Apparent Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O.THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO PREVENT CHILD RELINQUISHMENT IN HAITIAN FAMILIES...TO PROMOTE JOB OPPORTUNITIES ... TO OFFER CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN AT RISK SO PARENTS CAN WORK... AND TO OFFER JOB SKILLS TRAINING...TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HAITIANS LIVING IN POVERTY. WE CONTINUE WITH THESE EFFORTS BUT ARE NOW FOCUSED ON BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS.
- Income
- $237,229
- Spending
- $223,841
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $1,000, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (2)
- $136,270 spent. -NEW COMPUTER TRAINING FOR TEACHERS: OUR APPARENT PROJECT HAITITEK PROGRAM IS A PAID SERVICE THAT WE OFFER TO TEACHERS WHO WANT TO RECEIVE OUR TRAINING. MODELING HOW TO TEACH BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS TO STUDENTS IN THEIR SCHOOLS USING OUR HAITITEK SYSTEM. THE PILOT PROGRAM BEGINS THIS JULY. IT'S A 3 MONTH PROGRAM WITH 12 MODULES THAT INTRODUCE COMPUTER SKILLS IN A LOGICAL METHOD THAT HAS BEEN USED AT APPARENT PROJECT SINCE 2014. OUR TWO TEACHERS WHO HAVE TRAINED ALL OUR STUDENTS FOR YEARS, WILL BE TRAINING TEACHERS FROM ANOTHER MISSION SCHOOL. OUR GOAL IS TO TRAIN TEACHERS THROUGHOUT HAITI TO USE OUR HAITITEK SYSTEM TO TRAIN THEIR STUDENTS. THIS WILL MULTIPLE OUR ABILITY TO BRING TECHNOLOGY SKILLS THROUGHOUT HAIIT. -MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM GROWS: - AP HAITI SCHOOL IS CERTIFIED BY THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT THROUGH 9TH GRADE. LAST YEAR WE ADDED OUR FIRST 7TH GRADE. THIS SCHOOL YEAR (2025-2026), WE ADDED 8TH GRADE & WILL ADD 9TH GRADE FALL 2026. WE HAVE ABOUT 15 STUDENTS IN THE 7TH & 8TH GRADES THIS YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: - THE APPARENT PROJECT EDUCATION PROGRAM BEGINS WITH CHILDCARE FOR INFANTS & TODDLERS, CONTINUES WITH EARLY EDUCATION OFFERED IN PRESCHOOL & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND INCLUDES TYPING & COMPUTER SKILLS STARTING IN 4TH GRADE. OUR JOB SKILLS PROGRAM INCLUDES BASIC ENGLISH & COMPUTER SKILLS FOR TEENS & ADULTS. - APPARENT PROJECT CHILDCARE, PRESCHOOL & EARLY EDUCATION SCHOOL CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 115 CHILDREN ATTENDING. OUR CHILDCARE CARES FOR INFANTS & TODDLERS UP TO AGE 2. OUR PRESCHOOL INCLUDES 3 CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AGES 2 THROUGH 4. THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL INCLUDES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 6TH GRADE. - APPARENT PROJECT IS CERTIFIED BY THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE CLASSES THROUGH NINTH GRADE. THIS SCHOOL YEAR (2025-2026), WE ADDED 8TH GRADE. STUDENTS AT APPARENT PROJECT ARE TAUGHT FRENCH, HAITIAN KREYOL AND ENGLISH. THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING WELL AND ENJOYING THEIR TIME AT SCHOOL. ALMOST ALL APPARENT PROJECT STUDENTS REGULARLY PASS THE REQUIRED TESTS TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. IF NOT, THEY RECEIVE TUTORING IN THE PROBLEM SUBJECT SO THEY CAN PASS ALL TESTS. AP HAS ESTABLISHED A GOOD REPUTATION, OFTEN WITH A WAITING LIST TO ENROLL. - APPARENT PROJECT INSTITUTE ADDS ANOTHER ELEMENT TO OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. WE OFFER JOB & EDUCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING! WE'VE TRAINED OVER 250+ ADULTS, TEENAGERS & ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. - SKILLS TRAINING FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS BEGINS IN 4TH GRADE. THE FOCUS IS ON TYPING! BUT IT ALSO GIVES STUDENTS EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING A COMPUTER. THE PLAN IS TO ADD MORE ENGLISH & COMPUTER APPLICATION SKILLS TO THEIR CURRICULUM EACH YEAR. - TEENS AND ADULTS START WITH TYPING, THEN LEARN BASIC ENGLISH, COMPUTER APPLICATION SKILLS, AND LEARN HOW THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM WORKS. THESE STUDENTS FIRST LEARN TO TYPE. THEN THEY STUDY & PRACTICE SPEAKING BASIC ENGLISH. THEY ARE TRAINED IN BASIC MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS, STUDYING EXCEL, WORD, POWERPOINT AND MORE! WE OFFER THIS TRAINING TO TEENS IN THE LOCAL AREA, TO OUR AP STAFF & OTHER ADULTS IN THE AREA, OFTEN TO HAITIAN MANAGERS AND OTHER WORKERS. THIS YEAR WE BEGAN SUMMER CLASSES FOR STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED 8TH GRADE. THIS TRAINING IMPROVES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER EDUCATION AND BETTER EMPLOYMENT FOR HAITIAN WORKERS. IT HAS INCREASED THE ABILITIES OF AP STAFF IN PROVIDING MANAGEMENT REPORTS AND WILL HELP THEM WITH BETTER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME. DUE TO INCREASED GANG ACTIVITY, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONSISTENTLY CONDUCT CLASSES FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED TO TRAVEL THROUGH DANGEROUS AREAS TO OUR SCHOOL. OUR ADVANCED TRAINING IS ON HOLD.
- $18,148 spent. SINCE 2009, THE APPARENT PROJECT HAS DISTRIBUTED & SOLD HAITIAN HANDCRAFTS THROUGH EVENT/PARTY BOXES & FUNDRAISER ORDERS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY COVID19 SINCE THEY ARE BASED ON EVENTS AND GATHERINGS. HOWEVER, IN 2021, GATHERINGS AND EVENTS RESUMED. WE CONTINUE TO SELL HAITIAN ITEMS THROUGH EVENT/PARTY & FUNDRAISER ORDERS, BUT WITH A MORE CUSTOM APPROACH. WE'VE ADAPTED TO THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT.WE ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER SALES OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP FUND APPARENT PROJECT.
Source: Form 990 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 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? 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2009.
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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