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US nonprofit · EIN 271561296 · Channelview, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 271561296) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau

Revenue
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$806k
$185k liabilities
Net assets
$621k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
23
4.2 years on average
Staff
9
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Pat Smith
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau's network

23 people4 organisationsi23 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (23). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

23 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 23 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Pat Smith ChairChairman2020
6 yrs
Aaron WilliamsMember2024
2 yrs
Adam ForetCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Brent NissenVice Chairma2021
5 yrs
Brian BartonMember2024
2 yrs
Carlin ChampmanMember2024
2 yrs
Chris KernMember2023
3 yrs
Dominique SmithMember2021
5 yrs
ED ShearerSurvey Com C2018
8 yrs
Harry StarkTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Jamie HalterMember2024
2 yrs
JO Ann CampbellMember2022
4 yrs
John HazelMember2022
4 yrs
Luis CarmonaMember2024
2 yrs
Mason EustisMember2021
5 yrs
Matt LagardeMember2024
2 yrs
Pat FolanMember2021
5 yrs
Reed DavisonMember2024
2 yrs
Richard SingleyImmediate Pa2022
4 yrs
Ryan NewtonMember2024
2 yrs
TOD SchattgenMember2020
6 yrs
Todd RushingAudit Comm C2021
5 yrs
Walt WepferMember2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 23 →

Officers and senior leadership

11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Adam ForetCompany secretarysince 2020
Caleb KingSenior Opera2024
Chris ParsonagePresident2018
David A ForetPast Chairma2018
George LeavellPast Chairmasince 2018
Harry StarkTreasurersince 2018
JO Ann SalyersCompany secretarysince 2018
Lauren JeppsonVice Presidesince 2018
Mario MunozVice Chairmasince 2019
Tava S ForetPresidentsince 2018
Todd RushingVice Chairmasince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Tava S ForetPresident40$179k$4k
Lauren JeppsonExecutive VP40$139k$3k
Caleb KingSenior Opera40$126k$3k
Kenneth LamphOperations M40$103k$2k
Brian BartonMember$0
Drew BlaneMember$0
Jo Ann CampbellMember$0
Luis CarmonaMember$0
Carlin ChampmanMember$0
Reed DavisonMember$0
Ted DominquezMember$0
Mason EustisVice Chairma$0
Pat FolanMember$0
Adam ForetSecretary$0
Jamie HalterMember$0
Molly IsnardiSupport Org$0
Chris KernAuditor/Surv$0
Matt LagardeMember$0
Matt LewisMember$0
Ian McVickerTrain Outrea$0
Brent NissenChairman$0
Michael RohlandMember$0
Todd RushingAudit Sur Co$0
Pat SmithImmediate Pa$0
Harry StarkTreasurer$0
Walt WepferMember$0
Aaron WilliamsMember$0

About

Legal name
Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau
EIN
271561296
Address
15201 East Fwy Ste 213, Channelview, TX, 77530-4118
State
Texas
Mission
The mission is to train and certify members in the best manner available to conduct various types of marine related inspections and audits on marine safety management systems. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Y03 Mutual and membership benefit
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mutual & Membership Benefit
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Tava S Foret (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsED Shearer
≥7years on the filingsAdam Foret
≥6years on the filingsPat Smith
≥6years on the filingsTOD Schattgen

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$806k
Total liabilities
$185k
Net assets or fund balances
$621k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$1.3m
Employees
9

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.2m$1.2m$59k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Active
Formed
4 January 2010
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.