Lambi Fund of Haiti
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O
- Income
- $84,704
- Spending
- $221,905
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 9.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Highest pay
- $13,189, 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: 63 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 162% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 44% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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 91% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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, 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 (5)
- $109,051 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O
- $27,672 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O
- $12,387 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O
- $9,852 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O
- FORM 990, PART I, SUMMARY, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATIONS MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIESTHE LAMBI FUND OF HAITIS MISSION IS TO WORK WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN HAITI TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO CHANGE THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF RURAL COMMUNITIES IN A CONTEXT OF DEMOCRACY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THE LAMBI FUND OF HAITI SETS ITS PRIORITY FOCUS ON RURAL FARMING. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, ENVIRONMENT, ALTERNATIVE ECONOMY, AND TRAINING/ CAPACITY BUILDING/ ADVOCACY. THE LAMBI FUND SUPPORTS THE SPECIFIC PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IN ADDITION PROVIDES TRAINING AND EDUCTION SPECIFIC TO EACH PROJECT TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND SKILL SETS NEEDED FOR LONGEVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. -FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRYIN 2024, LAMBI FUND OF HAITI AIDED 3 ORGANIZATIONS IN ITS GOAT AND SHEEP BREEDING ENDEAVOR. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO AID IN IMPROVING THE FARMERS QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROMOTES SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS WHO RECEIVED AID FROM LAMBI FUND OF HAITI USED FUNDS TO PURCHASE SHEEP AND GOATS. DURING THE YEAR, THE PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO ENSURE PROPER CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE ANIMALS. TRAINING ARE PROVIDED IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL SETTINGS TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS. MEMBERS, ALSO, HAVE ACCESS TO A VETERINARY TECHICIAN TO GUIDE AND INSTRUCT AS NEEDED. IN ADDITION, THE MEMBERS UTLIZED FUNDS TO PURCHASE MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING THE MOST COMMON DISEASES, TYPICALLY, EXPERIENCED AMONGST THE GOATS AND SHEEP. AS A RESULT, THE MEMBERS EXPERIENCED VERY MINIMAL LOSS OF THEIR LIVESTOCK. HENCE, THEIR LIVESTOCK SUCCESSFULLY MULTIPLED WHICH ALLOWS THE MEMBERS TO EXPAND AND ADD NEW MEMBERS. -FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B - SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENTALTERNATIVE ECONOMYIN 2024, LAMBI FUND OF HAITI SUPPORTED WOMENS AUTONOMY IN CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WERE GIVEN A CREDIT TO AIDE IN THE START-UP OF THEIR SMALL ECONOMIC VENTURE. THE BENEFICIARIES PURCHASED ALL KINDS OF GOODS AND PRODUCTS SUCH AS SHOES, CLOTHING, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES TO RESELL. PRIOR TO THE START OF THE FUNDED PROJECTS, THERE WERE ABOUT 50 MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED TRAINING ON THE TOPICS OF CREDIT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND HOW TO MANAGE THEIR TRADE. THE MEMBERS LEARNED NECESSARY AND FUNDAMENTAL TOOLS THAT AIMED IN PROMOTING THEIR SUCCESS. IN SOUTHERN HAITI AND THE AREA OF LATIBONITE, 5 ORGANIZATIONS WERE GIVEN FUNDING TO LAUNCH THEIR ENDEAVORS. LAMBI FUND OF HAITI MONITORED THE ORGANIZATIONS AND OFFERED CONSULTATION SERVICES AS NEEDED.LAMBI FUND OF HAITI HAS NOT IMPOSED ITS REIMBURSEMENT TERMS ON THE ORANIZATIONS IN ORDERS TO MINIMIZE ANY FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS. -FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENTEMERGENCY/DISASTER RELIEFTHE NEEDS AFTER A DISASTER IS CONSISTENTLY PRESENT. HAITI OFTEN EXPERIENCES NATURAL DISASTERS THAT MAKES ITS PRE-EXISTING ISSUES MORE CHALLENGING. HAITI IS LOCATED IN A REGION WHERE IT IS PRONE TO TROPICAL STORMS, HURRICANES, AND EARTHQUAKES. THEREFORE, NATURAL DISASTERS ARE BOTH UNAVOIDABLE AND INEVITABLE.DUE TO THE LACK OF FUNDING, LAMBI FUND OF HAITI ASSISTED 1 ORGANIZATION TO REBUILD THEIR FARMS/ GARDENS. THE FUNDS WERE USED TO BUY SEEDLINGS, TOOLS, AND OTHER FARMING ESSENTIALS. RECOVERY TIME VARIES AND, OFTENTIMES, GRADUAL. THE COUNTRYS OVERALL LACK OF RESOURCES AND POLITICAL UNREST CONTRIBUTES TO THE GRADUAL RECOVERY PROCESS TIMEFRAME. AS A RESULT, THOSE AFFECTED ARE RARELY FULLY RESTORED BUT THE AID HELPS FARMERS/MEMBERS OF THESE PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS RETURN TO ITS OPERATION. -FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D FOURTH ACCOMPLISHMENTENVIRONMENTFUNDING HAS CONTINUED TO DECLINE IN 2024. CONSEQUENTLY, LAMBI FUND OF HAITI DID NOT HAVE MUCH RESOURCE AT ITS DISPOSAL TO SUPPORT THE GREAT NEED OF COMBATTING DEGRADATION AND DEFORESTATION. NONETHELESS, LAMBI FUND OF HAITI CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS THAT IT HAS ASSISTED IN PRIOR YEARS TO ENSURE COMMUNITIES ARE NOT REGRESSING. EDUCATION REMAINS ESSENTIAL. THEREFORE, LAMBI FUND OF HAITI REMINDS THE PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS AND SHARE THEIR TEMPLATES OF INFORMATION WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES SUCH AS THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES AS IT RELATES TO THE IMPACT OF DEGRADATION AND DEFORESTATION AND HOW TO REFOREST. ALSO, THE MEMBERS OF THE PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO REMINDS THEIR COMMUNITIES OF THE NEED TO PROTECT THE HECTARES OF LAND THAT HAS BEEN REFORESTED. BOTH THE FOREST AND FRUIT BEARING TREES SUCH AS: ACACIA CEDAR, POPLAR, CASHEW, WHITE WOOD, SAMAN, SPEAR, OAK, OLIVE, SOURSOP, CHERRY, TAMARIND, AVOCADO, MANGO, ORANGE, GRAPEFRUIT, PAPAYA, COFFEE, HEMP, CAROB, COCOA, SAFFRON, ALMONDS, AND CASHEW NUTS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, IF THE COMMUNITY REMAINS UNITED.
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
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 May 1994.
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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