Organizations Filed Purposes:
1. To promote the healthy growth and development of children through the study, practice, and performance of music. 2. To build healthier communities by investing in the positive development of children through music. 3. To develop children as musical ambassadors of peace, hope, and understanding among people of diverse cultures.
The Harmony Project is an award-winning research-based program that targets at-risk youth in underserved areas of Los Angeles. We promote positive youth development through on-going year-round music lessons and ensemble participation.
The Harmony Project provides children from low-income families with a rigorous music education program, including instruments, weekly instrumental music lessons, orchestra and choir programs, performance opportunities, field trips to classical music concerts, and a range of supporting resources. All services are provided at no cost to students. A vast majority of parents report improvements in their childrens grades, behavior, mood, and health since joining the program. College attendance is encouraged through a partnership with CA community colleges, and a scholarship program for its graduates. Other organizations also assist Harmony Project in its mission by donating space and facilities for music instruction and performance. The rental value of donated space was 468,332 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
Harmony Project National Division HPND, a new initiative, was created with the goal of replicating the Harmony Project signature program to cities throughout the United States The affiliate groups, outside of Southern California, are responsible for funding their individual programs. HPND provides curriculum, staff training, and a host of support and advisory services to each affiliate. Due to this innovative initiative, 1,300 additional students received musical training in San Francisco, Ventura, Riverside, Tulsa, Phoenix, Kansas City, and Hudson Valley, New York during the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2019.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Myka Miller | Executive Director | 40 | $150,000 |
| Natalie Jackson | Associate Director | 40 | $145,000 |
| Margaret Martin Mph Drph | Founder | 40 | $79,992 |
| Damon Porter | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Donald M Kaplan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Bachenheimer | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jerome L Levine | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Forst | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Skloff | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Tony Silbert | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jenifer Porter | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Smoot | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Tim Siegel | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Jubas | Director | 1 | $0 |
| David Herrera | Chairman of the Board | 5 | $0 |
| Sandra Rosenbaum | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Leon Gendelman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ramin Abrams | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Nathanson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Plutsky Phd | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Kay Platt Esq | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Edwards | Vice Chair | 5 | $0 |
| Todd Brown | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Howard Banchik | Chair Emeritus | 5 | $0 |
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