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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEW HARMONY PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$447,477
Total expenses
$621,973
Contributions and grants received
$397,195
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$39,929
Investment income
$4,308
Other revenue
$6,045
Total assets, end of year
$142,719
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,797
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$140,922
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$503,182
Management and general expenses
$54,989
Fundraising expenses
$63,802
Program service expenses (Part III)
$503,182

Program services were 80.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $28,379

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $368,816

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,075

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PARTNERSHIP PAYMENTS

    total $24,083 · related or exempt $24,083

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP INCOME

    total $13,500 · related or exempt $13,500

  • 2c · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION INCOME

    total $2,346 · related or exempt $2,346

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,501 · excluded $1,501

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,807

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,807

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,807 · excluded $2,807

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $6,045 · related or exempt $6,045

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,045

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $80,899 · program services $64,144 · management and general $4,614 · fundraising $12,141

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $79,889 · program services $63,342 · management and general $4,558 · fundraising $11,989

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,376 · program services $5,055 · management and general $364 · fundraising $957

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,301 · program services $9,812 · management and general $643 · fundraising $1,846

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,704 · management and general $31,704

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $605 · management and general $605

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,197 · management and general $2,546 · fundraising $28,651

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,680 · program services $10,373 · management and general $265 · fundraising $42

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,630 · program services $3,313 · management and general $4,706 · fundraising $6,611

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,882 · program services $6,250 · management and general $450 · fundraising $1,182

  • 17 · Travel

    total $153,578 · program services $153,286 · management and general $287 · fundraising $5

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $547 · program services $434 · management and general $31 · fundraising $82

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,968 · program services $1,560 · management and general $112 · fundraising $296

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTOR EXPENSES

    total $124,484 · program services $124,484

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $59,054 · program services $59,054

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $3,092 · management and general $3,092

  • 24d · Other expenses: IN-KIND EXPENSE

    total $2,075 · program services $2,075

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,012 · management and general $1,012

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $243,294 · end of year $98,406

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $19,495 · end of year $7,200

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,360 · end of year $3,092

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

    $3,649

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

    $781

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,166 · end of year $2,868

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $67,358 · end of year $31,153

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,530 · end of year $1,797

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $681 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $122,287 · end of year $91,758

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $192,175 · end of year $49,164

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NEW HARMONY PROJECT IS A NATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO NURTURE WRITERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCRIPTS AND NEW WORKS THAT INTERROGATE THE COMPLEXITY OF HOPE. THROUGH ARTIST-CENTERED PROGRAMMING, WE CARE FOR WRITERS SO THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.

  • FROM MAY 21-JUNE 1, 2025, NHP HELD ITS ANNUAL WRITERS' RESIDENCY CONVENING 25 WRITERS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS IN NEW HARMONY, INDIANA TO RESEARCH, WRITE, AND DEVELOP NEW SCRIPTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO FOSTER CREATIVITY, REFLECTION, AND COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED AS 68% BIPOC, 60% LGBTQ+, 80% FEMALE OR TRANS/GENDER NON-CONFORMING, AND 4% PARENT ARTISTS. THE 2025 RESIDENCY ALSO INCLUDED TWO PRODUCTIONS IN RESIDENCE, FOCUSED ON PLAYS ALREADY SLATED FOR PRODUCTION BY PARTNER THEATRES. ONE OF THESE PROJECTS, THE WATERFALL BY PHANSIA PHAREL, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THROWN STONE PRODUCTIONS IN CONNECTICUT, EXPLORES THE TENSIONS BETWEEN A HAITIAN-AMERICAN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER NAVIGATING GENERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS, CARE, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. THE WATERFALL WILL RECEIVE A WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OFF-BROADWAY IN 2026, IN A CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN THROWN STONE PRODUCTIONS AND WP THEATRE. NHP ALSO SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMMY-NOMINATED MICHAEL SHAYAN'S NEW PLAY FOR MY NEXT TRICK. BY SUPPORTING WORKS LIKE THESE, THE NEW HARMONY PROJECT NOT ONLY HELPS PLAYWRIGHTS DEEPEN THEIR PRACTICE, BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE NATIONAL PIPELINE OF NEW PLAYS THAT REFLECT THE FULL SPECTRUM OF LIVED EXPERIENCE. THE RESIDENCY BLENDS DRAMATURGICAL MEETINGS, COMMUNITY SALONS, AND BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL GATHERINGS TO SUPPORT THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE ARTISTIC PROCESS. WE ALSO PROVIDE ONSITE WELLNESS SUPPORT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CARE CONSULTANT AND OFFER INTENTIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PARENT ARTISTS AND CAREGIVERS, INCLUDING COVERING ADDITIONAL COSTS, SO THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS CAN ENGAGE FULLY IN THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICE.

    Expenses $276,246 · Revenue $29,531

  • PLAYFEST INDY (PFI) IS A WEEKLONG CELEBRATION OF NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT IN INDIANAPOLIS, COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL PROFESSIONAL THEATRES TO OFFER AUDIENCES A BEHIND-THE-SCENES PEEK AT HOW NEW PLAYS ARE DEVELOPED. IN 2024, THE INAUGURAL YEAR, PFI EMPLOYED 82 ARTISTS AND PRESENTED NEW WORKS TO NEARLY 200 AUDIENCE MEMBERS OVER 7 DAYS FOR TOTAL OF 4,592 PROGRAM HOURS. THE FESTIVAL DEVELOPED THE WORK OF 8 PLAYWRIGHTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 8 INDIANAPOLIS-BASED THEATRE COMPANIES. AS A RESULT OF THIS FESTIVAL, LUCY THURBER, ONE OF THE 8 WRITERS IS CREATING A NEW PLAY FOR AN INDIANAPOLIS COMPANY. AND KEIKO GREEN'S WAD, WORKSHOPPED IN THIS FESTIVAL, IS RECEIVING A WORLD PREMEIRE PRODUCTION IN INDIANAPOLIS IN SEPTEMBER, 2025.

    Expenses $223,604 · Revenue $15,575

  • NHP'S ALUMNI OFFERINGS CONNECT ALUMNI WRITERS WITH EACH OTHER VIA NHP ALUMNI NEWSLETTER (LAUNCHED IN 2023) PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY WITH RELEVANT INTERVIEWS, ALUMNI EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND INDUSTRY UPDATES. WE CONTINUED THE DIGITAL DINNER PROGRAM WHICH BROUGHT ALUMNI WRITERS TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FIELD. IN 2025, WE LAUNCHED THE DRAMATURGY FEEDBACK PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED UNDERWRITING FOR 1:1 MEETINGS BETWEEN 20 ALUMNI PLAYWRIGHTS AND PROFESSIONAL FREELANCE DRAMATURGS WHO COULD SHARE ESSENTIAL RESPONSES TO WORKS IN PROGRESS.

    Expenses $3,332 · Revenue $868

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Alex Gale

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vichet Chum

    CONNECTIVITY COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jose Cruz Gonzalez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donnetta Lavinia Grays

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Loui Lord Nelson

    PAST CO CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lily Houghton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Kilbride

    DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Natalie Beane

    CO CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daria Miyeko Marinelli

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tlaloc Rivas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Blair Russell

    CO CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ron Gifford

    GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Sparks

    EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judith Steenberg

    EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenni Werner

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $80,900
    From this org
    $80,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
23 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202621149349301322

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