Public Charity

POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $11.8M in revenue, $11.9M in expenses, $23.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $20.9M.

EIN: 521101422 WASHINGTON, DC Law Enforcement NTEE: I60 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$11.8M
Total Expenses$11.9M
Total Assets$23.0M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$20.9M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

PERF IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN POLICING. PERF'S WORK INCLUDES GUIDANCE ON POLICE USE OF FORCE, EFFECTIVE CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT POLICE OFFICERS' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. PERF ADVANCES PROFESSIONALISM IN POLICING BY SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT BEST PRACTICES WITH THE FIELD.

Where $100 goes at Police Executive Research Forum

How Police Executive Research Forum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $93 for programs

$47
Education and training
51% of program spending
$18
Research
19% of program spending
$10
Membership
10% of program spending

Plus 4 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$285,000
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000,000
2021
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000,000
$570,000
2019
NATIONAL RESOURCE CERNTER ON REACHING UNDERSERVED VICTIMS
$53,063

Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Brian O'hara
DIR., STRATEGY & IMPLEMENTATION Christopher Fisher
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chuck Wexler
DEPUTY DIR. OF TECH ASSISTANCE Daniel Alioto
DEPUTY DIR. OF MGMT & TECH SVCS Jennifer Sommers
PRESIDENT John Drake

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$20,855,000 4 grants
Unspecified
$62,180 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $11.8M $11.9M $23.0M
2023 $12.5M $13.3M $21.4M
2022 $20.0M $10.3M $24.8M
2020 $5.9M $6.2M $12.7M
2019 $9.6M $9.1M $9.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $9.6M to $11.8M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $23.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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