2024-05-14T08:54:59-05:00 2023-06-30 620713250 KRAFTCPAS PLLC 555 GREAT CIRCLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37228 990EZ 2022-07-01 581959113 SISTER CITIES OF NASHVILLE SIST 6159520201 P O BOX 120555 NASHVILLE TN 37212 SARAH LINGO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6159520201 2024-05-14 1 SARAH LINGO 999009999 1 KEN YOUNGSTEAD P00320901 6152427351 2024-05-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X WWW.SCNASHVILLE.ORG X X 159780 X 97496 18507 42342 7880 34462 1435 151900 92783 4100 51299 148182 3718 168808 0 172526 168808 172526 168808 172526 0 0 168808 172526 X THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING BY ASSISTING AND ENCOURAGING CITIZENS TO LINK WITH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. A MAJOR EMPHASIS OF THE ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDING PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH THE STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND DIRECT CONNECTIONS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH PEERS IN OUR SISTER CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD. IN FY 2023 SISTER CITIES OF NASHVILLE CONTINUED TO OFFER VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDING PEER-TO-PEER LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, CLASSROOM EXCHANGES, AS WELL AS IN-PERSON EXCHANGES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS PLEASED TO COMPLETE RECIPROCAL IN-PERSON EXCHANGE WITH OUR SISTER CITIES MENDOZA, ARGENTINA, AND CAEN, FRANCE AS WELL AS A ROBUST ARRAY OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING CONTINUING AND EVEN EXPANDING THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO DIRECTLY CONNECT MORE STUDENTS IN ONE-ON-ONE OR CLASSROOM EXCHANGES THAN IN PRIOR YEARS. SCN PARTNERED WITH MANY NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THIS TIME AND WE HAVE EXPANDED PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS BY PARTNERING WITH METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' GATE PROGRAM, CONNECTING OVER A DOZEN NASHVILLE CLASSROOMS WITH PARTNER CLASSROOMS IN EDMONTON, CANADA; MENDOZA, ARGENTINA; AND MAGDEBURG, GERMANY. OUR ONE-ON-ONE VIRTUAL EXCHANGES CONTINUED BETWEEN STUDENTS IN NASHVILLE AND MENDOZA, ARGENTINA; AND CAEN, FRANCE. SCN WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY FESTIVALS INCLUDING CELEBRATE NASHVILLE CULTURAL FESTIVAL, THE CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL, MUSIC CITY IRISH FEST, AND NASHVILLE CHERRY BLOSSOM WHICH REACHED OVER 40,000 PEOPLE. SCN WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY FESTIVALS INCLUDING CELEBRATE NASHVILLE CULTURAL FESTIVAL, THE CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL, AND NASHVILLE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL WHICH REACHED OVER 40,000 PEOPLE. SCN HOSTED AN ADULT DELEGATION VISIT TO MENDOZA, ARGENTINA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS, TAKING 28 NASHVILLIANS TO THIS SISTER CITY, AND SENT A SMALL DELEGATION TO BELFAST N. IRELAND TO EXPLORE WAYS TO CREATE MORE BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL CONNECTIONS. IN TURN, SCN HOSTED OFFICIAL VISITS AND VISITORS FROM EDMONTON, CANADA; MENDOZA, ARGENTINA; UZBEKISTAN; BELFAST N. IRELAND; INCLUDING A GOVERNMENT DELEGATION OF 15 FROM ERBIL, KURDISTAN, IRAQ AS WE BEGAN TO EXPLORE A FORMAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS MIDDLE EASTERN CITY (NASHVILLE IS HOME TO THE LARGEST KURDISH POPULATION OUTSIDE OF KURDISTAN). ALL OF THESE VISITS INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, ENCOURAGED ECONOMIC EXCHANGE, HIGHLIGHTED PARTNERSHIPS IN OUR DIFFERENT CITIES, AND OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS OF BOTH CITIES TO CREATE OR STRENGTHEN MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, NETWORKING EVENTS, AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. SCN ALSO BEGAN PLANNING A DELEGATION VISIT TO CAEN, FRANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT HOURS. OUR ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH THE NASHVILLE BAR ASSOCIATION TO RECRUIT ATTORNEYS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS FOR THIS EXCHANGE WHICH TOOK PLACE IN FALL 2022. THESE VISITS AND EVENTS DIRECTLY REACHED OVER 400 NASHVILLIANS.IN ADDITION TO THESE EVENTS, SCN HOSTED OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MIXER AS A KICK OFF TO A VERY FULL YEAR, AS WELL AS OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, WORLD OF FRIENDSHIP, WHICH HONORED LOCAL EDUCATORS WHO HAVE DEEPLY IMPACTED OUR ORGANIZATION AND ITS MISSION. IT WAS ATTENDED BY VISITORS FROM BELFAST, N. IRELAND; AND MENDOZA, ARGENTINA, AND FEATURED FARES FROM 10 DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA, EACH REPRESENTING A DIFFERENT CULTURE AND FOOD. 0 112424 SISTER CITIES OF NASHVILLE WAS EXCITED TO CONTINUE IN-PERSON STUDENT EXCHANGES, WELCOMING A 15-STUDENT DELEGATION FROM MENDOZA, ARGENTINA IN APRIL HOSTED BY LOCAL FAMILIES, AND SENDING 30 STUDENTS AND 4 CHAPERONES TO MENDOZA, ARGENTINA AND CAEN, FRANCE IN JUNE. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES CAME FROM ALL OVER DAVIDSON AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOZENS OF OTHER STUDENTS AND CITIZENS TO ENGAGE WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM MENDOZA AND CAEN. THE MENDOZA YOUTH VISITED LOCAL SCHOOLS WHILE HERE, TOURED NASHVILLE HIGHLIGHTS, VOLUNTEERED AT THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL AND OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFITS, AND SPENT TIME WITH HOST FAMILIES AS WELL AS MEETING WITH THE NASHVILLE STUDENTS WHO WOULD BE TRAVELING TO MENDOZA IN JUNE. NASHVILLE STUDENTS VISITING MENDOZA AND CAEN CAME FROM BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS FROM ALL PARTS OF DAVIDSON COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO REPRESENTING NASHVILLE ABROAD, THESE STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED AT SISTER CITIES EVENTS, ACTIVELY PROMOTED SISTER CITIES PROGRAMS AND EXCHANGES IN THEIR SCHOOLS, AND WENT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TO PUBLICLY AFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING CULTURAL EXCHANGE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR VIRTUAL STUDENT PROGRAMMING IMPACTED HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER AND CLASSROOM-TO-CLASSROOM PARTNERSHIPS. ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS HERE IN NASHVILLE PARTNERED WITH CLASSROOMS IN EDMONTON, CANADA ENGAGING IN PROJECTS, CONVERSATIONS, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE. THE EXCHANGE CULMINATED IN THE CLASSROOMS COLLABORATION AND PRESENTATION OF TRAVEL BROCHURES AND TOURISM INFORMATION TO THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. IN 2023, WE CONTINUED OUR REACH INTO NASHVILLE SCHOOLS BY GROWING THE ACADEMIC AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, PARTNERING WITH 14 TEACHERS FROM 12 DIFFERENT NASHVILLE SCHOOLS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTY. ACADEMIC AMBASSADORS WERE TRAINED ABOUT SCN PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND WERE GIVEN TOOLKITS TO PROMOTE OUR MISSION AND PROGRAMMING WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS. 0 0 SISTER CITIES OF NASHVILLE ENGAGED IN PARTNERSHIPS DURING THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR WITH A VARIETY OF CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS, GOVERNMENT, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS IN NASHVILLE INCLUDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS; VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY; TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY; BELMONT UNIVERSITY; TENNESSEE LANGUAGE CENTER; NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY; FRIST CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS; CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDENS; NASHVILLE ZOO; NASHVILLE PREDATORS; TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL; NASHVILLE BAR ASSOCIATION; NASHVILLE SOCCER CLUB; NASHVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; NASHVILLE AREA HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; NASHVILLE METRO COUNCIL; TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM; COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME; TENNESSEE TITANS; GOVERNOR BILL LEE; NASHVILLE SYMPHONY; AND MORE. 0 0 112424 X SARAH LINGO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 72457 0 0 BARRY KOLAR PRESIDENT -END 1/23 1.00 0 0 0 MINA JOHNSON CO-VP -END 1/2023; PRES -START 1/23 1.00 0 0 0 ERIC BEYER CO-VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 BECKY SHARPE CO-VICE PRESIDENT -START 1/2023 0.50 0 0 0 JULIE ALLEN TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 PARKER HIGGINS ASSISTANT TREASURER 0.50 0 0 0 MATTHEW PIERCE SECRETARY 0.50 0 0 0 BURKLEY ALLEN DIRECTOR 0.50 0 0 0 GAIL VAUGHN ASHWORTH DIRECTOR 0.50 0 0 0 HOGAN BRYANT DIRECTOR 0.50 0 0 0 AMY BRYAN FOSGATE DIRECTOR -END 1/2023 0.50 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TN JULIE ALLEN 208 LYNNWOOD TERRACE NASHVILLE TN 37205 6154309732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 141633 134422 113566 109542 97496 596659 141633 134422 113566 109542 97496 596659 1640 595019 50887 12513 7046 7422 34462 112330 708989 89155 0.83920 0.86820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED WORLD OF FRIENDSHIP 51908 9566 42342 336 2487 3745 737 575 51908 9566 42342 336 2487 3745 737 575 7880 34462 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME. AMOUNT: 1,435. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ADMINISTRATION. AMOUNT: 4,377. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 8,312. DESCRIPTION: HOSTING OF DELEGATION VISITS. AMOUNT: 7,929. DESCRIPTION: INTERNATIONAL DUES AND CONFERENCE. AMOUNT: 1,908. DESCRIPTION: MEMBERSHIP MEETING. AMOUNT: 2,494. DESCRIPTION: MILEAGE. AMOUNT: 398. DESCRIPTION: PUBLICITY. AMOUNT: 1,088. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,153. DESCRIPTION: STUDENT EXCHANGE REFUND. AMOUNT: 20,986. DESCRIPTION: EVENT EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,654. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 51,299. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.