Mission
The Police Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. Through donations of funds and resources, the Foundation supports Newberg-Dundee police officers by promoting excellence within the department, and improving public safety for the cities of Newberg and Dundee by providing resources not otherwise readily available from traditional sources.
“Donors don’t give to institutions. They invest in ideas and people in whom they believe.”
G.T. Smith | Past President, Chapman College
History
In the United States, police foundations trace their history back to July 22, 1970, when Ford Foundation president McGeorge Bundy announced the establishment of a Police Development Fund to foster improvement and innovation in American policing.
Now commonly known as a police foundation, the prevalence of these organizations spread across the nation in no time with notable police foundations representing major police departments across the United States. With the support of police foundations, innovations, social experiments, and community policing occurred in police departments nationwide.
Traditionally, police foundations support police departments with resources not available from their respective cities. As the major source of private support, police foundations share in the vision that communities are made safer and better places to live thanks to the hard work and dedication of police officers.
Police foundations serve local police departments by fundraising, granting tax-exempt gifts and individual donations to improve the effectiveness of police activities. To serve and protect to the best of their abilities, police departments need to keep pace with advanced technology, new equipment, and professional development. Police foundations help in this process by serving as a flexible arm of support.
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