Nonprofit · EIN 47-1489931
TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · TAMPA, FL 33622
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $454,741 | $383,301 | $71,440 | $726,552 | $0 | $726,552 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $488,802 | $463,928 | $24,874 | $654,188 | $0 | $654,188 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $466,809 | $313,802 | $153,007 | $626,766 | $0 | $626,766 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $443,218 | $296,058 | $147,160 | $472,116 | $0 | $472,116 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $323,747 | $192,491 | $131,256 | $324,955 | $0 | $324,955 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $446,206
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $8,535
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $700
- Travel
- $1,046
- Program services (functional)
- $195,358
- Management and general (functional)
- $57,141
- Fundraising (functional)
- $130,802
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $654,188
- Total assets, end of year
- $726,552
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $726,552
- Gross receipts
- $454,741
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Mertz | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Brooke Harris | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| David Romine Sr | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Kovacsev | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Robert ONeill | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Bob Passwaters | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Previtera | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Weintraub | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John Wilson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brian Ford | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Lee Bercaw | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Young | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Anthony Holloway | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Frazier | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| David Dalton | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Albano | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Boyce | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Tom Pepin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Daniel Slaughter | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Holloway | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Frazier | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Lee Bercaw | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Young | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| David Dalton | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Tom Pepin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Daniel Slaughter | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Albano | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Boyce | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brian Ford | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Bob Passwaters | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Robert ONeill | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Previtera | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John Wilson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Weintraub | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brooke Harris | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Gregory Mertz | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Kovacsev | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| David Romine Sr | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Holloway | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Frazier | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Lee Bercaw | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Young | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| David Dalton | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Tom Pepin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Daniel Slaughter | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Albano | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Boyce | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brian Ford | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Bob Passwaters | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Robert ONeill | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Previtera | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John Wilson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Weintraub | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brooke Harris | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Gregory Mertz | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Kovacsev | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| David Romine Sr | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Holloway | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Frazier | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Lee Bercaw | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Young | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| David Dalton | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Tom Pepin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Daniel Slaughter | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Albano | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Boyce | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brian Ford | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Bob Passwaters | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Robert ONeill | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Previtera | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John Wilson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Weintraub | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brooke Harris | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Greg Mertz | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| David Romine Sr | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Kovacsev | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Holloway | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Frazier | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Lee Bercaw | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Young | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| David Dalton | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Tom Pepin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Daniel Slaughter | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Albano | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Boyce | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brian Ford | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Bob Passwaters | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Robert ONeill | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jim Previtera | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John Wilson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Weintraub | Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Brooke Wetzork | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Greg Mertz | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| David Romine | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Kovacsev | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 20081, TAMPA, FL 33622-0081
- In care of
- % GREGORY MERTZ
- Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
- 11250 N 56th St, Temple Terrace FL 33617
- Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
- Lee Bercaw, 11250 N 56th St, Temple Terrace FL 33617
- Signed the 990
- GREGORY MERTZ, President
- Phone
- (813) 731-0361
- Website
- WWW.CHIEFSFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Kevin Ray Eaton CPA LLC
Mission
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
Program accomplishments
- 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).Expenses $95,266
- 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.Expenses $65,000
- 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.Expenses $35,092
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1489931
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $726,552
- Income (IRS master file)
- $454,741
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $454,741 | $383,301 | $726,552 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $488,802 | $463,928 | $654,188 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $466,809 | $313,802 | $626,766 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $443,218 | $296,058 | $472,116 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $323,747 | $192,491 | $324,955 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 Officer: Lee Bercaw | December 31, 2015 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-1489931).
Questions about TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC is 47-1489931.
- Is TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990-N for 2015 names Lee Bercaw.
- Who are the officers and directors of TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does TAMPA BAY AREA CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION&RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $454,741, expenses of $383,301 and total assets of $726,552 at year end.
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