Donation Information
Sample Donation Letter Used by Santa Rosa POA
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ATTENTION: IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC!Vertical Divider
The Santa Rosa POA respects your privacy. Telephone and online scams are on the rise. We will NEVER solicit donations by telephone or email. We DO solicit for donations through US mail and our website. A sample of the donation letter sent on our behalf is shown next to the left of this message. If you are solicited for a donation on our behalf from a source other than one of our official venues or by US Mail with the letter shown here, DO NOT give the requester a donation and contact us immediately so we can confirm the identity of the party trying to collect money on our behalf. NEVER give your personal, financial or password information to anyone over the phone or online unless YOU are the one who initiated the contact! We will never call you and ask for this information from you. SCAM TEST: Did someone contact me and ask me for my personal or banking information without me asking them for something first? If the answer to this question is YES, then IT'S A SCAM! No legitimate person or business has any reason to ask you for this information unless you are the one who initiated contact with them for service. Be smart and be safe. When in doubt, ask for help from someone you trust or your local law enforcement agency. |
Why Donate to the Santa Rosa POA?
Donations made to the Santa Rosa POA help us fund many of our outreach organizations that we support and may be used for a variety of things that include:
- Provide funding for Law Enforcement Chaplains of Sonoma County who respond during emergencies to help crime victims others who suffer serious loss
- Support to our community partnerships to fund support programs that assist people suffering from various kinds of cancer
- Support of victims of sex crimes, child abuse and domestic violence through donations to various community partners
- Support of victims of natural disasters and the public safety employees who respond to them
- Support to the families of injured or fallen law enforcement officers and military members serving their community and country
- Support of candidates and initiatives that help make our communities safer
- Funding of mental health and other support services for public safety employees and their families
- And many other support services as needed...
Income Tax Information for Donors
The POA is a 501(c)(5) tax exempt non-profit organization. A 501(c)(5) differs from a 501(c)(3) organization in that most donations are not tax-deductible to a (c5). If you are a business wishing to receiving tax credit for your donation, consider advertising with us on our Partners page as a tax-deductible business expense. Contact your tax-preparer to assist you with thus and when you're ready, Contact us for more information about advertising your partnership with us
If you would like to donate to one of our programs, please select from one of the below options. You may also send us a check to our mailing address listed on our Contact page. Thank you for your support in helping us continue to serve our community to make it a better place to live!
If you would like to donate to one of our programs, please select from one of the below options. You may also send us a check to our mailing address listed on our Contact page. Thank you for your support in helping us continue to serve our community to make it a better place to live!
