Hope for Haitians INC

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To provide sustainable food, clean water, adequate shelter, education, and other services for the general well-being of impoverished people in haiti.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 137 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $55K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $512K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $252
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$756K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$801K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$681K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$756K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$506K
FY2022$635K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$625K
FY2025$756K
Expenses
$801K
FY2025-0.1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$608K
FY2022$838K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$802K
FY2025$801K
Net assets
$681K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$828K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$858K
FY2024$713K
FY2025$681K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $655K Management & general 5% · $38K Fundraising 14% · $109K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$98,312Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Treasure
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Weickert’s $98K as Executive Di is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Chris Weickert$98,312$90,890$86,845$79,458

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves food, water, housing, and services for Haiti's poorest, offering hope and dignity.

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2 programs · $472K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Program for sustainable building

$441Kprogram expense
02

Supported weekly clinics in dumas haiti and ppe for healthcare professionals.

$31Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$252
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.9M · 2020–2024
Food for the Poor INCFL · FY2024$441,143
Food for the Poor INCFL · FY2023$445,459
Food for the Poor INCFL · FY2021$566,072
Food for the Poor INCFL · FY2020$428,300
Faith Project INCMN · FY2020$43,292

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$756K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$635K
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$801K
Ln 25
Programscol B$655K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$681K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$635K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$224K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Total revenueLn 12$756K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$512K
Total assetsLn 16$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$681K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6137
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$224K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$512K$272K$245K$229K$267K
Given inLn 1b$216K$269K
SpentLn 1d–1f$4K$3K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$442K$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$272K$512K
Total assetsLn 16$713K$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$713K$681K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$441K$441K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$49K$20K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$4K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$12K$565$12K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$744$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$557
InsuranceLn 23$944$944
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$155K$108K$46K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$35K$234$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$801K$655K$38K$109K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $756K$801K−$46K$681K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $625K$802K−$177K$713K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $590K$339K$251K$858K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 23, 2023 $635K$838K−$203K$585K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 6, 2022 $506K$608K−$102K$828K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $755,608 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $480,174$634,710
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,574$7,500
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $134,499$113,398
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $625,247$755,608
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $445,459$441,143
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,615$111,424
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $256,000$248,626
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $802,074$801,193
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$176,827−$45,585
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $755,608 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$113,966
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$520,744
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$223,828
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$634,710
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,500$7,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$93,064
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,334$20,334
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,334 · Excluded from tax $7,500$755,608
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $801,193 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $441,143$441,143
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,960 · Management $19,721 · Fundraising $29,631$98,312
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $3,558$3,558
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,268 · Management $2,708 · Fundraising $2,578$9,554
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,323$9,323
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,944$1,944
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,627 · Management $565 · Fundraising $11,626$23,818
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $744 · Fundraising $1,985$2,729
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,932 · Fundraising $557$6,489
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $944$944
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,225 · Fundraising $46,453$154,678
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $34,559 · Management $234 · Fundraising $13,908$48,701
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $654,714 · Management $37,797 · Fundraising $108,682$801,193
Part X · Balance sheet $681,285 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $441,847$169,737
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $271,616$511,548
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $713,463$681,285
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $666,003$647,698
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $47,460$33,587
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $713,463$681,285
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $713,463$681,285
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $681,285 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$755,608
XI-2 Total expenses$801,193
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,585
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$713,463
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,407
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$681,285

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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