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Synchronicity Performance Group

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Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)Since 1997Arts & Culture EIN 58-2352047Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRS1545 Peachtree St Ne Ste 102, 30309-2417 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Aug 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Synchronicity theatre produces smart, gutsy and bold theatre to spark community connections and uplift the voices of women and girls.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$437K
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$233K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$845K
FY2021$674K
FY2022$979K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$810K
FY2021$730K
FY2022$968K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$233K
FY2025▲ +179%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$83K
FY2025$233K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.1M Management & general 14% · $184K Fundraising 7% · $90K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Rachel May
Producing Artistic Directo
$63,853Pt VII · Sec A
Celise Kalke
Managing Director
$61,910Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob Clark
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel May’s $64K as Producing Artistic Directo is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Rachel May$63,853$61,330—$53,087$53,087
Celise Kalke$61,910$58,978$55,948—$51,500

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Each year, the organization produces 3-4 productions that run for approximately 4 weeks each. - potus (bold voices) 4 weeks- a year with frog and toad (family series) 4 weeks- petite rouge (family series) 4 weeks- the dark lady (bold voices) 3 weeksthe organization has 3 TOURS.- mufaro's beautiful daughters (8000 students) family series-…

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Shubert Foundation INCFY2024$35K
The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation INCFY2024$20K
National New Play Network LtdFY2024$8K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta INCFY2024$6K
The Zeist Foundation INCFY2024$1
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$74K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$184K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$233K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$670K
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$168K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$203K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$76K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$197
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Other assetsLn 15$268K
Total assetsLn 16$670K
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K
Net assetsLn 32$233K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$82K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$488K$670K
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K$437K
Net assetsLn 32$83K$233K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$107K$14K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$777K$643K$85K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$598$338
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$791
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$6K$2K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$7K$2K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$27K$2K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$15K$36K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$165K$128K$33K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$15K$4K$977
InsuranceLn 23$18K$13K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$112K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$184K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$150K$233K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.2M−$161K$83K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$47K$244K 990 PDF
FY2022 $979K$968K$11K$292K 990 PDF
FY2021 $674K$730K−$56K$281K 990 PDF
FY2020 $845K$810K$35K$338K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,510,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $711,072$1,153,490
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $222,197$297,506
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $98,849−$2,807
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,978$62,715
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,067,096$1,510,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $782,274$924,090
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $445,664$437,260
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,227,938$1,361,350
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$160,842$149,554
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,510,904 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$75,970
VIII-1e Government grants$167,526
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$909,994
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$202,991
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,153,490
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $297,506$297,506
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $197$197
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $28,969$28,969
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,004−$3,004
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $33,746$33,746
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $360,221 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,807$1,510,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,361,350 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $106,571 · Management $14,160 · Fundraising $7,999$128,730
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $643,416 · Management $85,491 · Fundraising $48,290$777,197
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,499 · Management $598 · Fundraising $338$5,435
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,537 · Management $1,400 · Fundraising $791$12,728
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,470 · Management $1,725 · Fundraising $9,305$17,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,655 · Management $1,775 · Fundraising $9,570$18,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,290 · Management $1,819 · Fundraising $7,277$36,386
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,640 · Management $35,597 · Fundraising $1,213$51,450
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $127,664 · Management $32,946 · Fundraising $4,118$164,728
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,647 · Management $3,906 · Fundraising $977$19,530
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,441 · Management $4,481$17,922
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,744$111,744
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,087,574 · Management $183,898 · Fundraising $89,878$1,361,350
Part X · Balance sheet $670,097 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $142,048$63,830
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,000$5,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,500$231,162
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,570$30,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,352$9,778
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $82,272$62,742
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $223,576$267,585
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $488,318$670,097
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,256$14,666
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $210$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $404,822$437,047
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,468−$150,691
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $82,028$383,741
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $83,496$233,050
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $488,318$670,097
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $233,050 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,510,904
XI-2 Total expenses$1,361,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,554
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$83,496
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$233,050

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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