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THE HORIZON PROJECT

THE HORIZON PROJECT (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $500,000 to it, the largest being OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND INC ($500,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
—
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$500k
Net assets
$0
0/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 57%
01What it does

What The Horizon Project does

Mission

The organization is dedicated to educating the public on the importance of state and local financial action.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Communications and stakeholder engagementhorizon project builds public understanding of responsible financial policy through strategic communications, message research, and education with state and local leaders. The program produces educational materials and hosts briefings that highlight the economic and community benefits of long-term, responsible investing. These activities strengthen stakeholder networks and increase public support for sound financial governance that protects workers, communities, and the planet.

    $21,041 spentof which $21,000 as grants
    33% of program spending
  2. Policy research and advocacyhorizon project conducts nonpartisan research and develops policy recommendations to advance responsible financial policies in the public interest. The program analyzes state and institutional investment practices, legislative trends, and regulatory proposals, providing actionable insights to policymakers and advocates. Horizon also engages directly with state officials and allied organizations to promote policies that safeguard retirement savings, manage climate-related financial risks, and ensure public funds are used for public benefit.

    $41,991 spentof which $41,991 as grants
    67% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $63,032.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20232023 Expenses 100 ($380k) Net assets 100 ($490k)2024 Expenses 36 ($138k) Net assets 72 ($352k)2025 Expenses 92 ($352k) Net assets 0 ($0)
202320242025
Expenses (92)Net assets (0)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $353k to $0 (−100%).

$490k
$353k
$0
202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.

$490k
’23
−$138k
’24
−$352k
’25
15
months of
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.

Board chair

Renaye Manley

Board chair

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'23
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of THE HORIZON PROJECT’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 PROJECT draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.

NY

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.

04Its place in the field

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE HORIZON PROJECT: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE HORIZON PROJECT?
THE HORIZON PROJECT (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $500,000 to it, the largest being OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND INC ($500,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE HORIZON PROJECT have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $500,000 in grants to THE HORIZON PROJECT.
Who is the largest funder of THE HORIZON PROJECT?
OPEN SOCIETY ACTION FUND INC is the largest funder on record, with $500,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE HORIZON PROJECT find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2023–2023), 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