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California Police Youth Charities

CharityWatch rating issued
March 2026

 
CharityWatch Rating
risk WARNING: See Analysts’ Notes
 

Contact Information

California Police Youth Charities
1129 Firehouse Alley
Sacramento, CA 95814

Other Names

CPYC

Tax Status

501(c)3

Website

www.calpyc.com

Stated Mission

To build relationships between the law enforcement community and California youth by creating scholarships, funding various youth activities, and involving youth in productive activities run by positive role models.

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Data based on Fiscal Year Ended 12/31/2024

*Why a Question Mark Rating?

CharityWatch currently has concerns about this organization and/or is unable to provide complete rating information due to the organization's nondisclosure of financial information. Please see the Analysts' Notes section for a more detailed explanation.


Governance & Transparency

CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
California Police Youth Charities
does not meet governance benchmarks.
 
California Police Youth Charities
does not meet transparency benchmarks.
Transparency
Provides Financial Information
Audit Accessibility
Governance: Policies
Reports regularly & consistently monitoring & enforcing compliance with a written Conflict of Interest Policy
Reports required, annual disclosure by officers, directors, and key staff of interests that could give rise to conflicts
Reports having a written Whistleblower Policy
Reports having a written Document Retention and Destruction Policy
Governance: Financials
Reports providing copy of tax form to all board members prior to filing it with IRS
Reports that financial statements were audited by an independent accountant
Governance: Board of Directors
Reports at least 5 voting board members
51% or more of voting board members reported as independent
Reports documenting minutes of board and board committee meetings
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy

Unable to Provide Salaries

See Analysts' Notes for explanation.

CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.

CharityWatch is unable to provide a rating for California Police Youth Charities based on its fiscal year ended 12/31/2024 at this time due to an inability to obtain its audited financial statements and IRS Form 990 either from the charity directly or from public sources. For this reason we have issued the charity a "?" rating, signifying nondisclosure of financial information and/or other specific concerns. 

CharityWatch's most recent letter grade rating of California Police Youth Charities was a "F" on our "A+" to "F" rating scale based on our analysis of its fiscal 2021 IRS Form 990. Our analysis determined that the charity spent only 9% of its cash expenses on programs that year, with 91% being spent on fundraising and other overhead. It cost the charity $84 to raise each $100 of cash support that year. 

CharityWatch contacted California Police Youth Charities on March 5, 2026, via U.S. mail to request a copy of the organization's audited financial statements and IRS Form 990 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. As of March 26, 2026, the date of this note, we have not received a response to our inquiry. 

If California Police Youth Charities provides its audited financial statements and IRS Form 990 to CharityWatch in the future, we may update our rating of the organization at that time.


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