Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| CREATION OF NEW ENTITIES | During July 2010, Synergy created two new entities, Synergy Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (SREH), a 501(c)2 real estate holding company and Synergy Financial Support Corporation (SFSC) a 501(c)3, both of which are operated exclusively for the benefit of Synergy. The entities were created in conjunction with the New Market Tax Credit transaction discussed below. A separate IRS Form 990 was prepared for each entity; therefore the three forms must be reviewed in conjunction with one another for an accurate picture of Synergy Services, Inc. as a whole. New Market Tax Credit Transaction On July 14, 2010, Synergy Services Inc. (Synergy) and it's newly formed supporting organizations, Synergy Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Synergy Real Estate) and Synergy Financial Support Corporation (Synergy Financial Support), entered into a transaction which generated tax credits called New Market Tax Credits (NMTCs) under IRC Section 45D. In the transaction, Synergy Real Estate received loans totaling $6,860,000 from an investment account funded primarily by Synergy's other support organization, Synergy Financial Support Corporation. Synergy will have the option to acquire all membership rights of the investment fund which holds the loans and forgive the related debt at the end of the 7 year NMTC compliance period. Synergy Real Estate used a majority of these proceeds to purchase the Youth Resiliency Center and Synergy House facilities from Synergy which significantly reduced the amount of fixed assets on Synergy's books (See 990 Part X 10a) and increased the assets of Synergy Real Estate. Synergy continues to utilize the youth campus facilities in the same manner as prior to the transaction. Synergy transferred $5,289,918 of the $6,500,000 purchase price received to Synergy Financial Support (See the reconciliation of net assets 990 Part XI, Line 5 and reconciliation of change in net assets Schedule D Part XI Line 8), which funded the investment account as noted above. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | GREG PERSONELLI, TIMOTHY LAYCOCK, DENNIS MEIER, DEBORAH MESMER, & BRANDY HARRINGTON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | SYNERGY SERVICES, INC., A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF SYNERGY REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, INC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | SYNERGY SERVICES, INC., BEING THE SOLE MEMBER OF SYNERGY REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, INC., HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B | SYNERGY SERVICES, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF SYNERGY REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, INC. AND HAS THE RIGHT TO APPROVE THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, AND ELECTION TO OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF SYNERGY SERVICES, INC. REVIEWS THE FORM 990. ONCE IT IS APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A FINAL REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AT THE TIME OF HIRE OR ELECTION (IN THE CASE OF DIRECTORS) AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SHALL PROVIDE THE APPLICABLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES WHICH SHALL BE COMPLETED TO IDENTIFY ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS, OR CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH IT IS BELIEVED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY ARISE. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE OFFICER OR DIRECTOR ABSTAINS FROM ANY VOTE RELATED TO THE CONFLICT. KEY EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING POLICIES. ANNUAL MONITORING AND REVIEW PROCEDURES ARE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLIANCE PLAN. AN APPROPRIATE REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD CONCERNING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IDENTIFIED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 13 | IMPLEMENTATION STEPS ARE IN PROCESS TO ADOPT A WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY DURING THE 2015 CALENDAR YEAR. THIS POLICY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO MIRROR THE WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY ESTABLISHED BY SYNERGY SERVICES, INC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST OR ON THE WEBSITE OF SYNERGY SERVICES, INC. AT WWW.SYNERGYSERVICES.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | TRANSFER TO AFFILIATE*** ($201,931) ***SEE DISCUSSION OF NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION ON SCHEDULE O |
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