Name

Horizons Greater Washington

Legal name

Horizons Greater Washington

Website

https://horizonsgreaterwashington.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Enrichment and Academic Support Services (Nonprofit)

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

STEM & Science Camps (Biology, Chemistry, Space, Lab Science) (EDAMALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Academic Enrichment Camps (General Studies) (EDAMALAB)

Keywords

• Youth education programs
• Academic enrichment services
• STEAM education curriculum
• Summer learning programs
• Nonprofit education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Grants: Horizons Greater Washington is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates through charitable donations and grants. The program is entirely cost-free for families, with the organization absorbing the total cost of each student including transportation, supplies, meals, and instruction.
2. Annual Report and Financials: As a nonprofit, the organization likely relies on a combination of individual donations, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and potentially government funding to support operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Horizons Greater Washington operates a tuition-free academic and enrichment program serving K-9 students from underserved communities in Washington, DC and Montgomery County, MD through three host-school sites. Its core offerings include an intensive Summer Academy, school-year Saturday Academy, and a Parent Portal (with Spanish-language Portal Para Los Padres), combining reading, math, swimming instruction, social-emotional development, and a project-based STEAM curriculum at a 5:1 student-teacher ratio. The organization absorbs all program costs including transportation, meals, and supplies, committing to serve each student for up to 9 years.

Product overview

Horizons Greater Washington is a tuition-free academic and enrichment nonprofit organization offering a multi-year program for K-9 students from underserved communities in the DC region. The core offerings consist of Summer Academy (intensive summer programming), Saturday Academy (school-year continuation), and the Parent Portal (family resources including Spanish-language version). Programs integrate a project-based STEAM curriculum with emphasis on reading, math, swimming instruction, and social-emotional development, with a 5:1 student-to-teacher ratio. The organization provides comprehensive support including transportation, meals, and supplies at no cost to families, serving students for up to 9 years from K through 9th grade.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Summer Academy An intensive summer academic and enrichment program for K-9 students from underserved communities in Washington, DC and Montgomery County, MD, delivered at host schools (Maret, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School, Norwood). Instruction focuses on reading, math, swimming, and social-emotional development through a project-based STEAM curriculum at a 5:1 student-to-teacher ratio, with transportation, meals, and supplies included at no cost to families.
• Saturday Academy School-year programming that continues the Summer Academy curriculum to maintain and build skills during the academic year, delivered at partner school locations for K-9 students enrolled in the program.
• Parent Portal An online resource portal for families of enrolled Horizons Greater Washington students to access program information, resources, and family-engagement content related to the Summer Academy and Saturday Academy.
• Portal Para Los Padres Spanish-language version of the Parent Portal, providing the same family resources and program information for Spanish-speaking families of enrolled K-9 students.
• STEAM Curriculum Project-based science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics curriculum integrated throughout Summer Academy and Saturday Academy, focused on whole-child development and aligned with the Horizons National model research-validated by Yale professor Edward Zigler.
• Swim Instruction Program Swimming instruction provided as part of the enrichment curriculum for K-9 students, building water-safety knowledge and physical skills under the leadership of the Swim Director.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% year-to-year retention rate
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Norwood SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2010Norwood School in Bethesda became third host school in February 2010, expanding into Montgomery County in partnership with Rock Creek Forest Elementary School.
• Rock Creek Forest Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2010Rock Creek Forest Elementary School is the partner school with Norwood School, part of the Montgomery County expansion in February 2010.
• St. Patrick's Episcopal Day SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2009Horizons expanded to second host school at St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School in May 2009.
• Bancroft Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Second partner school that joined Horizons at Maret in January 2008.
• Maret SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000First Horizons site in DC area launched in 2000 as a partnership between Maret School and H.D. Cooke Elementary School. Began with class of 16 first graders, added a grade each year. In January 2008, Horizons at Maret welcomed second partner school Bancroft Elementary.
• H.D. Cooke Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal partner school with Maret School for first Horizons site in DC area launched in 2000.
• Horizons NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHorizons Greater Washington is an affiliate of Horizons National, which began in 1964 as a summer program for students from families with low incomes in Fairfield County, Connecticut. In the early 1980s, Edward Zigler, a Yale psychology professor and one of the founders of HeadStart, launched program evaluations that found participation in Horizons improved school attendance, academic outcomes, and student attitudes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of Metropolitan Washington: Regional YMCA providing summer camps, swim instruction, and after-school academic enrichment in the DC area. Overlaps with HGW on the summer-camp delivery model, swimming instruction, and academic support for the same demographic.
• City Year DC: DC affiliate of a national nonprofit placing near-peer mentors in high-need schools to improve student outcomes. Operates in the same DC schools serving similar student populations with extended-day academic support.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington: Larger DC-area youth-development organization offering academic enrichment, STEM programs, and summer programming for underserved youth. Operates at greater scale and broader scope but overlaps on academic enrichment and summer programming for the same DC demographic.

Direct peers

• Horizons National: The umbrella organization that founded the Horizons program model in 1964 and supports all affiliates including HGW. Operates the same tuition-free, multi-year, summer + school-year enrichment model for underserved K-9 students and provides the curriculum, training, and research backing HGW uses.
• SEED Foundation: DC-area nonprofit operating public boarding schools for underserved students with a year-round, extended-time academic model. Highly comparable in mission intensity, wraparound services, and DC-region focus on educational equity.
• Higher Achievement: DC-based nonprofit serving middle-school students from underserved communities with multi-year academic enrichment and mentorship — HGW's Executive Director Mike Di Marco previously spent 12+ years here. Highly comparable mission, geography, and multi-year commitment model.
• Summer Search: National nonprofit providing multi-year mentorship and enrichment for high-school students from low-income backgrounds. Comparable in long-term commitment model and outcome-focused programming, though serves older students (high school) in multiple cities.
• KIPP DC: DC-based charter school network serving students from low-income families with extended learning time and college-prep focus. Operates in the same DC geography serving the same student demographic with similar equity-driven mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HorizonsGreaterWashington
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/horizons-greater-washington

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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