Community & charity
We put lodge dollars and lodge hours into Sarasota County organizations doing the hard work locally, including Service Dogs Saving Lives.
Sarasota County, Florida
Your neighbors.
Your officers.One community.
We are the law enforcement officers who work and live in Sarasota County. Our mission is to foster a relationship between the residents and your law enforcement officers — and to look after the officers and families who serve them.
Our mission
A lodge built on the street it serves
Welcome to your local Fraternal Order of Police in Sarasota County, Florida. We are your local law enforcement officers — the same people you pass on Tamiami Trail and see at your kids' ball games.
Lodge 45 exists to grow a community of like-minded men and women who make a difference in the county we live in and serve. That means showing up for local families in crisis, funding college for our members' kids and grandkids, and standing behind officers and their families when they need it most.
1915
FOP founded
2,100+
Local lodges
325K+
Members nationwide
105+
Florida Lodges
What we do
Three ways this lodge shows up
Everything Lodge 45 does comes back to the same idea — that the badge and the neighborhood are on the same side.
Annual scholarship
Every year the lodge awards a college scholarship to the children and grandchildren of members in good standing. Funds go straight to the school.
Application, photos, and videoCops helping cops
A members-only network for the moments that don't make the news — a ride, a trade skill, a loaner walker, or somebody who has been there and will pick up the phone.
Who we help locally
Sarasota County organizations we stand behind
Our giving stays close to home. These are the programs and partners Lodge 45 supports with donations, volunteer hours, and a presence at their events.
- Annual Student Scholarship
- Service Dogs Saving Lives
- Local LEO families
- Local charities
On the calendar
Upcoming events
Meetings, the Christmas party, and anything else posted for the lodge.
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Meet our team
Lodge 45 leadership
Elected officers and trustees serving the membership of Sarasota County Law Enforcement Officers FOP Lodge 45.
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Join us and make a difference in our community
Are you a full-time or retired law enforcement officer? Join the officers already doing this work in Sarasota County.