Synergy Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AS A VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION AGENCY, SYNERGY SERVICES' MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY THROUGH CRISIS RESPONSE, SHELTER, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION.
- Income
- $22.1 million
- Spending
- $17.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 59%
- Employees
- 295
- Volunteers
- 2,622
- Highest pay
- $242,465, co-executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 22% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $7.0 million spent. FAMILY CARE THERAPY (CLINICAL SERVICES): CLIENTS REPRESENT A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF THE POPULATION SPANNING GENDER, AGE, RACE AND SIX COUNTY LINES. MOST CLIENTS HAVE ANNUAL FAMILY INCOMES OF LESS THAN $25,000 MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THE VARIETY OF SERVICES THEY NEED THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEANS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON A SLIDING SCALE AND NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY FOR INABILITY TO PAY. A WELL FUNCTIONING FAMILY PROVIDES SUCCESS TO EACH OF ITS MEMBERS. WE OFFER INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING ON A STAND ALONE BASIS AS A PART OF OUR PROGRAMS, SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND COUNSELING, TEEN PARENT SUPPORT, CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER (FORENSIC INTERVIEWING), AND THERAPY SERVICES FOR ALL OTHER PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE AGENCY.
- $4.8 million spent. COMMUNITY EDUCATION INCLUDES SAFE PLACE STREET OUTREACH, THE YOUTH RESILIENCY CENTER AND SCHOOL BASED INTEGRATED SERVICES. COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS ARE CRITICAL TO BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE. SYNERGY CONTINUOUSLY STRIVES TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE ON THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH, AND LEARNING CAPACITY OF A CHILD OR YOUTH. IN 2018, SYNERGY BEGAN ITS SCHOOL BASED INTEGRATED SERVICES (SBIS) PROGRAM IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, TO PROVIDE STUDENTS EASIER ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND PREVENTION SERVICES. THROUGH A TRAUMA SENSITIVE SCHOOLS APPROACH, SBIS PROVIDES CRISIS COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND CLASSROOM CONSULTATION AIMED AT EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION OF BEHAVIORAL DISRUPTION. PREVENTION SPECIALISTS ASSIST ALL FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRAIN'S RESPONSE TO TOXIC STRESS AND CONTINUOUS ADVERSE EXPERIENCES. IN ADDITION TO HEALING TRAUMA AND BUILDING RESILIENCY IN STUDENTS, SCHOOLS ARE ENGAGED TO DEVELOP A TRAUMA INFORMED CULTURE AT EVERY LEVEL OF SCHOOL FUNCTIONING.
- $3.1 million spent. RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVICES: RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDES SYNERGY HOUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER, CHILDREN'S CENTER, TRANSITIONAL LIVING, AND HOTLINE PHONE CALLS. SYNERGY PROVIDES A SAFE, THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO 22 TO BEGIN THE HEALING PROCESS AND TO GO ON TO LEAD HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT, THERE ARE 2,000 TEENS LIVING ON THE STREETS, SLEEPING IN CARS, OR COUCH SURFING WITH FRIENDS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. THE YOUTH RESILIENCY CENTER(YRC) OPENED IN 2009 BRINGING TOGETHER COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO YOUTH FOR HEALING RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE, SYNERGY PROVIDES THE SAFETY AND SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN TO MOVE BEYOND THE TRAUMA CAUSED BY AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP.
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: SYNERGY SERVICES, INC. IS A LIFELINE FOR GREATER KANSAS CITY'S FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS. FOR 50 YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS REACHED OUT TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND PROVIDED CRISIS INTERVENTION, SHELTER, COUNSELING, MENTORING, COURT SERVICES, PREVENTION EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. THROUGH A SERIES OF MERGERS OF SMALLER AGENCIES, SYNERGY GREW TO BECOME ONE OF KANSAS CITY'S LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, PROVIDING A BLEND OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO OVERCOME DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, BULLYING, FAMILY DYSFUNCTION AND ADOLESCENT HOMELESSNESS. LOCATED LARGELY IN THE NORTHLAND, THE ORGANIZATION SERVICES CLIENTS OF ALL AGES FROM ACROSS THE METROPOLITAN AREA. TRUE TO ITS NAME, SYNERGY SERVICES DOES PROVIDE SYNERGY. SYNERGY IS THE INTEGRATED WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION TO BE STRONGER AND MORE COMPLETE THAN ANY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPONENT PROGRAMS COULD BE ON THEIR OWN. COMMITTED TO QUALITY CARE, SYNERGY SERVICES, INC. IS ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION (COA), LICENSED BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI, ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE, CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED WAY, AND APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF THE MISSOURI COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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