About Open Horizon
Open Horizon concentrates on strengthening civic and policy leadership in the U.S. South, using sizable unrestricted grants to organizations that convene leaders, build regional capacity, and improve public systems. Its giving favors advocacy, public-interest legal work, and civic reform efforts rather than project-restricted funding. The foundation appears to prioritize a small number of strategic partners and provides general operating support to scale their influence and resilience.
Focus Areas
Leadership development and retreats for civic and political leaders (e.g., regional leadership convenings)Civic infrastructure and court/justice system reform (e.g., Council for Court Excellence)Public-interest health law and policy advocacy (e.g., National Health Law support)Regional resilience and opportunity initiatives in the U.S. South (e.g., Georgia resilience fund)Electoral and civic engagement capacity-building in Southern states (e.g., Ignite the South)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of repeat or strategic grantees, primarily as general operating support rather than restricted project funding.
Funding Style
About Open Horizon
Open Horizon’s largest recent grant went to its annual Leadership Retreat, which received $262,178 in 2025. That program sits at the center of the foundation’s work: convening partner leaders, supporting renewal, and building capacity for organizations working on racial and social justice. The foundation also funded Ignite the South with $150,000 in 2025, extending a leadership-development model for emerging staff and elected leaders in Southern social justice organizations. Those two grants point to a pattern of giving that blends convenings, coaching, and organizational support. Across its recent grants, Open Horizon backs a mix of partner organizations and affiliated programs rather than many small project awards. National Health Law received $130,400 in 2025 for public-interest health law and advocacy, while the Council for Court Excellence received $120,000 the same year for criminal justice research, policy advocacy, and education. The foundation also supported the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund with $120,000, showing that its interests extend into regional resilience and opportunity work in the U.S. South. Its giving is oriented toward leadership pipelines, civic infrastructure, and policy advocacy, with general-purpose support appearing frequently in the grant records.
What Open Horizon Funds
Leadership development is one of Open Horizon’s clearest themes. In 2025, it gave $150,000 to Ignite the South, a six-month program for emerging staff and elected leaders in Southern social justice organizations that includes immersive in-person experiences, coaching, and online learning. The foundation also funded its annual Leaders Network with $61,197 in 2025, reinforcing a broader emphasis on peer connection and leadership support. Its civic and justice work shows up through public-interest institutions. Open Horizon gave $120,000 to the Council for Court Excellence in 2025 for criminal justice research, policy advocacy, and education, and $130,400 to National Health Law for health law and advocacy. Education and opportunity appear as well: National Education Equity Lab received $53,790 in 2025, and the Richard S. and Doris M. Cohen Scholarship Program is run in partnership with AFS to cover the full cost of summer study abroad for BIPOC students.
How Open Horizon Gives
Open Horizon’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile, while several recent awards reached well above that level. The pattern suggests a foundation that combines a baseline of modest grants with a smaller number of larger strategic awards. Recipients appear across multiple years in several cases, including Leadership Retreat, Ignite the South, and Council for Court Excellence, which points to recurring partnerships rather than one-off support. The foundation is classified as a mixed community foundation and does not fund individuals. Recent grants are commonly listed as general-purpose awards, which aligns with its unrestricted and flexible support style.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.5M
Total Assets
$13.4M
Total Revenue
$537K
Total Expenses
$2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
About 21% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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