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Horizon Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 831406109

Horizon Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $5.1 million in 14 grants; the typical grant was $150,000 and the largest $3.0 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $3.7 million the year before.

62% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$2.4 million15$93.5 million
2023$3.7 million24$114 million
2024$5.1 million14$141 million

How to apply

Horizon Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Horizon Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska1$3.0 million
New York6$754,000
Wisconsin1$500,000
Massachusetts1$200,000
Pennsylvania1$200,000
Alabama1$150,000
Illinois1$150,000
District of Columbia1$100,000
California1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Donor Advised Charitable Giving
Omaha, NE
JEFFREY L HORING DONOR ADVISED fund$3.0 million
Workmoney Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI
General & Unrestricted$500,000
Accelerate Change Inc
Boston, MA
Latino Content Studio$200,000
America Israel Democracy Coalition
Wynnewood, PA
General & Unrestricted$200,000
Central Fund of Israel
Cedarhurst, NY
General & Unrestricted$200,000
Social Science Research Council
Brooklyn, NY
a quasi-endowment fund to be used for the purpose of developing philanthropic and public investments in social and behavioral science aimed at addressing pressing societal challenges (the "Agenda Fund")$200,000
Center for Technology and Civic Life
Chicago, IL
General & Unrestricted$150,000
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism
Montgomery, AL
General & Unrestricted$150,000
P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc
New York, NY
Community O (R.A), Israel via PEF Israel Endowment fund$150,000
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
General & Unrestricted$100,000
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation
Washington, DC
General & Unrestricted$100,000
The Good Nation Foundation Inc
New York, NY
General & Unrestricted$100,000
Thorn
El Segundo, CA
General & Unrestricted$50,000
P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc
New York, NY
Brothers in Yoga$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Horizon Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Horizon Charitable Foundation give?

$5.1 million in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $150,000.

Who runs Horizon Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeffrey Horing (Dir, Pres) and Patricia Horing (Dir, Sec, Treas).

What does Horizon Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly science and research.

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