Learn about our mission
Founded in 2019, Open Horizon is a small family foundation based in the Greater Washington DC area. Open Horizon is committed to improving communities and individual lives through creating opportunities, experiential learning, policy change, and developing and strengthening positive systems.
Current foundation priorities include projects in the DMV (DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia region), the US South, and beyond, with a special focus on education, equity, leadership development, and reproductive rights.
Open Horizon is not currently accepting unsolicited proposals for grants.
Open Horizon News and Features
Reflection, Connection, and Renewal…Leaders Retreat 2024
The majority of my career has been working for community-based non-profit organizations. Understanding the emotional, physical, and mental labor that goes into serving the community while juggling multiple demands is a challenge I am well aware of.
Connection, Community, Liberation…On the Horizon 2024
Open Horizon is grateful to welcome another year. We are intentionally establishing a culture of wellness that centers rest “as resistance” and we are slowly transitioning from deep hibernation.
A New Chapter Begins
2023 has been a momentous year in many ways. Here on the foundation front, we are excited to have made concrete steps to move from our start-up, or “founder’s” phase, towards a more mature stage of organizational development.
Power is energy used intentionally: Ignite the South Cohort 2nd Kick-Off Retreat in New Orleans
The 2nd cohort of Ignite the South convened for their first retreat in New Orleans, LA on October 11-13 to learn, reflect, and conspire together.
Change Philanthropy Unity Summit Inspires the Work of Repair
Our executive director, D’Lynn Jacobs, and I got to attend our first Unity Summit earlier this month.
Welcome, Courtney!
Join us in welcoming our Director of Operations and Program Innovation, Courtney Wright!
Supporting Greatest MINDS
Open Horizon proudly recognized 8/28/2023 with a donation to Greatest MINDS, a non-profit organization that works with college students and young professionals to become the next generation of civic leaders through mentoring, volunteering and participating.
Ignite the South Accepting Applications
Ignite the South is currently accepting applications for the second cohort. Check out this 3:30-minute video to learn about the leadership development program.
Main Photo taken by Sae G. | Critical Exposure, one of our grantees
Process shot: Community-building circle at a youth leadership meeting for the 2018 Youth Mayoral Forum.