Manatee Sheriffs Charity Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822616247
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Bradenton, FL, USA
Phone
9417473011
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Law Enforcement

Reported finances

Revenue
$178,821
Expenses
$135,854
Assets
$386,407
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Rick Wells (President)
  • Patrick Cassella (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Rick Wells (President)
  • Patrick Cassella (Vice President)
  • Sidney Ettedgui (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

This organization aims to uphold high standards of education professionalism and integrity. It seeks to improve public understanding of law enforcement foster positive community relations and provide educational programs. The organization also focuses on ethical conduct equipping law enforcement with necessary resources and managing donations. It is committed to upholding U.S. state and local laws while achieving these objectives.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Manatee County Sheriff Service Assistance program enhances law enforcement capabilities to benefit all citizens of Manatee County Florida. This initiative provides essential equipment and resources to combat crime including the purchase of K9 units horses for mounted patrols and other specialized equipment. The program also supports related training and provides signage to help deter criminal activity. By equipping the Sheriffs Office with these tools the program aims to improve public safety increase crime prevention efforts and strengthen community policing throughout Manatee County.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 41
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 86.8%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.84; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 39.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28.6% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66% of revenue deployed · 86.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $118K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.