National Board of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspectors
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What it says it does
The National Board's mission is to promote greater safety to life and property by securing concerted action and maintaining uniformity in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, repair and alteration of boilers, pressure vessels and other pressure retaining items and their appurtenances, thereby assuring acceptance and interchangeability among jurisdictional authorities.
- Income
- $26.8 million
- Spending
- $23.1 million
- Employees
- 128
- Volunteers
- 44
- Highest pay
- $431,589, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $7.3 million spent. Testing, Reviewing, and Accrediting Quality Control Programs for Compliance with Safety Standards. Conducted 3,180 tests of pressure relief devices, 2,093 reviews of quality control programs, and accredited 1,906 entities for the purpose of assuring compliance with the uniform safety standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and/or the National Board Inspection Code, the safety standard for inspection, repair and alteration of boilers, pressure vessels and other pressure retaining items. Also included is the sale of the National Board Inspection Code. (Expenses $ 4,246,783 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 57,423) Development of an inspection workflow support system which will enable users to plan work, perform inspections, enter inspection results, perform quality assurance, generate invoices, enter payment information and generate certificates from one centralized system. (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 62,281) Annual meeting registration fees and other miscellaneous expenses of a minor nature.
- $3.4 million spent. Training and Commissioning/Certifying Inspectors in the Requirements of Safety Standards. Trained over 6,000 students and commissioned/certified approximately 5,500 inspectors in the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the National Board Inspection Code in an effort to maintain uniform qualifications of inspectors and assurance of compliance with uniform safety standards of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the National Board Inspection Code.
- $1.5 million spent. Data Report Registrations. Registered 1,809,521 items certifying these items were constructed and/or repaired in accordance with uniform safety standards, the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the National Board Inspection Code, copies of which are made available to National Board members to assist them in their respective duties of enforcement of boiler and pressure vessel safety rules and regulations within their respective jurisdictions. Supplied 33,485 copies of previously registered data reports to enable items to be repaired and/or altered in accordance with uniform safety standards. (Expenses $ 4,246,783 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 57,423) Development of an inspection workflow support system which will enable users to plan work, perform inspections, enter inspection results, perform quality assurance, generate invoices, enter payment information and generate certificates from one centralized system. (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 62,281) Annual meeting registration fees and other miscellaneous expenses of a minor nature.
- $4.2 million spent. Development of an inspection workflow support system which will enable users to plan work, perform inspections, enter inspection results, perform quality assurance, generate invoices, enter payment information and generate certificates from one centralized system.
- Annual meeting registration fees and other miscellaneous expenses of a minor nature.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1943.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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