2026-02-06T11:43:12-05:00 2025-09-30 990EZ 2024-10-01 010758985 Literacy for Haiti Inc LITE 5092637149 2610 13th St Clarkston WA 99403 Clifford Matousek Records 5092544479 2026-02-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X none X X 79195 X 79195 0 0 0 79195 87995 141 88136 -8941 36374 27433 X 27874 18933 6000 6000 2500 2500 36374 27433 36374 27433 X To develop the severely impoverished people in and around the village of Damier Haiti by increasing education commerce access to medical care hunger relief spiritual growth and support for legal immigration. Surgical Access Program Haiti Addresses the barriers to accessing surgical care at nearby Hospital Albert Schweitzer which does have a program that can provide free services.and offers free care. Mountain residents have been historically under served due to geographic isolation limited transportation low literacy unfamiliarity with institutional healthcare systems and difficulty navigating hospital intake and social assistance processes. To address these barriers LFH supported program activities implemented by OPPARH a locally based partner organization. In 2025 OPPARH employed ten local staff to identify potential surgical candidates in mountain communities assist with enrollment accompany patients and help beneficiaries navigate hospital intake social service eligibility and follow-up care at Hospital Albert Schweitzer. During the fiscal year 1,272 individuals received surgical consultation and 309 ultimately received surgical procedures free of charge. 0 X 50000 Nutrition Support Program 10000 US LFH also supported direct nutritional assistance for individuals and families in mountain communities who are in extreme poverty or have physical limitations. OPPARH administrators distributed food packages consisting primarily of staple items such as rice beans cooking oil and spices several times last year. Our 10000 dollar designation served 110 individuals during fiscal year. 0 X 10000 Support for OPPARH Administrators 9,400 US None of our programs could function at all without 2 administrators who run the day to day operations for all OPPARH-LFH projects. 0 X 9400 School Support: LFH granted 6000 to help meet salary needs for elementary school teachers in Damier. 6000 6000 LFH provided funds to help pay for phone internet transportation OPPARH machine maintenance fuel etc. 4000 X 4000 Support for Aslylum Seekers from Damier: During the reporting year LFH accepted designated donations to support three individuals from Damier who are currently in legal proceedings in the United States seeking asylum. Funds were and continue to be used used to assist with payment of legal fees while the individuals await renewed work permits. LFH did not provide direct cash assistance to the individuals but applied funds in accordance with donor intent to support legal representation. Some of the funds remain for future fees. Many Haitian mountain people continue to survive through the efforts of their grown children who live and work in the US and other countries. The funds that these young people send to support their parents and families in Haiti are a vital part of the economy not only in Damier but also throughout Haiti. 3500 3500 Micro Credit Program: The organizations primary long-term program is a micro-loan initiative operated in partnership with OPPARH. The program provides loans ranging from the equivalent of $30 to $300 USD at an 8% interest rate with a ten-month repayment period and participants who successfully repay are eligible for larger loans in subsequent years. Loan proceeds support small income-generating activities such as agriculture livestock raising charcoal production and small-scale trade. Contributions over the years have expanded the loan fund to over 10 million Haitian gourdes value $90,000 to $200,000 depending on exchange rate serving more than 850 individuals. Last year we did not increase the loan fund because this program is temporarily suspended due to the violent political and economic unrest in Haiti. Last years funds went to pay for loan collectors and record keepers etc. 2600 X 2600 Reserve fund for OPPARH programs in case of over-runs or emergencies. 1500 X 1500 Evangelistic Outreach: We also support evangelistic meetings during the year. This may involve renting sound equipment advertising guest speakers power generation etc. There are usually 2 or more events per year. The events are usually attended by hundreds of people. 995 X 995 87995 Roberta Matousek President 1 0 0 0 Taylor Schneurle Board Member 1 0 0 0 Molly Zimmerer Board Member 1 0 0 0 Clifford Matousek Key Volunteer 3 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false false false Clifford Matousek 2610 13th St Clarkston WA 99403 5092544479 false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 33522 63834 66222 62943 79195 305716 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33522 63834 66222 62943 79195 305716 204673 101043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 305716 0 0.3305 0.374 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, line 10 | Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Surgery Access Program-50000: Nutrition Support-10000; OPPARH Administration: 9400: Micro-Loan Program: Elementary School Teacher Salary Support-6000:Transportation,Communication Maintenance-4000: Evangelism-995:Reserve Fund in Haiti-1500: Subtotal 84495: Stateside Debits-Legal Immigration Support-3500: Grand Total: 87995, $87995| Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank Transfer Fees-80 State Business License-61.25: Total 141, $141| Part II, line 24 | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Line 23-The organizations fixed assets are located in rural Haiti and consist of modest program structures program equipment. Asset values are reasonable estimates of fair market value based on age condition,limited utility and remote location. Structures on land owned by third parties and are used with permission. One Building: Native built with stone mud and sticks aging:3000 US No water no plumbing no power One2 room primitive house; 3000 US No water no plumbing no power, Total Value Buildings 6000: Line 24- The house contains household items and equipment-dishes bedding hand tools small generator,storage barrels and more items of the like. value estimate-2500, $2500, $2500| Part I, Line 10 | Explanation:| Surgery Access Program-50000: Nutrition Support-10000; OPPARH Administration: 9400: Micro-Loan Program: Elementary School Teacher Salary Support-6000:Transportation,Communication Maintenance-4000: Evangelism-995:Reserve Fund in Haiti-1500: Subtotal 84495: Stateside Debits-Legal Immigration Support-3500: Fund Transfers and State license-141: Subtotal Stateside- 3641: Grand Total-88136. Part III, General | Explanation:| Mission:To provide economic,educational medical and spiritual support for the mountain dwelling Haitians that live in and around Damier Haiti. We do this by providing designated funds to an independent nonprofit organization in Haiti OPPARH Organizasyon des Peysans Pour le Progrs et lAvancement Reel de Hati which implements the programs locally in accordance with the organizations designations. LFH does not have signatory authority over OPPARH bank accounts or manage day-to-day operations; however it retains discretion over grant purposes and exercises oversight through written program directives periodic reporting and review of financial documentation to ensure funds are used exclusively for charitable purposes. Representatives of LFH always conducted on site visits each summer to ensure that funds were being used properly. The Covid 19 epidemic and subsequent political unrest has prohibited this.