Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2022-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2025.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
10 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.
Melvina Newman’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Cosmopolitan International is a membership association based in Sioux Falls, SD, formed in 1918.
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By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $41K | $37K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $393K | $467K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $531K | $557K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $38K | $29K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $493K | $528K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $60K | $52K | $8K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $870 | $761 | $109 | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $4K | $4K | $511 | |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $1K | $1K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $6K | $5K | $943 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $600 | $600 | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $15K | $13K | $2K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $55K | $40K | $14K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $279 | $279 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $16K | $15K | $1K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $161K | $130K | $30K | $1K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $159K | $161K | −$2K | $528K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $158,975 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $158,975 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $161,375 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $557,419 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $528,049 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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