Valley County Sheriff Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
331518741
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Cascade, ID, USA
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$125,345
Expenses
$56,003
Assets
$69,342

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kelly Copperi (President)

People named in this filing

  • Kelly Copperi (President)
  • Jennifer Young (Treasurer)
  • Mary Ellen Stambaugh (Secretary)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The was formed exclusively for charitable and public safety purposes to support the mission and community service efforts of the Valley County Sheriffs Office through education outreach partnerships and resource development that enhance the safety and well-being of residents and visitors throughout Valley County. The Foundation exists to strengthen the connection between law enforcement and the community by providing supplemental support programs and resources that may not otherwise be available through traditional public funding sources. The organization was established in response to the growing need for community-based initiatives that promote public safety emergency preparedness youth engagement crime prevention and trust-building between citizens and local law enforcement.

What it reported doing in 2025

One of the community outreach initiatives supported by the is the Chop with a Cop program a charitable community service effort designed to assist elderly residents low-income families disabled individuals veterans and community members experiencing hardship by helping provide firewood for the winter heating season. Valley County experiences long and often severe winter conditions and many residents rely on wood heat as a primary source of warmth during the colder months. For elderly individuals those with physical limitations or families facing financial hardship obtaining cutting hauling and stacking sufficient firewood can be difficult or financially burdensome. The Chop with a Cop program was created to help address this need while strengthening positive relationships between law enforcement and the community. Through this program Sheriffs Office personnel volunteers community members and partnering organizations work together to cut split transport and deliver firewood to qualifying residents throughout the county. In many cases volunteers also assist with stacking wood and preparing homes for winter weather conditions. The program not only provides practical support and winter heating assistance but also creates opportunities for meaningful interaction trust-building and community engagement between first responders and local residents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41.4%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 55.3%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.24; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.5% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -36.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 41.4% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $52K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.