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DULUTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
DULUTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 41-1718449)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-08
IRS object ID
201643139349200149
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-08T12:36:07-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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 Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN411718449EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1301 W 1ST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55802ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTOM MORGANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2187278375PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonSTEVEN S LICARIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00521417PTIN
Phone2187222226PhoneNum
Preparation2016-11-04PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
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$72,240GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$57,186ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$2,823ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$2,246MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$40InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$9,945FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$6,494SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$3,451SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Total Revenue$65,746TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$4,521SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$27,127FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$7,081OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$735PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$83,954OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$123,418TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$57,672ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$145,671NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$87,999NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$87,744BOYAmt
EOY$74,520EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$58,265BOYAmt
EOY$13,731EOYAmt

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BOY$146,009BOYAmt
EOY$88,251EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$338BOYAmt
EOY$252EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$145,671BOYAmt
EOY$87,999EOYAmt
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$81,286ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$81,286TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
TOM MORGAN
PRESIDENT1.00$0
LIZ TAYLOR
PRESIDENT -1.00$0
WENDY RUHNKE
SECRETARY1.00$0
BILL SOZANSKI
TREASURER1.00$0
MARY HOFFMAN
BOARD1.00$0
GALE KERNS
BOARD1.00$0
GLENN PETERSON
BOARD1.00$0
DAN NOLAN
BOARD1.00$0
TOM ZELMAN
BOARD1.00$0
TOM LININGSTON
BOARD1.00$0
NEIL GLAZMAN
BOARD1.00$0
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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

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Business Name Line1ANNONIBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1301 W 1ST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDULUTHCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55802ZIPCd
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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

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,070CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,858CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,097CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$146,210CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,186CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$354,421TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$146,210CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,186CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$354,421TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$33CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,119CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$31,449CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$46,193TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$400,886TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$15,014GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
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Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES CONFERENCES 300 INSURANCE 947 DUES 1,165 MISCELLANEOUS 841 TELEPHONE 1,480 PROGRAM SERVICES 79,221 TOTAL 83,954
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24GRANTS RECEIVABLE 58,265 12,822 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 0 909 TOTAL 58,265 13,731
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 338 252
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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