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Haiti Outreach

EIN 39-1671687 · Minneapolis, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair50 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SEE SCHEDULE O.HAITI OUTREACH ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE ALL HAITIANS ARE EMPOWERED WITH TEH CAPABILITIES TO MANAGER THEIR LIVES & TO WORK WITH OTHERS TO BUILD BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES, & ALL HAITIANS HAVE READY ACCESS TO SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-MANAGED WATER & SANITATION FACILITIES, & PRACTICE SOUND HYGIENE PRACTICES. THROUGH 25 YEARS OF COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT & MANAGEMENT TRAINING, HAITI OUTREACH HAS EMPOWERED HAITIANS WITH THE SKILLS AND ATTITUDES TO SUSTAINABILITY MANAGE COMMUNITY-INITIATED WATER & SANITATION RESOURCES, WHICH ARE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE USERS THROUGH SMALL BUT MEANINGFUL FEES.

Income
$628,506
Spending
$742,118
Spent on programs
68%
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 93%
Employees
8
Volunteers
15
Highest pay
$104,731, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 22% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    67% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 23 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
  1. $500,697 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O.IMPROVING TOWN WATER SYSTEMS WITH MANAGEMENT - IN 2024, HAITI OUTREACH, ALONG WITH ITS PARTNER HANWASH AND NORTHWATER INTERNATIONAL, SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TOWN OF PIGNON'S WATER SYSTEM, THE FIRST ONE IN HAITI TO FUNCTION 24/7 WITH A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM AND USE METERS TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH PEOPLE SHOULD PAY PER MONTH AND TO MONITER USE. BECAUSE OF VARIOUS DIFFICULTIES BEYOND OUR CONTROL DUE TO THE CHAOS IN HAITI, THE NEXT STEP TO CREATE SOLAR POWER TO GENERATE THE ELECTRICITY TO OPERATE THE PUMPS WAS DELAYED INTO 2025. LIKEWISE, THE DRILLING OF A SECOND WELL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WATER INTO THE SYSTEM WAS DELAYED UNTIL 2025. ALSO, HAITI OUTREACH CONTINUED TO WORK, AGAIN WITH PARTNERS HANWASH AND NORTHWATER INTERNATIONAL, TO IMPROVE THE TOWN WATER SYSTEM IN CAVAILLON, HAITI AND CREATE A NEW ONE FOR THE TOWN OF FERRIER. THE POPULATION AFFECTED IN PIGNON IS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 AND ABOUT 25,000 IN CAVAILLON AND 15,000 IN FERRIER.
  2. SEE SCHEDULE O.HAITI OUTREACH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - THE KEY TO OUR WORK IN HAITI IS ORGANIZING AND PROVIDING COACHING FOR COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING AND PARTICULARLY MAINTAINING POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS FOR THEIR CITIZENS. WE HAVE PERFECTED A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT MOVES LEADERS AND CITIZENS FROM BEING VICTIMS OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES TO TAKING RESPONSBILITY FOR THIS LACK IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND MOTIVATING THEM WITH PROVIDING TRAINING AND COACHING TO DO SO. OUR GOAL IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS BY THE HAITIAN PEOPLE, BE THEY RURAL WELLS OR TOWN WATER SYSTEMS, SO THAT THE LEADERS IN HAITI WILL HAVE THE PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO DO SO, INCLUDING THE NECESSARY FINANCIAL ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THEM INDEFINITELY. THAT IS WHAT THIS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDING THIS LEADERSHIP IN THE 4 COMMUNES OF CAVAILLON, TERRE NEUVE, PIGNON AND FERRIER IN HAITI THROUGHOUT 2024. THESE COMMUNES HAVE A COMBINED POPULATION OF AROUND 87,000 PEOPLE. WE PREPARED TO CONDUCT A COMBINATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND WATER SYSTEM OPERATOR TRAINING IN JANUARY OF 2025 FOR 17 PEOPLE FROM CAVAILLON.
  3. SEE SCHEDULE O.COMMUNITY MANAGED WELLS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES - SINCE HAITI OUTREACH BEGAN, WE HAVE WORKED WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A POTABLE WATER SOURCE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE LEADERSHIP AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND COACHED THEM TO HAVE A VOLUNTEER WATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE THAT WE TRAIN ON HOW TO COLLECT FUNDS AND SAFELY MANAGE THEM FOR USE OF THE WELL AND TO FUND FUTURE REPAIRS. WE WORKED IN 7 RURAL COMMUNINTIES IN 2024 TO PROVDE COMMUNITY MANAGED WELLS AS DESCRIBED. THEIR COMBINED POPULATION IS AROUND 2,000 PEOPLE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1995.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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