Haiti Partners Inc.

“Co-director, john engle, is related to jesse engle, board member.”

“The finance and office coordinators review and approve for filing, the form 990 in detail with the independent accountant/auditor. They consult on pertinent new items, particularly narrative parts. They review the form for matters that the board of directors should take action in the coming year. Program coordinators contribute the narratives for the statement of program accomplishments.”

“Board members and executive staff are required to complete and sign an annual conflict of interest statement indciating that they are aware of the policy and agree to abide by the intent of the policy. The board of directors determines whether a conflict exists and reviews actual conflicts. Persons with actual conflicts of interest are prohibited from voting on matters concerning the conflict of interest.”

“The board of directors reviews key employee compensation annually and takes into consideration the budget for the next fiscal year. The previous year compensation is analyzed and any additional considerations are presented amongst the board and agreed upon salary amounts are approved for the next fiscal year.”

“The form 990 is available upon request as well as posted on the website of the organization.”

“Haiti partners made a decision to change the way that we view and communicate aspects of our work. As a small organization that is involved in a holistic approach to education and community development, we have decided to emphasize how our school-based community development model is inspiring and preparing change makers. Instead of viewing partners as a separate activity for instance, we have integrated it into the scope of children's academy budget because all people who are coming to haiti with us are serving as volunteers in one capacity or another at children's academy. They are contributing in some way in the strengthening of our school-based community development model in preparing and inspiring change makers. What's more is that as they volunteer and engage with members of the community, the teachers and students, it changes them. Their view of the third world becomes more personalized because of their personal relationships with the haitians their engaging with. Their understanding of the issues and complexity deepen and they become more committed to a more just world. In terms of our activities to nurture entrepreneurship, our partner schools and our children's academy continue to run social businesses, and we also have 250 parents of students and other community members active in savings and loans groups. As they put their money together and then issue loans to one another, one of the most common uses of loans is to start or build their commerce. They're learning and improving about business and entrepreneurship by doing these activities. Instead of talking about entrepreneurship as a separate activity, we feel it's more accurate to focus communication on our school-based community development model as a whole and then list these initiatives as components that contribute to the goals of strengthening families so that they can be a more effective partner with the school and staff in preparing their children to develop their potential so that they can become change makers.”

“The finance committee is responsible for the selection, monitoring and evaluation of an independent audit firm and oversight of the audit of its financial statements. There was no change in this process from the prior year.”