Council of International Programs USA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
340929221
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Pepper Pike, OH, USA
Phone
4402471088
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Exchange, N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$788,165
Expenses
$599,234
Assets
$1,617,712
Liabilities
$157,867

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • LISA PURDY (EXECUTIVE DI): $116,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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.

What it reported doing in 2024

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.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 63% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 77.2%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.7; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.4%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49% of revenue deployed · 77.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $462K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $116K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 49/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.