2025-08-12T14:30:37-05:00 2024-09-30 882730877 CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC 2811 PONCE DE LEON BLVD STE 500 CORAL GABLES FL 33134 990 2023-10-01 650164129 POLICE OFFICER ASSISTANCE TRUST POLI 3055946662 1030 NW 111TH AVENUE 232 MIAMI FL 33172 MAILYN SOSA TREASURER 3055946662 2025-08-12 1 1 MELANIE MCPEAK P01346034 7866936300 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHRISTOPHER CAROTHERS 1030 NW 111TH AVENUE 232 MIAMI FL 33172 3481735 0 X WWW.POAT.ORG X 1990 FL PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHEN NEEDS ARISE DUE TO DEATH, DISABILITY, ILLNESS, INJURY, OR SOME OTHER CATASTROPHIC CIRCUMSTANCES TO POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. BENEFITS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EDUCATION, MEDICAL, FUNERAL, AND HOLIDAY REMEMBRANCES. 39 39 0 57 0 0 622298 600705 0 0 241353 321723 -9272 33106 854379 955534 621670 575589 0 0 0 0 0 0 5481 259916 203038 881586 778627 -27207 176907 6282785 7502724 187029 200228 6095756 7302496 X PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHEN NEEDS ARISE DUE TO DEATH, DISABILITY, ILLNESS, INJURY, OR SOME OTHER CATASTROPHIC CIRCUMSTANCES TO POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. BENEFITS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EDUCATION, MEDICAL, FUNERAL, AND HOLIDAY REMEMBRANCES. 0 0 549664 533695 POAT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OFFICERS DISABLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS, OR THE VICTIM OF SOME OTHER CATASTROPHIC CIRCUMSTANCE. POAT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. POAT PROVIDES SUPPORT AFTER DISASTERS TO ASSIST OFFICERS THROUGH CASH ADVANCES, SUPPLYING BUILDING MATERIAL, AND PROVIDING NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD, WATER, AND CLOTHING. POAT HAS ALSO BEEN CALLED UPON TO ASSIST THE FAMILIES, AS WELL AS THE AGENCY INVOLVED, WHEN OFFICERS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND OTHER DEATHS INVOLVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS PRIMARILY FINANCIAL, BUT HAS INCLUDED MAKING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS, COUNSELING, AND HANDLING INSURANCE AND OTHER MATTERS FOR THE FAMILY. 43147 41894 POAT MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF POLICE OFFICERS IN NEED. 106943 POAT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1980 TO HONOR FALLEN OFFICERS FROM EVERY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. POAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE AND PRESERVATION OF THE MEMORIAL AND HAS SWORN TO SAFEGUARD THE MEMORY OF EACH OFFICER LOST IN THE LINE OF DUTY. 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CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AND EXPENSES INCURRED ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCIES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN POAT'S STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. GOLF TOURNAMENT 124755 71047 53708 59048 HOMERUN FOR HEROES 34902 8567 26335 2785 1 20978 20978 6082 180635 79614 101021 67915 67915 33106 1 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 71 453021 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 5 12926 SCHOLARSHIPS 8 16000 HOLIDAY GIFTS - CHILDREN 68 22300 1715 FMV GIFTS AND GIFT CARDS BIRTHDAY GIFTS - CHILDREN 65 26300 1433 FMV GIFTS AND GIFT CARDS FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 AFTER AN IN-DEPTH APPLICATION PROCESS, VERIFICATION OF THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND INTERVIEW WITH THE APPLICANT, THE POAT BOARD APPROVES A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE TO AN OFFICER IF THE REQUEST MEETS POAT'S BYLAWS. DISBURSEMENTS OF FUNDS ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO ORGANIZATIONS AND VENDORS PROVIDING THE SERVICE OR ITEM FOR WHICH ASSISTANCE WAS AUTHORIZED ONLY AFTER RECEIVING THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 RUDY GONZALEZ AND RUDY GONZALEZ, JR. HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN AUGUST 2015, POAT ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT ADDRESSES THE "CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTIONS," AS OUTLINED AND PURSUANT TO FSS496.4055(1). THIS POLICY IS ANNUALLY DISSEMINATED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND TRUSTEES. THEIR COMPLIANCE IS CERTIFIED IN WRITING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.