I did some more poking around the Police Protective Fund and discovered more.
The state of Missouri tipped me off that the “charity” is incorporated here in North Carolina, of all places, and lists a corporate services company on Hillsborough Street as its registered agent.
Its also licensed charity number SL000978 in North Carolina, with a number of documents available online from the North Carolina Secretary of State’s website.
I found the Filing Amendment dated 22 August 2008 to be notable. PPF’s law firm states PPF does not use professional solicitors or fundraising counsels in the state of North Carolina. Yet I have been unable to determine any presence the firm may have in North Carolina. So the question remains as to why did I receive a call from a Charlotte-area telephone number? Is PPF falsifying the CallerID of its solicitation calls?
I’m embarrassed that this charity exists in North Carolina. There is more digging to be done here, to be sure.
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Mark, no need to poke around if you have questions. You should contact us directly. Our contact information is posted on our website – http://www.PoliceUSA.com You may use email, phone or mail. You are correct, we don’t use a professinal fundraiser in the state of NC. We have our own Public Awareness office where we directly supervise each of our employees. If you visit our website you’ll see that we are a national organization that provides educational services to the law enforcement community as well as inform the public about the dangers of wearing a badge. We have quite a few letters of appreciation and testimonials from officers across the country posted on the site. Let us know if you have any more questions. PPF Media Relations