College Horizons
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF COLLEGE HORIZONS (CH) IS TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE EDUCATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN YOUNG PEOPLE. THE GOALS OF CH ARE TO INCREASE THE HIGHER EDUCATION RATE OF NATIVE STUDENTS BY PROVIDE PRE-COLLEGE (COLLEGE HORIZONS), PRE-GRADUATE (GRADUATE HORIZONS), AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES (SCHOALRS PROGRAM) TO AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS. A SECONDARY IMPACT IS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO COLLEGE ADMISSION OFFICERS, HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AND TRIBAL EDUCATORS. PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN-PERSON AT SUMMER WORKSHOPS AND REMOTELY VIA WEBINARS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2025, THE HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE HORIZONS PROGRAMS WERE HOSTED BY THE HAWAI'I PREPRATORY ACADEMY IN KAMUELA, HI (JUNE 7-JUNE 13, 2025), NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN EVANSTON, IL (JUNE 24- JULY 2, 2025) AND YALE UNIVERSITY IN NEW HAVEN, CT (JUNE 24- JULY 2, 2025) WHILE THE SCHOLARS PATHWAY PROGRAM AND GRADUATE HORIZONS PROGRAMS WERE NOT OFFERED IN 2025. A TOTAL OF 310 STUDENTS (REPRESEN
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 15.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 50%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $136,830, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 26% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $955,347 spent. COLLEGE ACCESS & READINESS COLLEGE HORIZONS IS A PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OPEN TO CURRENT SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. THE CH PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN PERSON AND ARE HELD ON A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY CAMPUS FOR ONE WEEK OVER THE SUMMER. THE INTENSIVE "BOOT-CAMP" ON THE COLLEGE ADMISSION PROCESS ALLOWS STUDENTS TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH COLLEGE ADMISSIONS OFFICERS, EXPERT GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, OR UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND ADMINISTRATORS ON THE ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: DEVELOP A LIST OF 10 COLLEGES TO APPLY TO; DRAFT COLLEGE ESSAYS AND SHORT ANSWER PROMPTS, DRAFT ACTIVITY RESUMES, CREATE A COMMON APPLICATION, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THEFAFSA, RECEIVE INTERVIEWING SKILLS AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES (ON THE ACT AND SAT); RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION AND RESOURCE, ATTEND A COLLEGE FAIR; AND LEARN UNIQUE STRATEGIES ON HOW TO BE RESILIENT AND SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS IN COLLEGE. COLLEGE ACCESS & READINESS COLLEGE HORIZONS IS A PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OPEN TO CURRENT SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. THE CH PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN PERSON AND ARE HELD ON A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY CAMPUS FOR ONE WEEK OVER THE SUMMER. THE INTENSIVE "BOOT-CAMP" ON THE COLLEGE ADMISSION PROCESS ALLOWS STUDENTS TO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH COLLEGE ADMISSIONS OFFICERS, EXPERT GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, OR UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND ADMINISTRATORS ON THE ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: DEVELOP A LIST OF 10 COLLEGES TO APPLY TO; DRAFT COLLEGE ESSAYS AND SHORT ANSWER PROMPTS, DRAFT ACTIVITY RESUMES, CREATE A COMMON APPLICATION, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THEFAFSA, RECEIVE INTERVIEWING SKILLS AND TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES (ON THE ACT AND SAT); RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION AND RESOURCE, ATTEND A COLLEGE FAIR; AND LEARN UNIQUE STRATEGIES ON HOW TO BE RESILIENT AND SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS IN COLLEGE.
- $7,025 spent. - PRE GRADUATE ADVISING GRADUATE HORIZONS IS A FOUR-DAY WORKSHOP ASSISTING NATIVE AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS, COLLEGE GRADUATES, AND MASTER'S STUDENTS IN PREPARING FOR COMPETITIVE GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS MASTER'S, DOCTORAL, PROFESSIONAL DEGREES). GH PARTNERS WITH 45 UNIVERSITIES WHERE ADMISSION OFFICERS, PROFESSORS, AND DEANS MENTOR AND ADVISE POTENTIAL APPLICANTS ON THE ADMISSION PROCESS PROFESSIONAL/CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF STUDY, RESEARCH, AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM COMPLETE GRADUATE READY PERSONAL STATEMENTS/STATEMENTS OF PURPOSE, RESUME/CV'S, AND APPLICATIONS; RECEIVE TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES FROM THE PRINCETON REVIEW FOUNDATION ON THE GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT; UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL AID PROCESS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND LEARN ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS; ATTEND SEMINARS ON THE ADMISSION PROCESS (LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, ACADEMIC/TRANSCRIPT/TESTING CRITIQUE, HOW TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT MATCH IN A DEGREE PROGRAM; ROLE OF DIRECT/RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE, ETC.). COHORTS CONSIST OF: ARTS & HUMANITIES, BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP; EDUCATION; LAW; HEALTH SCIENCES; PUBLIC/TRIBAL POLICY; STEM; SOCIAL SCIENCES. APPROXIMATELY 30%OF COLLEGE HORIZONS ALUMNI PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATE PROGRAM AS PART OF OUR PIPELINE INITIATIVES. - PRE GRADUATE ADVISING GRADUATE HORIZONS IS A FOUR-DAY WORKSHOP ASSISTING NATIVE AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS, COLLEGE GRADUATES, AND MASTER'S STUDENTS IN PREPARING FOR COMPETITIVE GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS MASTER'S, DOCTORAL, PROFESSIONAL DEGREES). GH PARTNERS WITH 45 UNIVERSITIES WHERE ADMISSION OFFICERS, PROFESSORS, AND DEANS MENTOR AND ADVISE POTENTIAL APPLICANTS ON THE ADMISSION PROCESS PROFESSIONAL/CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF STUDY, RESEARCH, AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM COMPLETE GRADUATE READY PERSONAL STATEMENTS/STATEMENTS OF PURPOSE, RESUME/CV'S, AND APPLICATIONS; RECEIVE TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES FROM THE PRINCETON REVIEW FOUNDATION ON THE GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT; UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL AID PROCESS FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND LEARN ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS; ATTEND SEMINARS ON THE ADMISSION PROCESS (LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, ACADEMIC/TRANSCRIPT/TESTING CRITIQUE, HOW TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT MATCH IN A DEGREE PROGRAM; ROLE OF DIRECT/RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE, ETC.). COHORTS CONSIST OF: ARTS & HUMANITIES, BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP; EDUCATION; LAW; HEALTH SCIENCES; PUBLIC/TRIBAL POLICY; STEM; SOCIAL SCIENCES. APPROXIMATELY 30%OF COLLEGE HORIZONS ALUMNI PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATE PROGRAM AS PART OF OUR PIPELINE INITIATIVES.
- $10,000 spent. THE SCHOLARS PATHWAY PROGRAM (SPP) (SPP) IS A SUMMER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EMPOWER NATIVE AMERICAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN COLLEGE HORIZONS ALUMNI IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE. IN THE SPP, THE STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE A 4-YEAR PATHWAY PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES FOUR, REMOTE AND VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES: A 1-WEEK TRANSITION-TO-COLLEGE BRIDGE PROGRAM FOR RISING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS, A 1- WEEK INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES FOR RISING SOPHOMORES (INCLUDES A STIPEND), A 3-DAY PRE-GRADUATE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR RISING JUNIORS, AND A 3-DAY GRADUATE HORIZONS FOR RISING SENIORS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE ACADEMIC COACHING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE THROUGH A MORE ROBUST AND CONTIGUOUS SCHOLARS PATHWAY PROGRAM (SPP) TO BETTER MEET THEIR MENTORING, ACADEMIC, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL, PRE-GRADUATE ADVISING, AND RESEARCH NEEDS. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL PREPARE STUDENTS BY ADDRESSING THEIR HOLISTIC NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND HELP MAKE THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNEY RELEVANT BY CONNECTING THEIR CULTURE AND COMMUNITY TO COLLEGE. STUDENTS WILL FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS BY LEARNING SUCCESS STRATEGIES THAT WILL INCLUDE TOPICS SUCH AS MINDSET, RESILIENCE, INTERDEPENDENCE, AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC SKILLS INCLUDING NOTE-TAKING, TEST PREPARATION, STUDY STRATEGIES, AND TIME MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION TO TEACHING ACADEMIC PREPARATION, THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL HELP DEVELOP SKILLS AROUND RESILIENCY AND UNDERSTANDING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER AND TRIBAL CITIZENSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM USES HOLISTIC AND INDIGENOUS FRAMEWORKS TO PREPARE STUDENTS IN THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO BECOMING CRITICALLY CONSCIOUS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES BY ADDRESSING SETTLER COLONIALISM, RACISM, DECOLONIZATION, RACIAL EQUITY, TRANSFORMATIVE RESISTANCE, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HEALING. THE SCHOLARS PATHWAY PROGRAM (SPP) (SPP) IS A SUMMER PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EMPOWER NATIVE AMERICAN, ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN COLLEGE HORIZONS ALUMNI IN THEIR TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE. IN THE SPP, THE STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE A 4-YEAR PATHWAY PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES FOUR, REMOTE AND VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES: A 1-WEEK TRANSITION-TO-COLLEGE BRIDGE PROGRAM FOR RISING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS, A 1- WEEK INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES FOR RISING SOPHOMORES (INCLUDES A STIPEND), A 3-DAY PRE-GRADUATE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR RISING JUNIORS, AND A 3-DAY GRADUATE HORIZONS FOR RISING SENIORS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE ACADEMIC COACHING AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE THROUGH A MORE ROBUST AND CONTIGUOUS SCHOLARS PATHWAY PROGRAM (SPP) TO BETTER MEET THEIR MENTORING, ACADEMIC, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL, PRE-GRADUATE ADVISING, AND RESEARCH NEEDS. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL PREPARE STUDENTS BY ADDRESSING THEIR HOLISTIC NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND HELP MAKE THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNEY RELEVANT BY CONNECTING THEIR CULTURE AND COMMUNITY TO COLLEGE. STUDENTS WILL FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS BY LEARNING SUCCESS STRATEGIES THAT WILL INCLUDE TOPICS SUCH AS MINDSET, RESILIENCE, INTERDEPENDENCE, AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC SKILLS INCLUDING NOTE-TAKING, TEST PREPARATION, STUDY STRATEGIES, AND TIME MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION TO TEACHING ACADEMIC PREPARATION, THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL HELP DEVELOP SKILLS AROUND RESILIENCY AND UNDERSTANDING THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER AND TRIBAL CITIZENSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM USES HOLISTIC AND INDIGENOUS FRAMEWORKS TO PREPARE STUDENTS IN THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO BECOMING CRITICALLY CONSCIOUS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES BY ADDRESSING SETTLER COLONIALISM, RACISM, DECOLONIZATION, RACIAL EQUITY, TRANSFORMATIVE RESISTANCE, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HEALING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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