La Gonave Haiti Partners Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Haitian and American partners, working side by side in mutually-transformative relationships, to build vibrant, hopeful, and resilient communities on the island of La Gonve.
- Income
- $689,460
- Spending
- $666,543
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a 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.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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 (7)
- $312,260 spent. LGHP supports ten primary, two middle and two high schools in 11 different communities on the island of La Gonave, Haiti. These schools, in total, educate 2,276 students. The partnership provides financial support for teacher salaries, school supplies and uniforms.
- $95,496 spent. The partnership has a multi-faceted healthcare initiative. The foundation is the Bill Rice Clinic, located in Nouvelle Cite. The clinic is staffed by Haitians including 2 physicians, a part-time OB/GYN, and 9 additional healthcare workers (nurses, midwives, lab technicians & pharmacist). In addition to the clinic, the healthcare initiative includes 19 community health workers and 20 lay community midwives (Matrones). The partnership supports monthly mobile clinics in 10 communities, maternal health program in the remote clinics, childrens nutrition program and provides financial support for the purchase of medicines in country.
- $66,000 spent. School Lunch Program in partnership with local farmers provides nutritious meals for 15.7 cents each to 2,276 students at schools on La Gonave supported by the organization. 420,360 school lunches were served.
- $43,824 spent. The key economic development initiative are a trade school that provides training and materials to 98 adult students and a goat project, which provides goats and animal husbandry training for students and farmers, veterinary clinics in remote communities. It also provided 150 students & farmer participants with a goat.
- $43,657 spent. Infrastructure improvements including completion of a protective wall around a school, new classrooms, solar panels and computer class laptops, a temporary cistern and several buildings painted.
- $21,080 spent. Education support for communities on La Gonave through adult literacy classes, school textbooks, equipment and teacher training.
- $14,257 spent. Food assistance to support older adults who attend Adult Literacy classes in ten communities.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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