2026-01-26T09:12:48-06:00 2025-12-31 843420828 Kevin Ray Eaton CPA LLC 5602 Osprey Park Place Lithia FL 33547 990 2025-01-01 471489931 Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Foundation Inc % Gregory Mertz TAMP 8137310361 PO Box 20081 Tampa FL 33622 GREGORY MERTZ President 8137310361 2026-01-26 true KEVIN RAY EATON P02279953 8138923332 2026-01-26 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 454741 false X https://www.chiefsfoundation.org/ X 2014 FL To serve the greater Tampa Bay area law enforcement community by securing and providing financial resources to support leadership, education and training, research programs, and scholarships to local students pursuing education in criminal justice related fields 19 19 0 0 0 483724 446206 0 5078 8535 0 488802 454741 0 0 0 0 130802 463928 383301 463928 383301 24874 71440 654188 726552 0 654188 726552 To serve the greater Tampa Bay area law enforcement community by securing and providing financial resources to support leadership, education and training, research programs, and scholarships to local students pursuing education in criminal justice related fields false false 95266 Training: The Foundation funded 11 training events during the calendar year to include the following: Command Officer School, Mental Health Training for First Responders, Domestic Violence Training, FBI LEEDA Training, Hope for Heros Leadership Course, Supervisory Training St. Pete P.D., Tampa Police Leadership School, Survival First Admendment Audits and Citizen Journalist Encounters Training, EVOC Instructional Training, USF Police Training, and Administrative Assistant Training (luncheon). 65000 Scholarships: The Foundation identified 13 deserving individuals and awarded each a $5,000 scholarship. Scholarships were awarded to individuals to pursue an education in a criminal justice related field at the university or college they attended, including 5 scholarships to Florida State University, 2 scholarships to University of Central Florida, and scholarships to each of the following: Hillsborough Community College, St. Leo University, St. Petersburg College, Florida College, Covenant College, and Oklahoma State University. 35092 Outreach: The Foundation donated to 9 organizations to support law enforcement charities and activities to include: RISE Tampa - Our Police Foundation, Special Olympics, Tampa Police Department Memorial Run, Gold Shield Foundation, Hands Across the Bay, Crisis Center Tampa Bay, Operation Healing Forces, CPR Fundraising Event - St. Pete PD, and a line of duty injury to a local Federal law enforcement officer. 195358 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 19 19 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false FL X Michael Kovacsev 7278925129 PO Box 20081 Tampa FL 33622 X Gregory Mertz President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Brooke Harris Vice President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Romine Sr Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Kovacsev Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert ONeill Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Passwaters Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Previtera Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Weintraub Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Wilson Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Ford Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lee Bercaw Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Young Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Holloway Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Frazier Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Dalton Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kenneth Albano Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Boyce Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Pepin Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Slaughter Board Member 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 431615 14591 446206 8535 8535 431615 0 454741 8535 0 0 X 700 700 1033 1033 3106 3106 1046 1046 736 736 Scholarships Paid 65000 65000 Training Expenses 95266 95266 Outreach Expenses 35092 35092 Meeting Expenses 467 467 180855 50053 130802 383301 195358 57141 130802 71095 79281 583093 647271 654188 726552 0 0 X 654188 726552 654188 726552 654188 726552 71440 924 0 X false false false X 323747 443218 506544 488802 454741 2217052 323747 443218 506544 488802 454741 2217052 2217052 2217052 1.00000 1.00000 X Gala 431615 431615 130802 431615 431615 130802 130802 300813 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Form 990 will be provided to the executive team for review and approval prior to filing the final return. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Form 990 will be made available to the public upon request. List of other expenses Part IX line 24e Other fees and services on line 24e are more than 10% of total expenses on line 25 due to fundraising expenses being listed on line 24e.