Kizito Family Haiti-USA

Kizito Family Haiti-USA does not meet the following 8 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.

Kizito Family does not meet this Standard because the organization's board of directors does not:

• Review the performance of the chief executive officer at least once Every 2 Years.
• Approve the organization’s budget.
• The Chief Executive Officer also serves as the Chair of the board of directors.

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.

Kizito Family does not meet this Standard because:

• The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least Every 2 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.

Kizito Family does not meet this Standard because:

• It has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.

Standard 11 (Financial Statements)
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $1 million, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $1 million, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.

Kizito Family does not meet this Standard because:

• Although the organization reported total revenue in the amount of $355,796 for 2025, Kizito Family states that it does not have a CPA review of its financial statements.

Standard 13 (Accuracy of Expenses in Financial Statements)
Accurately report the charity's expenses, including any joint cost allocations, in its financial statements. For example, audited or unaudited statements which inaccurately claim zero fund raising expenses or otherwise understate the amount a charity spends on fund raising, and/or overstate the amount it spends on programs will not meet this standard.

Kizito Family does not meet this Standard because the organization's 2025 IRS Form 990:

• Reports the organization had no fundraising expenses although the organization indicates it engages in fundraising activities, including grant proposals, requests for business advertisements in publications, and online donations.

Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

Kizito Family does not meet this Standard because:

• The organization did not produce a budget for 2026.

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.

Kizito Family does not meet this Standard because the 2025 annual report did not include:

• The organization’s mission statement.
• A roster of the board of directors.
• Total program expenses.
• Total fundraising expenses.
• Total administrative expenses.
• Total end of year net assets.

Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

Kizito Family does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://www.KizitoFamily.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:

• Electronic access to the organization’s most recent IRS Form 990.
• A summary of program service accomplishments.
• A roster of the board of directors.

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: 2, 15

Kizito Family Haiti-USA meets the remaining 10 Standards for Charity Accountability.