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Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Westport, CT EIN: 06-1468129 Website

The Horizons National Student Enrichment Program, inc. (HN) mission: we advance educational equity by building long-term partnerships with students, families, communities, and schools to create experiences outside of school that inspire the joy of learning.our vision is a future in which every child thrives. Horizons National Student Enrichment Program, inc (HN) is the central organization for an award winning network of academic enrichment programs. HN serves low-income, public school, k-12 students, in summer learning programs supported by school-year components. HN provides affiliates centralized support services such as training, evaluation, communication, marketing, pr, and consulting services; planning and funding for affiliate program initiatives; other discretionary grants and expansion.

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc at a glance

In short: Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc gave $465K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $155K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$464,826
-2.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$154,942
+194.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$125,750
Total assets
$2,986,180
-30.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Horizons National at Chicago: $329KHorizons National at Chicago$329KHorizons NYC: $126KHorizons NYC$126KHorizons at Colorado Academy: $10KHorizons at Colorado Academy$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Horizons National at Chicago ($329K). Together the top 3 received $465K.

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K7$50–100K4$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 53 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

FairfieldAtlantaBrooklynGreenwichNorwalkRochesterBridgeportDedhamGreen FarmsNew CanaanSimsburyNew HavenSalisburyWaybeAlbuquerqueDenverGreenvilleIndianapolisNew YorkNewtown SQ

How Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M47 grants2019 40 grants2020 17 grants2021 11 grants2022 13 grants2023 9 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $446K (2022) to $1.9M (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $465K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Horizons National at Chicago Chicago, ILSupport for Summer and Enrichment Program$329,076
Horizons NYC Brooklyn, NYSupport for Summer and Enrichment Program.$125,750
Horizons at Colorado Academy Denver, COSupport for Summer and Enrichment Program.$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,986,180$1,494,632$2,794,614$464,8263$62,440
2024$4,304,484$3,409,631$3,380,182$474,0749$63,868
2023$4,302,424$2,611,996$4,314,505$515,18013$50,686
2022$6,129,389$3,822,657$4,022,606$446,21311$24,319
2021$6,013,839$4,724,137$4,098,204$626,55117$34,033
2020$5,297,852$4,501,681$4,175,939$674,90940$69,162
2019$5,006,068$6,226,804$5,247,515$1,885,80547$78,023

About Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc

Based on IRS filings

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Westport, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $465K. Net investment income was $62K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc is led by Lorna Smith, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lorna Smith

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $300K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Erick Hong

    Vice Chair

    Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Michael Reese

    Treasurer

    Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark A. Steffensen

    Member

    Treasurer & Member → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicki Craver

    Co-Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2020

    Chair → Co-Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda Rolfs

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William D. Young III

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Michelman

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Yih

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Velez Frey

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Nickin

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Da'von Boyd

    Member

    Associate Board Representative → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hope Greaves Johnson

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Dumas

    Member

    Associate Board Representative → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maritza McClendon

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Tagle

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Desantis

    Member

    Affiliate Representative → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abby Fiorella

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John A. Downer

    Co-Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Martin

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Hughes-Humphrey

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mo Punjani

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nehemie Moise

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Gordon

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (41)
  • Former: Dara Rose (2019–2024) — Senior Vice President & Affiliate Services
  • Former: Eric L. Cochran (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jose Oromi (2019–2024) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Kathleen Nazar (2019–2024) — Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations
  • Former: Barbara Clancy (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Ronald Smart (2021–2024) — Member
  • Former: Swati Patel (2021–2024) — Affiliate Representative
  • Former: Melissa Humphrey (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Angela Culbreath Bryce (2024) — Vice President, People & Culture
  • Former: Morgan Smith (2024) — Senior Director & Resources
  • Former: Philippe-Emmanuel Harding (2024) — Senior Director, Technology & Operations
  • Former: Kelly Mattox (2019–2023) — Vice President, Mktg & Digital Strateg
  • Former: Lindsay Galin (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Nicholas S. Thacher (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Rebecca Owen (2019–2023) — Member
  • Former: Valeria Wells (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President, Mktg & Communications
  • Former: Gita Iyer (2021–2023) — Member
  • Former: Rick Frazier (2023) — Member
  • Former: Amy Chan Downer (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Dennis Williams (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Gary Cohen (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Leslie B. Littlejohn (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Lyn F. McNaught (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Rick Fraizer (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Melissa K. Hughes (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Kathyrn B. Hurlock (2019–2021) — Senior Director of Expansion
  • Former: Mary R. Brock (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Ned Mandel (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Noelle King (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Ricky Van Veen (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: J. Ronald Totaro (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Jane Stoddard Williams (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Lauran Tuck (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Monica Lamontagne (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Roland Smart (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Scott Lauretti (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Anthony P. Grassi (2019) — Member
  • Former: Douglas Karp (2019) — Member
  • Former: Fabio Freyre (2019) — Member
  • Former: Katharine H. Welling (2019) — Member
  • Former: Keith Meacham (2019) — Member

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Lorna Smith — CEO: $245KLorna SmithCEO$245KJose Oromi — Executive Vice President: $228KJose OromiExecutive Vice President$228KDara Rose — Sr VP, Affiliate Services: $199KDara RoseSr VP, Affiliate Services$199KKathleen Nazar — Sr VP, Finance & Operation: $187KKathleen NazarSr VP, Finance & Operation$187KAngela Culbreath Bryce — VP, People and Culture: $122KAngela Culbreath BryceVP, People and Culture$122KPhilippe-Emmanuel Harding — Sr Director, Technology & Operations: $121KPhilippe-Emmanuel…Sr Director, Technology &…$121KMorgan Smith — Sr Director, Resources: $102KMorgan SmithSr Director, Resources$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $245K, to Lorna Smith (CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc

How much does Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc give each year?

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc gave $465K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $474K across 9 grants.

What is Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc's typical grant size?

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc's median grant in 2025 was $125,750, and its average grant was $154,942, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc give grants?

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc gives mostly in Illinois: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (27%).

Does Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support for Summer and Enrichment Program" (3 grants).

How large is Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc?

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc?

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Westport, CT. It holds $3.0M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc's EIN?

Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1468129. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)

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