Fields of Promise Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Fields of Promise exists to transform the lives of orphans, vulnerable families, the blind, and those impacted by severe poverty through sponsorship, community-based care, sustainable development, education, holistic mentoring, capacity building and veterinary development. Our vision is accomplished through giving campaigns, sponsorship coordination, volunteer service trips, and partnering with like-minded indigenous organizations in Ethiopia.
- Income
- $96,604
- Spending
- $69,800
- Reserves
- 40 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 40.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $47,300 spent. Provided program support for three projects within an NGO partner Operation Rescue in northern Ethiopia to support 60 orphans, 9 staff and their families (approximately 250 beneficiaries) in community based care in Adigrat; 90 blind students in Mekelle; a small care home for 5 orphans in Mekelle; 4 sponsored students in Mekelle ORE. Grants of $47,300 cover expenses per working agreement for student stipends, rent, food, special assistance funds, staff salaries and program expenses.
- $7,906 spent. Donated materials to partners in Ethiopia including Imago Dei counseling center and Mekelle Veterinary School as well as Operation Rescue Mekelle and Adwa and Adigrat for capacity building for staff to do their jobs and the children's programming. Electronic equipment such as laptops and Chromebooks for staff and university students as well as Kindle readers for children's library were provided as well as clothing and shoes, and recreational equipment was provided for beneficiaries. This amount does not include items donated by community members which were also transported by volunteers and distributed.
- $6,355 spent. Travel for Volunteer Executive Director in January of 2025 and July of 2025 to Tigray region including Mekelle, Adwa and Adigrat Ethiopia to monitor projects. Travel costs included 1 board member volunteer whose travel was purchased by FOP in July 2025 plus additional in country expenses for 2 volunteers in January, 1 in August, and 3 in October, 2025 who served our projects. Volunteers served in capacity building, medical outreach services, trainings for staff, and delivering needed items from the US.
- $4,500 spent. Provided grant of $4,500 to local counseling centre, Imago Dei, for them to provide 100 women victims of rape and sexual violence with training and victim support utilizing training tools provided by FOP.
- $1,200 spent. Provided to Special Family Support Fund which support 6 families (19 total people) living in Mekelle who suffer from the effects of poverty. Grant provides monthly financial support to each family as well as special assistance when needed and salary for social worker who visits and monitors families.
- $1,019 spent. Enlisted use of social media campaign, website promotion, and mailings to sponsors and donors to increase awareness of humanitarian needs in northern Ethiopia and provide updates on childcare projects and health and wellbeing of children in care.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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