Synergos Institute Inc
Analysis
Synergos Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.
In the financial year ending December 2023, Synergos Institute Inc reported income of $4.8m and spending of $7.0m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $13.6m to $4.8m (-65%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Synergos Institute Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centro Binacional Para El Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueno ($4.7m), I Earn Inc ($4.8m) and Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons ($4.7m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 8.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $210k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $23.0m against liabilities of $871k, net assets of $22.1m. It reported 15 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 75%
- Program services 8.6%
- Other 16%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Centro Binacional Para El Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueno | Fresno | $4.7m |
| I Earn Inc | New York | $4.8m |
| Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons | Palatine | $4.7m |
| Leap Charities | Boise | $4.8m |