Haiti Kids School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834618732
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Victoria, MN, USA
Phone
9528269709
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$302,483
Expenses
$426,088
Assets
$551,008
Liabilities
$134

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIMOTHY BRISTOL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • CHRISTINA BRISTOL (CHAIR)
  • MOLLIE BUTTS (SECRETARY)
  • DANA NELSON (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Nonprofit supporting lott carey school since 2008 which serves over 580 students. The school addresses the education, nutrition and health needs of its students.

What it reported doing in 2024

Haiti kids school supports lott carey school in leogane, haiti in providing christ-centered education, nutrition, and essential health care to students, staff, and their families. Beginning in 2008 and officially incorporating in 2019, haiti kids school's partnership with lott carey has remained steadfast in its goals of disrupting poverty, providing opportunity, and sharing the enduring hope of jesus christ.in the past year, lott carey has served over 580 students (pre k-high school graduation), employed over 90 staff (teachers, nurses, cooks, paraprofessionals, and support staff), served approximately 187,200 nutritious school lunches, and conducted approximately 3,200 health visits. An increase in internally displaced people (haitian refugees) due to gang violence and food insecurity in the surrounding region has increased lott carey school's enrollment exponentially. Lott carey staff work tirelessly to maintain a high quality, secure and loving environment for the students to thrive and learn. Haiti kids school's financial support helps lott carey to employ staff, buy learning materials, conduct important health checks, maintain facilities, purchase food for daily school lunches, and when available, provide "friday food" to feed families in need over the weekend.lott carey is a pillar of strength in the community, and these essential services reach thousands, impacting the leogane economy and community at large.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -40.9%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.29; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.7% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.2% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 31.1% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $364K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.