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A police foundation is a charitable organization with the aim of improving policing.

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In many cities, counties and states throughout the United States, local charitable organizations or "police foundations" have been created. Police foundations—nonprofit organizations that help raise money and provide resources for police programs, equipment, and special needs that cannot be readily provided through public sector funds—offer a promising source of support in bridging funding gaps. [1] This often includes support for specialized training and equipment that is important for citizen and officer safety, including body armor [2] and support for community programs associated with public safety, such as youth Police Explorer programs. [3] In 2010, it was estimated that at least 25 local police foundations existed, [4] although nearly 100 are listed below. These foundations have proved controversial in some locations. [5]

In the United States, the Police Foundation (also known as the National Police Foundation) operates at a national level but does not operate in the same way as local police foundations and has no affiliation with local foundations. Instead, the National Police Foundation conducts and translates scientific research, training, technical assistance and evaluation to advance policing. In the United Kingdom, the Police Foundation (UK) describes itself as "the UK's policing think tank".

In 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) partnered with the Target Corporation to hold a series of training workshops around the U.S. to "provide business leaders, elected officials, police chiefs, and foundation board members and staff with the basic tools to establish and grow a police foundation". [6] These workshops were conducted by representatives of the New York City Police Foundation.

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A listing of local police foundations is provided below:

FoundationCity, state (country)Website
Abbotsford Police FoundationAbbotsford, BC (Canada) http://www.abbotsfordpolicefoundation.org//
Albemarle County Police FoundationAlbemarle County, VA http://www.acpdfoundation.org//
Alexandria Police FoundationAlexandria, VA http://www.alexandriapolicefoundation.org/
Arkansas State Police FoundationArkansas http://aspfoundation.com/
Atlanta Police Foundation Atlanta, GA http://www.atlantapolicefoundation.org/
Baltimore County Police FoundationBaltimore, MD http://www.thebcpf.com/
Bellevue Police FoundationBellevue, WA http://bellevuepolicefoundation.org
Bozeman Police FoundationBozeman, MT
Burbank Police FoundationBurbank, CA https://burbankpolicefoundation.org/
Camden Police FoundationCamden, NJ http://camdenpolicefoundation.org/
Central Indiana Police FoundationCentral Indiana https://cipf.foundation/
Charlotte-Meckelenburg Police FoundationCharlotte, NC http://charlottepolicefoundation.org/
Charlottesville Police FoundationCharlottesville, VA http://www.cvillepolicefoundation.org//
Chesterfield County Police Foundation, Inc.Chesterfield County, VA http://chesterfieldpolicefoundation.org/
Chicago Police FoundationChicago, IL http://www.cpdmemorial.org/
Chula Vista Police FoundationChula Vista, CA http://chulavistapolicefoundation.org/
Cleveland Police FoundationCleveland, OH http://clevelandpolicefoundation.org/
Clovis Police FoundationClovis, CA http://clovispolicefoundation.org/
Colorado Springs Police FoundationColorado Springs, CO http://www.policefoundationofcoloradosprings.org/
Columbus Police FoundationColumbus, OH http://www.thecolumbuspolicefoundation.org/
Cypress Police FoundationCypress, CA http://cypresspf.org//
Daytona Beach Police FoundationDaytona Beach, FL http://www.daytonabeachpolicefoundation.org/
Denver Police FoundationDenver, CO http://www.denverpolicefoundation.org/
Edmonds Police FoundationEdmonds, WA http://www.edmondspolicefoundation.org/
Edmonton Police FoundationEdmonton, AB (Canada) http://www.edmontonpolicefoundation.com/
El Paso Police FoundationEl Paso, TX http://www.elpasopolicefoundation.org/
Fairfax County Police FoundationFairfax County, VA http://www.fairfaxfoundation.org/
Fayetteville Police FoundationFayetteville, NC http://fayettevillepolicefoundation.org/
Fishers Police FoundationFishers, IN https://www.fishers.in.us/1101/Fishers-Police-Foundation
Front Royal Police FoundationFront Royal, VA http://www.frontroyalpolicefoundation.org/
Gaithersburg Police FoundationGaithersburg, MD http://www.gaithersburgpolicefoundation.com/
Gardena Police FoundationGardena, CA http://www.gardenapolicefoundation.org
Gastonia Police FoundationGastonia, NC http://www.gastoniapolicefoundation.com
Glendale Police FoundationGlendale, CA https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/police-department/community-outreach/glendale-police-foundation
Greensboro Police FoundationGreensboro, NC http://www.greensboropolicefoundation.org/
Greater Idaho Falls Police FoundationIdaho Falls, ID https://ifpolicefoundation.org/
Greenville Police FoundationGreenville, SC https://greenvillepolicefoundation.org/
Henrico Police FoundationHenrico, VA http://www.henricopolicefoundation.org/
Howard County Police FoundationHoward County, MD https://hcpf.org/
Juno Beach Police FoundationJuno Beach, FL http://www.jbpf.info
Jupiter Police FoundationJupiter, FL https://www.jupiterpolicefoundation.org/
Kettering Police FoundationKettering, OH https://www.ketteringoh.org/kettering-police-foundation/
Lancaster Police FoundationLancaster, PA http://www.lancasterpolice.com/PoliceFoundation/index.htm
Lexington Police FoundationLexington, VA http://www.lexingtonpolicefoundation.org/
Lodi Police FoundationLodi, CA http://lodipolicefoundation.org/
Long Beach Police FoundationLong Beach, CA http://lbpolicefoundation.org/
Los Angeles Police FoundationLos Angeles, CA http://www.lapolicefoundation.org/
Los Gatos & Monte Sereno Police FoundationLos Gatos, CA http://lgmspolicefoundation.org/
Louisville Police FoundationLouisville, KY http://www.saferlouisville.com/
Lynchburg Police FoundationLynchburg, VA https://www.lynchburgpolicefoundation.org/
Marco Island Police FoundationMarco Island, FL http://www.marcopolicefoundation.org/
Milton Police FoundationMilton, WA http://www.miltonpolicefoundation.us/
Minnesota Chiefs of Police FoundationWoodbury, MN http://www.mnchiefs.org/mcpa-foundation
Newark Police FoundationNewark, NJ http://newarkpolicefoundation.org/
Newport News Police FoundationNewport News, VA http://nnpolicefoundation.org/
New Orleans Police & Justice FoundationNew Orleans, LA http://nopjf.org/
New York City Police FoundationNew York, NY http://www.nycpolicefoundation.org/
Norcross Police FoundationNorcross, GA(Under revision)
Northeastern Massachusetts Police FoundationNortheastern MA https://nemlecfoundation.org/
Oakland Police FoundationOakland, CA http://www.oaklandpolicefoundation.org/
Olathe Police FoundationOlathe, KS http://olathepolicefoundation.org/
Oregon State Police FoundationSalem, OR(Under revision)
Palm Beach Police FoundationPalm Beach, FL http://www.pbpolicefoundation.org/
Palm Beach Gardens Police and Fire FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL https://pbgpoliceandfirefoundation.org/
Palos Park Police FoundationPalos Park, IL http://www.palosparkpolicefoundation.org/
Pasadena Police FoundationPasadena, CA http://ww2.cityofpasadena.net/blog/police/?p=580/
Philadelphia Police FoundationPhiladelphia, PA http://www.phillypolicefoundation.org/
Pittsburgh Police FoundationPittsburgh, PA https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Pittsburgh-Police-Foundation-325156164256120/
Pocono Mountain Police FoundationPocono Mountain, PA http://www.pmrpf.com/index.html
Prescott Valley Police FoundationPrescott Valley, AZ https://pvpolicefoundation.org/
Rochester Police FoundationRochester, NY https://www.rochesterpolicefoundation.org/
Riverside Police FoundationRiverside, CA http://www.riversidepolicefoundation.org/
Riverton Police FoundationRiverton, WY http://www.rivertonwy.gov/departments/police/police_foundation1/index.php
Royal Canadian Mounted Police FoundationOttawa, ON, (Canada) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police_Foundation
Sacramento Police FoundationSacramento, CA http://www.sacpolicefoundation.org/
Saint Paul Police FoundationSaint Paul, MN http://www.saintpaulpolicefoundation.com/
St. Louis Police FoundationSt. Louis, MO https://www.stlouispolicefoundation.org
Salem Police FoundationSalem, OR http://www.salempolicefoundation.blogspot.com/
San Diego Police FoundationSan Diego, CA http://www.sdpolicefoundation.org/
Santa Ana Police FoundationSanta Ana, CA http://www.sapdf.org//
Santa Barbara Police FoundationSanta Barbara, CA http://www.santabarbarapolicefoundation.org/
Scotch Plains Police FoundationScotch Plain, NJ http://scotchplainspolicefoundation.org/
Seattle Police FoundationSeattle, WA http://www.seattlepolicefoundation.org/
Shawnee Police FoundationShawnee, OK http://www.shawneeok.org/PublicSafety/Police/foundation//
Simi Valley Police FoundationSimi Valley, CA http://www.svpf.org/
Stamford Police FoundationStamford, CT http://stamfordpolicefoundation.org//
Saint Paul Police FoundationSaint Paul, MN https://www.stpaulpolicefoundation.com/
Tempe Police FoundationTempe, AZ http://tempepolicefoundation.org///
Toledo Police FoundationToledo, OH https://toledopolicefoundation.org/
Toms River Police FoundationToms River, NJ https://www.tomsriverpolicefoundation.org/
Tucson Police FoundationTucson, AZ http://www.tucsonpolicefoundation.org/
Tustin Police FoundationTustin, CA http://www.tustinpolicefoundation.org/
Upland Police FoundationUpland, CA http://www.uplandpolicefoundation.com/
Vancouver Police FoundationVancouver, BC (Canada) http://www.vancouverpolicefoundation.org/
Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police and FoundationHenrico, VA http://www.vachiefs.org/
Virginia Beach Police FoundationVirginia Beach, VA http://www.vbpolicefoundation.org/
Washington Police FoundationWashington, DC http://www.dcpolicefoundation.org/
Waynesboro Police FoundationWaynesboro, VA http://www.waynesboropolicefoundation.com/
West Bloomfield Police FoundationWest Bloomfield, MI http://wbpolicefoundation.org/
Winston-Salem Police FoundationWinston-Salem, NC http://wspolicefoundation.org/
Wichita Police & Fire FoundationWichita, KS https://www.wichitapolicefoundation.org/
Woodstock Police FoundationWoodstock, GA http://www.wpfoundation.org

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