Synergy Services INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 43-0970674)

Dennis Meier’s $231K as Co-Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Dennis Meier	$230,654	$173,362	$162,569	$160,246	$155,089
Robin Winner	$188,783	$176,864	$168,357	$163,319	$158,053
Kaki Conti	$135,233	—	—	—	—
Joni Schwan	$125,647	$119,268	$113,998	$108,294	—
Robert Vetter	$119,352	$110,842	$103,716	—	—
Jennifer Vernon	$111,658	—	—	—	—
Sara Brammer	$111,172	—	—	—	—
Taryn Waters	$106,552	$93,170	$88,105	$95,610	$92,531

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Responds to crises, shelters, counsels, advocates, and educates to prevent violence and strengthen communities.

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3 programs · $14.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Residential Program Services

See schedule o.

$7.0Mprogram expense

02

Community Education

See schedule o.

$4.8Mprogram expense

03

Family Care Therapy (clinical Services)

See schedule o.

$3.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Nichols Company Charitable TrustFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$22.1M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$242K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$213K

Money outPt IX

$17.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$14.9M

Managementcol C$1.7M

Fundraisingcol D$704K

Owns and owesPt X

$23.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.1M

Total assetsLn 16$26.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

30

listed · VII A

PaidVII A8

Voting boardVI 1a19

IndependentVI 1b19

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$12.9M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$125K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$415K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$213K

Investment incomeLn 3$242K

Gains on assetsLn 7$556

Total revenueLn 12$22.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4.5M

SavingsLn 2$2.6M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.7M

Other assetsLn 15$389K

Total assetsLn 16$26.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M

Net assetsLn 32$23.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5271

VolunteersI 63,241

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$6.5M	$7.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$11.3M	$15.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$20.3M	$26.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.0M	$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$18.3M	$23.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$571K	$499K	$47K	$25K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$72K	$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$10.5M	$9.2M	$876K	$461K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$83K	$72K	$7K	$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.1M	$1.0M	$95K	$50K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$815K	$712K	$67K	$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$78K		$78K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$44K			$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$206K	$96K	$85K	$24K
Office expensesLn 13	$246K	$183K	$52K	$12K
Information technologyLn 14	$121K	$56K	$50K	$14K
OccupancyLn 16	$822K	$755K	$60K	$6K
InterestLn 20	$35K	$864	$34K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$560K	$543K	$17K
InsuranceLn 23	$336K	$289K	$44K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.5M	$1.4M	$94K	$12K
All other expensesLn 24e	$112K	$12K	$87K	$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$17.3M	$14.9M	$1.7M	$704K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$22.1M	$17.3M	$4.8M	$23.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$24.0M	$16.5M	$7.5M	$18.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$15.6M	$15.0M	$609K	$10.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$16.9M	$14.3M	$2.6M	$10.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$12.8M	$12.6M	$167K	$7.6M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $22,069,144 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,773,457$21,687,161

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $351,258$212,702

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $59,044$242,253

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$174,419−$72,972

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,009,340$22,069,144

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,608,598$13,204,355

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $22,000$44,000

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,866,300$4,012,785

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,496,898$17,261,140

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,512,442$4,808,004

Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19

VI-1b Independent voting members19

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $22,069,144 across 13 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$101,190

VIII-1c Fundraising events$414,696

VIII-1e Government grants$12,907,652

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,263,623

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$125,033

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,687,161

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $212,702$212,702

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $241,697$241,697

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $58,255$58,255

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $556$556

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$207,740−$207,740

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $76,513$76,513

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $212,702 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $169,281$22,069,144

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,261,140 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $499,269 · Management $47,289 · Fundraising $24,903$571,461

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $71,826$71,826

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,179,801 · Management $876,280 · Fundraising $461,453$10,517,534

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $72,193 · Management $6,838 · Fundraising $3,601$82,632

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,000,912 · Management $94,803 · Fundraising $49,924$1,145,639

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $712,272 · Management $67,464 · Fundraising $35,527$815,263

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $78,083$78,083

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $44,000$44,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $96,259 · Management $85,208 · Fundraising $24,227$205,694

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $183,133 · Management $51,635 · Fundraising $11,670$246,438

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $56,421 · Management $49,944 · Fundraising $14,201$120,566

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $755,487 · Management $60,234 · Fundraising $5,975$821,696

IX-20 InterestPrograms $864 · Management $34,348$35,212

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $543,023 · Management $17,468$560,491

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $288,740 · Management $43,647 · Fundraising $3,357$335,744

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,390,448 · Management $93,820 · Fundraising $12,443$1,496,711

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,110 · Management $87,049 · Fundraising $12,991$112,150

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,862,758 · Management $1,694,110 · Fundraising $704,272$17,261,140

Part X · Balance sheet $26,274,668 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $621,643$4,492,681

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,834,637$2,563,353

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $670,360$1,149,424

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,361,819$1,866,785

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $83,677$94,502

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,297,959$15,719,084

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $426,192$388,839

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,296,287$26,274,668

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,171,845$2,381,345

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $77,522$110,043

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $107,748$89,729

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,988,520$3,158,341

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,988,190$10,439,380

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,319,577$12,676,947

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,307,767$23,116,327

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,296,287$26,274,668

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,116,327 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$22,069,144

XI-2 Total expenses$17,261,140

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,808,004

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,307,767

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$556

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,116,327

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Synergy Services INC

Residential Program Services

Community Education

Family Care Therapy (clinical Services)

Funders

Grants

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Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV