WHY SHOULD YOU HELP US SUPPORT THE ORPHANAGE?
- During the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010, Management, General and Fund Raising Expenses were 3.78% of all expenses incurred and only 1.76% of total donations received in that fiscal year.
- During the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009, Management, General and Fund Raising Expenses were 1.2% of all expenses incurred and only 1.0% of total donations received in that fiscal year.
- The above numbers are so small because volunteers, out of their own pockets, pay for many expenses. For more detail, please see the financial statements under “Who We Are - Financial Reports”.
- The Foundation has no paid staff in the United States—all are volunteers, including the Board members and all corporate officers.
- Director, teachers and staff at the orphanage are all Haitians, so their salaries directly support the local economy.
- Maison Fortuné Orphanage is one of the largest private employers in the region.
- As of April 2010, the orphanage has a staff of 50 with a child:staff ratio of 5:1.
- Over 150 poor day students from the local community come on campus each weekday for education.
- The Orphanage does not encourage foreign adoption; their aim is to help provide educated leaders for Haiti.