San Jose Police Officers' Association

 

The San Jose Police Officers’ Association Charitable Foundation (SJPOACF) was founded in 1985 and provides financial support to charitable organizations within the community. Funding is made possible through SJPOA members’ contributions, outside donations, and fundraisers. The SJPOACF supports four main categories of programs:

Organizations that benefit our community’s youth
The SJPOACF recognizes that providing positive activities help reduce the amount of problems going forward. Some of these organizations include: San Jose Police Athletics League, San Jose Hockey Club, Oak Grove Little League, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Abrazos and Books, Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley, East Side Heroes, Safe from the Start, Blue Christmas Toy Drive, and the Cops Care Cancer Foundation.

Organizations that strengthen the bond within the community
Making activities available allow people to come together and create a positive environment to live in. Organizations that aide in this include: the Police Amateur Athletics Foundation (PAAF), the Special Olympics, People Acting in Community Together (PACT), and the American Red Cross.

Organizations that provide support to our community’s policing
Important organizations that help reduce crime include: Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence, the Exchange Club of San Jose, Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers, Golden Badge Foundation, Santa Clara County Peace Officers’ Association, California Narcotics Officers’ Association

Organizations that benefit Police Survivors and Police Memorials
San Jose Police Chaplaincy, San Jose Police Foundation, San Jose Police Emerald Society, Concerns Of Police Survivors (COPS), and California Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation.

All contributions to the San Jose Police Officers' Association Charitable Foundation are tax deductible: 501c(3): #77-0037824