COVERTACTION INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
COVERTACTION INSTITUTE INC (EIN 87-2461683)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-10
IRS object ID
202641009349300119
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-04-10T02:19:38-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN113240020PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1M LEONE ACCOUNTANTSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line142 HIGH STAddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11743ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN872461683EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COVERTACTION INSTITUTE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOVEBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line155 GERARD STREET APT 1323AddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11743ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRIS AGEEPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-04-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMELCHIOR LEONEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00146408PTIN
Phone6312233747PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-10PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHRIS AGEEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line155 GERARD STREET APT 1323AddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11743ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$221,661GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.COVERTACTIONINSTITUTE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2021FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$70CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$212,685CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRIS AGEEPersonNm
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CityHUNTINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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CHRIS AGEE
PRESIDENT025.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMY KUZMAROV
MANAGING EDITOR030.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LOCKER
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LOUIS WOLF
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$1,266TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS SOFTWARE$9,922$9,922
MERCHANT FEES$2,420$2,240
SHIPPING, FREIGHT DELIVERY$96$96

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year$201,051CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$554,479TotalAmt

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Total$554,479TotalAmt
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Current Tax Year$70CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$363TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$70CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

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Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$209,209CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$554,842TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9ROUNDING
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11GOUTSIDE CONTRACTORS

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