2026-06-26T14:03:41-07:00 2025-08-31 274317860 KATHERINE OVERBECK MAXWELL CPA PLLC 2200 MARKET ST STE 703 GALVESTON TX 77550 990 2024-09-01 562394277 THE ARTIST BOAT INC ARTI 4096320388 13330 SETTEGAST ROAD GALVESTON TX 77554 KARLA KLAY Executive Director 2026-06-26 true true Katherine O Maxwell P00543141 4097655287 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KARLA KLAY 1968085 false X www.artistboat.org X 2003 TX THE ARTIST BOAT, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AWARENESS AND PRESERVATION OF COASTAL MARGINS AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE DISCIPLINES OF THE SCIENCES AND THE ARTS. 13 13 22 967 0 7583939 1610122 227351 118837 82040 47185 334862 133155 8228192 1909299 0 0 695504 876401 0 242169 586744 1047705 1282248 1924106 6945944 -14807 25625329 25575519 991892 956889 24633437 24618630 THE ARTIST BOAT, INC. IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AWARENESS AND PRESERVATION OF COASTAL MARGINS AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE DISCIPLINES OF THE SCIENCES AND THE ARTS. false false 950290 Eco-Art Workshops & AdventuresThe Artist Boat, Inc. served 6,707 participants over the course of the 2024-2025 fiscal year through Eco-Art Workshops and Adventures, engaging them in classroom, studio, laboratory, and field-based environmental educational activities, integrating the arts and sciences for the exploration of coastal and marine habitats. The Artist Boat, Inc.s program participants are of all ages and come from a variety of backgrounds. They include students ranging from elementary school age to lifelong learners over age 55, teachers, and the general public. Each of the programs is designed to interpret coastal and marine ecosystems through various visual art media, including drawing and painting, mosaic installation, and sculpture. Educational topics covered by these programs include the physical and biological components, benefits and multiple uses, point and non-point source pollution, flora/fauna, historical perspectives, and efforts toward restoration of habitats in coastal and marine ecosystems, with special emphasis on issues affecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas coast. Field-based activities include excursions into local habitats and incorporate the use of kayaks and motor vessels. Additionally, The Artist Boat, Inc. provides outreach and engagement on the public beaches of Galveston Island and regional festivals. These are environmental education programs Bucket Brigade (45-minute beach exploration tours with a marine biologist), World Ocean Day (festival hosting booths, presenters, and hands-on engagement), Beautify the Bucket (beautification of trash receptacles on Galveston beaches), and art contests (art created with marine debris). 5,781 participants of all ages were served through this program. 321127 Coastal Heritage PreserveThe Coastal Heritage Preserve is an 1,039 -acre tract of undeveloped land on the west end of Galveston Island comprised of estuarine and palustrine wetlands, tidal flats, and upland coastal habitats. This preserve serves as a platform for the delivery of The Artist Boat, Inc.s integrated arts and science-based environmental education programs. In the 2024-2025 fiscal year, The Artist Boat, Inc. engaged 967 volunteers in habitat management, restoration, debris removal, installation of public access amenities and controls, and related stewardship activities at the Coastal Heritage Preserve. 142412 Eco-Art Residencies & CampsThe Artist Boat, Inc. provides in-school, after-school, and winter/spring/summer inter-sessional environmental education programs, implemented on school campuses and at The Artist Boat, Inc.s facilities, integrating art and science. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Officers, directors, and key employees of the organization are required to submit a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement annually Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The independent voting members of the board of directors of The Artist Boat, Inc. review and approve compensation agreements between the organization and its Executive Director and any other key employees through the annual budgeting process as detailed in the organization's financial management policies and procedures. That process includes analysis of comparability data and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision in board meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Artist Boat, Inc. makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public in electronic or hard copy format upon request.