Vermont Haiti Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270214989
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Shelburne, VT, USA
Phone
8028602233
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$64,764
Expenses
$108,327
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Donna Thomas (President)
  • Kimball Butler (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Bonnie Rubenstein (Director)
  • Susan Fortier RSM (Director)
  • Thomas Tailer (Director)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote and foster sustainability and capacity building through people-to-people partnerships between the people of Vermont and the people of Haiti. Our charitable activities focus on providing support for Haitian partners to build healthier communities and to provide cultural exchange opportunities for all.

What it reported doing in 2023

Water Purification: We stopped buying bio-sand filters since the political and gang violence worsened in Port au Prince, and there is no way to transport filters from Port au Prince to Duchity. Approximately 50 people came to the vocational center asking for a filter for their home, but since there were none available, they could only receive a bucket of filtered water from the supply at the school. The focus of the 2 technicians therefore was on maintenance of the 456 filters installed in 10 communities of the Duchity area. The technicians used their many years of experience to continue making house calls for servicing the bio-filters, answering questions, and teaching proper use of these durable and effective water filters.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.5%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -67.3%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $103K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.