The Harmony Program believes that music should be an integral part of every child's education and that great expectations lead to even greater achievement. Harmony was founded to provide students in under-served communities with free instruments, in-depth musical instruction, orchestral and choral training, and access to a variety of cultural programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $377K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
28
named funders · $2.5M
Looks good: 28 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$226K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$837K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.9M
Net assets
$837K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$837K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2004.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $762K Management & general 33% · $419K Fundraising 8% · $102K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Fitzgibbon’s $269K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Anne Fitzgibbon$268,678$226,355$211,823$199,048$180,070

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides music education to children, believing it fosters achievement.

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1 program · $762K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The Harmony Program trained in excess of 60 teachers to teach daily after school music lessons to over 250 students in 7 public schools and 4 community centers in various boroughs in the City of New York.

$762Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $115K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,218
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,704
Unitemized GrantFY2021$32,885
Unitemized GrantFY2020$35,995

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$508K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$762K
Managementcol C$419K
Fundraisingcol D$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$837K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$982K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$557K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$393K
Other incomeLn 4–11$508K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$982K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$982K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
Net assetsLn 32$837K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5123
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$526K$982K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$639K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$226K
Net assetsLn 32$589K$837K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$108K$60K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$638K$381K$211K$45K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$44K$27K$15K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$62K$35K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$25K$25K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$177K$130K$38K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$58K$28K$29K$739
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$762K$419K$102K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$2.9M−$635K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.4M$2.8M$1.7M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.0M−$57K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$1.8M$497K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.0M$550K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$248K$837K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,531,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $956,336$1,024,122
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $424,643$507,737
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,380,979$1,531,859
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $46,398$11,666
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $957,736$967,017
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $30,894$24,512
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $317,980$280,311
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,353,008$1,283,506
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,971$248,353
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,531,859 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$392,562
VIII-1e Government grants$556,531
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$467,591
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,024,122
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$507,737
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,531,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,283,506 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,666$11,666
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,602 · Management $59,650 · Fundraising $12,817$180,069
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $381,234 · Management $211,340 · Fundraising $45,413$637,987
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,588 · Management $14,741 · Fundraising $3,166$44,495
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,424 · Management $34,605 · Fundraising $7,437$104,466
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,850$13,850
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $24,512$24,512
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,152$2,152
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,131 · Management $6,871$9,002
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,757$7,757
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,572$12,572
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $130,285 · Management $38,318 · Fundraising $8,234$176,837
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,987 · Management $29,415 · Fundraising $739$58,141
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $762,489 · Management $418,699 · Fundraising $102,318$1,283,506
Part X · Balance sheet $1,063,816 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $526,285$981,924
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $97,691$56,830
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,798$25,062
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $638,774$1,063,816
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,640$46,129
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$180,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,640$226,329
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $589,134$837,487
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $589,134$837,487
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $638,774$1,063,816
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $837,487 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,531,859
XI-2 Total expenses$1,283,506
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$248,353
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$589,134
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$837,487

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