Greater Horizons

Analysis

Greater Horizons is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Greater Horizons reported income of $890.4m and spending of $937.8m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $361.6m to $890.4m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Greater Horizons sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Impactassets Inc ($866.5m), Jewish Communal Fund ($1.04bn) and Dechomai Asset Trust ($837.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.07bn against liabilities of $263.2m, net assets of $1.80bn.