Friends of Haiti

Analysis

Friends of Haiti is a registered charity in United States, based in McMurray, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2024, Friends of Haiti reported income of $308k and spending of $324k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2024, income grew from $264k to $308k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Friends of Haiti sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charis Project ($308k), Wheelchairs for Nigeria ($309k) and Kerala Christian Mission Inc ($308k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $85k against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $45k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.