Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,396,262
- Total expenses
- $4,175,607
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,900,016
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,494,932
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $1,314
- Total assets, end of year
- $828,877
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $351,628
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $477,249
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,174,626
- Management and general expenses
- $513,344
- Fundraising expenses
- $487,637
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,174,626
Program services were 76.0% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,900,016
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $1,494,932 · related or exempt $1,494,932
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME (LOSS)
total $1,314 · excluded $1,314
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,314
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $407,767 · program services $163,107 · management and general $40,776 · fundraising $203,884
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,066,298 · program services $1,705,847 · management and general $179,731 · fundraising $180,720
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $117,104 · program services $96,833 · management and general $10,181 · fundraising $10,090
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $528,872 · program services $416,572 · management and general $46,615 · fundraising $65,685
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $179,049 · program services $136,716 · management and general $15,913 · fundraising $26,420
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,054 · program services $2,749 · management and general $305
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $37,263 · management and general $37,263
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11g · Fees: other
total $117,523 · program services $66,763 · management and general $50,760
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,069 · program services $855 · management and general $214
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14 · Information technology
total $388,264 · program services $306,894 · management and general $81,370
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17 · Travel
total $45,877 · program services $27,836 · management and general $18,041
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,682 · program services $4,339 · management and general $505 · fundraising $838
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23 · Insurance
total $14,843 · management and general $14,843
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24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS/RESEARCH
total $166,052 · program services $165,969 · management and general $83
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24b · Other expenses: DESIGN/COMMUNICATIONS
total $80,146 · program services $80,146
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $16,744 · management and general $16,744
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $639,212 · end of year $726,149
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $333,471 · end of year $33,516
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $375,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $9,969 · end of year $15,333
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $34,208 · end of year $30,249
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$39,035
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$18,365
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $19,963 · end of year $20,670
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,960 · end of year $2,960
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $158,189 · end of year $141,485
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $210,143
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $731,594 · end of year $252,249
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $525,000 · end of year $225,000
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
HARMONY LABS AIMS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MEDIA INFLUENCE WORKS WITHIN SOCIETY AND PARTNERS WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND MEDIA PRACTICIONERS TO ADDRESS KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND TO EXPERIMENT WITH AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE POSITIVE SOCIAL OUTCOMES.
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HARMONY LABS IS A MEDIA RESEARCH LAB, USING SCIENCE, DATA, AND CREATIVITY TO RESEARCH AND RESHAPE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MEDIA. OUR UNIQUE APPROACH RESTS ON A COMMITMENT TO RIGOROUS PARTICIPATORY PUBLIC RESEARCH, AN UNRIVALED DATA PLATFORM, WITH TRANSPARENT, PRINCIPLED DATA PRACTICES, AND ONGOING INVESTMENT IN EXPLORATION, INVENTION, AND CREATIVITY.WE'RE BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF PRIVATE MEDIA COMPANIES THAT DONATE THE DATA WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR MEDIA SYSTEMS, AND HOW THEY AFFECT PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. OUR DATA PHILANTHROPY COMMUNITY INCLUDES BIG COMPANIES, LIKE NIELSEN AND COMSCORE, AND SMALLER STARTUPS, LIKE PEAKMETRICS, THAT ARE SCRAPING DIFFERENT CORNERS OF THE WEB, NEWS, TELEVISION, RADIO, AND OTHER KINDS OF MEDIA. THIS DATA PHILANTHROPY SUPPORTS OUR RESEARCH EFFORTS INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, AN ADJACENT COMMUNITY OF ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS (HARMONY LABS RESEARCH NETWORK) WHO ARE USING THESE DATA TO STUDY AND IMPROVE MEDIA SYSTEMS.IN ADDITION, WE HARNESS THESE INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS FOR OUR NARRATIVE OBSERVATORY, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND DATA TOOL THAT EMPOWERS CONTENT CREATORS, ADVOCATES, AND FUNDERS TO FIND, REACH, AND RESONATE WITH THE RIGHT AUDIENCE IN TODAY'S MEDIA MINEFIELD. THE NARRATIVE OBSERVATORY DELIVERS AUDIENCE-BASED INSIGHTS, NARRATIVE AND NETWORK ANALYSIS, AND EMPIRICAL VALIDATION OF CULTURAL STRATEGY AND CONTENT TO OUR PARTNERS.WE WORK WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PARTNERS ON ISSUES OF EXISTENTIAL IMPORTANCE, LIKE CLIMATE, GUN VIOLENCE, POLITICAL CORRUPTION, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND MORE, USING AN APPROACH TO RESEARCH THAT IS RIGOROUS, PARTICIPATORY, AND 100% PUBLIC. ONE OF THE FIRST PAPERS WE CO-AUTHORED LOOKED AT FRACKING NARRATIVES IN DOCUMENTARY FILM. THE OUTPUTS WE'VE CREATED WITH OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE WEBSITES, PRESENTATIONS, PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, TOOLKITS, CURRICULUM, INTERACTIVES, WHITE PAPERS, AND MEDIA. AND OUR WORK HAS BEEN COVERED IN THE PRESS, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIME, WIRED AND MORE.FOUNDED BY JOHN S. JOHNSON IN 2008, HARMONY LABS IS A 501(C)3 INCORPORATED IN NEW YORK STATE. FUNDERS INCLUDE ATLANTIC FOUNDATION, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION, OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS, NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION, GOOGLE, AND MORE.
Expenses $3,174,626 · Revenue $1,494,932
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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John S JohnsonJOHN S JOHNSON
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Emma CanarickEMMA CANARICK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Adam WolfensohnADAM WOLFENSOHN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brian WaniewskiBRIAN WANIEWSKI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $457,767
- From this org
- $349,279
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $108,488
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $266,459
- Bonus
- $81,697
- Other
- $1,123
- Deferred
- $70,398
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,090
- Filer's total
- $457,767
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Matthew BarzunMATTHEW BARZUN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jonah PerettiJONAH PERETTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Omar WasowOMAR WASOW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Maryl WiddowsMARYL WIDDOWS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Frederica ConreyFREDERICA CONREY
MARCOMM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $250,566
- From this org
- $192,776
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $57,790
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $192,258
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $518
- Deferred
- $22,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,290
- Filer's total
- $250,566
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H P JohnsonH P JOHNSON
SCIENCE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $241,802
- From this org
- $191,558
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $50,244
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,780
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $778
- Deferred
- $13,475
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,769
- Filer's total
- $241,802
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Justin SmithJUSTIN SMITH
ENGINEERING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $222,550
- From this org
- $187,489
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,061
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $186,988
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $501
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,061
- Filer's total
- $222,550
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Jonathan R StewartJONATHAN R STEWART
LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER
- Total calculated
- $216,073
- From this org
- $169,906
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,167
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,545
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $361
- Deferred
- $22,473
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,694
- Filer's total
- $216,073
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Mercedes CoyleMERCEDES COYLE
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST
- Total calculated
- $217,496
- From this org
- $160,432
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $57,064
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,011
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $421
- Deferred
- $22,003
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,061
- Filer's total
- $217,496
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
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 5
- BRIAN WANIEWSKI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RECEIVED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION OF $50,000, ACCRUED AND INCLUDED IN DEFERRED COMPENSATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, TO BE PAID IN 2024, BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTION REVENUE RAISED DURING A SPECIFIED PERIOD, AND SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM AMOUNT BY CONTRACT. INCENTIVE AND BONUS COMPENSATION TOTALING $81,697, WHICH INCLUDED $50,000 THAT WAS ACCRUED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, WAS PAID IN 2023.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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HARMONY LABS LLC
TO CONDUCT ACCELERATOR PROGRAM · DE · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by HARMONY LABS INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 21 October 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202442969349301824
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