DULUTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
DULUTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 41-1718449)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-02
IRS object ID
201823069349200412
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-02T08:25:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN411806729PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LICARI LARSEN AND COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1130 W SUPERIOR ST STE 712AddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55802ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN411718449EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DULUTH SISTER CITIESBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2INTERNATIONAL INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDULUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2187278375PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 W 1ST STREET SUITE 308AddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55802ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWENDY RUHNKEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2187278375PhoneNum
Signature2018-09-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVEN S LICARI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00521417PTIN
Phone2187222226PhoneNum
Preparation2018-10-11PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address192.208.54.46IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-02IPDt
IP Tm08:25:25IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.DULUTHMNSISTERCITIES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$91,169GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$73,180ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$1,460ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$8,180MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$38InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$8,311FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$5,828SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$2,483SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Total Revenue$85,341TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$23,040SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$23,847FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$8,159OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$804PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$23,180OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$79,030TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$6,311ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$100,639NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$106,950NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,901BOYAmt
EOY$93,381EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,054BOYAmt
EOY$14,387EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,955BOYAmt
EOY$107,768EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,316BOYAmt
EOY$818EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,639BOYAmt
EOY$106,950EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeWORK WITH SISTER CITY OF DULUTH ON PEACE EVENTS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomIN 2015, THE DULUTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL (DSCI) TOOK PART IN MANY ACTIVITIES. IN APRIL, THE ARAC ART=BRIDGES TO UNDERSTANDING PROJECT TOOK PLACE WITH YOUNG STUDENTS FROM AROUND DULUTH. WE WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN A RUSSIAN FILM SERIES AND SENT A DELEGATION TO RUSSIA THROUGH THE NEW STEPS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. IN JUNE AND JULY, DULUTH AND THUNDER BAY HELD A BASEBALL GAME EXCHANGE TO HONOR THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE THUNDER BAY- DULUTH SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP. IN JULY, DSCI HOSTED AN ADULT DELEGATION FROM JAPAN. OVER THE SUMMER, DSCI PRESENTED SUMMER SOUNDS AT LAKE PLACE PARK THAT FOCUSED ON BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH DANCE, SONG, AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. IN AUGUST, DSCI HOSTED A STUDENT DELEGATION FROM JAPAN AND SUPPORTED ANNE LABOVITZ IN 122 CONVERSATIONS, WHICH IS A TRAVELING ART EXHIBITION CONNECTING ALL OF DULUTH'S SISTER CITIES (EXHIBIT WILL TRAVEL TO ALL SISTER CITIES AND CONCLUDE IN DULUTH IN 2018).DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$22,659ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$22,659TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
WENDY RUHNKE
PRESIDENT1.00$0
KATHY PETERSON
BOARD1.00$0
DAN NOLAN
BOARD1.00$0
TOM MORGAN
BOARD1.00$0
BARB RUSS
BOARD1.00$0
BILL SOZANSKY
TREASURER1.00$0
TERESE TOMANEK
BOARD1.00$0
LIZ TAYLOR
BOARD1.00$0
TOM ZELMAN
BOARD1.00$0
ALLISON AUNE
BOARD1.00$0
ED CRAWFORD
PRESIDENT EL1.00$0
NEIL GLAZMAN
SECRETARY1.00$0
KERESH LAKHAA
BOARD1.00$0
NEIL GLAZMAN
SECRETARY1.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAFLEURBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 W 1ST STREET SUITE 308AddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55802ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2187278375PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,097CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$146,210CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$57,186CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,151CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73,180CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$360,824TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,097CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$146,210CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$57,186CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,151CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73,180CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$360,824TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$360,824PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$184TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,449CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$31,449TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$392,457TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$17,951GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90760PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation31,449ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES ADVERTISING 619 TRAVEL 6,636 INSURANCE 2,467 DUES 980 GRANTS 4,790 MISCELLANEOUS 126 PROGRAM SERVICES 3,283 SUPPLIES 2,682 TELEPHONE 1,597 TOTAL 23,180
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 8,872 12,260 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 1,182 2,127 TOTAL 10,054 14,387
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,316 818
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28IN 2015, THE DULUTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL (DSCI) TOOK PART IN MANY ACTIVITIES. IN APRIL, THE ARAC ART=BRIDGES TO UNDERSTANDING PROJECT TOOK PLACE WITH YOUNG STUDENTS FROM AROUND DULUTH. WE WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN A RUSSIAN FILM SERIES AND SENT A DELEGATION TO RUSSIA THROUGH THE NEW STEPS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. IN JUNE AND JULY, DULUTH AND THUNDER BAY HELD A BASEBALL GAME EXCHANGE TO HONOR THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE THUNDER BAY- DULUTH SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP. IN JULY, DSCI HOSTED AN ADULT DELEGATION FROM JAPAN. OVER THE SUMMER, DSCI PRESENTED SUMMER SOUNDS AT LAKE PLACE PARK THAT FOCUSED ON BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH DANCE, SONG, AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. IN AUGUST, DSCI HOSTED A STUDENT DELEGATION FROM JAPAN AND SUPPORTED ANNE LABOVITZ IN 122 CONVERSATIONS, WHICH IS A TRAVELING ART EXHIBITION CONNECTING ALL OF DULUTH'S SISTER CITIES (EXHIBIT WILL TRAVEL TO ALL SISTER CITIES AND CONCLUDE IN DULUTH IN 2018).

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