About Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
WASPC is composed of executive-level and top management representatives from law enforcement agencies across the state, providing governance and strategic direction as the only organization of its kind in the nation.
Focus Areas
Law enforcement supportGrants for arrest and jail alternativesDenied firearms transaction programsMental health field response teamsTraffic safetyJail resources and correctional servicesTraining and accreditation
Who They Fund
individuals experiencing mental health crisespeople who are incarcerated or facing arrest / pretrial populationsvictims of sexual assaultpeople with opioid use disorder (in jails and community)
About Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs channels very large public-safety grants into Washington programs that sit at the intersection of law enforcement, diversion, and crisis response. One of its largest recent awards went to Spokane County Sheriffs Office for mental health field response teams, and another major grant supported City of Federal Way for auto theft prevention. The pattern points to a funder that backs operational programs rather than broad charitable categories, with awards tied to specific public-safety functions and multi-agency implementation. Its recent grants show a consistent focus on police and sheriff offices, counties, community clinics, and nonprofit service providers that work with law enforcement partners. Grants have also supported arrest and jail alternatives, sex offender address verification, medication for opioid use disorder in jail-linked settings, internet crimes task force support, and body-worn camera programs. The foundation’s work is closely aligned with statewide public safety infrastructure, and its grants are often directed to programs that require coordination across jurisdictions or between agencies and service providers. The overall picture is of a public-safety grantmaker funding targeted, issue-specific work inside Washington’s law enforcement ecosystem.
What Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Funds
Mental health crisis response is a central area of support. The foundation gave $2,437,617 to Spokane County Sheriffs Office in 2025 and $898,072 to Spokane County in 2024 for mental health field response teams, and it also funded City of Airway Heights for the same purpose in 2025 and 2024. It also backs arrest and jail alternatives. Recent awards include $905,907 to Olympic Peninsula Community Clinc in Port Angeles for arrest and jail alternatives, $643,922 to Catholic Community Services of Western Washington in Tacoma for the same purpose, and $480,682 to Blue Mountain Heart to Heart in Walla Walla. Another recurring line of work is public-safety technology and compliance. Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs provided $598,006 to King County Sheriff’s Office for sex offender address verification and $318,527 to City of Auburn for body worn camera grants. The foundation also funded Conquer Addiction Pllc in Monroe for medication for opioid use disorder.
How Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$18.1M
Total Assets
$13.3M
Total Revenue
$29M
Total Expenses
$28.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $52K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$52K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
STEVEN STRACHAN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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