Horizons International

Analysis

Horizons International is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Horizons International reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.3m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Horizons International sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Metropolitan Foundation ($5.3m), Ten County Aging Board Inc ($5.3m) and Partnership of African American Churches Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $239k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. It paid $5,063 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 34 employees.