Nonprofit · EIN 52-2119011
HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC
Tax-exempt · COLUMBIA, MD 21044
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,650,191 | $5,071,556 | $1,578,635 | $98,806,463 | $2,428,862 | $96,377,601 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,160,566 | $4,851,156 | $309,410 | $93,191,948 | $2,363,576 | $90,828,372 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $20,120
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6,546,143
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,590,057
- Other revenue
- $83,928
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,252,617
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,022,095
- Other salaries and wages
- $694,712
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,909,602
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $16,165
- Accounting fees
- $105,651
- Occupancy
- $136,915
- Travel
- $46,192
- Depreciation
- $47,046
- Program services (functional)
- $3,631,960
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,436,758
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,838
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $93,191,948
- Total assets, end of year
- $98,806,463
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,428,862
- Net assets, end of year
- $96,377,601
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $114,108
- Publicly traded securities
- $66,442,211
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $96,377,601
- Gross unrelated business income
- $15,699
- Gross receipts
- $15,195,889
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- MD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNICK | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 39.84 | $440,716 | $107,820 |
| GLENN SCHNEIDER | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer | 40 | $188,573 | $57,514 |
| ANNE BRINKER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $166,723 | $56,229 |
| CAT HARMON | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,736 | $14,155 |
| KENITRA FOKWA KENGNE | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,292 | $12,132 |
| BRIAN HEPBURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.31 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE HAMEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.17 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIAN VALERO-COLON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.22 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FORTUNE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.41 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WOLF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.44 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE ROOKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.09 | $0 | $0 |
| GOPI SURI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.26 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN AHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIET N GILLIAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.29 | $0 | $0 |
| LANLAN XU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA PEARSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.34 | $0 |
| MARK CISSELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.42 | $0 |
| SEKOU MURPHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.22 | $0 |
| SHARON HOOVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 |
| YVONNE COMMODORE-MENSAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIKKI HIGHSMITH VERNICK | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 38.58 | $382,874 | $94,471 |
| GLENN SCHNEIDER | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer | 40 | $181,141 | $51,907 |
| ANNE BRINKER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $153,847 | $21,707 |
| CAT HARMON | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,059 | $17,288 |
| D'PAUL NIBBER | SENIOR OFFICER, POLICY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,496 | $29,952 |
| BRIAN HEPBURN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.26 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE HAMEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.31 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIAN VALERO-COLON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER FORTUNE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.43 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WOLF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.55 | $0 | $0 |
| GOPI SURI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.35 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN AHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIET N GILLIAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.22 | $0 | $0 |
| LANLAN XU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PEARSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.41 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CISSELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.29 | $0 | $0 |
| SEKOU MURPHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.22 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON HOOVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.17 | $0 | $0 |
| STACIE HUNT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.14 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE ROOKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 | $0 |
| YVONNE COMMODORE-MENSAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10221 WINCOPIN CIR STE 200, COLUMBIA, MD 21044-3496
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNI, 10221 WINCOPIN CIRCLE 200, COLUMBIA, MD 21044
- Signed the 990
- NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNICK, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (410) 715-0311
- Website
- WWW.THEHORIZONFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNITY BUILDING-HORIZON FOUNDATION CARES PASSIONATELY ABOUT OUR HOWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY AND WE CANNOT DO OUR WORK ALONE. WE RECOGNIZE TRUE SYSTEMIC CHANGE TAKES TIME, AND WE WORK WITH PARTNERS TO BUILD THE BASE, CREATE POLICY WINS AND CATALYZE SUSTAINED MOVEMENTS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE COLLABORATE WITH AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND GRANTEES IN DOING THIS WORK THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT THEY DEEM IMPORTANT. WE STRIVE TO BRING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FROM AROUND THE REGION, COUNTRY AND WORLD TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LOCALLY. FROM STRENGTHENING EFFECTIVE POLICIES TO EXPANDING CRITICAL SERVICES AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ANNUAL MEETING, HORIZON FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH FOR EVERYONE IN HOWARD COUNTY.Expenses $2,090,848
- GRANT MAKING-SINCE 1998, HORIZON FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED $81 MILLION IN PUBLIC HEALTH, FUNDING OVER 415 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND WORKING WITH PARTNERS ON ISSUES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, HEALTHY AGING AND MORE. AS OF 2024, THE FOUNDATION IS PROVIDING GRANTS IN ALIGNMENT WITH ITS THREE NEW STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREAS: DEMAND AN EQUITABLE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, INCREASE AFFORDABILITY AND BUILD WEALTH AND DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL RACISM THROUGH COMMUNITY BUILDING. THOUGH OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREAS AND TACTICS HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS, OUR FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH IN OUR HOWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO FACE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING GOOD HEALTH. THE HORIZON FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING HEALTH THROUGH INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING AND THOUGHTFUL ADVOCACY. THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO COMMITTED TO PRACTICING TRUST-CENTERED PHILANTHROPY A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO GRANTMAKING THAT IS ROOTED IN SHARED VALUES AND TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH GRANTEES, WHERE GRANTEES NOT ONLY PROVIDE INPUT BUT CO-CREATE PROGRAMS AND POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT ACHIEVE OUR JOINT VISION OF SOCIAL CHANGE. WE FUND COMMUNITY NONPROFITS WHO CAN IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND WORK TOWARDS HEALTH EQUITY. IN ADDITION, WE STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DISMANTLE LONGSTANDING BARRIERS TO GOOD HEALTH FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO ADVANCE MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.Expenses $1,541,112 · grants $1,252,617 · revenue $83,928
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2119011
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type II
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $98,806,463
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,195,889
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,650,191 | $5,071,556 | $98,806,463 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,160,566 | $4,851,156 | $93,191,948 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,341,900 | $5,410,956 | $88,105,636 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2119011).
Questions about HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC
- What is the EIN of HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC is 52-2119011.
- Is HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNI.
- Who are the officers and directors of HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $440,716 (NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNICK, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,650,191, expenses of $5,071,556 and total assets of $98,806,463 at year end.
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