Blue Knights OH XXV was chartered on October 31, 2002 in Canton, OH
with 33 members. These members were from the following agencies:

Alliance Police Department
Beach City Police Department
Canton Fire Department
Canton Police Department
Louisville Police Department
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Stark County Sheriff's Office

Effective August 31, 2007 the chapter was granted tax exempt status by the IRS designating it as a 501 (c) (3) public charity on January 21, 2009.