Frontier Horizon INC FY2023 filing

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To improve the health, education and general welfare of orphan children living in Ukraine and Nicaragua.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
76% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.3 mo
of spending, in cash
1.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$259K
441% of total assets
Liabilities are 441% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
4 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$424K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$543K
To programs
76%
Net assets
−$200K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$424K
FY2023▼ -49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$831K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$416K
Expenses
$543K
FY2023▼ -35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$837K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$445K
Net assets
−$200K
FY2023▼ -148%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$63K
FY2021−$76K
FY2022−$81K
FY2023−$200K
FY2024−$229K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $413K Management & general 8% · $42K Fundraising 16% · $88K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$94,846Pt VII · Sec A
Founder and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Sasser’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Sasser$94,846$160,000$36,923—
Vincent Rosini———$13,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Improves health, education, and welfare for orphan children in Ukraine and Nicaragua.

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3 programs · $413K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Impact Trips-Frontier Horizon exists to bridge the gap between vulnerable children and those in a position to help. In addition to its Hosting Program, Frontier Horizon also facilitates meaningful encounters between families and needed children by taking teams abroad to expeience the lives of those that are suffering firsthand.

$317Kprogram expense
02

Hosting Program-Frontier Horizon's International Hosting Program is designed to bridge the gap between vulnerable children and those in a position to help. To accomplish this mission Frontier Horizon facilitates and supports efforts to bring orphaned and vulnerable children to be hosted with loving families in the United States and…

$72Kprogram expense
03

Activities related to supporting existing programs and developing new programs.

$24Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
CcaiFY2025$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$424K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$543K
Ln 25
Programscol B$413K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$88K
Owns and owesPt X
−$200K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Total revenueLn 12$424K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
Net assetsLn 32−$200K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$59K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$109$0
Total assetsLn 16$159K$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$240K$259K
Net assetsLn 32−$81K−$200K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$95K$39K$9K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$5K$1K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$3K$719$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$0$17K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$0$0$17K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$250$890$0
InterestLn 20$4K$0$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$109$0$109$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$289K$284K$65$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$100K$83K$8K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$543K$413K$42K$88K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 29, 2025 $416K$445K−$29K−$229K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 8, 2024 $424K$543K−$119K−$200K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 4, 2023 $831K$837K−$6K−$81K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2022 $338K$351K−$13K−$76K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $44K$101K−$57K−$63K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $424,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $830,972$423,986
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50$14
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $831,022$424,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,894$113,933
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $644,210$429,278
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $837,104$543,211
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,082−$119,211
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $424,000 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$423,986
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$423,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$14
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$424,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $543,211 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $38,538 · Management $9,385 · Fundraising $46,923$94,846
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,760 · Management $1,190 · Fundraising $5,950$11,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,875 · Management $719 · Fundraising $3,593$7,187
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,413 · Fundraising $0$17,413
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $17,100$17,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $250 · Management $890 · Fundraising $0$1,140
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $4,489 · Fundraising $0$4,489
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $109 · Fundraising $0$109
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $283,589 · Management $65 · Fundraising $5,650$289,304
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,162 · Management $7,567 · Fundraising $8,994$99,723
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $413,174 · Management $41,827 · Fundraising $88,210$543,211
Part X · Balance sheet $58,730 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $158,830$58,730
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $260$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $109$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $159,199$58,730
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,018$21,760
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $78,961$111,961
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $125,000$125,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $239,979$258,721
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$80,780−$199,991
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$80,780−$199,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $159,199$58,730
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$199,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$424,000
XI-2 Total expenses$543,211
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$119,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$80,780
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$199,991

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