Horizon 2045 Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HORIZON 2045 REIMAGINES LONG-TERM HUMAN AND PLANETARY SECURITY THROUGH STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS ACROSS INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS. WE IDENTIFY LEVERAGE POINTS FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE AND BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN FIELDS.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $969,812
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 9.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 85%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $260,466, president, c
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 43% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 47% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 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)
- $818,396 spent. IN 2025, HORIZON 2045 ADVANCED THREE MAJOR INITIATIVES EMBODYING OUR VISION OF INTEGRATED SECURITY. WOMEN TRANSFORMING GLOBAL SECURITY-LAUNCHED WITH THE ELDERS AND PLOUGHSHARES-UNITES FORMER HEADS OF STATE TO BUILD FRAMEWORKS FOR TODAY'S INTERCONNECTED THREATS. LEX MUNDI NOVA CONVENED 80+ LEGAL SCHOLARS TO CONSTRAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACTIVITIES. REIMAGINING PHILANTHROPY, DEVELOPED WITH GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY FORUM, ENGAGES SENIOR LEADERS FROM TWO DOZEN FUNDERS. EACH INITIATIVE REFLECTS OUR CORE BELIEF: CLIMATE BREAKDOWN, UNGOVERNED AI, NUCLEAR THREATS, AND DEMOCRATIC EROSION CANNOT BE SOLVED ALONE.
- WE ALSO DEEPENED OUR STRATEGIC FORESIGHT PRACTICE IN 2025. WE UPDATED THE FORESIGHT RADAR AND EMBEDDED IT IN THE IMPACT CENTER'S PEACE AND SECURITY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, BRINGING NEW TOOLS FOR NAVIGATING CHANGE TO DOZENS OF NGO LEADERS ACROSS THE FIELD. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEMOCRACY 2076, WE DEVELOPED SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURES OF DEMOCRACY-AND WE LAUNCHED A SECOND COHORT OF NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWS. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS EXTEND OUR REACH: BUILDING CAPACITY, EXPANDING THE FIELD, AND SEEDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS WHO WILL CARRY THIS WORK FORWARD.
- FULL MISSION STATEMENT: THE MOST INTRACTABLE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME DEMAND MORE THAN EXPERTISE-THEY REQUIRE SYSTEMS THINKING, CROSSSECTOR COLLABORATION, AND THE COURAGE TO CHALLENGE OUTDATED PARADIGMS. HORIZON 2045 EXISTS AT THIS INTERSECTION, CONNECTING POLICY ELITES, LEGAL INNOVATORS, AND PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS AROUND A SHARED CONVICTION: THAT DURABLE SECURITY IS INDIVISIBLE. WHETHER CONVENING HEADS OF STATE OR REIMAGINING HOW FUNDERS APPROACH COMPLEXITY, OUR WORK INSISTS THAT INTEGRATED PROBLEMS REQUIRE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS-AND THAT TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE BEGINS WITH TRANSFORMING HOW WE THINK.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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