Discovering Horizons
Donations deductibleRevenue
$277k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$332k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.2m
$2.6m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $1.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
6.0 years on average
Staff
0
5 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Discovering Horizons' network
5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Fisher | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lawrence Diamond | Secretary & Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lena Rivkin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ruth Ann Rutalj (also filed as Ruth Rutalj) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Stearns | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| David Yaeger | VP of Property and Asset Mgmt. of New Horizons | 2023 |
| Diane Thorsell | Chief Operating Officer of New Horizons | since 2023 |
| John C Brauer | President/CEO of New Horizons | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Stearns | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Judy Fisher | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lawrence Diamond | Secretary & Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lena Rivkin | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ruth Rutalj | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| John C Brauer | President/CEO of New Horizons | 1 | $0 | $388k | $14k |
| Diane Thorsell | Chief Operating Officer of New Horizons | 1 | $0 | $250k | $12k |
About
- Legal name
- Discovering Horizons
- EIN
- 954842508
- Address
- 15725 Parthenia St, North Hills, CA, 91343-4913
- State
- California
- Mission
- Provides residential services for 12 developmentally-disabled low-income consumers. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P70 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Susan Stearns (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedHOUSING FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLEDRainbow HorizonsRelatedHOUSING FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLEDReseda HorizonsRelatedHOUSING FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLEDReseda RanchRelatedSERVES DEVELOPMENTALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALSNew Horizons - Serving Individuals With Special Needs
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLawrence Diamond
≥8years on the filingsRuth Ann Rutalj
≥6years on the filingsSusan Stearns
≥3years on the filingsJudy Fisher
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.2m
- Total liabilities
- $2.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $1.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $241k
- Program service revenue
- $35k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5