The Front Line Foundation

Friends of swat minnesota nonprofit association is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes as specified in section 501(c)(3) of internal revenue code, including for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501 (c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The purpose of this corporation is: to support and conduct non-partisan research, education, and informational activities to increase public awareness of community swat service and protection for public safety needed in minnesota communities, to combat crime within neighborhoods; to prevent community deterioration and to provide swat personnel with needed equipment needed to carry out their repective community service responsibilities.

The mission of the front line foundation, a minnesota nonprofit organization, is to back the badge and support our fallen heroes including law enforcement officers, swat team members, firefighters, emts, and minnesota national guard members. The foundation works to provide: financial support to those who have died while in the line of duty while serving in the state of minnesota, by awarding benefit payments to dependents of the fallen first responder(s); and underwriting scholarships and training registration costs for members of law enforcement and swat teams, as well as support preparedness training for safety officers in hospitals, schools, and churches; assistance with the purchase of needed safety and tactical equipment not currently within the budget of the local unit of government.