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Tempe Sister City Corporation

Phoenix, AZ · EIN 237161625 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE Q200 · International Affairs · Small ($100K-$1M) · tempesistercities.org
revenue
$782K
expenses
$386K
net assets
$901K
employees
0
program ratio
98%
mission · from form 990

Local high school students and teachers are selected to participate in an exchange program to various international sister cities of Tempe, AZ in an attempt to develop international goodwill.

profile · synthesized from sources

Tempe Sister Cities Corporation promotes international goodwill and cultural understanding through student, educator, and professional exchange programs. The organization connects Tempe, Arizona, with eleven sister cities worldwide, facilitating cross-cultural cooperation and collaboration. Their initiatives include humanitarian aid and community engagement activities, supported by fundraising events like Oktoberfest.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Hackett House Events
Hosts various community events and cooking classes to engage the public and raise funds for sister city programs.
Humanitarian Aid Initiatives
Provides assistance to sister cities in need, including building water wells and supplying educational and medical resources.
Student Exchange Program
Facilitates high school students from Tempe to experience cultural exchanges by living with host families in sister cities for four to five weeks.
activities · 8 clusters

what they do

  • Youth and Community Cultural Exchange Programs 9 activities
    • Community Engagement through Cultural Programs
      The organization organizes various cultural programs for the community, including children's multicultural programming like Sixth Grade School Tours and Passport to the World, and a book club series focusing on literature from Tempe's sister cities.
    • Community Engagement through Cultural Programs
      The organization organizes various cultural programs for the community, including children's multicultural programming like Sixth Grade School Tours and Passport to the World, and a book club series focusing on literature from Tempe's sister cities with discussions led by experts.
    • Facilitating International Exchange Programs
      The organization conducts cultural, educational, and professional exchange programs for students, educators, and professionals to foster citizen diplomacy, global leadership development, and cultural understanding between Tempe and its eleven Sister Cities. These programs have provided cultural exchange opportunities to over 800 Tempe teens.
    • Facilitating International Exchange Programs
      The organization conducts cultural, educational, and professional exchange programs for students, educators, and professionals to foster citizen diplomacy, global leadership development, and cultural understanding between Tempe and its eleven Sister Cities. These programs have provided cultural exchange opportunities to over 800 Tempe teens.
    • Facilitating International Exchange Programs
      The organization conducts cultural, educational, and professional exchange programs for students, educators, and professionals to foster citizen diplomacy, global leadership development, and cultural understanding between Tempe and its eleven Sister Cities. These programs have provided cultural exchange opportunities to over 800 Tempe teens.
    • Hosting Book Club Discussions
      The organization hosts a book club series focused on literature from or about Tempe's sister cities, featuring discussions led by individuals with expertise in those cultures, including Country Directors.
    • Operates student, educator, and professional exchange programs
      Conducts cultural and educational exchange programs for students, educators, and professionals to foster international goodwill, citizen diplomacy, and global leadership development between Tempe and its eleven sister cities, including sending student groups abroad and hosting international delegations such as the Regensburg Domspatzen Boys Choir.
    • Organizes cultural and educational programming
      Hosts a range of cultural and educational activities including book clubs focused on literature from sister cities, children’s multicultural programs like Sixth Grade School Tours and Passport to the World, and public events featuring cultural experts and Country Directors.
    • Organizing Multicultural Children's Programs
      The organization organizes multicultural programming for children, including Sixth Grade School Tours and Passport to the World, to promote cultural understanding.
  • International Humanitarian Aid for Youth 4 activities
    • Facilitates international humanitarian and development projects
      Partners with communities in sister cities to deliver humanitarian aid and infrastructure support, including building seven drinking water wells and a primary school in Timbuktu, Mali; distributing over 700 wheelchairs to Mali, Macedonia, and China; and collaborating with Project C.U.R.E. to provide medical supplies to Hilla, Iraq.
    • Humanitarian Aid and Development Projects
      The organization partners with its sister cities on humanitarian aid and development projects, including building seven drinking water wells and a new primary school in Timbuktu, Mali, and distributing over 700 wheelchairs and medical supplies to sister cities in Mali, Macedonia, China, and Iraq.
    • International Humanitarian Aid
      The organization partners with its sister cities to provide humanitarian aid, including building seven drinking water wells and a new primary school in Timbuktu, Mali, and distributing over 700 wheelchairs and medical supplies to sister cities in Mali, Macedonia, China, and Iraq.
    • Supporting Humanitarian Aid in Sister Cities
      The organization partners with its sister cities to provide humanitarian aid, including building seven drinking water wells and a new primary school in Timbuktu, Mali, and distributing over 700 wheelchairs and medical supplies to Timbuktu, Skopje, Zhenjiang, and Hilla, Iraq.
  • Memorial and Honorific Community Projects 4 activities
    • Maintaining Sister City Garden
      The organization maintains the Ring of Honor at the Dick and Jane Neuheisel Sister City Garden, a historical landmark recognizing individuals who have advanced its mission, and collaborated with the City of Tempe and Arizona State University to redesign and relocate the garden to the Tempe Public Library.
    • Maintaining Sister City Garden
      The organization maintains the Ring of Honor at the Dick and Jane Neuheisel Sister City Garden, a historical landmark, and collaborated with the City of Tempe and Arizona State University to redesign and relocate the garden to the Tempe Public Library.
    • Maintaining the Sister City Garden
      The organization maintains the Ring of Honor at the Dick and Jane Neuheisel Sister City Garden, a historical landmark recognizing individuals who have advanced its mission, and collaborated with the City of Tempe and Arizona State University to redesign and relocate the garden to the Tempe Public Library.
    • Redesigns and maintains public sister city landmarks
      Redesigned and relocated the Dick and Jane Neuheisel Sister City Garden to the Tempe Public Library in collaboration with the City of Tempe and Arizona State University, and maintains the Ring of Honor as a historical landmark recognizing individuals who have advanced the organization’s mission.
  • Bread Baking Workshops & Historic Bakery Events 4 activities
    • Manages Hackett House as community and program hub
      Operates the Historic Hackett House, a historic bakery complex, as its headquarters and community venue for hosting programs, parties, and events that engage the public and support funding for sister city initiatives.
    • Operating Hackett House
      The organization operates Hackett House, a historic bakery complex that serves as its headquarters and hosts programs and parties to engage the local community and fund sister city initiatives. It also offers member discounts for Hackett House events and shopping.
    • Operating Hackett House
      The organization operates Hackett House, a historic bakery complex that serves as its headquarters and hosts programs and parties to engage the local community and fund sister city initiatives. It also provides member discounts for Hackett House events and shopping.
    • Operating Hackett House
      The organization operates Hackett House, a historic bakery complex that serves as its headquarters and hosts programs and parties to engage the local community and fund sister city initiatives. It also provides member discounts for Hackett House events and shopping.
  • Member-Focused Newsletter Publishing 3 activities
    • Publishing Newsletters and Magazines
      The organization distributes a quarterly magazine and a monthly newsletter, along with maintaining a news blog, to highlight organizational activities, events, and cultural information related to its sister cities.
    • Publishing Newsletters and Magazines
      The organization publishes a monthly newsletter, "The TSC Monthly," and a quarterly publication, "The TSC Quarterly," highlighting organizational activities, events, and volunteers. It also maintains a regularly updated news blog on its website.
    • Publishing Newsletters and Magazines
      The organization distributes a quarterly magazine and a monthly newsletter, and maintains a news blog, to inform members and the public about its activities, events, cultural programs, and exchange opportunities.
  • Sister City Relationship Management 1 activity
    • Maintains international sister city relationships
      Manages and sustains formal sister city relationships with eleven cities worldwide to promote ongoing cultural, educational, and civic exchange.
  • Member Benefits and Support Services 1 activity
    • Offers member benefits and group travel opportunities
      Provides members with discounts for Hackett House events and shopping, and organizes group travel opportunities as part of its engagement programming.
  • Uncategorized 6 activities
    • Hosts annual Oktoberfest festival
      Organizes a three-day Oktoberfest festival annually that attracts nearly 200,000 attendees, serving as a major community and cultural event.
    • Hosts commemorative and anniversary events
      Organizes special events such as a 50th anniversary gala and the rededication of the Sister City Garden to celebrate milestones, reconnect participants, and honor contributions to the organization’s mission.
    • Organizing Oktoberfest Festival
      The organization hosts an annual three-day Oktoberfest festival, attended by nearly 200,000 people, as part of its cross-cultural exchange programming.
    • Organizing Oktoberfest Festival
      The organization hosts an annual three-day Oktoberfest festival, attended by nearly 200,000 people, as part of its cross-cultural exchange programming.
    • Organizing Oktoberfest Festival
      The organization hosts an annual three-day Oktoberfest festival, attended by nearly 200,000 people, as part of its cross-cultural exchange programming.
    • Recognized for program excellence and volunteer contributions
      Has received the "Overall Best Sister City Program in America" award seven times and over 20 additional awards; two volunteers have been recognized nationally as Volunteer of the Year among 1,500 sister city programs.
financials · form 990 · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$782K
Contributions & grants$52K7%
Program service revenue$179K23%
Investment income$120%
Other revenue$551K
expenses
Total expenses$386K
Program expenses98%
Admin / overhead2%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$1.16M
Cash$1.14M
Investments$0
Liabilities$260K
Net assets$901K
Liquid reserves35.3 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +695.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 4
  • David Carrera — President
  • Dean Gambino — Vice President
  • Kathy Schreiner — Secretary
  • Pete Ewen — Treasurer
relationships · 47

who they work with

  • Agra City Partner — Sister city in India, established 2016.
  • Agra City, India Partner — Sister city relationship established in 2016
  • American Cultural Exchange Service Partner — Partners with Sister Cities International to enable student exchanges.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Collaborated on the redesign and relocation of the Sister City Garden at the Tempe Public Library.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Community partner.
  • Beaulieu sur Mer Partner — Sister city in France, established 1997.
  • Beaulieu sur Mer, France Partner — Sister city relationship established in 1997
  • Carlow Partner — Sister city in Ireland, established 1998.
  • Carlow, Ireland Partner — Sister city relationship established in 1998
  • City of Regensburg, Germany Partner — Hosts the 5th International Youth Conference, where Tempe students can represent the city as ambassadors.
  • City of Tempe Partner — Collaborated on the redesign and relocation of the Sister City Garden at the Tempe Public Library.
  • City of Tempe Partner — Community partner.
  • Cuenca Partner — Sister city in Ecuador, established 2008.
  • Cuenca, Ecuador Partner — Sister city relationship established in 2008
  • Cusco Partner — Sister city in Peru, established 2012.
  • Cusco, Peru Partner — Sister city relationship established in 2012
  • DoubleTree Phoenix-Tempe Partner — Venue partner for the 50th anniversary gala and provider of discounted room block for attendees.
  • Educator Exchange Partner — Exchange program facilitating professional exchange among educators
  • Hackett House Partner — Provides free co-membership and joint programming with Tempe Sister Cities.
  • Harrison Middleton University Partner — Community partner.
  • Lower Hutt Partner — Sister city in New Zealand, established 1981.
  • Lower Hutt, New Zealand Partner — Sister city relationship established in 1981
  • Mesa Community College Partner — Community partner.
  • Oktoberfest Partner — Hosts an annual three-day festival in partnership with Oktoberfest, drawing nearly 200,000 attendees.
  • Professional Exchange Partner — Exchange program supporting professional development through international engagement
  • Project C.U.R.E. Partner — Partnered to provide wheelchairs and medical supplies for Hilla, Iraq.
  • Regensburg Partner — Sister city in Germany, established 1976.
  • Regensburg, Germany Partner — Sister city relationship established in 1978
  • School-to-School Exchange Partner — Program connecting schools for cross-cultural educational exchange
  • Sister Cities International Network — Parent organization that certifies and supports Tempe Sister Cities' international partnerships and champions its projects.
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