HARMONY LABS INC C/O WEWORK LOBBY

EIN: 262506162 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

NEW YORK, NY

Total Revenue
$3,396,262
Total Expenses
$4,175,607
Total Assets
$828,877
Net Assets
$477,249
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2008
Legal Domicile
NY
Principal Officer
BRIAN WANIEWSKI
Phone
2129667606
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

HARMONY LABS INC C/O WEWORK LOBBY, founded in 2008, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $3.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue decreased 13% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $4.2M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 23% operating deficit.

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.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $3,174,626 Revenue: $1,494,932

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...

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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.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,900,016
Program Service Revenue $1,494,932
Investment Income $0
Other Revenue $1,314
TOTAL REVENUE $3,396,262

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $3,299,090
Fundraising Expenses $487,637
Program Expenses $3,174,626
Other Expenses $876,517
TOTAL EXPENSES $4,175,607

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $3,396,262 $3,895,727 -0.1%
Expenses $4,175,607 $4,069,295 +0.0%
Net Income $-779,345 $-173,568 +3.5%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
8
Independent Members
7
Employees
17
Volunteers
7

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
4
$457,767
Total Directors
8
$457,767
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
JOHN S JOHNSON CHAIRMAN 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
EMMA CANARICK TREASURER 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
ADAM WOLFENSOHN SECRETARY 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
BRIAN WANIEWSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00
Officer Director
$349,279 $108,488 $457,767
MATTHEW BARZUN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JONAH PERETTI DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
OMAR WASOW DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARYL WIDDOWS DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
FREDERICA CONREY MARCOMM DIRECTOR 40.00
Highest
$192,776 $57,790 $250,566
H P JOHNSON SCIENCE DIRECTOR 40.00
Highest
$191,558 $50,244 $241,802
JUSTIN SMITH ENGINEERING DIRECTOR 40.00
Highest
$187,489 $35,061 $222,550
JONATHAN R STEWART LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER 40.00
Highest
$169,906 $46,167 $216,073
MERCEDES COYLE SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST 40.00
Highest
$160,432 $57,064 $217,496
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $3,396,262 $4,175,607 $828,877 $-779,345
2022 $3,895,727 $4,069,295 $1,414,783 $-173,568
2021 $4,701,199 $3,631,674 $1,565,051 $1,069,525
2021 $4,578,656 $3,631,674 $1,442,508 $946,982
2020 $2,339,160 $3,390,021 $779,528 $-1,050,861
2019 $3,622,394 $2,848,204 $1,567,990 $774,190
2018 $2,410,876 $3,333,828 $781,698 $-922,952
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