Giving
At Horizon Academy, we focus on language-based learning disabilities. Our passion is helping students become effective learners and confident self-advocates. Our teachers specialize in activating and engaging the brain, teaching students new skills and enhancing their abilities. This dynamic method requires a combination of small classrooms, breakout groups and individualized instruction throughout the day.
Your gift to Horizon Academy will provide need-based scholarships, ensuring this specialized learning is accessible to more students. Horizon Academy is a 501(c)(3) organization and contributions to the school are tax-deductible upon compliance with the Internal Revenue Code.
Opportunities to Give
Annual Giving
In the fall, we will invite current and former parents, grandparents and friends to make a financial gift to the Horizon Academy scholarship fund. Individual donations are paramount to meeting the financial needs of our students. Our goal is to provide need-based assistance to those families who qualify. Cost should not be a barrier to students who need a specialized education. Gifts to the Annual Fund range from $10 to more than $10,000, and every gift moves us closer to our mission
Special Events
Brilliantly Wired: Dyslexia and the Strengths that Set Us Apart
A Signature Event for Dyslexia Awareness Month
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
7:30-9:00 a.m.
In celebration of Dyslexia Awareness Month, Horizon Academy invites you to join us for the inaugural Brilliantly Wired event—a morning of inspiration, conversation, and community focused on celebrating the brilliance of different minds.
Together, we’ll explore how learning differences can shape lives, spark creativity, and fuel success. Featured guests include: Jo Marie Scaglia, Kansas City restaurant owner and founder of The Mixx and Cafeteria Modern Cafe + Marketplace; Justin Antoniotti, President and General Manager of KMBC; and Marc Murphy (joining remotely from NYC), celebrity chef, Food Network personality, and author. All three guests will discuss their personal journeys with dyslexia.
Brilliantly Wired is more than stories of resilience. This event is about changing lives through science-based education and rewriting stories for the next generation of learners. This is an exclusive morning with high-impact leaders who think—and lead—differently. Seats are limited—this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
A Novel Night
Saturday, February 28, 2026
A Novel Night brings our community together and celebrates a fun or fantastical piece of literature, and raises funds essential to helping Horizon Academy accomplish our mission. Past novels include: The Great Gatsby, True Grit, Harry Potter, and Alice in Wonderland. This year, we’ll explore a modern version of Greek mythology alongside Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Percy, who has dyslexia and ADHD, discovers he’s a demigod and has hidden superpowers. While our students may not be demigods, their powers flourish during their time at Horizon Academy. They become active, curious, and joyful students, and they grow into confident self-advocates.
The funds raised at A Novel Night support need-based scholarships, ensuring that more students are empowered to turn challenges into possibilities. You can support this event by becoming a sponsor, purchasing tickets, or donating an item to our auction.
Event details will be shared in the fall, but you can contact Cindy Wissinger (cwissinger@horizon-academy.com) or Lucy Rumsey (lrumsey@horizon-academy.com) for more information now.
How to Make Your Gift
Cash gifts are a great way to support Horizon Academy. Make your check payable to “Horizon Academy” and mail it to:
Horizon Academy – Development Office
4901 Reinhardt Drive
Roeland Park, KS 66205
By giving online through our secure giving page, you make it possible for Horizon Academy to put your contribution to work right away. Click here to make your gift online now.
Gifts of appreciated stock can be transferred directly to our brokerage account. Please contact Cindy Wissinger for details on how to make your transfer.
Make a pledge commitment now and make your gift before the end of our fiscal year on July 31, 2024.
Double your impact with a matching gift. Many companies have an employee charitable gift matching program. To enroll in your companies program, contact your human resources officer for the appropriate form.
Questions
If you have any questions about making a gift or how your gift will be utilized, or if you would like to discuss an interest in making a special gift to the school, please contact Cindy Wissinger, Development Director at (913) 379-9113 or cwissinger@horizon-academy.com.
Horizon Academy’s fiscal year runs from August 1st to July 31st each year. All donations to Horizon Academy qualify as a charitable tax deduction to the extent allowed by law. Upon receipt of your donation, you will receive a thank you letter that will include gift details for tax purposes.