Nonprofit · EIN 52-2001215
SYNETIC THEATRE INC
Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22206
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,267,445 | $1,226,116 | $41,329 | $238,121 | $552,528 | -$314,407 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,085,380 | $1,467,028 | -$381,648 | $230,713 | $586,502 | -$355,789 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,575,034 | $1,790,408 | -$215,374 | $603,726 | $577,867 | $25,859 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $690,350
- Program service revenue
- $536,250
- Investment income
- $1,469
- Other revenue
- $39,376
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $82,001
- Other salaries and wages
- $292,268
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $421,290
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,000
- Occupancy
- $89,324
- Travel
- $24,743
- Depreciation
- $11,446
- Program services (functional)
- $633,402
- Management and general (functional)
- $468,528
- Fundraising (functional)
- $124,186
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $230,713
- Total assets, end of year
- $238,121
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $552,528
- Net assets, end of year
- -$314,407
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,169
- Publicly traded securities
- $29,177
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$354,681
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $40,274
- Gross receipts
- $1,267,445
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 29
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- MD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paata Tsikurishvili | Founding Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $82,001 |
| Blair L Ruble | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Merkel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sundai Riggins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy E Fisher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vera Zolotarskaya | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alec J Guroff | TreasurerFinance Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Suzanne Grinnan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Mytrang Nguyen | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Tunstall | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paata Tsikurishvili | Founding Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $82,008 |
| Lisa Greenhill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Fisher | Governance Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Vera Zolotarskaya | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Tunstall | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mytrang Nguyen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sundai Riggins | Outreach Co-Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julianna Mahley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan E Merkel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rick L Hardy | Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Allison J Foster | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Suzanne Grinnan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alec Guroff | TreasurerFinance Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paata Tsikurishvili | Founding Artistic Director Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $74,917 |
| Ben Cunis | Managing Director Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $22,458 |
| Tracy Gabriel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Teresa Ball | Outreach Co-Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Greenhill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Tunstall | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mytrang Nguyen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julianna Mahley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Fisher | Governance Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Julianna Mahley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie King | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan E Merkel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sundai Riggins | Outreach Co-Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rick L Hardy | Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Allison J Foster | ChairDevelopment Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alec Guroff | TreasurerFinance Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Suzanne Grinnan | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2400 26TH RD S, ARLINGTON, VA 22206-2818
- In care of
- % BEN CUNIS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Paata Tsikurishvili, 2400 26th Rd S, Arlington, VA 22206
- Signed the 990
- PAATA TSIKURISHVILI, Founding Artistic Director
- Phone
- (703) 824-8060
- Website
- www.synetictheater.org
- Return prepared by
- Mullins PC
Mission
Washington DCs premier contemporary physical theater seeks to redefine theatre by devising a unique and innovative blend of stage movement, dance, text, and music while investing in artists growth, and creating unforgettable visceral experiences for every audience.
Program accomplishments
- Main Stage: In 2024-25 Synetic Theaters Main Stage productions sold more than 7,500 tickets, despite the company being itinerant for the first time in nearly 15 years. Synetic presented productions of Hamlet ...the rest is silence, and The Little Comedies in Arlington, and premiered The Immigrant in Arlington and at Theater J in Washington, DC thanks to a special association. The Immigrant went on to win Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Production at the 2025 Helen Hayes Awards, and has spawned a one-man version of the show that will tour to schools and performing arts centers in 2027. Olney Theater Center presented A Midsummer Nights Dream for 4 weeks in the summer of 2025, Synetics first major touring engagement since leaving its home space. The production was the best-selling non-musical ever done in Olneys Roberts Theater, and the partnership between Olney and Synetic Theater has deepened, with an engagement of Synetics Sleepy Hollow set for fall of 2026.Expenses $437,636 · revenue $319,078
- Education: In 2024-25 Synetic Theater reached more than 8,000 children and youth with its educational programs. Synetics Teen Ensemble presented a fully realized production of Hamlet ...the rest is silence at Gunston Arts Center, and Synetic successfully transferred its summer camp program to new spaces at Gunston Arts Center and Theater-on-the-Run in Arlington. Synetics traveling educational programs reached students across the region, including at Castleton Festival, Alexandria Public Schools, Fairfax Public Schools, Arlington Public Schools, and in Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, and Anne Arundel County in Maryland.Expenses $195,766 · revenue $217,172
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2001215
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $238,121
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,267,445
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,267,445 | $1,226,116 | $238,121 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,085,380 | $1,467,028 | $230,713 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,575,034 | $1,790,408 | $603,726 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,764,832 | $1,704,014 | $749,410 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2001215).
Questions about SYNETIC THEATRE INC
- What is the EIN of SYNETIC THEATRE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SYNETIC THEATRE INC is 52-2001215.
- Is SYNETIC THEATRE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to SYNETIC THEATRE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SYNETIC THEATRE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SYNETIC THEATRE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SYNETIC THEATRE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SYNETIC THEATRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Paata Tsikurishvili.
- Who are the officers and directors of SYNETIC THEATRE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $82,001 (Paata Tsikurishvili, Founding Artistic Director).
- How much revenue does SYNETIC THEATRE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,267,445, expenses of $1,226,116 and total assets of $238,121 at year end.
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