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.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$180K 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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FY2021 · 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
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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
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$180K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 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
$250K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +3%
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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
$1.0M
FY2021▼ -20%
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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
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +66%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $661K Management & general 14% · $147K Fundraising 21% · $221K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $180K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$180,070Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides music education to children, believing it fosters achievement.

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3 programs · $661K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The harmony program has developed a proprietary curriculum for 6 semesters of instruction on each of 8 orchestral instruments (including strings, winds, brass, and percussion), and a choral curriculum for students to learn vocal technique.

$534Kprogram expense
02

The harmony program understands that the summer months can be critically important to students' ability to retain, hone, and build upon the skills they learn during the school year. Our summer camp gives students the opportunity to practice and receive instruction during the summer, and the extended hours engage them in topics not…

$116Kprogram expense
03

The harmony program's unique model addresses a shortage of well-trained music teachers by recruiting accomplished musicians, trained at the nation's top conservatories and universities, to teach with us.

$11Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$661K
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$221K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$250K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$152K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$750
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$250K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5123
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$982K$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K$250K
Net assetsLn 32$837K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$36K$36K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$208K$135K$28K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$407K$272K$46K$90K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$12K$2K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$71K$47K$8K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$29K$5K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$66K$9K$10K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$8K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$89K$24K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$4K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$661K$147K$221K

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 Viewing $1.6M$1.0M$550K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,579,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,024,122$1,525,243
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$53,869
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $507,737$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,531,859$1,579,112
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,666$35,995
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $967,017$748,051
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $24,512$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,311$244,828
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,283,506$1,028,874
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $248,353$550,238
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,579,112 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$152,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,372,993
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,525,243
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $53,869$53,869
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,869 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,579,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,028,874 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $35,995$35,995
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $134,597 · Management $28,308 · Fundraising $44,936$207,841
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $272,083 · Management $45,653 · Fundraising $89,535$407,271
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,199 · Management $2,065 · Fundraising $4,016$18,280
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,289 · Management $8,357 · Fundraising $15,609$71,255
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,714 · Management $5,198 · Fundraising $9,492$43,404
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,075$8,075
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,678 · Management $9,525 · Fundraising $48,118$66,321
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,014$1,014
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,003 · Management $4,944 · Fundraising $1,325$14,272
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,261$1,261
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,100$11,100
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,765$9,765
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,917 · Management $24,165 · Fundraising $5,796$118,878
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,796 · Management $8,428 · Fundraising $1,918$14,142
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $661,136 · Management $146,993 · Fundraising $220,745$1,028,874
Part X · Balance sheet $1,637,497 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $981,924$1,350,590
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$271,610
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,062$15,297
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,063,816$1,637,497
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,129$69,572
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $180,200$180,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $226,329$249,772
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $837,487$1,387,725
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $837,487$1,387,725
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,063,816$1,637,497
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,387,725 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,579,112
XI-2 Total expenses$1,028,874
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$550,238
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$837,487
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,387,725

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