What We Do

The Bellevue Police Foundation fosters business and community support to fund equipment, training, tools of accountability and efforts that build connections between the Police Department and the community.

About the Foundation

The Bellevue Police Foundation, Inc. was established in 2007 by business and civic leaders as an independent, non-profit organization to strengthen the services of the Bellevue Police Department and to improve public safety in the City of Bellevue. Members of the Foundation board meet throughout the year to learn about the needs of the police department, share community perspectives with police department leadership and discuss how community support and additional funding might help the department achieve its goals.

The Bellevue Police Foundation believes that a police department that is well equipped, well trained, accountable and connected to the community will be highly regarded and trusted. Since less than 2% of the police department's annual budget goes to discretionary spending, the Police Foundation supports Bellevue Police Department initiatives and programs that the city cannot readily fund. Police Foundation grants help the Bellevue Police Department keep pace with rapidly evolving technology, training techniques and approaches to their work. Our public-private partnership provides the Bellevue Police Department with the means to launch experimental programs, provide needed training and continue to develop relationships within the community.

Public safety cannot rest on the shoulders of law enforcement alone. As much as we all need the police, they need our support as well. Please join us in our important work by contributing as generously as you can. The Bellevue Police Foundation is registered with the State of Washington as a non-profit charitable corporation. The Bellevue Police Foundation is the only organization authorized to raise funds for the Bellevue Police Department. The Foundation does not employ telephone solicitors nor use Internet marketers. Contributions to the Police Foundation are tax-deductible under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our federal tax ID number is 30-6130338.

What We've Achieved

Since its founding in 2009, the Foundation has raised nearly $1.5 million thanks to support from Bellevue businesses, organizations and individual donors.

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