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Project Harmony

Omaha, NE · EIN 47-0789054 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Project Harmony reported $15.5 million in revenue and $15.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.45 went to program services, $14.01 to management and general costs and $6.54 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.0% of the total. Government grants made up 43.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $484,489 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15M

For context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15M

Other revenue was negative: −$161K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 274 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
79.5%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
14.0%11.1%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
6.5%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.07$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
88.0%94.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
43.5%50.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
7.2%0.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$484,489$245,814
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.22%1.41%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
78
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
47.46.4
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
21 of 21100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$2.2M expenses · 18.4% of program spending · revenue $335K

Mental health: mental health has been an expanding service for the agency. This treatment is specific to the needs of children who have experienced trauma because of abuse or neglect. The program uses a variety of evidenced-based treatment models to include trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, parent-child interactive treatment, and many others. The program delivers treatment in individual sessions with children and conducts family therapy and group models. In 2025 the program provided counseling services to 677 clients of which 452 were youth up to the age of 24

$2.1M expenses · 17.9% of program spending

Connections: we believe that children with behavioral health symptoms, which are often indicative of toxic stress, trauma, and exposure to violence, can be identified before an incident of child maltreatment occurs, and if timely, appropriate, and effective services can be offered, a child can get back on track developmentally, function better at home and in the classroom, and be safer at home and in the community. Our mental health coordinators work with over 145 schools in the metro omaha area to identify children and families in need and then guide them through a network of mental health…

$1.7M expenses · 14.6% of program spending · grants $20,000

Missing and anti-trafficking youth services: the missing and anti-trafficking youth services efforts are targeting children in the community who are reported as missing or run-away from their caregiver's home. As a part of this response, the agency coordinates with local law enforcement to identify children who have repeatedly run from home to intervene early to prevent escalating behaviors or victimization. For youth known to be high risk children who may be involved in minor sex trafficking, or children who have been exposed to commercially explicit sexual material online, a youth…

$5.9M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$441,681$0$42,808$484,489
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$200,660$0$33,375$234,035
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$155,794$0$22,061$177,855
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$154,129$0$14,552$168,681
VP OF RESPONSE SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$136,155$0$32,080$168,235
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$157,004$0$8,682$165,686
PROGRAM MANAGER - MEDICAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$129,697$0$13,764$143,461

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Project Harmony (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $650K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025$15M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$15M$15M79.5%$59M$484,489
2024 ⓘ$27M$15M81.4%$57M$463,339
2023 ⓘ$12M$14M82.4%$44M$567,757
2022 ⓘ$13M$14M83.4%$44M$400,774
2021 ⓘ$20M$12M83.0%$46M$383,586
2020 ⓘ$12M$12M85.5%$37M$395,461
2019 ⓘ$11M$9.5M88.4%$35M$370,333

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5163
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6426

Private foundation grants it received

30 private foundations reported grants to Project Harmony totaling $4.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Project Harmony's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Project Harmony, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Project Harmony's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Project Harmony reported that 79.5% of its $15.1 million in expenses went to program services, 14.0% to management and general and 6.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Project Harmony pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Project Harmony reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $484,489, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Project Harmony get its money?

Of $15.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 88.0% came from contributions and grants (including 43.5% from government grants) and 7.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Project Harmony a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 47-0789054 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612509349300821 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542589349302119 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432149349300618 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342769349301464 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202709349300445 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133149349301618 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033169349304528 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 47-0789054: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.