Serving our country requires unparalleled courage and commitment, and veterans nationwide have made sacrifices to protect our country and our freedoms. But the unfortunate truth is that many veterans struggle to find stability while adjusting to everyday life after service. Honor bound's mission reflects our commitment to providing timely aid to veterans across the country. Our nationwide partnerships with case workers, social workers from the va, and other veteran organizations increase our reach and impact where it's needed most.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $418K a year · 98% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $124K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$13K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$88K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$409K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$88K
FY2024▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$305K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$88K
FY2025$41K
Expenses
$409K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$625K
FY2022$656K
FY2023$480K
FY2024$409K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$170K
FY2024▼ -67%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$860K
FY2023$519K
FY2024$170K
FY2025$8K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1981.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $283K Management & general 16% · $65K Fundraising 15% · $60K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$63,570Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Kushner’s $64K as President is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pamela Kushner$63,570$99,863$107,640$105,885$101,415
Phillip Kraft————$76,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides timely aid and support to veterans nationwide struggling to adjust to civilian life.

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1 program · $283K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Honor bound foundation provides urgent one-time financial assistance to veterans and veteran families in crisis. While other veteran service organizations may require extensive documentation and exclusive criteria, honor bound has a simple application process designed to maximize the reach of our aid.

$283Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.0M · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$218,388
Unitemized GrantFY2022$162,077
Unitemized GrantFY2021$111,186
Unitemized GrantFY2020$68,743
Unitemized GrantFY2019$489,055

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$88K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$409K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Managementcol C$65K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$170K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$34K
Total revenueLn 12$88K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$170K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$59K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$416K$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$532K$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$519K$170K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$218K$218K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$20K$26K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57K$26K$17K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$678$309$298
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$946$1K$445
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$5K$4K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$265$13$236$16
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$17K$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$2K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$8K$5K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K$283K$65K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $41K$8K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $88K$409K−$320K$170K 990 PDF
FY2023 $161K$480K−$320K$519K 990 PDF
FY2022 $380K$656K−$276K$860K 990 PDF
FY2021 $305K$625K−$320K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$2.1M−$856K$1.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $88,313 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,255$43,079
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,406$42,374
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $847$2,860
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $160,508$88,313
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $162,077$218,388
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $177,101$138,516
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,037$16,524
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,252$35,287
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $480,467$408,715
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$319,959−$320,402
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $88,313 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$43,079
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,489
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,079
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,180$8,180
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $34,194$34,194
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,860$2,860
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,234$88,313
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $408,715 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $218,388$218,388
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,543 · Management $26,057 · Fundraising $19,543$65,143
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,028 · Management $17,220 · Fundraising $13,752$57,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $678 · Management $309 · Fundraising $298$1,285
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $946 · Management $1,249 · Fundraising $445$2,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,018 · Management $4,059 · Fundraising $3,371$12,448
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13 · Management $236 · Fundraising $16$265
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,942$2,942
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $16,524$16,524
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,060$3,060
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,130 · Management $1,107 · Fundraising $1,022$4,259
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,309 · Management $4,644 · Fundraising $3,988$16,941
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,273 · Management $1,651 · Fundraising $1,489$5,413
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,407$2,407
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,326 · Management $64,941 · Fundraising $60,448$408,715
Part X · Balance sheet $182,333 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,167$26,351
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $94,434$32,223
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $863$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $415,687$123,759
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $532,151$182,333
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,027$12,731
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,027$12,731
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $519,124$169,602
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $519,124$169,602
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $532,151$182,333
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,602 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$88,313
XI-2 Total expenses$408,715
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$320,402
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$519,124
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$29,120
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,602

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