Horizons Greater Washington Inc
Horizons Greater Washington Inc
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About this organization
Mission
Horizons Greater Washington prepares students from low-income families to succeed by building academic and life skills outside the traditional school year.
About
Horizons is built on developing a passion for learning in children who are at risk for academic failure. We make use of independent schools' resources and facilities to develop the physical, emotional and educational capacities of over 360 low-income children during a 6-week summer enrichment program and Saturday program during the school year. Presented by professional, paid faculty with a 5:1 student teacher ratio, academics are taught in a hands-on, project-based style. But there are no tests, quizzes or workshops. Instead learning is interactive and engaging. Our academics are complemented by instruction in swimming and weekly field trips of academic or cultural significance. Horizons is unique compared to our peers in our concentration on long-term continuity of services and our focus on building confidence through swimming. Horizons students enroll in our program while in kindergarten and participate for nine summers.By providing a dependable and safe environment where students not onlystrengthen their aptitude, but also develop resiliency, Horizons is able to significantly increase the likelihood that our students will graduate from high school. The goals of Horizons are to:(1) improve students' school-year attendance and performance over time;(2) mitigate summer decline in students' academic achievement;(3) build self-esteem and raise students' aspirations and vision for success; and(4) support families in their efforts to be involved in their children's education.Results over multiple years show that Horizons students show on average one to two months of growth in reading and math during the six-week summer session.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “Horizons greater washington develops public private partnerships between independent and public school communities to provide academic, cultural, and recreational programs designed to empower economically disadvantaged students to realize their full potential.horizons is comitted to the development of the whole child by providing experiences that build problem-solving skills, foster awareness of community responsibility, instill respect for oneself and others, and encourage a life-long interest in learning.in summer 2019, horizons served over 360 students at three program sites; two in washington, dc and one in montgomery county, md.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “Prepares students from low-income families to succeed by building academic and life skills. prepares students from low-income families to succeed by building academic and life skills outside the traditional school year.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is DC as per legal requirements.
- The filing reveals that the address of the non-profit in 2020 is 3000 Cathedral Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20008.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has 112 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $276,472.
- The organization has 18 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2009.
- The organization pays $761,173 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $120,926 in fundraising expenses.
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