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Bahamas Huyrricane Restoration Fund

EIN 47-5586660 · Washington, DC

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

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE RESTORATION AND EMPOWERMENT TO THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS ISLANDS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANES.

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

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

Weak: 41 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).

Independent board
18 of 25
3 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$10,697 spent. ORGANIZED IN 2015 TO HELP REBUILD SHELTERS IN THE SOUTHERN BAHAMA ISLANDS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN, THE BAHAMAS HURRICANE RESTORATION FUND (BHRF) IS RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICES AS A SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. MONETARY DONATIONS ARE TAX- DEDUCTIBLE FOR U.S. TAXPAYERS.THE WORK OF BHRF CONTINUES IN SUPPORT OF SURVIVORS OF HURRICANE DORIAN, A CATEGORY 5, SEPTEMBER 2019 STORM AND THE LARGEST AND MOST POWERFUL STORM TO HIT THE BAHAMIAN ARCHIPELAGO IN RECORDED HISTORY. THE DAMAGE LEFT IN ITS WAKE FLATTENED HOMES AND TENS OF THOUSANDS DISPLACED FROM THE ISLANDS OF ABACO AND GRAND BAHAMA IS EQUALLY UNPRECEDENTED. BHRF CONTINUES TO RESPOND TO THIS CATASTROPHIC SITUATION WITH URGENT ASSISTANCE.WE STAND READY AS BOTH AN EMERGENCY RESOURCE FOLLOWING A HURRICANE AND LONG-TERM PARTNER TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND BUSINESSES TO RESTORE HOPE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO FLOURISH AND STAND STRONG AGAINST FUTURE STORMS. OUR LONG-TERM EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON REBUILDING CORE COMMUNITY SHELTERSBETTER AND STRONGER THAN BEFORE IN ORDER TO PRESERVE COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE HISTORIC CONSERVATION.

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

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 October 13, 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 2024.
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 December 2015.
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 October 21, 2026.

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