Maryland · Nonprofit
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $510,000 to it, the largest being American Heart Association Inc ($510,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $6.7M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $510k
- Net assets
- $96M
What The Horizon Foundation of Howard County Inc does
Mission
The horizon foundation works side-by-side with community to build power, advocate for policy change, and dismantle structural racism to achieve better health for everyone in howard county and greater maryland.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Grant making-since 1998, horizon foundation has invested $78 million in public health, funding over 400 community organizations and working with partners on issues such as mental health, chronic disease prevention, health care access, healthy aging and more. This 2023 year was the last year of the strategic plan and much of the grantmaking was through large multi-year grants that were booked in previous years. As of 2024, the foundation is providing grants in alignment with its three new strategic priority areas: demand an equitable health care system, increase affordability and build wealth through community building. Though our strategic priority areas and tactics have evolved over the years, our focus has always been to improve public health in our community, especially for those who face the most significant barriers to achieving good health. The horizon foundation is committed to improving health through innovative initiatives, collaborative partnerships, strategic grantmaking and thoughtful advocacy. The foundation is also committed to practicing trust-centered philanthropy a holistic approach to grantmaking that is rooted in shared values and true partnership with grantees,…
$803,508 spentof which $642,769 as grants$149,529 earned by the program23% of program spendingCommunity building-horizon foundation cares passionately about our howard county community and we cannot do our work alone. We recognize true systemic change takes time, and we work with partners to build the base, create policy wins and catalyze sustained movements. To accomplish this, we collaborate with and support our community partners and grantees in doing this work through technical assistance that they deem important. We strive to bring innovative solutions from around the region, country and world to improve health and wellness locally. From strengthening effective policies to expanding critical services and educating the community through the annual meeting, horizon foundation's mission is to work side-by-side with community to achieve better health for everyone in howard county.
$2,629,044 spent77% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,432,552.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $103M to $88M (−15%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
0% of THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Nikki Highsmith Vernick
President & CEO
Board chair
Lisa Pearson
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2020: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $55k → $125k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $225k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The United Way of Central Maryland Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC raised.
From the IRS filings of THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Maryland, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 8,121 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 8,121 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Howard Community Health Foundation · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC?
- THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $510,000 to it, the largest being American Heart Association Inc ($510,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $510,000 in grants to THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC?
- American Heart Association Inc is the largest funder on record, with $510,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing