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MERCED COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE

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Plain text MERCED COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2010–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/770444072. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). MERCED COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2010–2024]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/770444072

MLA “MERCED COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2010–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/770444072. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2010–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $124K · expenses $128K · assets $138K

Also known as
COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
EIN
77-0444072
Address
PO BOX 465, WINTON, CA 95388-0465
NTEE code
I20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1997
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Mission

MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZED TO ASSIST THE MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN ACCOMPLISHING ITS LAW ENFORCEMENT MISSION, PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY RECRUITING, ORGANIZING AND DIRECTING VOLUNTEER CITIZENS TO PROMOTE THE IDEAS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, PREVENTION OF CRIME, THROUGH COOPERATION, INVOLEMENT AND PARTICIPATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAGNS AND OTHER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Delray C Shelton CFO2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Corey Gibson OFFICER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Vern Warnke OFFICER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Amanda Gibson OFFICER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Oliver OFFICER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Brankel Nobari OFFICER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Don Passarino (former) SECRETARY2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Marvin Gunn (former) CHAIRMAN2010 0 $0 reported 1
Arlene Peterson (former) VICE-CHAIRMAN2010 0 $0 reported 1
Dorothy Dame (former) SECRETARY-TREASURER2010 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DELRAY C SHELTON CFO10 $0$0$0 $01
COREY GIBSON OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
VERN WARNKE OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA GIBSON OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE OLIVER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
BRANKEL NOBARI OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DELRAY C SHELTON CFO10 $0$0$0 $01
COREY GIBSON OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
VERN WARNKE OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA GIBSON OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE OLIVER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
BRANKEL NOBARI OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DON PASSARINO SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
DELRAY C SHELTON CFO10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DON PASSARINO SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
DELRAY C SHELTON CFO10 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARVIN GUNN CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $01
ARLENE PETERSON VICE-CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $01
DOROTHY DAME SECRETARY-TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$123,696$128,222 $137,979$137,979 $66,398$0 $0075
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,682$47,321 $142,505$142,505 $57,024$0 $0075
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,761$23,866 $74,163$74,163 $74,257- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,371$91,137 $48,268$48,268 $31,973- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,938$6,552 $10,930$10,930 $3,420- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,887 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GOOD360 Public charity Exact 2024 1$13,387 2024$13,387
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$7,500 2019$7,500
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990 · $128,222 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $182,931
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSE $66,572$66,572-- 51.9%
Other (as described)MEALS $17,378$17,378-- 13.6%
Other (as described)DONATIONS $12,955$12,955-- 10.1%
Occupancy $11,981$11,981-- 9.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $9,282$9,282-- 7.2%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $4,885$4,885-- 3.8%
All other expenses $2,606$2,606-- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $2,427$2,427-- 1.9%
Fees: other services $136$136-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $230,947$173,649reported apart
Total$128,222100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $47,321 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $147,601
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DONATIONS $15,219$15,219-- 32.2%
Occupancy $11,982$11,982-- 25.3%
Other (as described)MEALS $5,578$5,578-- 11.8%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $4,314$4,314-- 9.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $4,262$4,262-- 9.0%
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Fees: other services $105$105-- 0.2%
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2022 · Form 990EZ · $23,866 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $129,497
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,204 84.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,812 11.8%
Fees to independent contractors $850 3.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$129,497reported apart
Total$23,866100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $91,137 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $91,137 100.0%
Total$91,137100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $6,552 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,318 50.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,134 47.8%
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