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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HARMONY LABS INC.

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,900,016

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $1,494,932 · related or exempt $1,494,932

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME (LOSS)

    total $1,314 · excluded $1,314

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,314

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $407,767 · program services $163,107 · management and general $40,776 · fundraising $203,884

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,066,298 · program services $1,705,847 · management and general $179,731 · fundraising $180,720

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $117,104 · program services $96,833 · management and general $10,181 · fundraising $10,090

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $528,872 · program services $416,572 · management and general $46,615 · fundraising $65,685

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $179,049 · program services $136,716 · management and general $15,913 · fundraising $26,420

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,054 · program services $2,749 · management and general $305

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,263 · management and general $37,263

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $117,523 · program services $66,763 · management and general $50,760

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,069 · program services $855 · management and general $214

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $388,264 · program services $306,894 · management and general $81,370

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,877 · program services $27,836 · management and general $18,041

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,682 · program services $4,339 · management and general $505 · fundraising $838

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,843 · management and general $14,843

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS/RESEARCH

    total $166,052 · program services $165,969 · management and general $83

  • 24b · Other expenses: DESIGN/COMMUNICATIONS

    total $80,146 · program services $80,146

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $16,744 · management and general $16,744

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $639,212 · end of year $726,149

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $333,471 · end of year $33,516

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $375,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,969 · end of year $15,333

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $34,208 · end of year $30,249

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $39,035

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $18,365

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,963 · end of year $20,670

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,960 · end of year $2,960

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $158,189 · end of year $141,485

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $210,143

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $731,594 · end of year $252,249

  • 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.

  • 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

  • John S Johnson

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emma Canarick

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Wolfensohn

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian 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
  • Matthew Barzun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonah Peretti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Omar Wasow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maryl Widdows

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frederica 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
  • H 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
  • Justin 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
  • Jonathan 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
  • Mercedes 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.

  • 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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