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Council of International Programs USA

EIN 34-0929221 · Pepper Pike, OH

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong95 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROMOTES INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE. CIPUSA IS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE ORGANIZATION BASED IN CLEVELAND, OHIO WITH A NETWORK OF AFFILIATE OFFICES NATIONWIDE AND AN ALUMNI NETWORK OF 31 COUNTRIES.

Income
$788,165
Spending
$599,234
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
27.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 63%
Employees
3
Volunteers
150
Highest pay
$116,500, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 27.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 10% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 31 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 (1)
  1. $462,329 spent. COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (CIP): EXPANDING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS IN 2025: FOR 70 YEARS, THE COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (CIP) HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN FOSTERING CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING BY CONNECTING PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT NATIONS THROUGH SHARED PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS PROGRAMS. BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, CIP STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES, PROMOTES COLLABORATION, AND BUILDS THE SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES LEADERS NEED TO CREATE POSITIVE WORLD-WIDE CHANGE. IN 2025, CIP'S IMPACT REACHED NEW HEIGHTS, HOSTING 387 PARTICIPANTS BY SPONSORING 338 EXCHANGE VISITORS THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AND HOSTED 49 INTERNATIONAL LEADERS THROUGH THE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP'S OPEN WORLD PROGRAM THE GERMAN TRAX (TRANS-ATLANTIC EXCHANGE) PROGRAM CONTINUED ITS SUCCESS, MARKING ITS FOURTH YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH IJAB. EIGHT SOCIAL WORKER PROFESSIONALS FROM GERMANY GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN KALAMAZOO, CHICAGO AND WEST VIRGINIA STRENGTHENING PROFESSIONAL AND CULTURAL TIES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND GERMANY. CIP'S J-1 VISA SPONSORSHIP: A GATEWAY TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH CIP'S ROLE AS A J-1 VISA SPONSOR HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN WELCOMING GLOBAL TALENT TO THE U.S. THIS YEAR, 197 TRAINEES AND 124 INTERNS PARTICIPATED IN CIP'S J-1 VISA PROGRAMS. THESE PARTICIPANTS GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES WHILE CONTRIBUTING THEIR INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES TO AMERICAN WORKPLACES. GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES EXPANDING GLOBAL LEARNING THIS YEAR, CIP FACILITATED EIGHT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS THROUGH THE OPEN WORLD PROGRAM, BRINGING 49 INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FROM COUNTRIES INCLUDING SERBIA, ROMANIA, MONGOLIA, ARMENIA AND UKRAINE TO THE U.S. FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING. SUPPORTED BY AN 117,180 OPEN WORLD GRANT, THESE PROGRAMS SPANNED THROUGH FOUR CIP NETWORK OFFICES. A LEGACY OF LIFELONG IMPACT AS CIP CELEBRATES ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY, THE NEED FOR CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING REMAINS STRONG. WHILE OUR WORLD HAS INDEED EXPANDED SINCE 1956 WHEN CIP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IN WAYS WE FEEL MORE GLOBALLY CONNECTED THAN EVER, STEREOTYPES, PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS AND FEAR-BASED BELIEFS ARE SURPRISINGLY ENGRAINED IN OUR WAYS OF THINKING. CIP'S WORK CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN THOSE BARRIERS THROUGH INTENTIONAL AND AUTHENTIC CULTURAL SHARING ROOTED IN RESPECT, CURIOSITY AND KINDNESS. COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (CIP): EXPANDING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS IN 2025: FOR 70 YEARS, THE COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (CIP) HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN FOSTERING CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING BY CONNECTING PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT NATIONS THROUGH SHARED PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS PROGRAMS. BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, CIP STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES, PROMOTES COLLABORATION, AND BUILDS THE SKILLS AND PERSPECTIVES LEADERS NEED TO CREATE POSITIVE WORLD-WIDE CHANGE. IN 2025, CIP'S IMPACT REACHED NEW HEIGHTS, HOSTING 387 PARTICIPANTS BY SPONSORING 338 EXCHANGE VISITORS THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AND HOSTED 49 INTERNATIONAL LEADERS THROUGH THE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP'S OPEN WORLD PROGRAM THE GERMAN TRAX (TRANS-ATLANTIC EXCHANGE) PROGRAM CONTINUED ITS SUCCESS, MARKING ITS FOURTH YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH IJAB. EIGHT SOCIAL WORKER PROFESSIONALS FROM GERMANY GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN KALAMAZOO, CHICAGO AND WEST VIRGINIA STRENGTHENING PROFESSIONAL AND CULTURAL TIES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND GERMANY. CIP'S J-1 VISA SPONSORSHIP: A GATEWAY TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH CIP'S ROLE AS A J-1 VISA SPONSOR HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN WELCOMING GLOBAL TALENT TO THE U.S. THIS YEAR, 197 TRAINEES AND 124 INTERNS PARTICIPATED IN CIP'S J-1 VISA PROGRAMS. THESE PARTICIPANTS GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN DIVERSE INDUSTRIES WHILE CONTRIBUTING THEIR INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES TO AMERICAN WORKPLACES. GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES EXPANDING GLOBAL LEARNING THIS YEAR, CIP FACILITATED EIGHT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS THROUGH THE OPEN WORLD PROGRAM, BRINGING 49 INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FROM COUNTRIES INCLUDING SERBIA, ROMANIA, MONGOLIA, ARMENIA AND UKRAINE TO THE U.S. FOR SPECIALIZED TRAINING. SUPPORTED BY AN 117,180 OPEN WORLD GRANT, THESE PROGRAMS SPANNED THROUGH FOUR CIP NETWORK OFFICES. A LEGACY OF LIFELONG IMPACT AS CIP CELEBRATES ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY, THE NEED FOR CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING REMAINS STRONG. WHILE OUR WORLD HAS INDEED EXPANDED SINCE 1956 WHEN CIP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IN WAYS WE FEEL MORE GLOBALLY CONNECTED THAN EVER, STEREOTYPES, PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS AND FEAR-BASED BELIEFS ARE SURPRISINGLY ENGRAINED IN OUR WAYS OF THINKING. CIP'S WORK CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN THOSE BARRIERS THROUGH INTENTIONAL AND AUTHENTIC CULTURAL SHARING ROOTED IN RESPECT, CURIOSITY AND KINDNESS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

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

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1959.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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