Ohio · Nonprofit
HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC
HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC (Ohio) receives grants from 40 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,207,997 to it, the largest being COLUMBUS FOUNDATION ($5,236,764). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 79% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.5M
- Funders on record
- 40
- Grants received
- $7.2M
- Net assets
- $720k
What Harmony Project Productions Inc does
Mission
Our mission: to build a more inclusive society by breaking down social barriers, bridging community divides, and empowering the voices of the people through arts, education, and volunteerism.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
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…
$944,162 spent$74,580 earned by the program61% of program spendingHarmony 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…
$491,994 spentof which $24,074 as grants$545 earned by the program32% of program spendingCommunity 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.…
$111,328 spent7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,547,484.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $335k to $653k (+95%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 2% · 2018 4% · 2019 4% · 2020 17% · 2021 12% · 2022 35% · 2023 17% · 2024 20%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 17 funders, grant income rose $614k → $1.3M.
13 of 40 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 79% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 40 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 73% of grant income and the top three 81%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
92% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 93% · 2018 80% · 2019 82% · 2020 75% · 2021 75% · 2022 64% · 2023 77% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
33% of HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
79% of HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.5M that is directly attributable, 88% of it comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 5,136 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,136 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $270k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$270k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC?
- HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC (Ohio) receives grants from 40 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,207,997 to it, the largest being COLUMBUS FOUNDATION ($5,236,764). 20 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 79% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC have?
- IRS filings report 40 organizations giving $7,207,997 in grants to HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC, 20 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC?
- COLUMBUS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $5,236,764 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HARMONY PROJECT PRODUCTIONS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 40 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing