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Baltimore Sister Cities Inc

EIN 47-5005502 · Baltimore, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood80 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE MUTUAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER COOPERATION AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AND ITS INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES. ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO BENEFIT THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, ITS RESIDENTS AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING THE MAYORAL INITIATIVES OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE AND THE GOALS OF THE SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

Income
$67,931
Spending
$69,477
Reserves
11.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $17,055 spent. EXCHANGE PROGRAM OF UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS WITH COUNTERPARTS IN ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS TO UNDERSTAND CULTURAL DESIGN DIFFERENCES. APPROXIMATELY 50 PEOPLE DIRECTLY PARTICIPATED WITH INNUMERABLE OTHERS IMPACTED INDIRECTLY.
  2. $25,042 spent. CHINA YOUTH AMBASSADORE PROGRAM. BALTIMORE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES IN CHINA. APPROXIMATELY 30 PARTICIPANTS.
  3. $1,768 spent. PROMOTION OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH EVENT IN MAY. HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS.
  4. $20,412 spent. VARIOUS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FOREIGN CULTURE. HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS WERE INCLUDED ACROSS SEVERAL ACTIVITIES.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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