I donate to the state police retirement fund occasionally, and I donate to the local shop with a sheriff, which I'm actually intending to go to the kids, but of course the sheriff is all about it and the one soliciting donations.

My business actually started the shop-with-a-sheriff in this county, although the new sheriff took it over after a couple of years.

I waste plenty of money, but I don't particularly feel like I'm wasting it here. You should meet the kids, and the deputies.

I know people who donate to the police retirement fund or whatever, in order to get the bumper sticker that proclaims that to any cop who pulls them over.

You can view this data online and it is normally the schools that take the majority of the budget, and they still don't have enough money either. I have no idea where they live but it is possible their police are in need of donations, unlike perhaps LAPD/NYPD.

Since you mentioned it, I looked it up.

The sheriff dept I donate to gets about 30% of the county budget.

The city police get just over 10% of the city budget.