Bioboat Corporation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BIOBOAT'S MISSION IS TO BRING SCIENCE TO ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEANINGFUL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY, BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.
- Income
- $5,837
- Spending
- $5,871
- Reserves
- 106.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (1)
- $3,820 spent. BIOBOAT'S MISSION IS TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS THROUGH MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 30 % OF SCHOOLCHILDREN LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY'S FIVE BOROUGHS HAVE EVER VISITED THE WATER'S EDGE, MUCH LESS EXPERIENCED THE DELICATE BALANCE OF LIFE EXISTING BELOW THE SURFACE. BIOBOAT IS DEDICATED TO GETTING THESE FUTURE PROTECTORS OF OUR WATER OUT ON THE WATER. USING A VARIETY OF CHARTERED VESSELS, SCHOOLCHILDREN ARE GIVEN A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WHILE NAVIGATING THE HUDSON RIVER, JAMAICA BAY, PELHAM BAY, AND SURROUNDING ESTUARIES. TOO MANY SCHOOLS LACK THE RESOURCES AND PHYSICAL LAB SPACE TO PROVIDE EXPERIENTIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION TO THEIR STUDENTS. HOWEVER, WITH A TEAM OF DEDICATED EDUCATORS AND VOLUNTEERS ABOARD A MOBILE CLASSROOM, DOCKING NEAR SCHOOLS, THE EXPENSES OF BUS TRANSPORTATION, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ARE LESSENED. EDUCATIONAL TRIPS ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT AND SHARE DATA IN COLLABORATION WITH INFLUENTIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS. CAREERS IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY ARE HIGHLIGHTED, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO CONSIDER FUTURES IN ENGINEERING, BUILDING, AND NAVIGATION. EXCURSIONS TYPICALLY LAST 3 HOURS AND INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO CURRENT RESEARCH OCCURRING IN THE ECOSYSTEM WHILE GIVING THEM HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT. STUDENTS STUDY: TROPHIC LEVELS AND FOOD WEBS, MIGRATION PATTERNS UPRIVER AND DOWNRIVER, THE BILLION OYSTER PROJECT, LIFE IN A TIDAL ZONE, CREATURES THAT MAKE THEIR HOME IN THE EELGRASS, THE EFFECT OF MAN-MADE RIVER STRUCTURES ON PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE, MICROPLASTICS IN THE WATER, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SEWERS AND RIVERS, THE FUTURE OF COASTLINES AS SEA LEVELS RISE, HOW CLIMATE CHANGE INTRODUCES INVASIVE SPECIES AND ALGAE BLOOMS, SAFE RECREATIONAL USE OF THE RIVER AND BAY, AND SUSTAINABLE FISHING.PAST SUCCESSES INCLUDE PARTNERING WITH THE WORLD WILDLIFE FEDERATION TO PROVIDE EXCURSIONS FOR LOCAL STUDENTS IN PELHAM BAY AND THE KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE YESSS! TO PROVIDE YOUNG NEW YORKERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THEIR HOME SEAS ABOARD THE RV CUNY I VESSEL, DISCOVERING IN THEIR OWN CITY A HIDDEN WILDERNESS - ESTUARIES AND BEACHES THAT TRULY DEFINE NY AS A WATER CITY
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2021 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2021.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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