The Harmony Project: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 95-4856236)

Natalie Jackson’s $219K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Natalie Jackson	$218,872	$198,075	$177,420	$162,500	$150,000	$145,000
Myka Miller	—	—	—	—	$152,019	$150,000
Margaret Martin Mph Drph	—	—	—	—	—	$109,942

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides year-round music lessons and ensemble participation to at-risk youth.

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1 program · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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The Harmony Project provides children from low-income families with a rigorous music education program, including instruments, weekly instrumental music lessons, orchestra and choir programs, performance opportunities, field trips to classical music concerts, and a range of supporting resources.

$4.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025

The Everychild FoundationFY2025$100K

Pasadena Community FoundationFY2025$30K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$130K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.1M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$189,391

Unitemized GrantFY2023$157,513

Unitemized GrantFY2022$184,517

Unitemized GrantFY2021$156,031

Unitemized GrantFY2020$241,683

Unitemized GrantFY2019$150,313

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Money outPt IX

$6.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.7M

Managementcol C$694K

Fundraisingcol D$795K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$5.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M

PeoplePt VI, VII

20

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a18

IndependentVI 1b18

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M

Government grantsLn 1e$367K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Other incomeLn 4–11$32K

Gains on assetsLn 7$2K

Total revenueLn 12$6.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2K

SavingsLn 2$1.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M

Other assetsLn 15$12K

Total assetsLn 16$5.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M

Net assetsLn 32$3.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 542

VolunteersI 640

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.6M	$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$44K	$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.2M	$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$5.3M	$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.0M	$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32	$3.3M	$3.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$158K	$158K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$198K	$68K	$63K	$67K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.6M	$1.9M	$228K	$456K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$213K	$178K	$34K	$672
Payroll taxesLn 10	$228K	$161K	$23K	$44K
Legal feesLn 11b	$11K	$9K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$76K		$76K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$37K	$37K		$170
Office expensesLn 13	$137K	$7K	$108K	$21K
Information technologyLn 14	$43K	$32K	$8K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$271K	$230K	$23K	$18K
TravelLn 17	$41K	$17K	$21K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$449	$449
InterestLn 20	$8K	$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$76K	$56K	$20K
InsuranceLn 23	$104K	$85K	$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.0M	$1.8M	$67K	$183K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$6.2M	$4.7M	$694K	$795K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$6.2M	$6.5M	−$299K	$2.9M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$6.0M	$6.2M	−$166K	$3.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$6.8M	$5.8M	$994K	$3.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$7.0M	$5.2M	$1.8M	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$3.6M	$3.7M	−$101K	$574K	990 PDF
FY2020	$3.4M	$4.6M	−$1.2M	$585K	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 $6,011,475 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,447,534$5,472,461

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $191,970$454,150

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $126,163$52,585

I-11 Other revenue$32,279

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,765,667$6,011,475

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $184,517$157,513

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,166,921$3,215,277

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,420,040$2,804,702

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,771,478$6,177,492

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $994,189−$166,017

Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18

VI-1b Independent voting members18

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,011,475 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $21,655 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$366,611

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,105,850

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,348

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,472,461

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $454,150$454,150

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,786$28,786

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,144$2,144

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $32,279$32,279

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $486,429 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $52,585$6,011,475

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,177,492 across 17 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $157,513$157,513

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,783 · Management $63,189 · Fundraising $67,103$198,075

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,892,001 · Management $227,998 · Fundraising $456,032$2,576,031

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $177,875 · Management $34,460 · Fundraising $672$213,007

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $160,922 · Management $23,467 · Fundraising $43,775$228,164

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,649 · Management $2,812$11,461

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $76,239$76,239

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,841 · Fundraising $170$37,011

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,266 · Management $108,002 · Fundraising $21,466$136,734

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,098 · Management $7,676 · Fundraising $2,826$42,600

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $230,026 · Management $22,720 · Fundraising $17,769$270,515

IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,061 · Management $21,145 · Fundraising $2,513$40,719

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $449$449

IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,446$8,446

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $55,505 · Management $20,311$75,816

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $84,644 · Management $19,095$103,739

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,751,514 · Management $66,759 · Fundraising $182,700$2,000,973

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,688,593 · Management $693,873 · Fundraising $795,026$6,177,492

Part X · Balance sheet $5,108,292 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200$1,500

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,645,345$1,114,757

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $363,253$644,419

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $910$910

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,196$21,215

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,195,325$3,262,074

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $44,249$51,057

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,360$12,360

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,297,838$5,108,292

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,635$85,057

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,986,458$1,960,982

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,111,380$3,147,310

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,311,380$3,147,310

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,297,838$5,108,292

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,147,310 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$6,011,475

XI-2 Total expenses$6,177,492

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$166,017

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,311,380

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,947

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,147,310

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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