Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky

What Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky does

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky (legal name: Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky) is a nonprofit community foundation established in 2017 and headquartered at 209 Greenup St, Suite 410, Covington, Kentucky. The foundation serves donors and nonprofit organizations across Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties, administering six core fund vehicles: Community Impact Fund, Corporate Advised Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Memorial Funds, Designated (Nonprofit) Funds, and Scholarship Funds. It also operates three giving programs — The 410: Give Where You Live NKY, the state-administered Endow Kentucky Tax Credit, and the NextGen Giving Guide — alongside engagement assets including the "Common Good for the Commonwealth" podcast (hosted by Nancy Grayson) and the annual Horizon Nonprofit Awards Luncheon.

The foundation's underlying infrastructure is intentionally light: a WordPress-based website, a FundSuite ERP fund-login portal (horizon.fcsuite.com) for advisors and fund managers, email newsletter distribution, and a Buzzsprout-hosted podcast. There is no proprietary technology platform, no mobile application, and no AI/ML components disclosed; operational technology is commodity nonprofit SaaS.

Horizon's business model is donor-funded rather than revenue-generating. Income is derived from charitable contributions, returns on managed endowment assets, and fund-management fees (the latter not publicly disclosed). Grants flow outward to 501(c)(3) nonprofits via The 410 and the Community Impact Fund Grant programs. The foundation employs six staff and is governed by a local board with no parent company. It holds the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency (2026), reflecting compliance with the highest tier of nonprofit accountability standards.

Name

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky

Legal name

Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky

Website

https://horizonfunds.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky is a 6-employee nonprofit community foundation based in Covington, KY, administering donor-advised, scholarship, memorial, corporate, and field-of-interest funds, and distributing grants to nonprofits across Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAB

Community Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPAGAKAK

Education Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPAGADAE

College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Donor-advised funds
• Charitable giving vehicles
• Grantmaking programs
• Endowment management

Headquarters

HQ city

Covington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Contributions: Receives charitable donations from individuals, families, and organizations to build endowment funds that support the Northern Kentucky community.
2. Endowment Investment Management: Manages investment of endowed funds, generating returns that are distributed back to the community through grants.
3. Fund Management Services: Provides administrative services for various fund types including community impact funds, corporate advised funds, field of interest funds, memorial funds, nonprofit funds, and scholarship funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky is a regional 501(c)(3) community foundation that accepts charitable contributions from individuals, families, and corporations and administers them through donor-advised funds, corporate advised funds, field of interest funds, memorial funds, designated nonprofit funds, and scholarship funds. The foundation redistributes a portion of pooled assets as grants to local nonprofits and community projects in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties through its Community Impact Fund Grant and The 410: Give Where You Live NKY grant program. It also facilitates access to the Endow Kentucky state tax credit for qualifying endowed gifts.

Product overview

Horizon Community Foundation for Northern Kentucky operates as a community foundation offering a portfolio of fund types and giving programs. The core offerings include various fund structures (Community Impact Fund, Corporate Advised Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Memorial Funds, Designated Funds, and Scholarship Funds) that enable donors to establish and manage charitable giving according to their philanthropic goals. The foundation also administers The 410 giving initiative, the Endow Kentucky Tax Credit program, and the NextGen Giving Guide to encourage local and generational philanthropy. Additional services include a podcast (Common Good for the Commonwealth), the annual Horizon Nonprofit Awards recognition program, and grant programs for nonprofits including The 410 and Community Impact Fund grants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Impact Fund A donor fund vehicle through which contributions are pooled and deployed as grants via the Community Impact Fund Grant program to address priority community needs in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties. Designed for donors who want to support the foundation's localized grantmaking strategy.
• Corporate Advised Funds A fund vehicle that allows businesses and corporations to direct charitable giving, manage community reinvestment, and run employee matching or CSR programs through a turnkey foundation structure rather than establishing a private corporate foundation.
• Field of Interest Funds A fund vehicle that allows donors to specify a charitable cause area (e.g., education, environment, health) rather than specific grantees, with the foundation distributing grants to qualifying organizations within the chosen field.
• Memorial Funds A fund vehicle established in memory of a loved one; contributions are held and distributed as grants to causes or organizations that honor the memory of the named individual.
• Designated Funds (Nonprofit Funds) A fund vehicle that allows donors to designate specific nonprofit organizations as perpetual beneficiaries of grants from the fund; also used by nonprofits to place their own endowments under the foundation's stewardship.
• Scholarship Funds A fund vehicle through which donors establish endowed or pass-through scholarships for students, with the foundation administering recipient selection and award disbursement in accordance with donor criteria.
• Community Impact Fund Grant A grant program funded by the Community Impact Fund that awards capital to qualifying Northern Kentucky nonprofits and community projects serving Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties. Eligible organizations apply through the foundation's online grant portal.
• The 410: Give Where You Live NKY A structured community giving program — and corresponding The 410 Nonprofit grant track — that channels donor contributions from across Northern Kentucky into a coordinated local giving effort, including a dedicated grant program for local nonprofits.
• Endow Kentucky Tax Credit Facilitation A service for donors establishing endowed funds, providing guidance and processing access to Kentucky's Endow Kentucky state tax credit, which layers an additional state tax incentive on top of the federal charitable deduction for qualifying endowed gifts.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• United Way of Northern Kentucky: Nonprofit operating in the same Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties with workplace giving campaigns and community grantmaking — competing for the same donor pool and nonprofit funding relationships.
• Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky: Kentucky community foundation operating in Eastern Kentucky with donor-advised funds, scholarship administration, and competitive grantmaking — a same-state peer with comparable programs and rural-region focus.
• Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Regional community foundation serving the broader Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area with donor-advised funds, competitive grant programs, and fund administration — directly competing for the same NKY donor and nonprofit relationships as Horizon.
• Blue Grass Community Foundation: Kentucky-based community foundation offering donor-advised funds, scholarship administration, and competitive grantmaking across Central Kentucky — a close functional peer in the same state with similar fund and program structure.
• Community Foundation of Louisville: Large Kentucky community foundation operating donor-advised funds, scholarship funds, and competitive grant programs in Louisville and the surrounding region — direct functional peer in the same state with overlapping back-office infrastructure.
• The Dayton Foundation: Regional community foundation in the Tri-State area offering donor-advised funds, agency funds, and competitive grant programs — comparable in service area, product mix, and target donor base.
• The Licking County Foundation: Mid-sized community foundation in neighboring Ohio offering donor-advised funds, scholarships, and competitive grants — comparable size, structure, and program mix to Horizon.

Regional players

• St. Elizabeth Foundation: Northern Kentucky-based healthcare-affiliated foundation raising and distributing philanthropic funds in the same NKY region — partial overlap in donor base and grant recipient ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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