Civic Intelligence

Tulare County Sheriffs Foundation

EIN 81-5004533 • 501(c)3 • Visalia, CA

Profile

The mission of the Tulare County Sheriff's Office is to improve the quality of life through professional services and community partnerships.

833 South Akers StreetVisalia, CA 93277

tularecounty.ca.gov

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

19th percentile

-31%

Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

41st percentile

-9.1%

Faster asset growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

22nd percentile

-40%

Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$112,841

Down $11,304 (-9.1%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$112,841

Down $11,304 (-9.1%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin19th percentile

Revenue

Down

$36,369

Down $24,735 (-40%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$47,673

Down $14,045 (-23%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$11,304

Down $10,690 (-1741%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth41st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2018: $144,669Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $144,6692018Assets 2019: $143,262Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $143,2622019Assets 2021: $233,305Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $233,3052021Assets 2022: $200,721Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $200,7212022Assets 2023: $126,451Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $126,4512023Assets 2024: $124,145Net Assets 2024: $124,1452024Assets 2025: $112,841Net Assets 2025: $112,8412025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$112,841
Liabilities-
Net Assets$112,841
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth22nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2018: $144,669Expenses 2018: $6,468Net Income 2018: $138,2012018Revenue 2019: $52,414Expenses 2019: $47,353Net Income 2019: $5,0612019Revenue 2021: $135,700Expenses 2021: $33,486Net Income 2021: $102,2142021Revenue 2022: $90,104Expenses 2022: $122,688Net Income 2022: -$32,5842022Revenue 2023: $102,384Expenses 2023: $173,649Net Income 2023: -$71,2652023Revenue 2024: $61,104Expenses 2024: $61,718Net Income 2024: -$6142024Revenue 2025: $36,369Expenses 2025: $47,673Net Income 2025: -$11,3042025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$36,369
Expenses$47,673
Net Income-$11,304
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$112,841
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$112,841
Revenue
$36,369
Expenses
$47,673
Net income
-$11,304
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.13$1.13$0.36$0.48$0.11
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.24$1.24$0.61$0.62$0.01
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.26$0.00$1.26$1.02$1.74$0.71
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.01$0.00$2.01$0.90$1.23$0.33
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.33$0.00$2.33$1.36$0.33$1.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.43$0.00$1.43$0.52$0.47$0.05
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.45$0.00$1.45$1.45$0.06$1.38
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 10, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$36,369
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of the Tulare County Sheriff's Office is to improve the quality of life through professional services and community partnerships.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Crime fighting tools to contribute to public safety. The goal of the K-9 Unit is to protect the citizens of Tulare County, apprehend suspects and add to the safety of the deputies. The trained Sherrif's canine performs a vital and necessary service to the community. Services include:* Apprehension of ciminal offenders*Locate missing persons*Searches of building and property*Provide crowd control*Provide public awareness demonstrations. Meet Your Deputy event is designed to strengthen our unincorporated communities by encouraging neighborhoods to engage in stronger relationships with each other and with their local law enforecement partners. This approach promotes community, government and police partnerships; proactive problem solving; and community engagement to address the causes of crime, fear of crime and other community quality of life issues. Community Partnerships are joint efforts between law enforement agencies and their communities to address the significant crime and qualifty of life issues. The FREE event included Bounce Houses, Obstacle Courses, Snow Cones and Popcorn, Raffle Prizes and an up-close look at the TCSO SWAT Bearcat, Drones and much more! The Explorer Program is a worksite-based program that is a branch of the Boy Souts of America. The Explorer Program is a structed hands-on program which gives young men and women who are 14 through 20 years old the academic and technical training needed to become future law enforment officers. The program also gives Explorers the leadership skills and self-dicipline to become successful community leaders. Some typical activities include uniformed patrol ride-alongs to observe officers at work, classes on law enforement topics, and interacting with public during street fairs, parades, or other civic events. The Explorer Program empowers young people of Tulare County to possibly have a rewarding career in law enforcement and / or utilize their knowledge and develop into future leaders in Tulare.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Steve NelsonPresident-$0--
Gabriel JacquezChairman-$0--
Richard MendivilSecretary-$0--
Edward NeedhamTreasurer-$0--
Steve GraybehlChairman-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Tulare County Sheriffs Foundation
EIN
81-5004533
Phone
5592801637
Address
833 South Akers Street, Visalia, CA 93277

Signing Officer

Name
Edward Needham
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2026-02-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Bastrire Montgomery Cpas
Address
3600 W MINERAL KING AVE STE A, VISALIA, CA 93291
Preparer
Bret Bastrire
Phone
5596239540
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1

“TCSO search and rescue $37891”

Other Expenses.2

“TCSO K-9 expense $3009”

Other Expenses.3

“TCSO Chaplains expense $3000”

Other Expenses.4

“Challenge coins foundation $1213”

Other Expenses.5

“General expenses $1010”

Other Expenses.6

“Insurance $934”

Other Expenses.7

“Engraved Bricks $616”

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