Children in Harmony supports local organizations around the world to provide opportunities for young people to embrace music-making and social and emotional learning as a way to explore emotional health, connectedness, and community engagement. We build robust programming that is adaptable for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and their communities. We do this by focusing on Creative Youth Development (CYD) while also weaving together the expertise of local stakeholders across profession, role, gender, and age. We continue to build capacity with our partners and community members to ensure the longevity of our collective impact. We believe the combined power of music-making and emotional learning has the ability to help young people understand and effectively communicate their emotions, and develop the resilience and the skills needed to become action-takers and decision-makers in their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $107K a year · 28% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$174K
to officers and key staff · 59% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 59% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$167K
567% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 567% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$241K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$293K
To programs
88%
Net assets
−$138K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$241K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$692K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$241K
Expenses
$293K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$893K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$284K
FY2024$293K
Net assets
−$138K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$218K
FY2022−$100K
FY2023−$131K
FY2024−$138K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $259K Management & general 9% · $28K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $174K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$173,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hedi Jalon’s $174K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Hedi Jalon$173,700$173,700——
Erik Gregory———$118,533
Hedva Jalon——$25,846—
Andrew Lewis——$1,050—

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

Empowers youth globally through music and social-emotional learning for community well-being.

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1 program · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Through CIHs Flagship program, the Amani Project, we support local nonprofits to provide educaitonal activities and opportunities for young people to embrace music-making and social and emotional learning as a way to explore emotional health, connectedness, and community engagement.

$259Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$241K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Money outPt IX
$293K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
−$138K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Total revenueLn 12$241K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
Net assetsLn 32−$138K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$32K$29K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K$167K
Net assetsLn 32−$131K−$138K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$258$258
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$20K$20K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$174K$174K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$100$100
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$64K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$1K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$230$230
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$513$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$293K$259K$28K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $241K$293K−$52K−$138K 990 PDF
FY2023 $217K$284K−$67K−$131K 990 PDF
FY2022 $66K−$100K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $692K$893K−$201K−$218K 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $241,435 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $216,531$241,402
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $365$33
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $216,896$241,435
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$20,258
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $173,700$173,700
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,282$99,350
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $283,982$293,308
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$67,086−$51,873
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $241,435 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$58,875
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$182,527
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$241,402
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33$33
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $33$241,435
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $293,308 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $258$258
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $173,700$173,700
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $100$100
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,270$7,270
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,365 · Fundraising $2,525$66,890
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,222$1,222
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,335 · Fundraising $4,018$5,353
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,849$4,849
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelFundraising $230$230
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,148$2,148
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,043$5,043
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $513 · Management $5,732$6,245
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,836 · Management $27,699 · Fundraising $6,773$293,308
Part X · Balance sheet $29,483 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,001$25,099
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,792$4,384
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,793$29,483
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $135$3,902
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $162,416$167,059
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$130,623−$137,576
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$130,623−$137,576
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,793$29,483
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$137,576 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$241,435
XI-2 Total expenses$293,308
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,873
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$130,623
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$44,920
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$137,576

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