Police Executive Research Forum
Donations deductiblePolice Executive Research Forum's network
5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian O'Hara | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Drake | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kathy Lester | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kevin Bethel | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Tracy | Member-at-Large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Luna | Chief of Staff | 2018 |
| Christopher Fisher | Dir., Strategy & Implementation | 2024 |
| Chuck Wexler | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Craig Fischer | Director of Communication | since 2018 |
| Daniel Alioto | Senior Associate | since 2019 |
| Jennifer Sommers | Deputy Dir. of Mgmt & Tech Svcs | since 2023 |
| Jessica Toliver | Director of Technical Assistance | since 2019 |
| John Springer | Executive Editor | 2023 |
| Ken Hartwick | Director of Finance | since 2018 |
| Kevin Morison | Chief Operations Officer | since 2018 |
| Lisa Mantel | Deputy Director of Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| Meagan Cahill | Director of Research | since 2022 |
| Megan Cahill | Director of Research | 2023 |
| Nancy Demme | Senior Principal | 2022 |
| Thomas Wilson | Director of the Center for | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Wexler | Executive Director | 40 | $484k | $90k | |
| Thomas Wilson | Dir. Center for Applied Research | 40 | $268k | $28k | |
| Ken Hartwick | CFO | 40 | $268k | $65k | |
| Meagan Cahill | Director of Research | 40 | $247k | $28k | |
| Christopher Fisher | Dir., Strategy & Implementation | 40 | $218k | $51k | |
| Daniel Alioto | Deputy Dir. of Tech Assistance | 40 | $201k | $21k | |
| Jennifer Sommers | Deputy Dir. of Mgmt & Tech Svcs | 40 | $201k | $23k | |
| John Drake | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Lester | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Bethel | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian O'hara | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Tracy | Member-at-Large | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Police Executive Research Forum
- EIN
- 521101422
- Address
- 1120 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 930, Washington, DC, 20036-3951
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Perf is an independent research organization that focuses on critical issues in policing. Perf's work includes guidance on police use of force, effective crime reduction strategies, and programs that support police officers' health and well-being. Perf advances professionalism in policing by sharing information about best practices with the field. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I60E Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1978
- Principal officer
- Chuck Wexler (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1978
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsJohn Drake
≥3years on the filingsKathy Lester
≥2years on the filingsBrian O'Hara
≥2years on the filingsKevin Bethel
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $23m
- Total liabilities
- $9.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $13.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5m
- Program service revenue
- $6.1m
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 5
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.8m | $11.9m | Deficit $86k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Police Executive Research Forum likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 17 May 1977
- Registered agent
- Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)