“The Bruce Verhoeven Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in memory of Bruce R. Verhoeven, a Sacramento County deputy sheriff who was killed during the performance of his duties on December 4, 1973.

“At the time of Corporal Verhoeven’s death, an outpouring of donations were received from the community and Bruce’s fellow officers to assist the Verhoeven family. Bruce’s widow felt that the excess funds she had received should be returned to the Sheriff’s Department, and suggested a fund be established to assist other Sacramento law enforcement families in times of crisis.

“The Foundation was incorporated on May 23, 1975, as a tax-exempt, charitable organization, with a seven-member board of directors. The number of board members has increased, and a nine-member board now governs the Foundation. All nine directors are either current or retired employees of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, representing both sworn and non-sworn personnel.”