Lalimye Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO CLOTHE,FEED,RAISE AND EDUCATE HAITIAN ORPHANS WHO WILL BE IN OUR CARE.
- Income
- $588,118
- Spending
- $422,307
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 49.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 49.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes -0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 82 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 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
7 of 7Has a 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
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 (1)
- $302,504 spent. LA LIMYE MINISTRIES OPERATES ITS PRIMARY MISSION IN A VERY POOR SECTION OF ARCAHAIE, HAITI, KNOWN AS GUITON, WHICH HAS ALMOST NO GOVERNMENT SERVICES. THROUGH ELLEN HUMERICKHOUSE AND THE LA LIMYE BOARD'S EFFORTS OVER THE PAST 9 YEARS, LA LIMYE HAS RAISED FUNDING TO PURCHASE LAND AND BUILD A SECURE COMPLEX WITH A BUILDING TO HOUSE UP TO 15 GIRLS, A WATER WELL AND TOWER SERVING LA LIMYE'S RESIDENTS AND LOCAL PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE. A COMMUNITY PAVILION WHIC IS USED FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY OUTREACH FUNCTIONS INCLUDING TEACHING ENGLISH CLASSES AND THE GOSPEL TO LOCAL ADULTS, BIBLE CLASSES FOR THE VILLAGE CHILDREN AND VARIOUS OTHER ASSEMBLIES. IN 2019, LA LIMYE OPENED A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 30-40 SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN THE VILLAGE, WHO ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND LOCAL SCHOOLS. LA LIMYE PROVIDES 20-30 JOBS IN AN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITY IN DEPERATE NEED OF THEM. THIS HAS ALLOWED MULTIPLE FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE HAD NO HOPE, AND ALSO HELPED THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IN 2023, GANG ACTIVITY IMPACTED THE MISSION'S ABILITY TO DELIVERY MANY OF THE ABOVE SERVICES,BUT WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FRESH WATER AND LIMITED FOOD SUPPORT TO THE VILLAGE, ALONG WITH SCHOOL TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION WHEN THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN. IN APRIL 2023, WE TEMPORARILY MOVED OUR 10 RESIDENT ORPHAN GIRLS, OUR MISSIONARY ELLEN HUMERICKHOUSE AND TWO EMPLOYEES TO CAP HAITIEN IN THE NORTH OF HAITI WHERE CONDITIONS WERE SAFER WHILE WE AWAIT SECURITY CONDITIONS IN ARCAHAIE/GUITON TO IMPROVE. WE MAY ESTABLIST A SECOND MISSION IN CAP HAITIEN TO PROVIDE SERVIES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IF THIS TEMPORARY RELOCATION BECOMES PERMANENT.
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 2015.
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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