MOUNTED PATROL CURRICULUM
The purpose of the Evansville Police Department Mounted Patrol Program is to enhance public safety and to build bonds of trust between the community and the Evansville Police Department. The goal of this book is to introduce children to the Evansville Mounted Patrol horses, Blondie & Speck. An interactive book format was chosen to encourage active participation, discussion, and reading together. This work is sponsored by a Toyota grant and other generous donors. We hope you enjoy learning about the Evansville Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Program. Make sure to look for the mounted patrol horses around our community!
Grant Application
The Evansville Police Foundation strives to support the personnel of the Evansville Police Department by awarding grants for training and for equipment that have been previously requested from the budget of the department, but denied due to lack of funds.
Training
Specialized training is critical to the Evansville Police Department in order to keep up with current trends in crime as well as learning new methods used by law enforcement. As our general fund has a limited training budget, the Evansville Police Foundation makes it possible for officers to take advantage of specialized training as it becomes available.
scholarship
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to children, step-children, and grandchildren of the Evansville Police Department employees — sworn, civilian, retired, or deceased.
emergency fund
Emergency Fund
Over the years, Evansville Police Department employees have suffered from personal tragedies – fires, tornadoes, family illnesses, etc. Our foundation hopes to alleviate some of the financial burdens incurred during these times of need. To date, the Evansville Police Foundation has assisted over 15 employees due to extended illness, family illness and death, and a flooding disaster.
Hall of fame
Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame honors and preserves the memoy of past Evansville Police Department employees for their exceptional leadership, service and dedication. This program intends to preserve history of the Evansville Police Department and to give officers a sense of heritage, honor, pride and belonging
FRIENDS OF EVANSVILLE POLICE
FRIENDS OF EVANSVILLE POLICE
Is an organization whose purpose is to foster, recognize, educate, and appreciate supporters of the Evansville Police Department. FRIENDS provides a vital link to the Evansville Police Foundation.
2025 Funding
During 2025, the evansville police Foundation provided $150,707 Grant Projects funded the following projects:
Multiple Units
Flock Security System
Recruiting Program/Software
Marriage training and retreat
LRAD and Bear Car Mount
AED Pads and Batteries
Defensive Tactics Headgear
EPF Classroom Instructor TV
EPD Roll Call Room Renovations
Patrol + Parks
School Resource Truck Bed Storage
Canvass Software
Microchip Reader and 6 catch poles
Individual First Aid Kits
SWAT
16 Gas Mask Mics
Crime Prevention
Digital Evidence Processing
Video Analysis Subscription
K9 Unit
Trading Cards
Training Aids
2 K-9 Officers
Recognition
Otter’s Law Enforcement Night
Retirement Recognition
Retired Fire and Police
Emergency Grants
Officers experiencing hardship
Scholarships
Ten $2,000 student scholarships
Motorcycle and Bicycle Patrol
eBike Rack
Drone Unit
DJI Avata 2 Drone and acessories
8 Drone Tactical Storage Boxes
Wellness
Thin Blue Line 2026 Marriage Retreat Sponsorship
Mounted Patrol
Training and Development
Care and feed for horses
Training for Officers
Police Executive Leadership Academy
Public Safety and Special Operations Training Conference
Indiana Swat Officer’s Association
Pulse First Responder Mental Health Conference
Marketing
Recruitment T-Shirts
National Night Out Swag
Marketing Software
Fall Festival Lost Child Bracelets
ATEM Mini Pro
Special thanks to retired and active EPD Officers, individual donors, businesses, Policeman’s Ball, CSI and SWAT FEST participants for supporting EPD Officers and Service Animals by making donations to the Foundation. Without their financial help, the projects could not happened.