Sister Cities International Incorporated

Analysis

Sister Cities International Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sister Cities International Incorporated reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.1m (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sister Cities International Incorporated sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lazy F Methodist Camp ($1.1m), Arts Council of the Morris Area ($1.1m) and Theta XI Foundation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $216k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $207k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $857k, net assets of $430k. It reported 9 employees.