Center for International Private Enterprise Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $33.7 million
- Spending
- $32.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 0 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 95%
- Employees
- 199
- Volunteers
- 17
- Highest pay
- $2.5 million, president/secretary
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
Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.0 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 98% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 35% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 14% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (3)
- $8.2 million spent. BUSINESS ADVOCACY & ENTERPRISE ECOSYSTEMSGIVEN THE ESTABLISHED CONNECTION BETWEEN STRONG DEMOCRACIES AND RESILIENT ECONOMIES, CIPE EMPLOYS A BUSINESS LENS TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION, WORKING MOST CLOSELY WITH NETWORKS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES. THEY ARE THE ECONOMIC ENGINES IN MOST COUNTRIES, WITH THE POTENTIAL TO OFFER INNOVATIONS AND INFORM POLICIES THAT BRING ABOUT GREATER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. CIPE'S CURRENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE A FLEET OF INITIATIVES AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PRIVATE SECTOR COLLECTIVE ACTION AND BUILD THE CAPACITY OF BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP GROUPS, NOTABLY ASSOCIATIONS AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, AS WELL AS THINK TANKS AND OTHER LOCALLY ENGAGED ORGANIZATIONS. VITAL EFFORTS INCLUDE PUBLIC-PRIVATE DIALOGUE AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR REGULATORY REFORM TO CREATE A MORE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS. THIS HAS INCLUDED DEVELOPING POST-COVID ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLANS IN NUMEROUS COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS BUSINESS FOR PEACE INITIATIVES IN CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT ZONES SUCH AS THE SAHEL, SUDAN, COLOMBIA, UKRAINE, AND YEMEN. THIS OFTEN ALSO INVOLVES WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS AND OTHERS TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO CITIZENS AND ADDRESS SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES.
- $8.1 million spent. REDUCING BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYWORK TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND THE INSTITUTIONS OF A MARKET ECONOMY MUST INCLUDE EFFORTS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO DOING BUSINESS AND PROMOTING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CITIZENS. CIPE AND PARTNERS WORLDWIDE ARE ADDRESSING A RANGE OF ISSUES: ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND FINANCE, PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND THE LARGE VOLUME OF INFORMAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN MANY COUNTRIES. MANY GOVERNMENTS AND PEER ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOOKING TO CIPE'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR LEADERSHIP IN FOSTERING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. CORE ACTIVITIES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, GUATEMALA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDE THE OPERATION OF WOMEN'S BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTERS, GROWING WOMEN'S BUSINESS NETWORKS, AND INCREASED WORK TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT. AS A HOST ORGANIZATION OF THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR TRADE FACILITATION, CIPE IS SUPPORTING PUBLIC-PRIVATE DIALOGUE TO STREAMLINE AND MODERNIZE CUSTOMS CLEARING AND OTHER PROCESSES IN ECUADOR, BRAZIL, MALAWI, AND OTHER COUNTRIES. CIPE ALSO CONTINUES TO EXPAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWING YOUTH POPULATIONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
- $7.0 million spent. ANTI-CORRUPTION, ETHICS & ECONOMIC RESILIENCETRANSPARENCY, COMMITMENT TO BUSINESS INTEGRITY, AND INVESTMENT SCREENING MECHANISMS ARE ESSENTIAL TO COMBATING CORRUPTION AND OTHER THREATS TO ECONOMIES AND DEMOCRACIES, SUCH AS CORROSIVE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS FROM AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES. CIPE'S AWARD-WINNING ANTI-CORRUPTION AND COMPLIANCE WORK INCLUDES PROGRAMS LIKE THE AFRICA ETHICS 1ST INITIATIVE, WHICH HELPS BUSINESSES EMBRACE GLOBAL STANDARDS AND BECOME BETTER CANDIDATES FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT. CIPE'S ANTI-CORRUPTION AND GOVERNANCE CENTER HAS DEVELOPED NUMEROUS GUIDES ON ISSUES SUCH AS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSEES A DATABASE THAT TRACKS CORRUPTION TRENDS ACROSS MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES. CIPE'S CENTER FOR ACCOUNTABLE INVESTMENT ADVISES COUNTRIES ON HOW TO POSITION THEMSELVES TO RECEIVE CONSTRUCTIVE CAPITAL FINANCING OPTIONS FROM FOREIGN SOURCES AND BE LESS VULNERABLE TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING DEALS. THIS WORK INCLUDES A GROWING BODY OF CASE STUDIES AND DATA FROM PARTNERS ACROSS ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, AFRICA, AND LATIN AMERICA THAT ASSESS THE IMPACT OF CHINA'S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE INVESTMENTS ON RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.
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
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.
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 October 13, 2026.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 21, 2026.
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