Nonprofit · EIN 75-2057300
INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC
Tax-exempt · FORT WORTH, TX 76102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,071,984 | $1,272,396 | -$200,412 | $865,757 | $268,295 | $597,462 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,127,899 | $1,267,895 | -$139,996 | $859,237 | $58,383 | $800,854 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,394,491 | $1,210,125 | $184,366 | $894,467 | $84,328 | $810,139 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $312,804
- of which government grants
- $100,000
- Program service revenue
- $524,307
- Investment income
- $54,135
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,290
- Net income from fundraising events
- $180,738
- Other revenue
- $180,738
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $20,700
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $139,451
- Other salaries and wages
- $365,964
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $588,020
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $4,852
- Travel
- $379,970
- Depreciation
- $1,490
- Program services (functional)
- $979,315
- Management and general (functional)
- $241,335
- Fundraising (functional)
- $51,746
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $859,237
- Total assets, end of year
- $865,757
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $268,295
- Net assets, end of year
- $597,462
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,806
- Publicly traded securities
- $400,627
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $571,462
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $26,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,301,842
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 696
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPPEN DE ALBA CHU | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 60 | $32,500 |
| CINDY JOHNSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DAVID CAMPBELL | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| STAUSSA ERVIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JASON BROWN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| GREG JACKSON | PAST CHAIR/NOMINATING CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JAN TITSWORTH | LONG RANGE PLANNING CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| SIAN BORNE | EXCHANGES & OUTREACH CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| RACHEL BRADFORD | YOUTH & EDUCATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| BRIAN BROOKS | MARKETING CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| FERNANDO COSTA | GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROBY | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JORDAN STIMPSON | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NYJA ROBY | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MITCH WHITTEN | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
28 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIOSCIA FLOWERS WILLIAMS | BANDUNG CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JD DARGAI | BUDAPEST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREA BALLARD | GUIYANG CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SAJADE MILLER | MBABANE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JULIA KING | NAGAOKA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARIE SCHEIN | NIMES CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREA SMITH | REGGIO EMILIA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WILMA LOPEZ | TOLUCA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KATIE SHUMATE | TRIER CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HAYNE SHUMATE | TRIER CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN AVILA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBBIE CLARKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY CROCKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAELA CROMAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CUDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNY KORB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VISHAL GANDHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY GLUNZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GIRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANDA MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY RUSSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLI SHIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY SPICER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN STEVENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 45 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAE FERGUSON | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 60 | $162,582 |
| GREG JACKSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CINDY JOHNSON | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| STAUSSA ERVIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MICHAELA CROMAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BECKY RENFRO BORBOLLA | PAST CHAIR/NOMINATING CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SHANNA GRANGER | DEVELOPMENT CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JAN TITSWORTH | LONG RANGE PLANNING CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| RACHEL MALONE | EXCHANGES & OUTREACH CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| RACHEL BRADFORD | YOUTH & EDUCATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JASON BROWN | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NYJA ROBY | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROBY | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MITCH WHITTEN | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SCIOSCIA FLOWERS WILLIAMS | BANDUNG CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JD DARGAI | BUDAPEST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREA BALLARD | GUIYANG CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SAJADE MILLER | MBABANE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY KOWALSKI | NAGAOKA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARIE SCHEIN | NIMES CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SIAN BORNE | REGGIO EMILIA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WILMA LOPEZ | TOLUCA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KATIE SHUMATE | TRIER CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HAYNE SHUMATE | TRIER CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN AVILA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLORENCE BRUNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MELISSA CHRISMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CUDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF DYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTA FORSGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM GIRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY GLUNZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNY KORB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANDA MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN RUBINSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY RUSSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HALEY TAYLOR SCHLITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS SHIPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIRBY SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY SPICER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 51 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAE FERGUSON | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 60 | $161,446 | $0 |
| JOSEPH RAMIREZ | VICE PRESIDENT & COO Officer | 50 | $0 | $1,200 |
| BECKY RENFRO BORBOLLA | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG JACKSON | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BROWN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK TILLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA CHAVEZ LAW | PAST CHAIR/NOMINATING CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CAMPBELL | DEVELOPMENT CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY JOHNSON | LONG RANGE PLANNING CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| LIBBY WATSON | EXCHANGES & OUTREACH CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN TITSWORTH | YOUTH & EDUCATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA ALBURY | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAELA CROMAR | DIRECTOR, AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STAUSSA ERVIN | BANDUNG CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SHIPMAN | BUDAPEST CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TURNER | GUIYANG CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDY SCHWARZ | MBABANE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA BALLARD | NAGAOKA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL MALONE | NIMES CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NYJA ROBY III | REGGIO EMILIA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROBY III | REGGIO EMILIA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FLORENCE BRUNER | TOLUCA CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNA CATE GRANGER | TRIER CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ELIZABETH CARRILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JJ CAWELTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DUDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANELLE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF DYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLEY EUBANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FITZGERALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VISHAL GANDHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL GEISEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERYL HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JACOBSSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE JOHNCOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW JOHNSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM LAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH LOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE MELHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN ASHTON MONCRIEF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIA POWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER STUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY TAFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN VINSON WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCH WHITTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 908 MONROE ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76102-6306
- In care of
- % JOSEPH RAMIREZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CINDY JOHNSON, PO BOX 17879, FORT WORTH, TX 761020879
- Signed the 990
- KIPPEN DE ALBA CHU, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (817) 632-7100
- Website
- WWW.FWSISTERCITIES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHITLEY PENN LLP
Mission
FORT WORTH SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL, A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO PROMOTING FORT WORTH GLOBALLY AND ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, EXCHANGE AND COMMERCE. WE PROVIDE A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITY LEADERS, CITIZENS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE.
Program accomplishments
- SISTER CITIES EXCHANGES AND OUTREACH: REGULAR MEETINGS, EVENTS, EXCHANGES AND ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY MEMBERS THAT FEATURE THE CULTURES, BUSINESS CONNECTIONS, AND GLOBAL INITIATIVES OF FORT WORTH'S NINE SISTER CITIES.Expenses $628,407 · revenue $524,307
- YOUTH AND EDUCATOR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM: EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL YOUTH EXCHANGES BETWEEN FORT WORTH AND ITS SISTER CITIES.Expenses $263,222 · grants $20,700
- GLOBAL LEADERS IN ACTION: DYNAMIC SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT BRINGS FORT WORTH STUDENTS TOGETHER WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO LEARN AND APPLY LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS COLLABORATE AND IMPLEMENT CULTURAL-BASED PROGRAMMING AT LOCAL YOUTH COMMUNITY CENTERS AND EXPLORE HOW LOCAL NON-PROFITS UTILIZE LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO POSITIVELY AFFECT COMMUNITY NEEDS.Expenses $87,686
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-2057300
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q050)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $865,757
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,301,842
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,071,984 | $1,272,396 | $865,757 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,127,899 | $1,267,895 | $859,237 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,394,491 | $1,210,125 | $894,467 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,214,668 | $1,058,570 | $714,255 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 75-2057300).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC is 75-2057300.
- Is INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names CINDY JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 43 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $32,500 (KIPPEN DE ALBA CHU, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,071,984, expenses of $1,272,396 and total assets of $865,757 at year end.
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