The Horizon Foundation of Howard County

COLUMBIA, MD EIN: 52-2119011 Website

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.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$98.8M

+6.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+112.5% YoY

Grant Count

23

+91.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$53K

+10.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$98,806,463$93,191,948$88,105,636
Revenue$6,650,191$5,160,566$6,341,900
Expenses$5,071,556$4,851,156$5,410,956
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6,546,143$5,007,037$6,122,418
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$625K$1M$2M$2M32 grants202035 grants202133 grants202212 grants202323 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

HOWARD COUNTY SPONSORING…$206KCASA$206KCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NE…$206KBRIDGES TO HOUSING STABI…$160KMARYLAND CONSUMER RIGHTS…$150KMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIO…$40KELEPHANT CIRCLE (FS FOR …$40KBLACK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR…$30KSTATES NEWSROOM$20KFUSION PARTNERSHIP - FIS…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

135 grants across all recorded years

88<$50K23$50–100K20$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH …PRESIDENT & CEO$441KGLENN SCHNEIDERCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER$189KANNE BRINKERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$167KCAT HARMONDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS$129KKENITRA FOKWA KENGNEPROGRAM DIRECTOR$107K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRIAN HEPBURNTRUSTEE0.31
CATHERINE HAMELTRUSTEE0.17
CELIAN VALERO-COLONTRUSTEE0.22
CHRISTOPHER FORTUNEVICE CHAIR0.41
DAVID WOLFTRUSTEE0.44
YVETTE ROOKSTRUSTEE0.09
GOPI SURISECRETARY0.26
JONATHAN AHNTRUSTEE0.2
JULIET N GILLIAMTRUSTEE0.29
LANLAN XUTRUSTEE0.23
LISA PEARSONCHAIR0.34
MARK CISSELLTREASURER0.42
NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNICKPRESIDENT & CEO39.84$440,716
SEKOU MURPHYTRUSTEE0.22
SHARON HOOVERTRUSTEE0.13
YVONNE COMMODORE-MENSAHTRUSTEE0.2
ANNE BRINKERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$166,723
GLENN SCHNEIDERCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER40$188,573
CAT HARMONDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40$128,736
KENITRA FOKWA KENGNEPROGRAM DIRECTOR40$107,292

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BaltimoreClarksvilleColumbiaEllicott CityFultonHunt ValleyLangley ParkLaurelLinthicumLuthervilleOmahaPalisadeSilver SpringSimpsonvilleTakoma ParkTowsonWashingtonWashington DcWoodstock

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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