It is the mission of Mission Experience Haiti to share the love of God in Jesus Christ with the orphans and people of Haiti. Our goal at the Mission Experience Haiti orphanage is to provide cradle to career care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $148K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$546K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$390K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$875K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$546K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$482K
FY2021$546K
FY2022$681K
FY2023$597K
FY2024$630K
Expenses
$390K
FY2021▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$422K
FY2023$383K
FY2024$532K
Net assets
$875K
FY2021▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$719K
FY2021$875K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $269K Management & general 21% · $81K Fundraising 10% · $40K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$116,062Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$34,620Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Paulison’s $139K as Director is at the 93rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Paulison$138,824$125,132$118,755$116,062$68,134
Leslie Kotwica—$36,005$36,005$34,620$34,620

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Shares God's love with Haitian orphans, providing care from birth through career.

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1 program · $269K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Mission Experience trains and equips short term mission teams and sends them to Haiti to impact the world for Christ. The Organization runs an orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.

$269Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$546K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$548K
Money outPt IX
$390K
Ln 25
Programscol B$269K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$875K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$885K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$548K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$546K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$307K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$307K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$569K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$885K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$875K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K$307K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$534K$569K
Total assetsLn 16$725K$885K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$719K$875K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$58K$60K$35K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$43K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$263$263
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$840$278
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$16K$717
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$137K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$10
Total functional expensesLn 25$390K$269K$81K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $630K$532K$97K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $597K$383K$213K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $681K$422K$258K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $546K$390K$156K$875K 990 PDF
FY2020 $482K$466K$16K$719K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $546,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $481,631$547,825
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$1,692
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $481,631$546,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,832$162,564
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $328,824$227,863
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $465,656$390,427
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,975$155,706
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $546,133 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$7,439 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$547,825
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$547,825
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,747$5,747
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$7,439 · Excluded from tax $5,747$546,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $390,427 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,031 · Management $60,072 · Fundraising $34,819$152,922
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $6,497$6,497
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,145$3,145
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,495 · Fundraising $5,100$48,595
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $263$263
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,462 · Management $840 · Fundraising $278$5,580
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,778$5,778
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,804 · Management $717$16,521
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,788$3,788
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,761 · Management $4,193$140,954
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,024 · Management $10$5,034
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $269,355 · Management $80,612 · Fundraising $40,460$390,427
Part X · Balance sheet $884,662 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $182,103$306,685
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $187$575
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $533,938$568,781
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,621$8,621
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $724,849$884,662
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,965$10,072
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,965$10,072
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $631,843$741,580
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $87,041$133,010
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $718,884$874,590
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $724,849$884,662
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $874,590 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$546,133
XI-2 Total expenses$390,427
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$155,706
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$718,884
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$874,590

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