Note: this report covers PSI's response to the Haiti Earthquake, which accounts for a small portion of PSI's overall activities (about $200 thousand out of $400 million). For more on the full scope of PSI's activities, see our full report on PSI.

Where we looked

All of the below was examined in January 2011.

• www.psi.org
  • Annual Reports
  • Country Programs: Haiti
  • Latest news on Haiti (linked from http://psi.org/haiti)
  • Where We Work
  • Press Releases
• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Google searches: PSI evaluation, PSI Haiti reports.

How much did the organization raise and how much did it spend?

• As of July 9, 2010, PSI had spent $211,000.6
• As of December 2, 2010, PSI spent $295,262.7

How specific is the organization about how it spent its funds?

We did not find a breakdown of PSI's expenses in Haiti.

PSI reports a few examples of outputs of its activities.8

Non-disaster relief activities

GiveWell has an extensive report on PSI's work (both evaluation and activities).9 PSI provides a high level of detail on its worldwide activities and use of funds.

Sources

• Chronicle of Philanthropy. Haiti earthquake fund raising, one year later. http://philanthropy.com/article/Haiti-Earthquake-Fund-Raising/125896/ (accessed January 11, 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vfFf8PQw.
• Chronicle of Philanthropy. $1.1-Billion Donated for Haiti Relief: Updated Tally. http://philanthropy.com/article/11-Billion-Donated-for-Haiti/65479/?sid=... (accessed September 20, 2010). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5ssx7IcOw
• Chronicle of Philanthropy. A Roundup of Haiti Fund Raising as of January 29. http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Roundup-of-Haiti-Fund/63823/ (accessed January 10 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vdivBRpJ.
• Chronicle of Philanthropy. American Charities Raise $774-Million for Haiti Relief, Chronicle Tally Finds. http://philanthropy.com/article/American-Charities-Raise/64243/?otd=Y2xp... (accessed September 17, 2010). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5t63TTO4P.
• Chronicle of Philanthropy. Haiti Donations Exceed $644-Million. as of February 3. http://philanthropy.com/article/Haiti-Donations-Exceed-644/63887/ (accessed October 3, 2010). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5tD60TduA.
• Chronicle of Philanthropy. How Charities Are Helping Haiti: How Much They Raised and Spent. http://philanthropy.com/article/How-Charities-Are-Helping/66243/ (accessed December 21, 2010). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vC8ahpb8.
• GiveWell. PSI.
• PSI. Annual Report (2010) (PDF).
• PSI. Annual reports. http://www.psi.org/about-psi/annual-reports (accessed January 10 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vdiiguWY.
• PSI. Country Leadership. http://www.psi.org/about-psi/country-managers (accessed January 3, 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vSi1naLp.
• PSI. Haiti. http://www.psi.org/haiti (accessed January 3, 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vSgp30cY.
• PSI. Home page. http://www.psi.org/ (accessed January 10 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vdiJ2sr8.
• PSI. Interactive map (JPEG). http://www.psi.org/where-we-work?phpMyAdmin=D673WcPmz30VmXaIcHmZXgbNRE3 (accessed January 11, 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vSgmq0Yk.
• PSI. Press releases. http://www.psi.org/news/press-releases (accessed January 10 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vdidP7Wp.
• PSI. Progress report. http://www.world-psi.org/TemplateEn.cfm?Template=/ContentManagement/Cont... (accessed January 3, 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vSgrGmmQ.
• PSI. PSI responds to the cholera outbreak in Haiti. http://www.psi.org/psis-response-cholera-outbreak-haiti (accessed January 10, 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vdjMsCpn.
• PSI. Where we work. http://www.psi.org/where-we-work (accessed January 10 2011). Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5vdiaDYyw.

• 1. Chronicle of Philanthropy, “A Roundup of Haiti Fund Raising as of January 29”
• 2. Chronicle of Philanthropy, “American Charities Raise $774-Million for Haiti Relief, Chronicle Tally Finds”
• 3. Chronicle of Philanthropy, “$1.1-Billion Donated for Haiti Relief: Updated Tally (May 11)”
• 4. Chronicle of Philanthropy, “How Charities Are Helping Haiti: How Much They Raised and Spent”
• 5. Chronicle of Philanthropy, "Haiti Earthquake Fund raising, One Year Later."
• 6.

  Chronicle of Philanthropy, “How Charities Are Helping Haiti: How Much They Raised and Spent.”

• 7.

  Chronicle of Philanthropy, "Haiti Earthquake Fund raising, One Year Later."

• 8.
  • “From February to March 2010, PSI reached an estimated 65,000 people living in displacement camps and settlements with messages about safe water, hygiene, sanitation, HIV and prevention of sexually transmitted infections, and family planning through interpersonal outreach, mobile film projections and sound truck events. PSI/Haiti is also playing a coordinating role in the Vector-Borne diseases Working Group for net distribution.” PSI, “Annual Report (2010),” Pg 11.
  • "In addition to the work of the PSI/Haiti team, PSI/Dominican Republic is aiding relief efforts in Haiti by donating more than 1.8 million sachets of Procter & Gamble's PUR water purifier.” PSI, “PSI Responds to the Cholera Outbreak in Haiti.”
• 9.

  GiveWell, “PSI.”