Horizons New York City

What Horizons New York City does

Horizons New York City is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates tuition-free, six-week summer academic enrichment programs for Kindergarten through 8th grade students across three New York City host sites: Horizons at Saint David's School (serving all-boys students from East Harlem, operational since 2011), Horizons NYC at The Gateway School (serving students with language-based learning disabilities), and Horizons NYC at LaGuardia Community College (serving children of LaGuardia Community College students). The organization serves systemically under-resourced K-8 students—primarily those qualifying for free/reduced school lunches—and pairs project-based academics in literacy and math with social-emotional learning, STEAM activities, enrichment (art, dance, drumming, chorus), weekly field trips, and swimming instruction. Student outcomes are measured using Renaissance Learning's STAR assessment tool, with reported averages of +8.8 weeks of learning gains, 88% daily attendance, and 72% multi-year retention, alongside broader Horizons National network outcomes on graduation rates and absenteeism. The operational model is non-commercial: programs are tuition-free and funded through charitable donations and grants processed via Givebutter, with host schools providing in-kind campus space and facilities. Distribution is community-led and direct-to-family, relying on host-school referrals, year-round family engagement events, the organization's website, and earned media (e.g., NY1) for student and donor recruitment. Day-to-day operations are run by a lean staff (1-10 employees) led by Executive Director Macy Stockton and Assistant Director Emily Pritzl, and the organization operates as a regional affiliate of Horizons National, which supplies program-evaluation infrastructure and best practices. Notable technical assets are limited to the STAR assessment integration and a recently developed AI-powered FAQ chatbot built with technology partner CodeSpeaks Labs at the Saint David's School site.

Name

Horizons New York City

Legal name

Horizons New York City

Website

https://horizonsnewyorkcity.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Horizons New York City is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating tuition-free, six-week summer academic enrichment programs for K-8 students at three New York City partner school sites, serving systemically under-resourced students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Summer Youth Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Enrichment Camps (General Studies) (EDAMALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Extended Learning Time Programs (After-School/Summer Intervention) (EDAJAGAK), Summer School & Extended-Year Academic Catch-Up (EDANAJAH)

Keywords

• Summer enrichment programs
• Academic enrichment programs
• Nonprofit education services
• Summer learning loss prevention
• Youth education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Horizons New York City relies entirely on donations from supporters, individual donors, and grants to fund operations and program delivery.
2. In-Kind Support from Host Institutions: Partner schools provide in-kind resources including space, facilities, and select administrative support, reducing operational costs while enabling program delivery.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Horizons New York City operates tuition-free, six-week summer academic enrichment programs for K-8 students at three host sites in New York City: Saint David's School (East Harlem, all-boys), The Gateway School (co-ed, students with language-based learning disabilities), and LaGuardia Community College (co-ed, children of LaGuardia students). Programs integrate project-based literacy and math instruction, STEAM, social-emotional learning, enrichment activities, swimming, and weekly field trips, with Renaissance Learning STAR pre/post assessments used to measure learning gains and target instruction. The organization also runs year-round family engagement activities that sustain community ties between summers.

Product overview

Horizons New York City is a regional affiliate of Horizons National that operates as a non-profit educational organization offering tuition-free, six-week summer academic enrichment programs for Kindergarten through 8th grade students. The organization runs three distinct program sites: Horizons at Saint David's School (serving students from East Harlem with an all-boys tradition), Horizons NYC at The Gateway School (serving students with language-based learning disabilities), and Horizons NYC at LaGuardia Community College (serving children of LaGuardia Community College students). All programs integrate academic instruction, social-emotional learning, STEAM education, enrichment activities, and swimming instruction using a data-driven approach centered on the STAR assessment tool from Renaissance Learning to measure and address summer learning loss.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Horizons at Saint David's School A tuition-free, six-week summer academic enrichment program at Saint David's School in New York City, following the all-boys tradition of the host school and serving students from East Harlem. The program integrates project-based learning in literacy and math, STEAM education, social-emotional learning, enrichment activities, swimming instruction, and weekly field trips, with a 2026 schedule of June 30 through August 7.
• Horizons NYC at The Gateway School A tuition-free, six-week co-ed summer academic enrichment program hosted at The Gateway School in New York City, designed to serve students with language-based learning disabilities. The program follows The Gateway School's specialized curriculum with small student-to-teacher ratios and includes project-based learning, STEAM, social-emotional learning, enrichment activities, and swimming, with a 2026 schedule of June 29 through July 31.
• Horizons NYC at LaGuardia Community College A tuition-free, six-week co-ed summer academic enrichment program hosted on the LaGuardia Community College campus in Long Island City, intended for children of LaGuardia Community College students. The program includes project-based academics, STEAM, social-emotional learning, enrichment activities, and swimming, with a 2026 schedule of June 29 through August 13, supporting both student and parent educational outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average 8.8 weeks of learning gains in literacy and math across all students
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• NY1minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 July 2024Local news station that featured Executive Director Macy Stockton discussing the role Horizons plays in mitigating summer learning loss, providing earned media coverage for the organization.
• Saint David's SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Host school partnership since 2011 serving all-boys students from East Harlem. School provides in-kind space and facilities while HNYC manages operations. Program includes all core tenets: project-based learning, STEAM, social-emotional learning, enrichment, swimming.
• Horizons NationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHorizons New York City is a regional affiliate of Horizons National. Horizons National provides program evaluation, best practices, and network support for regional affiliates implementing summer learning programs across the country.
• The Gateway SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost school partnership for co-ed program serving students with language-based learning disabilities. Gateway provides specialized curriculum and small student-to-teacher ratios while HNYC manages operations.
• LaGuardia Community College (CUNY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education partnership supporting children of LaGuardia Community College students. Program hosted on campus, strengthening both generations as parents pursue higher education. Builds on college's commitment to educational equity and community empowerment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Horizons National: National parent network of which Horizons NYC is a regional affiliate. Operates the same K-8 summer enrichment model across multiple U.S. sites and provides curriculum, evaluation, and fundraising infrastructure that directly powers HNYC.
• Good Shepherd Services: NYC nonprofit offering year-round and summer academic and social-emotional programming for youth and families in underserved communities, with comparable SEL-integrated enrichment approach.
• YMCA of Greater New York: Large incumbent NYC youth-services provider operating summer camps, academic enrichment, and swimming programs — overlapping on summer enrichment and swimming instruction for similar demographics.

Direct peers

• New York Edge: NYC-based nonprofit providing after-school and summer academic enrichment, including arts and STEM, to underserved public-school students — a near-direct program-category and geography overlap.
• Summer Search: National nonprofit providing multi-year, college-access-focused summer enrichment and mentoring to high-need middle and high school students, sharing the multi-year, summer-anchored, underserved-student model.
• Breakthrough Collaborative: National nonprofit that runs multi-year summer and school-year programs preparing underserved middle-school students for college access. Highly comparable multi-year, pre-college enrichment model.
• BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life): National nonprofit running tuition-free summer and after-school academic enrichment programs for underserved K-8 students, with a similar data-driven, multi-year model targeting summer learning loss.

Regional players

• Student Sponsor Partners: NYC nonprofit providing multi-year academic support, mentoring, and summer enrichment to low-income students from middle school through high school graduation, comparable on multi-year, NYC, underserved-student focus.
• East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP): East Harlem-based education nonprofit offering year-round tutoring and summer programs for under-resourced students, overlapping the same NYC geography and student demographic.

Emerging players

• Police Athletic League (PAL): NYC youth-development organization running free summer camps and enrichment programs for underserved youth, comparable as a tuition-free summer enrichment alternative in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/horizons-new-york-city

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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