Mission: The California Police Activities League (PAL) was founded over 45 years ago by a group of police officers. These dedicated police officers and sheriffs deputies from ... (More)
California Police Activities League is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1972, and donations are tax-deductible.
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Contact Information
8250 Calvine Road
#C326
Sacramento CA 95828
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Financial and Accountability & Transparency score for California Police Activities League is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
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Poor
This charity's score is 62.87, earning it a 1-Star rating. Charity Navigator believes donors can "Give with Confidence" to charities with 3- and 4-Star ratings.
This score is calculated from two sub-scores:
Finance: 60.00 View details
Accountability & Transparency: 66.00 View details
This score represents Form 990 data from 2019, the latest year published by the IRS.
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Program Expense Ratio
37.7%
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s).
This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. Dividing a charity's average program expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Administrative Expenses
11.2%
As reported by charities on their IRS Form 990, this measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's average administrative expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Expenses
50.9%
This measure reflects what a charity spends to raise money. Fundraising expenses can include campaign printing, publicity, mailing, and staffing and costs incurred in soliciting donations, memberships, and grants. Dividing a charity's average fundraising expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Liabilities to Assets Ratio
3.3%
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990).
Part of our goal in rating the financial performance of charities is to help donors assess the financial capacity and sustainability of a charity. As do organizations in other sectors, charities must be mindful of their management of total liabilites in relation to their total assets. This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and or long term sustainability. Dividing a charity's total liabilities by its total assets yields this percentage.
Source: IRS Form 990
Fundraising Efficiency
$0.77
The amount spent to raise $1 in charitable contributions. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its average fundraising expenses by the average total contributions it receives. We calculate the charity's average expenses and average contributions over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Working Capital Ratio
1.05 years
Determines how long a charity could sustain its level of spending using its net available assets, or working capital, as reported on its most recently filed Form 990. We include in a charity's working capital unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets, and exclude permanently restricted net assets. Dividing these net available assets in the most recent year by a charity's average total expenses, yields the working capital ratio. We calculate the charity's average total expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense Growth
-2.18%
We compute the average annual growth of program expenses using the following formula: [(Yn/Y0)(1/n)]-1, where Y0 is a charity's program expenses in the first year of the interval analyzed, Yn is the charity's program expenses in the most recent year, and n is the interval of years passed between Y0 and Yn.
Source: IRS Form 990
Governance
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has these governance practices in place.
Sources Include: IRS Form 990
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| Audited Financials Prepared by Independent Accountant ... (More) Audited financial statements provide important information about financial accountability and accuracy. They should be prepared by an independent accountant with oversight from an audit committee. (It is not necessary that the audit committee be a separate committee. Often at smaller charities, it falls within the responsibilities of the finance committee or the executive committee.) The committee provides an important oversight layer between the management of the organization, which is responsible for the financial information reported, and the independent accountant, who reviews the financials and issues an opinion based on its findings. We check the charity's Form 990 reporting to see if it meets this criteria.
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Policies
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The privacy policy must be specific to donor information. A general website policy which references "visitor" or "user" personal information will not suffice. A policy that refers to donor information collected on the website is also not sufficient as the policy must be comprehensive and applicable to both online and offline donors. The existence of a privacy policy of any type does not prohibit the charity itself from contacting the donor for informational, educational, or solicitation purposes. (Less) |
Transparency
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Sources Include: IRS Form 990 and organization's website
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Additional Information
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Total Revenue and Expenses
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons
Presented here are this organizations key compensated staff members as identified by our analysts. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Jennifer Lopez, Executive Director
$79,333 (13.30% of Total Expenses)
Current CEO and Board Chair can be found in the Leadership & Adaptability report below.
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Business Master File Data
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Other youth organization or activities (BMF activity code: 349)
Combat juvenile delinquency (BMF activity code: 328)
Other sports club (BMF activity code: 288)
Foundation Status:
Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) (BMF foundation code: 16)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to view this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available).
Pandemic Response
Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
California Police Activities League reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Staffing
Administrative Capacity
Grants Received
Grants Sent
Balance Sheet
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Our program income decreased by 70% ($239,000) due to Covid19 in-person conference and meeting restrictions. We host 4-8 in-person youth and officer conferences and events each year which are income-generating events.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
All in-person programs and associated revenue noted above ($239,000) were canceled from March 2020 through October 2021. The meetings that did take place from November thru December 2021, were funded by a grant and we had to front all costs upfront and finally received reimbursement from the grantor in June 2022.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We hosted online meetings from October to December 2021. These meetings were free of charge to our youth and members.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We will now offer virtual and live attendance options for certain meetings and conferences throughout the year.
Historical Ratings
| Date Published | Form 990 FYE | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
| Rating Version: 2.1 | |||
| 12/1/2020 | 2019 | 62.87 | |
| 11/1/2019 | 2018 | 25.31 |  |
| 7/1/2018 | 2017 | 25.31 | |
| 8/1/2017 | 2016 | 63.45 | |
| 8/1/2016 | 2015 | 58.76 | |
| 6/1/2016 | 2014 | 56.01 | |
| Rating Version: 2.0 | |||
| 9/1/2015 | 2014 | 56.31 | |
| 11/1/2014 | 2013 | 59.21 | |
| 6/1/2013 | 2012 | 26.17 | |
| 6/1/2012 | 2011 | 55.01 | |
| 9/20/2011 | 2010 | 55.08 | |
| Rating Version: 1.0 | |||
| 8/1/2010 | 2009 | 51.07 | |
| 8/1/2009 | 2008 | 51.59 | |
| 6/1/2008 | 2007 | 55.31 | |
| 5/1/2007 | 2006 | 35.00 | |
| 6/1/2006 | 2005 | 35.00 | |
| 6/1/2005 | 2004 | 38.70 | |
| 6/1/2004 | 2003 | 36.82 | |
| 8/1/2003 | 2002 | 53.37 | |
| 10/15/2002 | 2001 | 52.84 | |
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Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
California Police Activities League cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Largest Programs
California Police Activities League reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
$286,028
Spent in most recent FY
75%
Percent of program expenses
Events for Youth
$47,707
Spent in most recent FY
12%
Percent of program expenses
Training to Local PALS
$41,021
Spent in most recent FY
10%
Percent of program expenses
Public Education
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Leadership & Adaptability
This score provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by California Police Activities League is a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
Leadership & Adaptability Report
100
of 100 points
Mission
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s mission
Unite law enforcement and communities by providing educational, athletic, and life-enriching youth programs that develop discipline, positive self-image, mutual trust, and respect.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Vision
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
FOR OUR YOUTH: To provide high-quality, state-level educational, athletic, leadership development, college/ career preparedness, and enrichment programs for PAL youth throughout California while improving equity in access to education, economic advancement, social justice, health, and well-being. FOR OUR MEMBERS: To assist police and sheriff’s departments in establishing and developing PAL chapters in every community throughout California. FOR OUR COMMUNITY: To provide education, training, resources, and networking opportunities to our member chapters to better serve the youth and their families within our communities.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Strategic Goals
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: To meet current and future needs of youth, officers, and members, we are launching new Community Immersion Programs to expand reach and impact, ensuring sustainability by creating new revenue streams.
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
Goal Two: Significantly increase youth, officer, and member access to existing programs statewide by identifying new funding sources for CALPAL programs, making them free of charge for youth and officers.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Utilizing newly realized program revenue streams, increase capabilities of existing staff and add additional staff to analyze program effectiveness and meet the demands of new and expanded programs.
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Leadership Development
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
California PAL has funded attendance for staff to attend 2 industry leadership and business development conferences, California Crime Prevention Officers Association Symposium in September 2021, and National PAL Conference in June 2022. Learning applications are applied to California PAL and membership locations statewide.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Mobilizing for Mission
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
California PAL mobilizes a network of strategic partnerships to support our mission and program objectives, providing education, training, resources & programming for youth, officers, & members. Our Annual Training Conference offers learning opportunities to motivate, inspire & equip PAL members with skills to strengthen programs, & invest, grow, and advocate for their home communities. The conference includes informative workshops & dynamic keynote messages that are topical and relevant. California PAL’s Innovations in Policing Program, developed in collaboration with Stratford PAL, Stratford Police Department, & Social Centric Institute, presents interactive experiences focused on our collective goal to heal community divisions & avoid violence between youth & officers. We have also collaborated with college and career experts, AKALA, Educate CA & LiUNA, to prepare youth for the workplace & improve their transition into postsecondary education, training, & employment.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Story of Adaptability
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
Our organization adapted to external changes in three primary areas- Funding, Program Deployment, and Virtual Workplace: 1. Funding • We applied for and received $60,000 in 2 PPP loans, to prevent laying off staff members • Focused efforts on raising money through grant writing for new program models, resulting in establishing new collaborations with San Jose Sharks, USTA, and LiUNA Local 585. These collaborations resulted in a total of $155,000 to be realized in 2022. • Received $40,000 through direct mail campaigns due to streamlined processes and improved efficiency. • Retained $30,000 in funding for 2021 California PAL Annual Training Conference, postponed due to Covid19, to be applied to 2022 Conference. 2. Program Deployment • Adapted in-person workshop curriculum and presentation methods to virtual platforms. Delivered 3 virtual presentations of our Innovations In Policing workshop for youth and officers and 2 virtual training presentations for members and hosted 2 virtual board meetings. We will now offer virtual and live attendance options for certain meetings and conferences throughout the year. 3. Remote/Virtual Workplace • Instituted live online and archival processes for staff meetings, communications, and project tracking using Zoom and SharePoint.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
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Organization Leadership
Jennifer Lopez
Executive Director
Terel Harrison
Board President
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Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves. Learn more about how and why we rate Culture & Community.
Culture & Community Score
95
out of 100
California Police Activities League has earned a passing score. This score has no effect on the organization's Star Rating. The organization provided data about how it listens to constituents (Constituent Feedback) and its Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) practices (see report below).
The Culture & Community Beacon is comprised of the following metrics:
Constituent Feedback: 100/100 (30% of beacon score)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: 93/100 (70% of beacon score)
Culture & Community Report
95
of 100 points
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
93/100 points
70% of beacon score
This organization's score of 93 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 8 diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective DEI policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
View this organization's DEI Strategies
Methodology
We are utilizing data collected by Candid to document and assess the DEI practices implemented by the organization. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the Equity Strategies section of their Candid profiles to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Constituent Feedback
100/100 points
30% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
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Methodology
We've partnered with Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.
Learn more about the methodology.
Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Below you can find more information about the metrics we currently evaluate in this beacon and their relevance to nonprofit performance.
Constituent Feedback
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
