appropriately commemorating the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers; and to provide information that will help promote law enforcement safety."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 4: Compensated Board Members - Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.

NLEOMF does not meet this Standard because:

  • The paid chief executive officer also serves as the chair of the board of directors.

Standard 19: Cause Related Marketing - Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).

NLEOMF does not meet this Standard because, in the past year the organization participated in promotions for the sale of consumer goods that indicated that the organization would benefit from these purchases. The promotions, however, did not specify:

  • The actual or anticipated amount of the purchase price that will benefit the organization.

In addition, NLEOMF participated in an affinity credit card program in which the promotional materials indicated that the charity would benefit from purchases made with the card, but the amount benefitting the charity was not disclosed.
In determining that NLEOMF meets Standard 8, the Alliance considered the fact that, during their 2009 fiscal year, the organization was in the process of building a museum. Funds for this project were withheld until the completion of the construction, at which time the expenses will be reflected in the organization's audited financial statements. The result of this withholding was that program expenses appeared significantly lower than their actual amount. See the notes to the Financial section of this report for more information.
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

NLEOMF built and continues to maintain the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial – the nation’s monument to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. NLEOMF is a principal organizer of the National Police Week observance each May and hosts a Candlelight Vigil at the Memorial each May 13 to honor all fallen officers. In addition, the organization maintains a database of line-of-duty officer deaths, conducts research into officer fatality trends and issues, and serves as an information clearinghouse. NLEOMF has launched a campaign to build the National Law Enforcement Museum, adjacent to the Memorial in Washington, DC. Scheduled to open in 2013, the Museum will tell the story of American law enforcement through exhibits, collections, research and education. Some ($1,255,727 or 16%) of NLEOMF's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, NLEOMF's program expenses were:

  
Societal programs 3,726,501
Visitors center 1,733,797
Memorial operations 1,437,863
Public awareness 882,804
Total Program Expenses: $7,780,965
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Craig W. Floyd, Chairman and CEO
Compensation*:
 $211,071

Chair of the Board: Craig W. Floyd
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Chairman and CEO, National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Board Size: 18

Paid Staff Size: 35

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.
Fund raising costs were 26% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $14,821,485, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
NLEOMF incurred joint costs of $3,693,314 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $2,437,587 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $1,255,727 was allocated to program expenses.
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on NLEOMF's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 10,928,478
Federal grants 2,487,652
Investment gain, net 1,405,355
Net sales of merchandise 409,954
List rental 141,813
Other 81,368
Total Income $15,454,620


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 63%  Fund Raising: 31%  Administrative: 6% 

Total income   $15,454,620
  Program expenses $7,780,965
  Fund raising expenses 3,878,712
  Administrative expenses 785,158
 
Total expenses   $12,444,835
Income in Excess of Expenses   3,009,785
Beginning net assets   49,993,173
Other Changes in Net Assets (50,000)
Ending net assets   52,952,958
Total liabilities   1,255,992
Total assets   $54,208,950

Note1: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to a provision for doubtful promises to give.
Note2: In the above financial review, total program expenses (63% of total expenses) did not reflect the amount paid by the organization toward the building of a museum.

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