Honor the Promise

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
872578321
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Phone
7575351697
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Migration, Refugee Issues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$256,771
Expenses
$281,841
Assets
$111,948
Liabilities
$3,963

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MAHBOBA LYLA KOHISTANY (NON-VOTING CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MAHBOBA LYLA KOHISTANY (NON-VOTING CEO): $70,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Honor the promise assists members of the afghan special operations community and their families to build resilience as these refugees rebuild their lives in the us.

What it reported doing in 2024

Honor the promise funded the production of a feature-length documentary film, noori. It tells the story of an afghan special operations forces (sof) veteran and his family as they rebuild their lives in the u.s. The film highlights the service, sacrifice, and resilience of afghan sof veterans who fought alongside u.s. Forces during the 20-year war, while also raising awareness of the challenges they face as refugees. The purpose of this program is to use storytelling as a tool for education, ensuring that the contributions of afghan sof veterans are recognized as part of americas veteran community. The program also seeks to mobilize public support for initiatives that provide our beneficiaries and their families with long-term stability and opportunity. Screenings of the film are paired with community discussions, fundraising, and volunteer engagement to further advance honor the promises mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.5%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 88.8%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $58.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.8%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.8%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -69% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -60.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.5% of revenue deployed · 88.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $250K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $70K · 4 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $170K reported
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.