Foundation for Improving Horizons
Foundation for Improving Horizons is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $793K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $23K. Net investment income was $24K.
Foundation for Improving Horizons at a glance
In short: Foundation for Improving Horizons gave $23K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $22,900
- +30.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,580
- +56.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $200
- Total assets
- $793,165
- +69.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Foundation for Improving Horizons funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rescue Task Force ($21K). Together the top 5 received $23K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Foundation for Improving Horizons gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 79% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $23K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $23K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rescue Task Force El Cajon, CA | Charitable | $21,400 |
| Wild Lens Inc Boise, ID | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Tyler Arboretum Media, PA | Charitable | $200 |
| Chanticleer Garden Wayne, PA | Charitable | $150 |
| Jenkins Arboretum Devon, PA | Charitable | $150 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $793,165 | $349,987 | $23,689 | $22,900 | 5 | $22,950 | $23,709 | $29,118 |
| 2024 | $466,867 | $24,102 | $18,235 | $17,560 | 6 | $17,560 | $23,427 | $22,950 |
| 2023 | $461,000 | $117,518 | $19,245 | $18,600 | 11 | $18,600 | $16,873 | $17,629 |
| 2022 | $362,727 | $4,976 | $20,264 | $19,839 | 1 | $19,839 | $4,551 | $18,528 |
| 2021 | $395,015 | $-13,888 | $19,411 | $17,660 | 12 | $17,660 | — | $19,856 |
| 2020 | $411,314 | $63,647 | $2,633 | $1,798 | 3 | — | $62,197 | $17,893 |
| 2019 | $350,300 | $247,989 | $16,440 | $15,830 | 1 | — | $22,019 | $11,355 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Foundation for Improving Horizons reported a distributable amount of $29K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Foundation for Improving Horizons is led by Steven G. Prusky, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steven G. Prusky
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan M. Prusky
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Paul M. Prusky (2019–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Foundation for Improving Horizons
How much does Foundation for Improving Horizons give each year?
Foundation for Improving Horizons gave $23K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 6 grants.
What is Foundation for Improving Horizons's typical grant size?
Foundation for Improving Horizons's median grant in 2025 was $200, and its average grant was $4,580, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Foundation for Improving Horizons give grants?
Foundation for Improving Horizons gives mostly in California: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Foundation for Improving Horizons give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Foundation for Improving Horizons's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (5 grants).
Who are Foundation for Improving Horizons's largest grantees?
Foundation for Improving Horizons's largest 2025 grantees include Rescue Task Force ($21,400), Wild Lens Inc ($1,000) and Tyler Arboretum ($200), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 99% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Foundation for Improving Horizons?
Foundation for Improving Horizons reported $793K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $23K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $29K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Foundation for Improving Horizons's EIN?
Foundation for Improving Horizons's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-3227697. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 3, 2024)
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