Saint Paul, MN

COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR HAITIAN ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

EIN 41-2008684

International Development & Humanitarian Aid Global Development & Relief Low-income

Mission

COFHED’s mission is to partner with marginalized communities in the mountains of southern Haiti to discover, create and realize their own vision of socioeconomic development for lasting transformation.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

Claim this page Visit cofhed.org

About COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR HAITIAN ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Communities Organizing for Haitian Engagement and Development (COFHED) is a Haitian-led 501(c)(3) established in Minnesota in 2001 that supports community-led development in rural southern Haiti. The organization partners with villages to strengthen local leadership, education, health services, agroforestry, and microcredit enterprises while prioritizing community decision-making and women’s participation.

COFHED implements a community-engagement model that trains local facilitators and emerging leaders, supports locally run clinics and schools, and fosters economic initiatives such as community microcredit. In recent years COFHED has documented recovery and rebuilding work following the 2021 earthquake, continued agroforestry and nursery programs, and published an annual impact report (2025) describing program results and community-level outcomes.

Notable achievements

Rebuilt community schools

Partner communities led reconstruction of school buildings damaged in the 2021 earthquake; new structures incorporating earthquake‑resistant features were completed and in use by the end of the 2023 academic year.

Scaled microcredit program (MOFADEL)

Supported a female-led microcredit cooperative in Lougou that grew to serve hundreds of members, providing locally managed loans and strengthening community financial resilience.

Published 2025 Impact Report

Released a comprehensive organizational impact report documenting program outcomes, community-led successes, and operational transparency for the most recent fiscal year.

At a glance

Total assets: $530K
Annual revenue: $670K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 41-2008684
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Website: cofhed.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Haitian government recognition of Fondation COFHED Haïti (founding of the Haitian foundation in 2018) as the local organization to strengthen Haitian leadership and sustain program delivery.

Selected partner for community dialogue and citizen engagement initiatives in Haiti (including collaboration on multi-stakeholder projects focused on civic inclusion and local governance).

Maintains public nonprofit filings and profiles with standard charity data services and state charity registration, reflecting regular Form 990 filings and operational transparency.

Is this your organization?

Claim this page to keep it current — add your logo, publish campaigns, and reach the donors and advisors discovering you on Mahalo.

Claim this page