St. Luke Foundation for Haiti does not meet the following 5 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 1 (Oversight of Operations and Staff)
Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
St. Luke does not meet this Standard because its board of directors does not:
- Review the performance of the Chief Executive Officer at least once every two years.
Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
St. Luke does not meet this Standard because:
- The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
St. Luke does not meet this Standard because:
- It has not completed an effectiveness assessment within the past two years.
Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
St. Luke does not meet this Standard because:
- The organization states it does not have an annual report covering activities conducted in 2020.
Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
St. Luke does not meet this Standard because the privacy policy on the organization's website, www.stlukehaiti.org, did not include:
- What secureity measures are in place to protect donor information.
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability:
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St. Luke Foundation for Haiti meets the remaining 13 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Year, State Incorporated
2010, VA
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Stated Purpose
"to provide support to capacitate Haitian young adults, through funds and training, to set up community schools systems, healthcare systems, and generate employment (through creative enterprise) in order to improve life in Haiti at the grassroot level."
St Luke Foundation for Haiti (St. Luke) raises funds to provide healthcare, education, and humanitarian outreach to the least served populations of Haiti. The organization reports that its programs employ more than 1,000 Haitian staff members. The organization reports that its beneficiary in Haiti, La Fondation St. Luc, is led by Haitians and reaches over 150,000 Haitians each year.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, St. Luke Foundation for Haiti's program expenses were:
| Program services |
$3,819,314 |
| Total Program Expenses: |
$3,819,314 |
*2019 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Internet, Planned giving arrangements
Fundraising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,211,407, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on St. Luke Foundation for Haiti's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.
| Source of Funds |
| Contributions and gifts |
$3,081,004 |
| Donated services and goods |
$130,403 |
| Investment return |
$835 |
| Total Income |
$3,212,242 |
- Programs: 97%
- Administrative: 2%
- Fundraising: Less than 1%
| Total Income |
$3,212,242 |
| Program expenses |
$3,819,314 |
| Fundraising expenses |
$40,193 |
| Administrative expenses |
$82,217 |
| Other expenses |
$0 |
| Total expenses: |
$3,941,724 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses |
$-729,482 |
| Beginning Net Assets |
$970,780 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
| Ending Net Assets |
$241,298 |
| Total Liabilities |
$2,767 |
| Total Assets |
$244,065 |
Note: As reported in the organization’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, St. Luke received in kind donations totaling $130,403 in the form of professional services.