Event Horizon Research

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
991518275
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Conroe, TX, USA
Phone
8556994747
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Interdisciplinary Research

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,816
Expenses
$3,899
Assets
$1,417
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Joel Humphries (President)
  • Amanda Sullivan (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Joel Humphries (President)
  • Amanda Sullivan (Vice President)
  • Franklin Hedger (Board Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to advance human understanding through research, education, and community engagement by conducting scientific projects, disseminating findings, and promoting innovation and critical thinking.

What it reported doing in 2024

AI Safety & Ethics Research (Initiated and In Progress) Objective: To critically examine the ethical implications and safety concerns surrounding artificial intelligence, focusing on its current capabilities, limitations, and potential societal impact. This research aims to provide insights that inform ethical AI development and policy decisions. Accomplishments: A structured research project titled Navigating the Horizon: Evaluating the State, Ethics, and Future Directions of Artificial Intelligence has been initiated. This project includes a literature review of existing AI frameworks, ethical guidelines, and safety protocols, along with the development of research objectives to assess AI's trajectory. A research methodology has been established, incorporating expert interviews, case studies, and policy analysis. Work is ongoing to synthesize findings into actionable insights. Long-term Goal: To contribute meaningful research to the AI ethics and policy landscape, fostering informed discussions among developers, policymakers, and the public while promoting responsible AI innovation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.2%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 60.8%; rating input score 61
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.36; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.2% of revenue deployed · 60.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.