Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$2,451,162

Total expenses

$2,357,259

Contributions and grants received

$2,374,170

Grants paid

$24,074

Program service revenue

$75,125

Investment income

$1,862

Other revenue

$5

Total assets, end of year

$750,821

Total liabilities, end of year

$30,868

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$719,953

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,547,484

Management and general expenses

$658,461

Fundraising expenses

$151,314

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,547,484

Program services were 65.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• CHORUS: A 500-VOICE CHORUS REPRESENTING CENTRAL OHIO'S VIBRANT DIVERSITY, PERFORMING FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS DURING NUMEROUS SPECIAL EVENTS AND VENUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE ARE NO FEES OR AUDITIONS TO PARTICIPATE - ONLY A COMMITMENT TO COMPLETING VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY. IN HARMONY, IT IS NOT ABOUT THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE - IT IS HOW YOU USE IT TO UPLIFT THE VOICES OF OTHERS TO BUILD A STRONGER, MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. UNITING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, RACES, INCOME AND EDUCATION LEVELS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GEOGRAPHIES, AND RELIGIONS IT IS A LIVING VISION OF INCLUSION. MEMBERS INCLUDE EVERYONE FROM RETIREES AND RECENT GRADUATES, CARPENTERS AND CHIROPRACTORS, GED-HOLDERS AND PHDS. AUDIENCE GROWTH AND ARTISTIC INVESTMENT: HARMONY PROJECT CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS REACH, WITH OVER 10,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING LIVE, IN-PERSON PERFORMANCES AND OVER 350,000 ONLINE VIEWS OF HARMONY VIDEOS. OUR COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS REMAINS STRONG, WITH OVER 500,000 IN COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO COLUMBUS-BASED TALENT. THIS INVESTMENT NOT ONLY FUELS OUR PROGRAMS BUT ALSO STRENGTHENS THE ARTISTIC ECONOMY OF OUR CITY. NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND UNIQUE COLLABORATIONS: DAVID BROWN WAS HONORED AS A FEATURED PRESENTER AT THE CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION, SHARING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COMMUNITY ARTS ON A NATIONAL STAGE. MEANWHILE, THE SUNFLOWER PRISON ARTS FESTIVAL-THE ONLY FESTIVAL IN THE NATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER RESIDENTS FROM BOTH MEN'S AND WOMEN'S PRISONS-SHOWCASED THE ARTISTIC TALENTS AND STORIES OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. THE FESTIVAL WAS COMPLEMENTED BY AN ART GALLERY EXHIBITION AT ADAMAH GALLERY, DISPLAYING THE CREATIVITY AND RESILIENCE OF THOSE BEHIND BARS. IN 2024, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS SELECTED HARMONY AS ONE OF ONLY NINE ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS PILOT ARTS AND WELLNESS GRANT, AWARDING HARMONY A 150,000 GRANT TO EXPAND THE MISSION AND REACH OF HARMONY'S IMPACTFUL WORK.

  Expenses $944,162 · Revenue $74,580

• HARMONY PROGRAMS - ONE FAMILY, STUDENT PROGRAMMING, PRISON ARTS AND FRIENDS IN HARMONY: AFTER SCHOOL ARTS, EDUCATION AND SERVICE LEARNING CLASSES THAT FOSTER CREATIVITY, RESPONSIBLITY, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT COLUMBUS - THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHOM QUALIFY FOR FREE LUNCH AND LIVE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. HARMONY PROJECT EXPANDED ITS STUDENT ARTS PROGRAMS FROM 60 TO 110 STUDENTS, PROVIDING CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE, AND STORYTELLING. THESE NEW AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE FROM COLUMBUS GLOBAL ACADEMY AND INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ARTS, THEY NOT ONLY DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND FLUENCY IN ENGLISH, BUT ALSO FIND A SENSE OF BELONGING. OUR 2025 GRADUATING SENIORS HAVE RECEIVED OVER 2.5 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS, PROVING THAT INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS IS AN INVESTMENT IN THEIR FUTURES. PRISON ARTS ENGAGES INMATES IN RECOVERY TO SERVE A PURPOSE WHILE SERVING A SENTENCE. HARMONY'S PRISON ARTS PROGRAM REMAINS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING CREATIVE REHABILITATION THAT FOSTERS PERSONAL GROWTH AND CONNECTION. STUDIES SHOW THAT ENGAGEMENT IN ARTS PROGRAMS REDUCES RECIDIVISM, AND OUR WORK IS PROVING THIS IN REAL TIME. BY CREATING A COMMUNITY THAT EXTENDS BEYOND PRISON WALLS, WE ARE ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS RETURNING TO SOCIETY ARE MET WITH OPPORTUNITY, NOT OBSTACLES. HARMONY HIRED ITS FIRST-EVER RETURNING CITIZEN, DETRA MARCH, WHO PARTICIPATED IN HARMONY'S PRISON ARTS PROGRAM AT THE OHIO REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN. SINCE DETRA'S HIRE, SHE HAS SECURED HER OWN "TINY HOME" IN VISTA VILLAGE, RECEIVED HER DRIVER'S LICENSE, PURCHASED A CAR, AND IS RECONNECTED WITH HER FAMILY. SHE IS ON HER WAY TO A FULLY RESTORED LIFE. FRIENDS IN HARMONY PROVIDES WEEKLY MUSIC, EXPERIENTIAL ARTS AND SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH DIFFERING ABILITIES, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, OR FIGHING ADDICTION MANY OF WHOM LIVE IN POVERTY. HARMONY CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES HELP THEM DEFY LIMITATIONS AND PREJUDICES, FORGE SUSTAINING SOCIAL TIES, AND BOLSTER THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE MANY OF THEM LEARN THEY TOO HAVE A LOT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $491,994 · Grants $24,074 · Revenue $545

• COMMUNITY SERVICE: SERVICE IS AT THE HEART OF HARMONY PROJECT'S MISSION. EACH SEASON, ALL PARTICIPANTS COMMIT TO COMPLETING A MINIMUM OF 16 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE, EITHER THROUGH PROJECTS ORGANIZED BY HARMONY PROJECT OR THROUGH PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FACILITATED BY PARTNERING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ARTS: OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH GOODWILL COLUMBUS CONTINUES TO SHINE A LIGHT ON MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO WERE ONCE IN THE SHADOWS. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS, PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE FACED BARRIERS DUE TO DISABILITIES ARE STEPPING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT, DEMONSTRATING THEIR TALENTS, AND FINDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AND SELF-EXPRESSION. THE GROUP STAGED THREE PERFORMANCES IN 2024, WHICH FEATURED ORIGINAL SONGS, POETRY, AND ARTWORK BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, HIGHLIGHTING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF INCLUSIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING. THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN FROM 60 TO 150 PARTICIPANTS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. SERVICE AND COMMUNITY IMPACT: HARMONY CENTER HAS BECOME A VITAL COMMUNITY HUB, CONNECTING NEIGHBORS WITH ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND HOSTING A FREE COMMUNITY CLOSET FOR NORTHLAND RESIDENTS, STAFFED BY HARMONY VOLUNTEERS. IT ALSO PROVIDES LOW- OR NO-COST SPACE FOR NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO REHEARSE AND PERFORM. THROUGH HARMONY'S SERVICE INITIATIVES, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS REVITALIZED COLUMBUS NEIGHBORHOODS, LED THE CLEANER COLUMBUS EFFORT, RESTORED A PLAYGROUND AT DEVONSHIRE ELEMENTARY, AND DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES. HARMONY ALSO HOSTED ADAPTIVE SPORTS CONNECTION'S BIKES TO GO PROGRAM, WHERE VOLUNTEERS BUILT SPECIALIZED BIKES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, FOSTERING MOBILITY, INDEPENDENCE, AND JOY. AT HARMONY, THE ARTS AND SERVICE GO HAND IN HAND, DRIVING MEANINGFUL CHANGE ACROSS COLUMBUS. A SEASON OF GIVING - THANKSGIVING MEAL PARTNERSHIP: FOR THOSE WHO ARE INCARCERATED AND THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST THANKSGIVING POST-RELEASE, THE HOLIDAY CAN BE A DIFFICULT TIME. HARMONY PARTNERED WITH HUBBARD GRILLE AND MEZZO DUBLIN TO PROVIDE MEALS, ENSURING THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS FEEL SEEN AND SUPPORTED. THE THANKSGIVING MEAL INITIATIVE IS MORE THAN JUST A MEAL-IT'S A MESSAGE THAT THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN AND THAT THEY ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT CARES. IN 2024, HARMONY SERVED OVER 400.

  Expenses $111,328

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• M DAVID BROWN

  EXECUTIVE DI

  Total calculated

  $183,796

  From this org

  $183,796

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  60

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $183,796

  Bonus

  —not reported

  Other

  —not reported

  Deferred

  —not reported

  Nontaxable benefits

  —not reported

  Filer's total

  $183,796

• MATTHEW A SCHOTT

  CHIEF OF STA

  Total calculated

  $114,115

  From this org

  $114,115

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  40

• JESSIE CANNON

  BOARD CHAIRM

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• KATIE CRAMER

  BOARD VICE C

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• ANNE VALENTINE

  BOARD TREASU

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• JOSHUA SCHOTTENSTEIN

  BOARD SECRET

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  4

• SUE EUBANKS

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• TERRANCE HINTON PHD

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• PEGGY KELLEY

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• RONI BURKES-TROWSDELL

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• THERESA SAELIM

  TRUSTEE

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER COLUMBUS

  $10,000

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

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