Haitian Relief Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To improve the quality of Life In Haiti
- Income
- $91,226
- Spending
- $87,963
- Reserves
- 28.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
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 (4)
- Support the school we built in St. Pierre parish, Ganthier HaitiThe scool Serves 660 children ages Preschool through ninth gradeThe funds we provide are used for staff and School Supplies
- Support the Orphanage we built in Galette Chambon, Haiti, The orphange is home to 25 children. The funds are for food, clothing and school supplies
- Support of the health center we built in Galette Chambon, Haiti the Health center servesthe Galette Chabon Area, and everyone within walking distance of the center. It provides simple Medical Hygiene supplies and services. It operates with volunteers as a freee clinic. Funds have also been used for furnishings of the facility
- Driver $2400 - The dangerous conditions in Haiti for the past several years has made travel impossible for us. We therefore made a grant to an individual known to us to be honest, to give us a presence at our projects in the country. He helps deliver funds that we wire to Haiti. We award him monthly stipends of $100 for his time and $100 for fuel for his car, and help keep his car in running order in 2025 his total Stipend was $2400. Translator $2000- We found a trustworthy individual to assist the board by talking to Key people on the ground in Haiti. This person is essential in assisting the board with robust updates on the progress of our projects. We provided grants totaling $2000 for their assistance.
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 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 1999.
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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