THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE HORIZON FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC

EIN 52-2119011 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Health - General and Rehabilitative (E12)

What they do

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.

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Of every $100 spent, about $71.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

54.61%of revenue went to mission work71.6% of expenses · Program services

0.04%of revenue went to fundraising0.1% of expenses

$76.26spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

21.60%of revenue went to management and office costs28.3% of expenses

$19.48in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

0.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$6,650,191

Mission workProgram services$3,631,96054.61% of revenue71.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,436,75821.60% of revenue28.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,8380.04% of revenue0.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,578,63523.74% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$5,071,55676.26% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 71.6% mission · 28.3% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.26% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 70.8% mission · 29.2% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.00% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 74.9% mission · 25.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.32% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 81.8% mission · 18.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.98% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 81.6% mission · 18.3% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 224.87% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 78.3% mission · 21.6% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.13% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 79.7% mission · 20.2% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.94% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.4% mission · 17.5% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.71% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$6,650,191

Expenses$5,071,556

Annual surplus $1,578,635 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,631,960 · 71.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,436,758 · 28.3% of expenses

Fundraising$2,838 · 0.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$6,650,191

Expenses$5,071,556

Assets$98,806,463

Income$15,195,889

Contributions$20,120

Mission work (program services)$3,631,960

Fundraising$2,838

Grants given$13,287,164

Average grant$59,584

Management and general$1,436,758

Executive compensation (total)$776,646

Stocks and bonds$66,442,211

Accounting fees$105,651

Investing fees$531,887

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNICKPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $548,536Base $440,716 · Other $107,820

GLENN SCHNEIDERCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $246,087Base $188,573 · Other $57,514

ANNE BRINKERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $222,952Base $166,723 · Other $56,229

CAT HARMONDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $142,891Base $128,736 · Other $14,155

KENITRA FOKWA KENGNEPROGRAM DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $119,424Base $107,292 · Other $12,132

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (20)

NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNICKPRESIDENT & CEO

GLENN SCHNEIDERCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

ANNE BRINKERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

CAT HARMONDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

KENITRA FOKWA KENGNEPROGRAM DIRECTOR

JULIET N GILLIAMTRUSTEE

YVONNE COMMODORE-MENSAHTRUSTEE

YVETTE ROOKSTRUSTEE

SHARON HOOVERTRUSTEE

SEKOU MURPHYTRUSTEE

MARK CISSELLTREASURER

LISA PEARSONCHAIR

LANLAN XUTRUSTEE

JONATHAN AHNTRUSTEE

GOPI SURISECRETARY

DAVID WOLFTRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER FORTUNEVICE CHAIR

CELIAN VALERO-COLONTRUSTEE

CATHERINE HAMELTRUSTEE

BRIAN HEPBURNTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1998
Location: 10221 WINCOPIN CIR STE 200, COLUMBIA, MD 21044-3496
County: Howard
In care of: NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNICK
Primary officer: NICOLETTE HIGHSMITH VERNICK, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(410) 715-0311

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Health - General and Rehabilitative (E12)
IRS tax category: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
Grant-giving organization: Yes