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Brooklyn Ctr, MN

LELS Police Benevolent Fund, Inc.

EIN 83-1789380
Housing, Food & Basic Needs Emergency Assistance & Relief First responders Children & youth
Mission

The LELS Benevolent Fund provides financial assistance and acts as fiscal agent for donations to the families of Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) members and other Minnesota public safety professionals who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. The Fund also administers scholarship awards to individuals preparing for careers in law enforcement and public safety.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About LELS Police Benevolent Fund, Inc.

LELS Police Benevolent Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) subordinate organization of Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) based in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. The Fund acts as a fiscal agent for donations and provides emergency financial assistance and support to families of public safety professionals affected by injury or line-of-duty death, and it operates an annual scholarship program to support students entering law enforcement and public safety careers. In the last 2–3 years the Benevolent Fund has been active in multiple high-profile fundraising and support efforts, accepting and distributing donations for families and injured officers (examples include coordinated campaigns in 2024–2026 for Minnesota public safety personnel). The organization continues to accept online donations, partners with statewide public safety associations for targeted campaigns, and publishes fundraising pages and updates on its site to direct contributions to specific families and scholarship efforts.

Notable achievements

Fiscal agent for multiple line-of-duty campaigns

Served as the official fiscal agent and donation manager for several line-of-duty family fundraisers in recent years, collecting and distributing contributions on behalf of affected Minnesota public safety professionals and their families.

Annual scholarship program

Awarded several thousand dollars in scholarship funds annually to individuals pursuing education and training for careers in law enforcement and public safety.

Active statewide partnerships

Worked in partnership with Minnesota State Patrol associations and local public-safety organizations to centralize and direct fundraising for impacted families and first responders.

At a glance

Total assets
$896K
Annual revenue
$2.6M
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
83-1789380
Location
Brooklyn Ctr, MN
Website
www.lels.org
On Mahalo since
September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization and listed as a subordinate organization under Law Enforcement Labor Services.
Frequently cited by LELS communications and local media as the designated channel for donations when Minnesota public safety personnel are injured or killed in the line of duty.
Works in formal collaboration with statewide public-safety associations (e.g., Minnesota State Patrol associations) on targeted relief campaigns.

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