we are connected

United Religions initiative 2015 Annual Review

T o d ay the world is in a state of conflict rivaling any time in History Prejudice, HATE, Violence, Social injustice and Environmental destruction Dominate the headlines every day

1 URI is a global community of people connected by a desire to heal the world.

Contributions from individual donors support a worldwide network that energizes interfaith peacebuilding work across 95 countries.

2 HUMAN Connection is the answer

URI is a diverse Community that works together to overcome shared problems & achieve real PEace

3 Europe “With a gift to URI we know our contribution goes to support a vast network of individuals throughout the world working to build peace. Cooperation Circles are there, on the ground, working to address conflict and able to respond to crisis as it happens.” 53 Cooperation Circles 18 Countries Sabahat Rafiq and Naveed Sherwani, URI donors

Responding with care Responding to the worldwide crisis, volunteers from different religious the URI community put out a global backgrounds taught refugee children call to help refugee families. Inspired the German language and how to by seeing an Austrian CC’s work, express their feelings about their Marianne Horling started a similar journey. Marianne observes, “The program in Germany through the children paint the great desire in Interkultureller Kreis URI Bonn all of us: to be united on this world CC. Through art workshops, CC in peace.”

IN 2015, MORE THAN ONE MILLION REFUGEES WERE REGISTERED IN GERMANY ALONE SOURCE: BBC NEWS

4 SouthEast Asia & the Pacific “URI’s network gives us the means to address misconceptions, and by discussing them openly, we can help people of different backgrounds to understand each other.” Sothearat Seoung, Regional 47 Cooperation Circles Coordinator for URI SEAPac – 8 Countries West Zone

Broadcasting Peace Religious and cultural stereotypes of different faiths in dialogue, prevent people from truly being able addressing persistent prejudices to see one another, leading to divided and finding ways to cooperate for communities where conflict persists. the good of their communities in With URI’s support, Sothearat Seoung Cambodia. For many listeners, the started a public radio program program serves as an introduction to called “Religions Unite to Build the concept of religious diversity and Culture of Peace and Justice.” He social harmony. invites audiences to engage people

5 ASIA “ Thanks to being part of URI, we came away with a renewed motivation to promote interfaith harmony in our daily lives.”

Asher Nazir, CC Coordinator for URI Pakistan 267 Cooperation Circles 10 Countries

A Season of sharing In Pakistan, constant extremist joint Christmas-Eid celebration, they attacks and religiously-targeted experienced each other’s holy days terrorist bombings drive Christians on a human level, which allowed and Muslims away from each other them to better understand one out of fear. COPE Pakistan CC another. Since then, Muslim provides an opportunity for the two families have organized donations communities to see each other’s for Christian families in need religions as a source of kinship at Christmas. rather than a threat. Through a

6 Africa

“ As part of URI, our CCs were able to work together and improve conditions for a disadvantaged group in our community.”

Father John Ng’oma, URI Malawi National Coordinator 190 Cooperation Circles 32 Countries

Reclaiming Dignity In Malawi, prisoners endure horrific conditions in congested cells, with many dying daily from inhumane treatment and lack of basic medical care. In response, five CCs –Umodzi CC, Lunzu CC, Lower Shire CC, Matindi CC, and Blantyre CC – organized a prison visit, together with a medical volunteer, to provide basic healthcare and distribute soap, sugar, and bread to the prisoners. This event was part of a larger initiative to construct a hospice within the prison where IN SOME MALAWIAN treatment and food can be distributed to sick prisoners. Reuben PRISONS, Lizi from Lower Shire CC said it was a sobering reminder that even as incarcerated people, “they need our 1 IN 20 love and care to give them hope.” PRISONERS DIE ANNUALLY DUE TO DISEASE, OVERCROWDING AND BAD NUTRITION. SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA

7 LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN “ As part of the URI community, we work together to overcome the deep divisions across race, religion, and culture which permeate our communities.” Enoé Texier, Regional Coordinator for URI Latin America and the 43 Cooperation Circles Caribbean 13 Countries

Diversity In Action Annual URI Regional Assemblies around the world bring together interfaith groups, policymakers, grassroots peacebuilders and thematic experts. The latest URI Brazil Assembly was an affirmation of the communal commitment to change in the face of divisions of race, religion, and culture. The vision for this gathering was to promote dialogue and interaction between URI Cooperation Circles and to create Religions joint action strategies. The attendees, Represented like Elianildo Nascimento, a lawyer Ananda Marga, Baha’i, Brahma Kumaris, and government advisor, and Buddhist (Tibetan, Zen), Candomble, Genivalda Cravo, URI Global Council Christianity (Anglican, Catholic, Member and a holistic therapy guide, Lutheran, Messianic, Presbyterian), worked side by side, planting trees Deusists, Espirita, Espiritu, Hindu, Hare together “to symbolize the rooting and fruiting of our [URI] family ties.” Krishna, Indigenous, Islam, Judaism, Maçonaria, Shinto, Spiritualist, Sufi, Taoist, Umbanda, Universal Church, Xamanismo

8 North America

“ The connections and relationship building opportunities provided by URI – like URI’s partnership with the United Nations – have given us the chance to bring people of all ages together in extremely profound and 65 Cooperation Circles 2 Countries impactful ways.”

Rita Semel, former URI Global Council Chair and donor

A Pathway to the UN Young leaders and grassroots Are Better Together CC, and Silicon activists have strong voices and Valley Interreligious Council vital ideas for bringing justice and (SiVIC) CC to travel to the United peace to our world. Too often they Nations Headquarters in New York are denied access to government City for World Interfaith Harmony representatives and international Week, which connected them with platforms, limiting their potential to influential policymakers and gave create change. URI North America them a voice to help extend their sponsored young CC leaders from global reach. Kashi Foundation CC, Sun Devils

9 Middle east & North Africa “ The worldwide network of supporters of URI helped us to magnify the impact of this global synchronized prayer, commanding the attention of international news agencies to report on this positive news from the Holy Land and

75 Cooperation Circles Middle East.” 13 Countries Eliyahu McLean, Founder of Abrahamic Reunion CC

A Global Prayer On a mountain overlooking the Palestinians – including sheikhs, Israel-Syria border, the Abrahamic rabbis, reverends, and other faith Reunion CC hosted a prayer circle leaders – they bridged the separation where Jewish, Christian and Muslim between their communities and leaders offered prayers of peace engaged in a public act of solidarity to direct the world’s attention to with each other on behalf of a Syria’s plight. When they gathered neighboring war-torn country as an interfaith group of Israelis and suffering extreme violence.

10 MULtiregion “ As part of URI, our voices are amplified and united to educate the global population about the danger of nuclear weapons and influence international policymakers to remove the nuclear threat once and for all.”

The Right Rev. William E. Swing, URI 46 Cooperation Circles President and member of Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons CC CC MEMBERS Voices for INCLUDEd • The Honorable William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense • The Honorable George P. Shultz, Peace former Secretary of State We live in the shadow of 15,000 • Dr. Sidney Drell, nuclear devices poised to destroy life Professor Emeritus at the on Earth. Voices for a World Free of Stanford Linear Accelerator Nuclear Weapons CC is responding • Ambassador James E. Goodby, to the crisis by engaging influential former Strategic Nuclear Arms people from across the political Negotiator with the U.S.S.R. spectrum, as well as scientists and • Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr, former Senior U.S. Diplomat academics, to speak out for a world • DR. JONATHAN GRANOFF, free of nuclear weapons. Recently, PRESIDENT OF THE GLOBAL SECURITY the Cooperation Circle created a INSTITUTE video to sway the hearts and minds • MS. MONICA WILLARD, of policymakers and to call for the URI REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN eradication of nuclear devices.

The Honorable George P. Shultz Former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan

11 THANK YOU

Connections have been a cornerstone for URI’s network. For 15 years, URI has fostered meaningful connections by building strong and enduring relationships among people of different religions, spiritual practices and indigenous traditions. Through the network’s support, regional offices and Cooperation Circles have also made key connections to local authorities, government agencies and other likeminded organizations. The stories you’ve read here are merely a handful of examples of the incredible achievements of our Cooperation Circles around the world.

The proven success of the URI network demonstrates that interfaith peacebuilding works. It is the foundation for transforming cultures of violence and war into cultures of peace, justice and healing. By working together and leveraging the resources provided by the network, URI’s connected interfaith coalitions address critical social issues in their communities and their regions – thereby responding to present-day conflicts, as well as helping prevent future conflict.

We have witnessed the predictability and consequences of religious and cultural “disconnection.” While these disconnections get the headlines, connections make peace possible.

The sustainability of this vibrant, critical and global network is made possible by the passion and generosity of the partners who give to URI. We thank you for your steadfast support, and for the important part you play in helping bring peace, justice and healing to the world.

Kiran Bali, MBE JP, The Reverend The Right Reverend URI Global Council Victor H. Kazanjian, Jr., William E. Swing, Chairperson URI Executive Director URI President and Founder

12 Our connection is our strength

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16 MS. RANDAL DENKER MR. DONALD HUMPHREYS MR. AND MRS. JAMES AND MARILYN AND MRS. MICHAEL NIERENBERG SYMONS* REV. MARK DENNI VIRGINIA HUMPHREYS* MS. JESSICA PALYS CHRIS AND RUTH TATUM MRS. JOHN DUGGER* MR. ZEV HYMOWITZ AND MS. LIZ PAXTON MR. BART TEN BROEK SHAIKH BASHIR AHMAD MS. SHEILA LIPPMAN** DULTZ** MR. DAVID PERKINS** JACO AND BARBARA INTERKULTURELLER KREIS TEN HOVE* ROGER EATON* URI BONN CC MS. MARLA PERKINS MR. SCOTT TERILLI SANDRA ECKHARDT MS. CLAIRE JOHNSTON MR. AND MRS. MARVIN PETTEY MR. ANIL THAPA MR. AND MRS. PAUL EHRLICH MS. EMMA JOHNSTON MR. JAMES PORTER REV. ANGELINE THEISEN MS. AVA EICHLER THE VERY REV. ALAN JONES AND MRS. CRICKET JONES* JAMES NORWOOD PRATT*** LOUISE M. TODD-COPE*** THE REV. JOHN D. ELSE** MR. AND MRS. ROBERT JONES THEODORE B. PRATT** SISTER MARIANNA TORRANO MR. CLAYTON ENGLAR* THE REV. VERN JONES REV. AND MRS. JOE PUMMILL BARBARA J. TRITES*** ARNOLD FITZPATRICK, JR.* MS. LOIS KEENAN MS. HELEN H. RAISER* URI GERMANY CC MS. DEBORAH FRANKLIN (URI DEUTSCHLAND CC)* MR. GURUDEV KHALSA* K. VASUDEVA RAO MR. STEPHEN FUQUA AND MR. WILLEMIEN VANHERPE MS. TANIA HOMAYOUN** DR. ROBERT KOLODNER MS. HEIDI RAUTIONMAA AND MRS. FATHER MIKE VETRANO THE REV. HUBERT AND JOAN REBER** JANE PORTER KOLODNER* MARY MOORE GAINES AND ROBERT AND NANCY WEEKS** KATHY REIS MR. GEORGE GAINES** MS. JUDY KOSOVICH MS. BRENDA WEST* MS. SUSAN RICKERT MR. WALTER GALLOWAY** ILKA KROMBACT MR. GEORGE WESTERMARK*** FRED AND CRISSY RITZ DR. DONALD S. GANN* SARA AND BRIAN KROOPF MR. AND MRS. WAYNE AND LYNN ROBBINS** MR. AND MRS. MS. YUAN-CHU LAM AND JOHN WHITTOCK** MAYNARD GARRISSON MR. VICTOR G. LAM MR. DELANO ROBERTS ANNE B. WILLIAMS*** MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL LAMPEN MRS. EMILY W. RUNGE** MR. AND MRS. DONALD P. GAVER MS. AIDA LANDAVERDE MS. JENNIFER RYAN AND LAWRENCE WILLIAS MR. AND MRS. MR. MICHAEL KASKEY RICHARD AND SALLY LEVIE MRS. NANCY WILSON GERALD GEDDES MR. GEORGE SAWYER MS. WINIFRED H. LEWIS MS. KRISTINA WOLSKI MS. RUTH L. GIBBS AND DR. RICHARD SCHOENBRUN MR. ROBERT MARGOSHES*** MS. LINDA LOGEMAN MR. WILLIAM WREDEN AND AND REV. MR. HENRY K. GROVE* MR. DAVID GIBSON MS. PATRICIA LUSSE ZOILA SCHOENBRUN ALVIN YAMASHIRO*** MR. AND MRS. DAVID MS. ROSE-VINCENT LYON MS. KAREN SCHROEDER AND GILLESPIE MS. BARBARA GITMAN WAYNE AND PAT YANKUS MS. ANN MANDONIA MS. BARBARA GITMAN MS. FRANCES SHARON REV. SHARI M. YOUNG** DR. AND MRS. MR. MICHAEL GLYNN WILLIAM MANGER MICHAEL AND DEBORAH SHEPHERD* MATCHING MS. MARY LOUISE GOTTHOLD WILLIAM AND KAREN MASTIN** REV. DONATIONS MS. JOANNE GOUGE HALLAM SHORROCK,JR.*** MS. GINNY P. MATCHETTE BENEVITY COMMUNITY REV. STEVEN E. GREENEBAUM* MS. JOAN SMITH IMPACT FUND CHARLOTTE AND TODD VICTOR GREZES MAYNARD*** MS. MELISSA L. SMITH** HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION MS. LOIS GUNDLACK*** MS. PAT MCGUIRE REV. AND MRS. MR. AND MRS. FRANCIS C. SPATARO* IN KIND MS. NANCY MCKITTRICK WARREN HAMER MS. CHARLENE SPRETNAK** DONATIONS MR. AND MRS. GILBERT MEEM CHARLES AND MARTHA SANKAR SRIVATSA MORGAN, LEWIS & HANSEN* MR. AND MRS. BOCKIUS LLP WALTER MILLER MS. ELIZABETH ST. JOHN MS. JOAN HARRISION MR. ENRIQUE MIRELES MR. JOSEPH STAN MS. SARI HEIDENREICH MS. WENDY MOSELEY MS. JANE STANDING MR. AND MRS. GERALD H. HENDERSON MS. JOCELYN A. MOSS*** MARGARET A. STEPHENSON*

MR. AND MS. JOHN HOFFMAN MS. MARYANNE MYERS** PABLO AND JENEAN STONE*** JEFF AND ALISON HOLLAND** PAIGE AND ARI NAGLE JOHN AND SHIRLEY STRAUB** MR. RONALD E. HOLM* RONALD AND IRENE NAKASONE*** MS. DIANA SULLIVAN MARIANNE HORLING

17 2015 Highlights

In 2015, URI was proud to welcome a record-breaking 91 91 NEW new Cooperation Circles – a 32 percent increase over last year. COOPERATION This growth also marks the entry of eight new countries into our CIRCLES global network, including China.

URI – UNITED NATIONS JOINT ANNIVERSARY A joint ceremony at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco celebrated the UN’s 70th anniversary together with URI’s 15th anniversary, honoring an inspiration and partnership that has held strong since URI’s inception.

CBS Television Network invited INTERFAITH URI to produce an hour-long Interfaith Special on Peace SPECIAL on broadcast on Christmas Eve. This special reached four million US CHRISTMAS EVE households, as well as thousands of others globally through social media, classroom and WWW.URI.ORG/CBS community screenings.

18 Growing our network Increasing our impact For the past 15 years, URI’s growing numbers of Cooperation Circles have spread to 95 countries in what is now the largest grassroots interfaith peacebuilding organization in the world. URI plays a critical role in reducing violence and building cultures of peace, justice and healing.

19 URI IS SINCERELY GRATEFUL TO OUR LEADERS FOR THEIR VISION, ENERGY AND COMMITMENT. URI GLOBAL COUNCIL URI PRESIDENT’S J. ROBERT COLEMAN, JR. DOM GELIN, COUNCIL THE REV. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE CHAIRPERSON VICTOR H. KAZANJIAN, JR. STEFAN HOWARD, KIRAN BALI, MBE JP, UK CHAIR PETER PHLEGER, ESQ., EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE JOHN WEISER VICE-CHAIR EX-OFFICIO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TAREQ Z. AL-TAMIMI, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDING NAVEED SHERWANI DEBORAH JASSO, PALESTINE TRUSTEE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO SECRETARY THE RIGHT REV. THE RIGHT REV. THE PRESIDENT WILLIAM E. SWING WILLIAM E. SWING REBECCA TOBIAS, CANADA THE REV. ASSISTANT SECRETARY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHN WEISER VICTOR H. KAZANJIAN, JR., K. VASUDEVA RAO, INDIA THE REV. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VICTOR H. KAZANJIAN, JR. URI STAFF TREASURER MYRA LEVY, ACCOUNTANT III BECKY BURAD, USA HONORARY MEMBERS REGIONAL SALLY MAHÉ, DIRECTOR ASSISTANT TREASURER LORD AMIR BHATIA COORDINATORS OF GLOBAL PROGRAMS RAVINDRA W. KANDAGE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL WILLIAM K. BOWES, JR. NIVY BALACHANDRAN, SRI LANKA DEVELOPMENT ARCH MCCLURE AUSTRALIA PRESIDENT AND FOUNDING KAY MARKHAM, OPERATIONS KAREN BARENSCHÉ, TRUSTEE DAME CHARLOTTE MAILLIARD MANAGER & COMMUNITY SOUTH AFRICA THE RIGHT REV. SHULTZ GLOBAL SUPPORT LIAISON SADANAND BISWAS, INDIA WILLIAM E. SWING THE HONORABLE GEORGE P. SUE MARTIN, DIRECTOR OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHULTZ BISWADEB CHAKRABORTY, DEVELOPMENT THE REV. INDIA MEMBERS WELLA MOHIBI, DATA VICTOR H. KAZANJIAN, JR. FR. JAMES CHANNAN, MANAGER AND GLOBAL WADE M. AUBRY, M.D. PAKISTAN PROGRAMS ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES BAILEY S. BARNARD MUSSIE HAILU, ETHIOPIA ISABELLE ORTEGA- CIRO GABRIEL AVRUJ, JONATHAN BURGSTONE LOCKWOOD, DIRECTOR OF ARGENTINA SARI HEIDENREICH, USA GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS PETER CARPENTER EMMANUEL IVORGBA, EDWARD BASTIAN, USA AND STRATEGIC PLANNING JULIA L. DAVIDSON NIGERIA RATTAN K. CHANNA, KENYA ALICE SWETT, ASSOCIATE SARAH FREITAG ABRAHAM KARICKAM, INDIA GENIVALDA CRAVO, BRAZIL DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL WILLIAM P. FULLER MAMOUN KHREISAT, JORDAN PROGRAMS FOR NETWORK ELDER DON H. FREW, USA DEVELOPMENT MARGARET G. GILL QUTUB JEHAN KIDWAI, INDIA REV. HIERODEACON PETAR THE RIGHT REV. GRAMATIKOV, BULGARIA ASMA GULL HASAN JINWOL YOUNG LEE, SOUTH KOREA WILLIAM E. SWING, MARIANNE HORLING, WILLIAM JAMIESON FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT DESPINA NAMWEMBE, GERMANY RUPERT H. JOHNSON, JR. UGANDA MATTHEW YOUDE, ASSOCIATE KAZI NURUL ISLAM, JILL H. KRAMER DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL LUDWIG QUIROG, BANGLADESH PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH BOB LURIE PHILIPPINES JOHN KURAKAR, INDIA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONNIE LURIE SOTHEARAT SEOUNG, CHIEF PHIL LANE, JR., CANADA GEORGE MARCUS CAMBODIA URI AT THE UNITED ELISABETH LHEURE, SPAIN THE REV. RICHARD MORRISON MAHAMOUD AHMED NATIONS ALEJANDRINO QUISPE MEJIA, SOUGUEH, DJIBOUTI ROBERT A. ODEN, JR. MONICA WILLARD, PERU KARIMAH STAUCH, GERMANY RABBI STEPHEN PEARCE URI REPRESENTATIVE TO PETER MOUSAFERIADIS, ENOĖ TEXIER, VENEZUELA THE UNITED NATIONS AUSTRALIA SABAHAT RAFIQ RACHAEL WATCHER, MUSSIE HAILU, NAIROBI ROSELYNE CHROMAN SWIG THE MOST REV. JOHN BAPTIST MULTIREGION PATRICK NICKISH, ODAMA, UGANDA CHANDLER TAGLIABUE GENEVA SHERIF AWAD RIZK, EGYPT KAT TAYLOR GLOBAL SUPPORT OFFICE SAM AN ROS, CAMBODIA PAMELA H. BANKS, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ASHRAF SAMIR, UAE URI FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADMINISTRATION MUSA M. SANGUILA, MOUMITA CHAKRABORTY THE PHILIPPINES CHAIR DEVELOPMENT AND SWAMINI ADITYANANDA RABBI DOUG KAHN COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER SARASWATI, INDIA SECRETARY DIANA CONAN, ASSOCIATE BART TEN BROEK, BRIGID WONDER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT THE NETHERLANDS TREASURER MARIA EUGENIA CRESPO SAM WAZAN, USA WILLIAM G. CLEMENTS DE MAFIA, DIRECTOR OF AUDRI SCOTT WILLIAMS, USA KIRAN BALI, MBE JP, UK COOPERATION CIRCLE SUPPORT THE HONORABLE ELISHA BECKY BURAD GAEA DENKER, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER BUBA YERO, NIGERIA SAM CHAN

20 KEY REVENUE & EXPENSE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015**

TOTAL REVENUE $3,774,722*

39.49%

5.32%

INDIVIDUALS: $1,581,938

FOUNDATIONS/CORPORATIONS: $1,490,618 13.29%

FUNDRAISING EVENT: $200,666

CHALLENGE GRANT & SPECIAL FUNDS: $501,500

41.91%

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,193,154 10.77%

$1,804,388: GLOBAL REGIONS 6.82%

$268,774: GLOBAL COUNCIL

9.36% $259,307: COMMUNICATIONS

56.51% $299,037: FUNDRAISING

8.12% $217,857: MANAGEMENT & GENERAL

$343,791: EDUCATION & OUTREACH 8.42%

* URI ALSO RECEIVED $865,266.20 AS A DONOR RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRATEGIC RESERVES. THIS AMOUNT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2015 TOTAL REVENUE. ** COPIES OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. UNITED RELIGIONS INITIATIVE

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