To assist in your search, here are some of the abbreviations used in the charities database:

ASSN - Association

BPOE - Elks

CTR - Center

CTY - County

FDN - Foundation

FED - Federation

FOP - Fraternal Order of Police

NATL - National

NJ - New Jersey (New Jersey is never spelled out)

PAL - Police Athletic League

PBA - Police Benevolent Assn

VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars

PTA - Parent Teacher Assn

• Other common abbreviations such as CORP, LTD, INC will also be found in the database.
• Service Clubs are listed by Name first, then town. i.e. Rotary Club of Butler
• There is no punctuation (periods, commas etc.) in the names.
• "The" is not listed at the beginning of the name.