The Virginia Beach Police Foundation is a charitable non-profit organization distinct and separate from the Virginia Beach Police Department and the City of Virginia Beach. The Virginia Beach Police Foundation is established to provide recognition and support to the Virginia Beach Police Department in whatever format may be deemed by its directors to be appropriate and desirable. Such support shall primarily focus on the funding and establishment of special projects and activities, as well as financial assistance for those endeavors that serve to improve the effectiveness, public understanding and morale of the members of the Department and their families.