Horizon Charitable Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of causes, with a strong emphasis on civil rights, social justice, and political action. Its mission includes funding initiatives that promote equity, voter participation, and civic engagement, as evidenced by grants to organizations like the Anti-Defamation League and various political advocacy groups. The foundation also invests in health-related causes, particularly reproductive health, and educational initiatives aimed at empowering communities. Through its diverse grantmaking, it seeks to address pressing societal challenges and foster positive change.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established national or multi-state civil rights, civic engagement, or policy organizations (including intermediary fiscal sponsors or donor-advised vehicles) with demonstrated alignment to the foundation’s recent themes.
Good Fit
- • Work in civil rights, voter participation, social justice, or policy/civic research.
- • Track record as a national or multi-state nonprofit or fiscal sponsor able to receive large grants.
- • Existing relationships with the foundation, intermediaries, or known grantees.
- • Capacity to absorb six- or seven-figure grants or to accept funds via donor-advised/fiscal vehicles.
Geography
In the latest year grants reached nine states and across prior years giving regularly covered multiple states, though one state received 59% of 2024 dollars due to a single large transfer.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 13 distinct recipients in 2024 (14 grants) and funded 15–22 distinct recipients in prior years, with many new grantees each year, indicating a broad set of independent recipients despite dollar concentration.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of an open application process is absent—the foundation marks grants as preselected and provides no public website or submission route—but behavioral history shows substantial new recipients each year, suggesting new organizations can enter the portfolio primarily by invitation or via intermediaries rather than through an open public application.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
