ORANGE COUNTY POLICE CANINE ASSOC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ORANGE COUNTY POLICE CANINE ASSOC

EIN 33-0368481 · Law Enforcement (I60)

What they do

to COLLECT FUNDS IN ORDER to PROVIDE ADVANCED POLICE OFFICER TRAINING to ITS MEMBERS and to PROVIDE FUNDS to ASSIST POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITH THE PURCHASE of NEW POLICE DOGS. ADDITIONALLY THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MONIES to OFFSET THE COST of VETERINARY TREATMENT for RETIRED POLICE DOGS.TO UNITE, IN COMMON CAUSE, ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES UTILIZING THE SERVICES of THE CANINE AS AN AID IN THE PREVENTION and DETECTION of CRIME.TO PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP and BROTHERHOOD AMONG THOSE INTERESTED IN THE TRAINING and THE UTILIZATION of THE CANINE IN POLICE WORK.TO IMPROVE THE ABILITIES of THE CANINE IN POLICE WORK, THEREBY RENDERING BETTER SERVICE to THE COMMUNITY.TO UTILIZE ASSOCIATION FUNDS to IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY of CANINE TEAMS BY PROVIDING TRAINING to CANINE OFFICERS and THEIR CANINES THROUGH COURSES and SEMINARS AVAILABLE to THE MEMBERSHIP.TO COORDINATE THE EXCHANGE of IDEAS of ANY ADVANCED TRAINING TECHNIQUES UTILIZING POLICE DOGS.TO IMPROVE THE ABILITIES and THE IMAGE of THE WORKING POLI

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Of every $100 spent, about $31.40 was reported for mission work and $63.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

24.07%of revenue went to mission work31.4% of expenses · Program services

48.26%of revenue went to fundraising63.0% of expenses

$76.61spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.28%of revenue went to management and office costs5.6% of expenses

$3.60in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

91.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$306,367

Mission workProgram services$73,75024.07% of revenue31.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$13,1134.28% of revenue5.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$147,85848.26% of revenue63.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$71,64623.39% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$234,72176.61% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 31.4% mission · 5.6% management · 63.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.61% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 37.8% mission · 5.1% management · 57.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.65% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 25.9% mission · 10.0% management · 64.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.08% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 33.1% mission · 3.5% management · 63.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.59% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 10.9% mission · 8.3% management · 80.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.68% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 66.5% mission · 33.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 23.76% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 65.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 41.45% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 67.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 42.46% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$306,367

Expenses$234,721

Annual surplus $71,646 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$73,750 · 31.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$13,113 · 5.6% of expenses

Fundraising$147,858 · 63.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$306,367

Expenses$234,721

Assets$844,594

Income$568,379

Contributions$278,847

Mission work (program services)$73,750

Fundraising$147,858

Grants given$14,000

Average grant$7,000

Management and general$13,113

Stocks and bonds$454,948

Accounting fees$4,323

Investing fees$3,143

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (5)

CHRIS CAMERONVICE PRESIDENT

DANIEL GONZALEZTREASURER

DAVE MCELWAINPRESIDENT

TIM ASHBAUGHSECRETARY

VICTOR RUIZDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1994
Location: PO BOX 10182, SANTA ANA, CA 92711-0182
County: Orange
In care of: DANIEL GONZALEZ
Primary officer: DANIEL GONZALEZ, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(951) 382-2347

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Law Enforcement (I60)
IRS tax category: Law Enforcement
Grant-giving organization: Yes