General information

Quickcard: Church of Scientology International (CSI)

Employer Identification Number (EIN):

59-2153393

Stated primary purpose ()

“The corporation shall present and propagate the religion of Scientology as founded and as it may be further developed by L. Ron Hubbard to the end that any person desiring participation or participating in the religion of Scientology may derive the greatest possible good from the increased Spiritual awareness of his imminent and imortal soul. The corporation shall forward and enhance its external activities in the material world through application of the corporation's religious guidance and ministration.”

Address (as of 2007):

6331 Hollywood Boulevard, 1200
Los Angeles, CA
90028
United States

At a glance

Revenue, expenses, and changes in net assets or funds balances [From Part 1 of 990 filings]
Line	Description		1991	1990	1989	1988	Comment
1a	Contributions to donor advised funds
1b	Direct public support		54,687,366	55,189,200	51,187,091	51,184,128
1c	Indirect public support
1d	Government contributions (grants)
1e cash	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received		54,687,366	55,189,200	51,187,091	51,184,128
1e non-cash	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received
2	Program services revenue including government fees and contracts		19,885,162	16,351,914	17,999,178	16,669,531
3	Membership dues and assessments				8,607	15,729
4	Interest on savings and temporary cash investments
5	Dividends and interest from securities		152,631	212,057	200,512	151,023
6a	Gross rents
6b	Less rental expenses
6c	Net rental income or (loss)
7	Other investment income
8Aa	Gross amount from sales of securities
8Ab	Less cost of goods sold
8Ba	Gross amount from sales of other assets			67,563
8Bb	Less cost of goods sold		333,142		28,466	10,095
8d	Net gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory		-333,142	67,563	-28,466	-10,095
9a	Gross revenue from special events and activities
9b	Less direct expenses other than fundraising expenses
9c	Net income or (loss) from special events
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less return and allowances
10b	Less cost of goods sold
10c	Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory
11	Other revenue		4,888	-3,171	17,636	-1,959
990T-3	Net income from unrelated business activities
12	Total revenue		74,396,905	71,817,563	69,384,558	68,008,357
13	Program services expenses		68,972,475	56,510,585	54,263,679	53,299,919
14	Management and general expenses
15	Fundraising expenses		26,869	36,397	22,847	49,591
16	Payments to affiliates
17	Total expenses		68,999,344	56,546,982	54,286,526	53,349,510
18	Excess or (deficit) for the year		5,397,561	15,270,581	15,098,032	14,658,847
19	Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year		54,015,687	38,745,106	23,647,074	8,988,227
20	Other changes in net assets or fund balances
21	Net assets or fund balances at end of year		59,413,248	54,015,687	38,745,106	23,647,074
Analysis of income-producing activities [From Part 7 of 990 filings]
N/A
Statement of functional expenses [From Part 2 of 990 filings]
Line	Description		1991	1990	1989	1988	Comment
22 cash	Grants and allocations		44,033	3,226,992	419,708	213,947
22 non-cash	Grants and allocations
23A	Specific assistance to individuals
24A	Benefits paid to or for members
25Aa	Compensation of officers, directors, etc.		33,868	33,399	67,861	92,531
25Ab	Compensation of former officers, directors, etc.
26A	Other salaries and wages		2,221,443	2,222,729	2,541,793	3,056,689
27A	Pension plan contributions
28A	Other employee benefits
29A	Payroll taxes		22,047	5,003	3,651
	Sum of salary-related expenses		2,277,358	2,261,131	2,613,305	3,149,220
90b	Number of employees		0	0	0	0
30A	Professional fundraising fees
31A	Accounting fees		238,171	195,318	449,236	562,438
32A	Legal fees
33A	Supplies
34A	Telephone
35A	Postage and shipping		2,403,465	2,011,552	2,406,298	1,544,281
36A	Occupancy		2,916,374	2,982,975	2,892,027	1,529,156
37A	Equipment rental and maintenance
38A	Printing and publications		7,205,747	5,573,990	5,024,034	3,997,061
39A	Travel		2,445,021	1,607,029	1,523,153	2,247,340
40A	Conferences, conventions, and meetings
41A	Interest		27,458	27,512	111,677	666,574
42A	Depreciation, depletion, etc.		9,225,573	7,441,346	5,749,587	4,170,577
43A	Other expenses not covered above		42,216,144	31,219,137	33,097,501	35,268,916
44A	Total functional expenses		68,999,344	56,546,982	54,286,526	53,349,510
Other expenses [From Part II/Line 43 of 990 filings]
	Raw statement - corrected		1991	1990	1989	1988	Comment
	Bank charges		58,872	78,720	75,477	73,674
	Canteen		508,950	466,041	295,613	0
	City business tax			161
	Cleaning and laundry		116,413	131,876	58,421	44,424
	Cost of goods sold		3,126,276	5,823,191	8,638,162	8,044,718
	Dissemination		10,963,658	3,082,048	3,377,534	5,628,007
	Equipment rental		112,050	532,979	440,883	188,167
	Federal corporate income tax				1,808	0
	Film and video production expenses		2,214,614	550,264	643,222	715,659
	Fundraising expenses		26,869	36,397	22,847	49,591
	GOLD sales and service representatives support		148,625
	Insurance		1,068,581	517,157	657,995	438,512
	Legal and professional fees		10,502,542	8,131,408	7,848,960	7,500,052
	Licenses, fees and dues		32,500	28,986	33,191	1,089
	Office and administration		545,383	545,063	571,136	515,792
	Payments to RTC for trademark maintenance pursuant to trademark license		2,833,376	2,753,569	2,392,000	2,420,272
	Production supplies		166,258
	Property tax		273,255	201,207	315,421	7,526
	Religious books and materials sales and other commissions		11,876	131	248	539
	Repairs and maintenance		777,188	514,922	356,376	561,933
	Royalties		2,139,580	852,430	519,218	5,901
	Sales tax		110
	Staff enhancement expenses and materials		236,515	143,469	35,095	66,794
	Staff room and board and other benefits		5,084,179	4,815,136	4,966,484	3,992,114
	State franchise tax		2,400	800	1,800	600
	Telephone, telex and facsimile		626,729	931,575	1,147,099	1,538,403
	Uniforms		639,345	1,081,607	698,511	3,475,149
Grants and allocations [From Part II/Line 22 of 990 filings] 7 grants under $2,000 not shown. For a list of all grants, see detailed transactions.
	Grantees	Statement	1991	1990	1989	1988	Comment
	Asociation Civil de Dianetica (Spain)	Church operating expenses		39,615
	Asociation Cultural de Dianetica (Valencia, Venezuela)	Church operating expenses			20,025
	Association for Better Living and Education International	Social betterment programs		377,685
	Chiesa Natzionale di Scientology D'Italia	Church operating expenses	9,508
	Church of Scientology Advanced Organization Saint Hill Europe and Africa	Church operating expenses		106,114	2,000
	Church of Scientology Battle Creek	Church operating expenses		24,677	10,344
	Church of Scientology of Alberta	Church operating expenses		26,500
	Church of Scientology of Boston, Inc.	Church operating expenses				3,214
	Church of Scientology of British Columbia	Church operating expenses		60,590
	Church of Scientology of Buffalo	Church operating expenses		31,079
	Church of Scientology of California	Church operating expenses	31,090	103,622
	Church of Scientology of Illinois	Church operating expenses				7,165
	Church of Scientology of Kansas City	Church operating expenses		33,296
	Church of Scientology of Kitchener	Church operating expenses		2,925
	Church of Scientology of Long Island	Church operating expenses		32,441
	Church of Scientology of Michigan	Church operating expenses		50,306
	Church of Scientology of New York	Church operating expenses		52,520
	Church of Scientology of New Zealand	Church operating expenses		50,436	38,655
	Church of Scientology of Ohio	Church operating expenses		28,000
	Church of Scientology of Orange County	Church operating expenses				33,000
	Church of Scientology of Ottawa	Church operating expenses		26,218
	Church of Scientology of Texas	Church operating expenses		15,867
	Church of Scientology of the Valley	Church operating expenses				10,586
	Church of Scientology of Toronto	Church operating expenses		127,652
	Church of Scientology of Winnipeg	Church operating expenses		22,350
	Church of Scientology Religious Education College, Inc.	Church operating expenses		205,559	16,209
	Church of Scientology Western United States (CSWUS)	Church operating expenses		8,100	10,828	53,719
	Citizens Commission on Human Rights	Church operating expenses				111,010
		Operating expenses	3,135	149,742	219,542
	College of Dianetics and Scientology (Tel Aviv)	Church operating expenses		12,500
	Église de Scientologie d'Angers	Church operating expenses		251,185
	Église de Scientologie de Clermont-Ferrand	Church operating expenses		19,499
	Église de Scientologie de Genève	Church operating expenses		54,506
	Église de Scientologie de Lyons	Church operating expenses		46,476
	Église de Scientologie de Paris	Church operating expenses		130,117
	Église de Scientologie de Québec	Church operating expenses		40,855
	Église de Scientologie de Saint-Étienne	Church operating expenses		30,775
	Hubbard Foundation Scotland	Church operating expenses		35,900
	Instituto de Dianetica (Lisbon)	Church operating expenses		18,305
	Scientologi Kirken Norge (Oslo)	Church operating expenses		77,986
	Scientologi Kyrkan I Goteborg	Church operating expenses		69,848	6,832
	Scientologi Kyrkan I Malmo	Church operating expenses		37,212	7,040
	Scientologi Kyrkan I Stockholm	Church operating expenses		245,189	2,574
	Scientology Kirche Basel	Church operating expenses		91,069
	Scientology Kirche Bayern E.V. (Munich)	Church operating expenses			24,458
	Scientology Kirche Berlin E.V.	Church operating expenses		108,988
	Scientology Kirche Bern	Church operating expenses			27,248
	Scientology Kirche Celebrity Centre Hamburg E.V.	Church operating expenses		47,916
	Scientology Kirche Dusseldorf E.V.	Church operating expenses		40,930
	Scientology Kirche Hamburg E.V.	Church operating expenses		16,230
	Scientology Kirche Osterreich (Vienna)	Church operating expenses		51,275
	Scientology Kirken Jylland (Denmark)	Church operating expenses		48,654	3,100
	Scientology Kirken Kobenhavn	Church operating expenses		42,672
	The Church of Scientology Inc [Australia]	Church operating expenses		117,477	29,124
	The Church of Scientology of Orlando, Inc.	Church operating expenses		16,134
Payments to affiliates [From Part I/Line 16 of 990 filings]
N/A
Balance sheets [From Part 4 of 990 filings]
Line	Description		1991	1990	1989	1988	Comment
45B	Cash – non-interest-bearing		3,267,731
46B	Savings and temporary cash investments		1,053,337
47Ba	Accounts receivable		1,571
47Bb	Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
47Bc	Accounts receivable net of doubful accounts		1,571
48Ba	Pledges receivable
48Bb	Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
48Bc	Pledges receivable net of doubful accounts
49B	Grants receivable
50B	Receivables from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees
51Ba	Other notes and loans receivable
51Bb	Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
51Bc	Other notes and loans receivable net of doubtful accounts
52B	Inventories for sale or use		9,407,345
53B	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
54B	Investments – publicly-traded securities
54Bb	Investments – other securities
55Ba	Investments – land, buildings, and equipment: basis
55Bb	Less: accumulated depreciation
55Bc	Investments – land, buildings, and equipment net of accumulated depreciation
56B	Investments – other
57Ba	Land, buildings, and equipment: basis		52,452,557
57Bb	Less: accumulated depreciation
57Bc	Land, buildings, and equipment net of accumulated depreciation		52,452,557
58B	Other assets		2,685,582
59B	Total assets		68,868,123
60B	Accounts payable and accrued expenses		27,321
61B	Grants payable
62B	Deferred revenue
63B	Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees
64Ba	Tax-exempt bond liabilities
64Bb	Mortgages and other notes payable		9,427,554
65B	Other liabilities
66B	Total liabilities		9,454,875
67B	Unrestricted
68B	Temporarily restricted
69B	Permanently restricted
70B	Capital stock, trust principal, or current funds
71B	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, and equipment fund
72B	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds
73B	Total net assets or fund balances		59,413,248	54,015,687	38,745,106	23,647,074
Statement of program service accomplishments [From Part III of 990 filings]
N/A

People/corporations linked to the entity

[From various sources]

Name

Relation

Duty

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1982

1981

Gabrielle Allen

Contractor

FSM/Field disseminator

30

Brian Anderson

Director

Vice president

✔

2,056

2,241

1,842

1,903

Phillip Anderson

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Thomas "Tom" Ashworth

Director

Director

4,903

11,979

Director

Trustee

✔

Employee

Central Reserves Committee

✔

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Gaetan Asselin

Other

Spokesperson

✔

Lis Astrupgaard

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

✔

Cheryl Azevedo

Employee

Commodore's Messenger Organization International (CMO Int)

✔

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

✔

Daniel Barram

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Lawrence Barram

Employee

Commodore's Messenger Organization International (CMO Int)

✔

Charles Bills

Director

Treasurer

✔

Kendra Bogacz

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Henry Brandle

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Sandy Brennan

Director

Assistant secretary

✔

Leslie Browning

Director

Assistant secretary

✔

2,009

2,437

2,024

2,218

Thomas Bucher

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

James Byrnes

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Lawrence "Larry" Byrnes

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Carmen Cenador

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Ian Cunningham

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Thomas Dainat

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Peggy Darofsman

Director

Vice president

✔

Kenneth Delderfield

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

✔

Marie Deleonibus

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Tyree Dillard

Contractor

FSM/Field disseminator

1,220

Jean Discher

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

John Eastment

Director

Trustee

✔

2,445

2,090

Claire Edwards

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Jonathan Epstein

Director

Treasurer

✔

2,053

2,820

5,053

7,015

Employee

Central Reserves Committee

✔

✔

Lynn R. Farny

Director

Secretary

✔

2,383

2,742

1,988

2,460

Mary Fetter-Pirak

Employee

Public relation officer

3,175

Jeanne Gavigan

Other

Agent for service of process

✔

Veronique Gouessan

Employee

Central Reserves Committee

✔

Janis Grady

Director

Director

525

7,190

11,534

Stephen Hagemeyer

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Bettina Henderson

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Simon Hogarth

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Stephanie Horwich

Director

Director

✔

2,060

Employee

Commodore's Messenger Organization International (CMO Int)

✔

Sharon Houck

Employee

Commodore's Messenger Organization International (CMO Int)

✔

Diana Hubbard

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Deborah Hughes

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Gregory Hughes

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

✔

Mark Ingber

Director

Trustee

✔

2,395

4,647

9,276

11,011

Employee

Central Reserves Committee

✔

✔

Employee

Commodore's Messenger Organization International (CMO Int)

✔

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Heber Jentzsch

Director

President

✔

2,402

2,486

2,165

2,725

✔

Jacqueline Kavenaar

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Katherine Lemmer

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

✔

Guillaume Lesevre

Director

Director

✔

✔

2,170

4,193

10,908

10,835

Employee

Central Reserves Committee

✔

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Mariette Lindstein

Employee

AVC aide

✔

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

William Lindstein

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Mickey Lipton

Employee

Commodore's Messenger Organization International (CMO Int)

✔

Pablo Lobato

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

✔

Nicholas McNaughton

Director

Secretary

1,093

Arthur Medeiros

Employee

International Finance Director

✔

Myles Mellor

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Becky Bea (Bigelow) Miscavige

Employee

Planetary Dissemination Unit

1,840

1,665

Elizabeth Miscavige

Employee

Central Reserves Committee

✔

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

3,155

4,827

2,282

Ronald (Jr) Miscavige

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

2,050

4,185

✔

Ronald (Sr) Miscavige

Employee

Musician (Golden Era Productions)

3,738

1,290

1,452

Ray Mithoff

Director

Trustee

✔

0

0

0

Amy Mortland

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Sherry Murphy

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

✔

Richard Murray

Other

Incorporator

✔

Barbara Newton

Director

Director

1,949

6,167

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Norman Newton

Employee

AVC aide

✔

Brooke Owen

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

✔

Sabine Peschken

Employee

Central Reserves Committee

✔

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Sabine Peshkin

Employee

International Finance Director

✔

Marina Pezzotti

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Michael R. Phillips

Contractor

FSM/Field disseminator

855

Mary Fetter Pirak

Employee

Public relation officer

105

Jeff Pomerantz

Contractor

FSM/Field disseminator

28,220

Bettina Posten

Employee

Commodore's Messenger Organization International (CMO Int)

✔

Ellen Prager

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Susan "Sue" Price

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

William "Bill" Price

Director

Secretary

✔

Clive Rabey

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Mark "Marty" Rathbun

Director

Trustee

✔

0

0

0

0

Jeanne M. Reynolds

Employee

Legal officer

✔

Catherine Rinder

Director

Director

✔

✔

5,165

Michael (Mike) Rinder

Director

Director

✔

✔

4,025

4,203

5,454

6,376

Employee

LRH Personal Public Relation Officer International

✔

Maria Robb

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Val Rollins

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Rita Schwarzgruber

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Linda Stanton

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Andrew Stevens

Employee

Central Reserves Committee

✔

Employee

International Finance Director

✔

Linda Stuart

Employee

Central Reserves Committee

✔

Employee

International Finance Director

✔

Michael Sutter

Director

Trustee

✔

0

0

Barbara Tompkins

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Gretta Touretelotte

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Jens Uhrskov

Director

Director

✔

2,060

1,470

1,470

13,036

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Jeffrey Walker

Director

Trustee

1,596

4,273

10,346

Janet Weiland

Director

Vice president

✔

Employee

Office of Special Affairs

✔

Kurt Weiland

Director

Director

✔

✔

2,645

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Rena Weinberg

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Barbara Widmar

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Sandi Wilhere

Employee

International Management Executive Committee (IMEC)

✔

Steve Wills

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Craig Wilson

Employee

Commodore's Messenger Organization International (CMO Int)

✔

✔

Jamie Woeltjen

Employee

Flag Network Coordination Committee

✔

Thomas Woodruff

Employee

Watchdog Committee (WDC)

✔

Marc Yager

Director

Trustee

✔

0

0

0

0

The Mitchell Firm, Inc.

Contractor

Lobbyist

40,000

120,000

80,000

20,000

Notes