The Haiti Project

What The Haiti Project does

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Name

The Haiti Project

Legal name

The Haiti Project, Inc.

Website

https://thehaitiproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Haiti Project is an organization whose name indicates a focus on Haiti, but the supplied input data contains no extractable factual content — no product, service, beneficiary, revenue, or technology details — to describe what it does or whom it serves.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Community Development

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Conservation & Sustainability Volunteering (EDAIAGAB), Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL), Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Nonprofit fundraising
• Haitian art sales
• Sustainable development
• Community development programs
• Humanitarian aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

Poughkeepsie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Art Sales and Auctions: The organization sells Haitian art (paintings, iron sculptures, quilts, handcrafts) through online store, annual art sales, and auctions. Proceeds fund sustainable development initiatives in Haiti.
2. Donations and Grants: Individual donations and grants from foundations and organizations (Rotary Clubs, other grant partners) provide funding for initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Haiti Project sells original Haitian paintings, iron sculptures, quilts, and handcrafts through an online store and in-person art sales events to fund six sustainable development programs in northwestern Haiti — primary and trade school education, a medical clinic in Fiervil, clean water access, reforestation, and the Femmes de Chermaitre women's cooperative. The organization operates as a volunteer-driven, Vassar College-affiliated 501(c)(3) nonprofit with co-founders Andrew and Lila Meade and a board-governed structure.

Product overview

The Haiti Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates as a collaborative, volunteer-driven model using Haitian art sales to fund sustainable development initiatives in northwest Haiti. The core product is the Haitian Art Sales platform (both online store and in-person events), which generates revenue to support six interconnected initiatives: Art (supporting Haitian artists), Education (primary/secondary/adult/trade school programs), Healthcare (medical clinic in Fiervil), Women's Initiative (micro-finance cooperative), Water Access, and Reforestation. The Art & Soul Gala serves as the flagship annual fundraising event. Students from Vassar College manage and operate these programs as part of an experiential education model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Haitian Art Sales Sale of original Haitian paintings, iron sculptures, quilts, and handcrafts through the online store (store.thehaitiproject.org), in-person art sales events, and online auctions, supporting hundreds of Haitian artists and artisans.
• Art & Soul Gala Annual fundraising gala that raises funds for the staffing, supplies, and operation of a medical clinic in Fiervil, Haiti for a full year, serving thousands of families from 45 remote mountainous communities. Ticketed at $125 per person with sponsorship levels ranging from $250 (Friend) to $10,000 (Diamond).
• Medical Clinic Support (Healthcare Initiative) Funding and support for a medical clinic in Fiervil, Haiti that serves nearly 3,000 patients annually from 45–47 remote mountain villages, staffed by Haitian physicians and nurses, with an in-clinic solar-powered laboratory.
• Education Initiative Support for primary school (serving 350+ children with daily breakfast and lunch), secondary school scholarship program, adult education classes, and a trade school scholarship program covering 1-, 2-, and 4-year programs for careers such as electricians, plumbers, nurses, and masons.
• Women's Initiative (Femmes de Chermaitre) Women's cooperative providing micro-finance loans to women entrepreneurs, supporting small businesses in fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, and handcrafted goods, with proceeds supporting the cooperative's continued operation.
• Water Initiative Clean water access and purification programs supporting communities in northwestern Haiti, including the delivery of first running water to Chermaitre village.
• Reforestation Initiative Tree planting programs and environmental stewardship initiatives in the Chermaitre region of northwest Haiti to address deforestation and watershed degradation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ patients served annually at medical clinic
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rotary Clubs of the Hudson ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Partnership since 2010 to bring clean water, healthcare, education, and economic opportunities to over 45 villages in northwestern Haiti. Mentorship of RotarACT club established at Vassar College.
• Vassar CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Founding partner institution. Students from Vassar College serve as primary volunteers and leadership. Organization was created in collaboration with Vassar College dean.
• HaitiPeaceQuiltsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development organization supporting independent sewing cooperatives in Haiti. Teamed up for mutual missions, selling folk art quilts and handmade products.
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Washington DCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-host of annual Haitian art and handcraft sales in Washington DC area since 2019/2022.
• Père André WildanecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain partner in Haiti who initiated the Gonaives Rotary Club partnership. Key figure in coordinating on-ground operations in Haiti.
• Jerry 'Wonda' DuplessiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrammy Award-winning producer and Board of Directors member. Brings visibility, fundraising support, and Goodwill Ambassador status for Haiti.
• Dr. Bertrand NorviluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirector of Fiervil Clinic in Haiti. Continues operating the clinic despite challenging conditions in Haiti.
• Benoit ProfeluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaitian artist supported for 10+ years. Now runs Galerie Benoit & Atelier, teaching 20-30 students. Collaboration to build art school and studio in Gros Morne.

Scale indicators7 records

Direct peers

• HaitiPeaceQuilts: Economic development organization supporting sewing cooperatives in Haiti that produces folk-art quilts. Listed as a current partner of The Haiti Project with directly comparable artisan-empowerment model.
• SERRV International: Fair-trade nonprofit that imports and sells artisan crafts from global producer partners and reinvests proceeds into community development. Closely comparable art/commerce-for-development model supporting hundreds of artisans.
• Ten Thousand Villages: Fair-trade nonprofit retailer selling artisan-made goods from developing countries. Comparable business model: routes proceeds from artisan sales to support producer communities, mirroring The Haiti Project's art-sales-to-development-funding flywheel.
• Noonday Collection: Fair-trade jewelry and artisan goods company that partners with artisan businesses in developing countries. Comparable model of partnering directly with artisans and channeling revenue toward community impact.
• Partners in Health (PIH): Major Haiti-focused nonprofit providing healthcare and accompaniment in Haiti's rural Central Plateau and Artibonite regions. PIH is the closest direct peer given The Haiti Project's clinic-centric healthcare work and rural community focus in northwest Haiti.
• FOKAL (Fondation Connaissance et Liberté): Haitian foundation supporting education, culture, and community development. Already a grant partner of The Haiti Project and operates in overlapping thematic territory (education, women's empowerment, civil society) in Haiti.
• Haiti Outreach (HOTP): NGO operating in rural Haiti focused on education, health, and community development. Comparable geography (rural Haiti), comparable multi-program portfolio (schools, clinics, water), and similar small-NGO operational scale.

Others

• Vassar College: Founding institutional partner providing student volunteers, board members, and event venues. Not a competitor but the academic ecosystem that powers The Haiti Project's student-engagement model and alumni donor base.
• Rotary International: Global grantmaking network that funds The Haiti Project's clinic, water, and education projects including the solar-powered Fiervil lab. A critical funder/peerness at the international NGO system layer rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large international humanitarian and development NGO operating globally including in Haiti. Overlapping thematic areas (health, water, economic development) but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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