2024-11-14T13:15:20-06:00 2023-12-31 061667465 PRAGER METIS CPAS LLC 2381 ROSECRANS AVENUE STE 350 EL SEGUNDO CA 90245 990EZ 2023-01-01 953079582 TORRANCE SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION TORR 3102072220 3031 TORRANCE BLVD TORRANCE CA 90503 STEPHANIE SWING-WARNER TREASURER 3105286007 2024-11-11 1 0 JOSEPH RUST P01208687 3102072220 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X WWW.TORRANCESISTERCITY.ORG X X 93258 X 3950 11341 1414 76553 74277 2276 18981 5472 44875 50347 -31366 170872 0 139506 170872 139506 170872 139506 0 0 170872 139506 X PROMOTE COMMUNICATION, UNDERSTANDING, EDUCATION AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE OF TORRANCE AND PEOPLE OF KASHIWA, JAPAN. THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM SENT EIGHT STUDENTS AND ONE ADULT LEADER TO KASHIWA FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS IN JULY 2023, AND WELCOMED EIGHT STUDENTS AND ONE ADULT LEADER FROM KASHIWA FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS IN AUGUST 2023. 0 29635 BUNKA SAI WAS HELD IN APRIL 2023 AND IS OUR MAJOR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY EACH YEAR. FUNDS RAISED FROM THE FESTIVAL ARE USED TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. WE SEND EIGHT STUDENTS AND ONE ADULT LEADER TO KASHIWA, JAPAN EACH JULY FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. WE WELCOME EIGHT STUDENTS AND ONE ADULT LEADER FROM KASHIWA FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS EACH AUGUST. WE HOST DAILY ACTIVITIES FOR THE VISITING KASHIWA STUDENTS. 0 0 THE TORRANCE SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION CELEBRATED ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY OF KASHIWA, JAPAN IN 2023. OUR ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES OUR ANNIVERSARIES EVERY FIVE YEARS BY WELCOMING ADULT DELEGATES FROM KASHIWA IN FEBRUARY, AND SENDING AN ADULT DELEGATION FROM TORRANCE TO KASHIWA IN OCTOBER. THE ADULT DELEGATES FROM BOTH CITIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRAVEL AND HOTEL COSTS. WE DO HOST ACTIVITIES FOR THE VISITING KASHIWA DELEGATES WHILE THEY ARE IN TORRANCE. OUR INCOME AND EXPENSES ARE HIGHER THAN NORMAL IN 2023 DUE TO OUR ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITIES. SEVERAL TSCA MEMBERS MADE SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS TO SUPPORT HOSTING OUR KASHIWA DELEGATION. WE ALSO SOLD TICKETS TO A PERFORMANCE OF OUR FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL THAT FEATURED PERFORMANCES FROM PAST EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM BOTH TORRANCE AND KASHIWA. WE SOLD BANQUET TICKETS TO MEMBERS OF THE TORRANCE SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY DINNER CELEBRATION. EXPENSES INCREASED DUE TO COSTS OF PRODUCING THE FESTIVAL AND HOSTING OUR KASHIWA GUESTS FOR EVENTS AND MEALS DURING THE FOUR DAYS THEY WERE IN TORRANCE. 0 0 29635 DONNA DUNLAP PRESIDENT 10.00 0 0 0 AMIE CAMPBELL SECRETARY 2.00 0 0 0 STEPHANIE WARNER VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 0 0 0 KEVIN LOBO TREASURER 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA STEPHANIE EWING-WARNER 3031 TORRANCE BLVD TORRANCE CA 90503 3105286007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 12972 10679 17416 15646 15790 72503 36153 1490 38859 76553 153055 49125 12169 17416 54505 92343 225558 0 0 0 225558 212 220 161 166 1414 2173 212 220 161 166 1414 2173 49337 12389 17577 54671 93757 227731 0.99050 0.99570 0.00950 0.00430 X BUNKA SAI 36701 36701 13438 50TH ANNIVERSAY CELEBRATION 39852 39852 60839 76553 76553 74277 74277 2276 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 1,414. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 4,309. DESCRIPTION: STORAGE. AMOUNT: 8,223. DESCRIPTION: FILING FEE. AMOUNT: 45. DESCRIPTION: POSTAGE. AMOUNT: 734. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE. AMOUNT: 1,814. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEE. AMOUNT: 65. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE - STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM. AMOUNT: 29,635. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 50. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 44,875. 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.