Officers supporting officers

The badge works best when we stand together.

One Badge Foundation equips and trains the small-town police departments that serve most of America — so every officer has what they need to go home, and every community has reason to trust the badge.

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17,985Police agencies in the US
< 25Officers in most of them
100%Of gifts tracked & reported
A uniformed small-town police officer having a respectful conversation with an older community member outside a community hall, warm golden-hour light.
Small-town America. Where most policing happens.
The gap

Small departments hold the line on shoestring budgets.

Ninety percent of America's police forces are small departments — fewer than 25 officers covering towns, counties, and rural roads. These are the officers who respond alone. Who knew your name before they wore the uniform. Who can't afford the equipment and training that bigger cities take for granted.

One Badge Foundation exists to close that gap — funding the non-lethal equipment, the de-escalation training, and the community programs that make policing safer for officers and the people they serve. When an officer carries a Taser or a pepper-ball launcher, a situation that once ended in tragedy can end in a conversation. Lives saved. On both sides of the badge.

17,985*

Police agencies in the United States. The vast majority are small departments. Most of them have never had a budget line item for modern training or equipment grants.

* FBI / BJS agency count, most recent published data.

Collective impact

No single gift changes everything. Together, they change outcomes.

Every contribution is pooled to fund life-saving equipment and training for officers in the field. Here is what each level is designed to strengthen.

$100
$100

Be Part of the Response

Your gift joins others to fund life-saving equipment and training for officers in the field.

Impact

  • Helps build the resources that give officers time, distance, and better options
  • Supports the tools and training that reduce escalation in critical moments
  • Every gift moves a department closer to full protection
$500
$500

Strengthen the Front Line

Your support contributes to advanced training and non-lethal readiness across departments.

Impact

  • Helps fund de-escalation and crisis response training
  • Expands access to non-lethal tools that prevent unnecessary force
  • Supports safer outcomes for both officers and the communities they serve
Founding Donor $1,000
$1,000

Drive Measurable Impact

Join a group of donors making tangible, documented improvements in officer preparedness.

Impact

  • Contributes to full training modules and equipment deployment
  • Helps elevate standards across entire teams—not just individuals
  • Recognition and reporting on the difference you helped create
$5,000
$5,000

Shift-Level Change

Your contribution helps equip and train multiple officers on the same shift, together.

Impact

  • Supports coordinated response capabilities across a shift
  • Improves consistency, communication, and safety in high-risk situations
  • Moves departments from reactive to prepared
$25,000
$25,000

Department-Level Impact

Funds a comprehensive grant package for an entire under-resourced department.

Impact

  • Equipment, training, and community engagement delivered together
  • Creates lasting operational change
  • Strengthens trust and safety across an entire community
Custom
Any

Scale the Mission

Every contribution is combined to create real, measurable outcomes on the ground.

Impact

  • Fully transparent tracking and reporting
  • Direct contribution to life-saving tools and training
  • Flexible support where it’s needed most
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The Founding Donor Circle

The first to stand with us will shape what this foundation becomes.

Gifts of $1,000 and above name you as a Founding Donor — a small, committed circle helping us build the capacity to equip and train hundreds of departments over the years ahead.

Join the Circle

  • Named recognition

    Your name listed in the Founding Donor section of our annual report — or quiet anonymity if you prefer.

  • Annual impact report

    A detailed report on every department we funded, what was purchased, and measurable outcomes where available.

  • Quarterly founder briefings

    Direct briefings with Sgt. Bobby Bryan — what's on the ground, what's next, what your gift made possible.

  • Annual gala invitation

    An invitation to our planned annual gathering honoring the officers and communities the foundation has served.

A letter from the founder
Sgt. Bobby Bryan, founder of One Badge Foundation.
Sgt. Bobby Bryan Founder · Police Sergeant · Pastor · Tulsa, OK

For twenty-some years I've worn a badge. For most of them I've also worn a collar. I've knelt next to officers the worst nights of their lives and next to community members the worst nights of theirs — and I've learned that those two calls come from the same kind of people, on the same streets, wanting the same thing: to be safe, to be seen, to be treated with dignity.

Most of America isn't policed by the agencies you see on the news. It's policed by departments with fifteen officers, one radio that's been rebuilt twice, and a training budget that ran out in March. These are my brothers and sisters. These are the departments who answer calls alone. They don't need more noise. They need equipment. They need training. They need someone to say we see you.

That's what One Badge Foundation is for. Not politics. Not posturing. Just officers supporting officers, and officers supporting the communities they grew up in.

If you believe — like I do — that good policing and strong community are the same work, I am asking you to stand with us. Your $1,000, your $10,000, your monthly gift — every dollar goes into a grant to a small department that needs it, tracked and reported back to you.

Thank you for reading. Thank you for caring. God bless.

Bobby Bryan
Sgt. Bobby Bryan · Founder
Three programs. One mission.

How we put your gift to work.

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Program 01

Equipment Grants

Direct financial assistance to smaller departments for essential non-lethal equipment — Tasers, pepper-ball launchers, body-worn cameras, radios, protective gear. The de-escalation tools and line-item purchases that tight municipal budgets can't cover.

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Program 02

Training Programs

Funding for state-of-the-art courses: de-escalation, crisis intervention, cultural competency, and community-policing methods — delivered by accredited instructors to departments that otherwise go without.

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A police officer kneeling on grass having a warm conversation with a family at a small-town community block party.
Program 03

Community Engagement

Outreach events, youth programs, and collaborative projects that rebuild trust — because the badge only works when the community on the other side of it knows the officer behind it.

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"Good policing and strong community are the same work. One Badge exists because small departments are doing both — and they're doing it without help."

— Sgt. Bobby Bryan, Founder

Our stewardship promise

Every dollar tracked. Every grant reported.

Major donors deserve the same rigor a board would demand. Here's what we commit to.

Transparent grants

Every grant we make will be reported — department, purpose, amount, outcomes where measurable — in an annual public report.

Annual Form 990

We file and publish Form 990 annually, alongside a plain-language financial summary for donors.

Low overhead

Our commitment: keep administrative costs minimal so that the maximum share of every dollar reaches the departments we serve.

Honest vetting

Recipient departments are vetted for need, leadership, and willingness to report back. We fund partners — not just purchases.

FAQ

What donors ask us.

Is my gift tax-deductible?

Yes. One Badge Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity. All gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by US law. Our EIN is 99-4045741 — use this when recommending grants from your DAF or itemizing at tax time.

Where do the grants actually go?

Grants go to vetted small police departments — generally those with fewer than 25 sworn officers — for three purposes: essential non-lethal equipment (Tasers, pepper-ball launchers, body-worn cameras, and the tools of de-escalation), certified training programs, and community engagement initiatives.

How are recipient departments chosen?

We accept applications directly from departments, and we source candidates through our network of chiefs and sergeants. Every applicant is vetted for financial need, departmental leadership, and willingness to report outcomes back to donors.

Can I give stock, from a donor-advised fund, or through my estate?

Yes. We accept appreciated securities, donor-advised fund (DAF) grants, qualified charitable distributions (QCDs), and planned/legacy gifts. See the Ways to Give page or contact us directly to arrange.

Does One Badge support only police, or also communities?

Both. Our mission is explicitly dual — we equip officers and we fund community engagement that rebuilds trust. We don't believe those goals are in tension. We believe they're the same goal.

Who runs the foundation?

One Badge Foundation was co-founded by Sgt. Bobby Bryan — a Tulsa-area police sergeant and pastor — and Julian Joy, a lifelong entrepreneur and operator. Our five-person governing board brings together law enforcement, ministry, corporate finance, nonprofit operations, and municipal leadership — meet the board.

Stand with us

Equip the officers. Strengthen the community.

Every gift — one-time, monthly, major — goes to work in a small department that needs it. Most give $100. Some give $25,000. All of it matters.

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