FLEOA: Case Study

For this project I have chosen to detail the Federal Law Enforcement Officer’s Association (FLEOA), of which I have been an active member since 2009. FLEOA is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, D.C., which acts to provide overall support to federal law enforcement officers and their families in time of need.

The original basis for FLEOA was to provide, 24 hour legal services to its members during a time of need for line of duty related incidents. This service provides the members with direct access to the legal team any time that they may need it in order to protect themselves from legal or disciplinary recourse against them. These services are provided free of charge to the members and are used quite often.

Along with the legal counseling services available to the 22,000 active and retired members of FLEOA, the Association also acts a sort of union, in the way that they keep the members informed of anything going on Washington that may affect them in the performance of their duties or their home lives. FLEOA is also heavily involved in the lobbying and legislative process, in order to fight for the rights and improve the overall conditions for both the active and retired members.

The FLEOA Foundation is also there for the families of slain officers who are need of assistance. Within 24-48 hours of the duty
From legislating and fighting for the rights of the members, to providing support, morale boosting events and putting on the semiannual FLEOA national conference at which many issues are discussed and voted upon by the members. The FLEOA Foundation claims a 93% ratio of money spent on what the charity was actually setup for with only a 7% operating cost, most of that being travel, the bi monthly publication sent to the members, and the cost of setting up