2 Cents is a new organization of concerned citizens to highlight the fundraising practices of the Sarasota-based International Union of Police Associations (’IUPA’) and their for-profit telemarketing contractor LAS, LLC.

Less Than 2% of Contribution Dollars Go To Charity

While law enforcement officers work hard to protect our communities…
IUPA’s charitable fundraising faces scrutiny
IUPA raised $4.8 million in public donations last year, but spent $4.3 million of those donations in the fundraising process, including $1.9 million in fees to a for-profit telemarketing company called LAS, LLC.

IUPA made only $53,900 in donations to law enforcement causes and scholarships. This means only 1.2% of the donations went to actual charitable causes. The rest went to officer salaries an d meetings in fancy hotels. IUPA is running a deficit and depends on public donations to keep paying the over $600,000 a year in salaries to union leaders.

At 2 CENTS, we believe that IUPA should be held accountable.

Join us by calling for:

• IUPA to give 100% of its donations to actual law enforcement causes
• State and federal regulatory agencies to open an investigation of IUPA and the telemarketing company called LAS