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Nonprofit · EIN 94-2245103

SYNERGY SCHOOL

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110

Financials

$4.7M$4.9M2022$5.9M$4.9M2023$6.7M$5.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SYNERGY SCHOOL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$6,705,873$5,216,209$1,489,664$20,172,507$6,514,502$13,658,005
August 31, 2024990$5,880,938$4,919,812$961,126$18,557,385$6,140,104$12,417,281
August 31, 2023990$4,697,777$4,856,494-$158,717$16,173,305$6,110,577$10,062,728
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$691,282
Program service revenue
$4,583,604
Investment income
$1,431,186
Net rental income
-$9,618
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,139,195
Net income from fundraising events
$9,419
Other revenue
-$199

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,499,361
Other salaries and wages
$774,499
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,989,117
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$2,012
Accounting fees
$22,731
Depreciation
$194,244
Program services (functional)
$3,627,512
Management and general (functional)
$1,340,961
Fundraising (functional)
$247,736

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$18,557,385
Total assets, end of year
$20,172,507
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,514,502
Net assets, end of year
$13,658,005
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,077,520
Publicly traded securities
$8,141,030
Net assets without donor restrictions
$13,643,005
Net assets with donor restrictions
$15,000
Gross unrelated business income
-$9,618
Gross receipts
$8,733,347
Employees
71
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1972
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RITA FRANKLINTRUSTEE/TEACHER/ADMISSIONS
Trustee or director
40$148,101$25,025
DOMINIC ALTIERITRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$105,838$61,824
TANYA BAKERTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT/TEACHER/ADMIN
Trustee or director, Officer
40$140,970$26,370
JESSE KITSESTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$115,735$47,483
RUSS CURTISTRUSTEE/STAFF
Trustee or director
40$102,335$49,463
CYNTHIA LOUIETRUSTEE/SECRETARY/ADMIN
Trustee or director, Officer
40$121,453$26,776
LIZ MCDONALDTRUSTEE/STAFF
Trustee or director
40$115,486$30,253
DAN GELFANDTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$75,624$69,942
REA INGLESISTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$113,253$22,326
CAROLYN KRUSETRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$112,919$22,557
JASMINE KITSESTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$83,146$51,987
ANNIE AGUIRRETRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$102,297$23,701
EBONY MANIONTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$110,768$10,625
ARIEL LEIGHTONTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$105,568$14,919
PAM HEYDATRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$100,095$17,043
35 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRIS YIMTRUSTEE/BUSINESS MANAGER
Trustee or director
40$98,586$15,207
JEFF MCMAHANTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$95,649$16,006
ALFREDO PEREIRATRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$88,137$19,469
JESSICA RAYGOZATRUSTEE/STAFF
Trustee or director
40$70,034$25,400
KIM MCCLAINTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
32$67,672$22,329
KINNE CHAPINTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$68,999$12,968
KNDAWKS PERRAULTTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$43,400$37,684
SUSANNE DERISITRUSTEE/STAFF
Trustee or director
24$57,434$3,660
BYRON SPAINTRUSTEE/TREASURER/ADMIN
Trustee or director, Officer
26$43,217$1,219
MAHALA BUNDYTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
20$28,553$0
CAT GRATZTRUSTEE/STAFF
Trustee or director
40$0$0
ARASH ANOSHIRAVANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARYA MEADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER LUBECKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JILL GOFFSTEIN STOCKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KELLY WHITETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATTHEW RUNEARETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAY LIMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAUL CORTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHELLEY CURRANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRACY BURTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VICTOR MADRIGALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BETH STANLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTY TROUPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENA SCHLEICHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELENA VALLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHERINE CZESAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN HUSSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LANEISHA WASHINGTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN MCDERMOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALEX PLANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHARI DICKSTEIN-STAUBTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARRICK CLAYTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JARED FIXTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUSS MESSINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RITA FRANKLINTRUSTEE/TEACHER/ADMISSIONS
Trustee or director, Officer
40$147,278$30,930
TANYA BAKERTRUSTEE/TEACHER/ADMINISTRA
Trustee or director, Officer
40$138,974$31,933
DOMINIC ALTIERITRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$100,370$61,465
JESSE KITSESTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$110,953$50,794
REA INGLESISTURSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$108,583$41,195
CYNTHIA LOUIESECRETARY/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$114,503$30,889
LIZ MCDONALDTRUSTEE/STAFF
Trustee or director
40$109,201$35,328
DANIEL GELFANDTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$75,050$64,561
JANA BARBERTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$106,165$32,531
CAROLYN KRUSETRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$108,140$26,733
RUSSELL CURTISTRUSTEE/STAFF
Trustee or director
40$97,690$34,591
ANNIE AGUIRRETRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$96,372$27,944
JASMINE KITSESTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$79,291$44,805
PAMELA HEYDATRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$95,388$23,258
CHRIS YIMTRUSTEE/ BUSINESS MANAGER
Trustee or director
40$97,831$18,966
EBONY MANIONTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$102,369$14,350
ARIEL LEIGHTONTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$95,476$19,296
JEFFREY MCMAHANTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$91,822$20,016
SANDRA BARRATRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$82,281$29,323
KINNE CHAPINTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$77,876$17,195
JESSICA RAYGOZATRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$67,021$17,029
KIMBERLY MCCLAINTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$64,785$16,350
MARTA ALEJANDRO MARTINEZTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$44,459$16,830
SUSANNE DERISITRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$47,789$5,793
ALFREDO PEREIRATRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$35,204$10,884
BRIAN HOLBERTTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$35,208$7,520
BYRON SPAINTRUSTEE/ADMINISTRA
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
ARASH ANOSHIRAVANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARIYA MEADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER LUBECKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JILL GOFFSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAREN COOPMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KELLY WHITETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATTHEW RUNEARETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAY LIMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAUL CORTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT ARMSTRONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHELLEY CURRANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRACY BURTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VICTOR MADRIGALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAT GRATZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BETH STANLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTY TROUPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENA SCHLEICHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KNDAWKS PERRAULTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELENA VALLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHERINE CZESAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN HUSSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LANEISHA WASHINGTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN MCDERMOTTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALEX PLANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RITA FRANKLINTRUSTEE/TEACHER/ADMISSIONS
Trustee or director, Officer
40$134,820$21,855
JANA BARBERTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$125,823$28,925
TANYA BAKERTRUSTEE/TEACHER/ADMINISTRA
Trustee or director, Officer
40$128,234$23,269
JESSE KITSESTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$105,775$42,253
DOMINIC ALTIERITRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$94,278$52,169
LIZ MCDONALDTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$102,225$29,077
CYNTHIA LOUIESECRETARY/TEACHER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$105,229$23,939
SANDRA BARRATRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$101,197$25,918
REA INGLESISTURSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$103,256$20,471
CAROLYN KRUSETRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$102,269$21,150
DANIEL GELFANDTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$73,908$44,213
ANNIE AGUIRRETRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$93,032$18,387
JASMINE KITSESTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$72,928$37,075
RUSSELL CURTISTRUSTEE/STAFF
Trustee or director
40$82,386$26,868
PAMELA HEYDATRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$89,551$17,104
EBONY MANIONTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$98,022$7,850
CHRIS YIMTRUSTEE/BUSINESS MGR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$87,919$12,151
JEFFREY MCMAHANTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$85,071$13,431
KINNE CHAPINTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$71,765$12,072
KIMBERLY MCCLAINTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$67,528$11,591
MARTA ALEJANDRO MARTINEZTRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$63,202$12,640
JESSICA RAYGOZATRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$61,243$11,906
SUSANNE DERISITRUSTEE/TEACHER
Trustee or director
40$44,556$2,673
HARRIET TAMMY DAMONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROSWELL MESSING IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAT GRATZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ARASH ANOSHIRAVANITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JILL GOFFSTEIN STOCKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KELLY WHITETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LA NEISHA WASHINGTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL MAGNUSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER LUBECKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHERINE CZESAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN HUSSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHELLEY CURRANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSH POLSKYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAREN COOPMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT ARMSTRONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AMY FIRMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LISA REYESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DARYA MEADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALISA CLAYTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELENA VALLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JARED FIXTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATTHEW RUNEARETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAHALA BUNDYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAUL CORTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHARI DICKSTEIN-STAUBTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRACY BURTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAY LIMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VICTOR MADRIGALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1387 VALENCIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110-3714
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BYRON SPAIN, 1387 VALENCIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941103714
Signed the 990
BYRON SPAIN, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Phone
(415) 567-6177
Return prepared by
WMB2LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2245103 or by the name SYNERGY SCHOOL.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION BY EMPOWERING CHILDREN TO FLOURISH ACADEMICALLY TO BLOSSOM AS INDIVIDUALS, AND TO BECOME SELF-CONFIDENT, CREATIVE LEARNERS.

990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.
    Expenses $3,627,512 · revenue $4,580,864

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-2245103
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1973
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B24Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$20,172,507
Income (IRS master file)
$8,733,347

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$6,705,873$5,216,209$20,172,507XML
990August 2024$5,880,938$4,919,812$18,557,385XML
990-TAugust 2024–––IRS
990August 2023$4,697,777$4,856,494$16,173,305XML
990-TAugust 2023–––IRS
990August 2022$5,207,764$4,546,478$13,883,519IRS
990-TAugust 2022–––IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990-TAugust 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 2019–––IRS
990August 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 94-2245103).

Questions about SYNERGY SCHOOL

What is the EIN of SYNERGY SCHOOL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SYNERGY SCHOOL is 94-2245103.
Is SYNERGY SCHOOL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
Are donations to SYNERGY SCHOOL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SYNERGY SCHOOL 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 SYNERGY SCHOOL 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 SYNERGY SCHOOL 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 SYNERGY SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names BYRON SPAIN.
Who are the officers and directors of SYNERGY SCHOOL?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 50 people; 25 received compensation from the organization, the highest $148,101 (RITA FRANKLIN, TRUSTEE/TEACHER/ADMISSIONS).
How much revenue does SYNERGY SCHOOL have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,705,873, expenses of $5,216,209 and total assets of $20,172,507 at year end.

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