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Horizon Institute for Public Service
Horizon Institute for Public Service reported $13.1 million in revenue and $5.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.05 went to program services, $7.22 to management and general costs and $0.73 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $175,000 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.2MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.9% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $175,000 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.34% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 45.6 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 6 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTech policy fellowship: Horizon Institute for Public Service conducted application screening and review for its flagship fellowship program. This program provides an educational experience to subject matter experts in ai and biotechnology, while also helping policy makers gain access to critical subject matter expertise in emerging technology
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,000 | $0 | $0 | $175,000 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR, TREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,000 | $0 | $0 | $175,000 |
| SENIOR ADVISOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,000 | $0 | $0 | $125,000 |
| FELLOW (THRU DEC 2024) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,956 | $0 | $0 | $120,956 |
| DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $116,000 | $0 | $0 | $116,000 |
| SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,542 | $0 | $0 | $104,542 |
| DIRECTOR OF TALENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,747 | $0 | $0 | $103,747 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Horizon Institute for Public Service (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $350K (Part IX, line 5).
3 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 4 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 516
- Volunteers Part I, line 64
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Horizon Institute for Public Service totaling $199K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Horizon Institute for Public Service spent in 2024, $92.05 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Horizon Institute for Public Service's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Horizon Institute for Public Service reported that 92.1% of its $5.2 million in expenses went to program services, 7.2% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Horizon Institute for Public Service pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Horizon Institute for Public Service reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $175,000, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Horizon Institute for Public Service get its money?
Of $13.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 95.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Horizon Institute for Public Service a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 87-4657441 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523109349304082 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202441209349301334 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312559349302006 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 87-4657441: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.