DULUTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
DULUTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 41-1718449)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-14
IRS object ID
201703189349200715
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-14T06:11:51-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55802ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLIZ TAYLORPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2187278375PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVEN S LICARIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00521417PTIN
Phone2187222226PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-09PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.DULUTHSISTERCITIES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$111,615GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$52,151ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$36,150ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$8,079MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$43InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$15,192FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$1,511SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$13,681SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Total Revenue$110,104TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$16,080SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$24,574FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$7,345OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$383PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$49,081OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$97,463TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$12,641ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$87,999NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$100,640NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$74,520BOYAmt
EOY$91,901EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,731BOYAmt
EOY$10,054EOYAmt

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BOY$88,251BOYAmt
EOY$101,955EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$252BOYAmt
EOY$1,315EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$87,999BOYAmt
EOY$100,640EOYAmt
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$42,764ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$42,764TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
TOM MORGAN
PAST PRESIDE1.00$0
LIZ TAYLOR
PRESIDENT1.00$0
WENDY RUHNKE
PRESIDENT -1.00$0
BILL SOZANSKI
TREASURER1.00$0
MARY HOFFMAN
BOARD1.00$0
GALE KERNS
BOARD1.00$0
GLENN PETERSON
BOARD1.00$0
DAN NOLAN
SECRETARY1.00$0
TOM ZELMAN
BOARD1.00$0
TOM LININGSTON
BOARD1.00$0
NEIL GLAZMAN
BOARD1.00$0
AUNE ALISON
BOARD1.00$0
ED CRAWFORD
BOARD1.00$0
TERESE TOMANEK
BOARD1.00$0
BARB RUSS
BOARD1.00$0
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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 Line1ANNONIBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 W 1ST STREETAddressLine1Txt
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$53,858CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32,097CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$146,210CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57,186CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$52,151CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$341,502TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32,097CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$146,210CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57,186CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$52,151CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$341,502TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$33CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$43CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,449CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$34,568TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$376,251TotalSupportAmt
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Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FUNDRAISING EVEEvent1Nm
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Gross Revenue Event1$15,192GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,511OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$15,192GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$15,192GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,511OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,511DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$13,681NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES CONFERENCES 330 INSURANCE 1,997 DUES 1,187 MISCELLANEOUS 1,784 PROGRAM SERVICES 40,907 SUPPLIES 405 TELEPHONE 1,574 GRANTS 897 TOTAL 49,081
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24GRANTS RECEIVABLE 12,822 8,872 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 909 1,182 TOTAL 13,731 10,054
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 252 1,315
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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