United Religions
United Religions
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About this organization
Mission
The purpose of the United Religions Initiative is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the earth and all living beings. URI is a global grassroots interfaith network (present in 108 countries) that cultivates peace and justice by engaging people to bridge religious and cultural differences and work together within their communities. We implement our mission through local and global initiatives that build the capacity of our more than 1,000 member groups and organizations, called Cooperation Circles, to engage in community action such as conflict resolution and reconciliation, environmental sustainability, education, women's and youth programs, and advocacy for human rights.
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GLOBAL NETWORK DEVELOPMENT: IN 18 YEARS, URI HAS GROWN TO NEARLY 1,000-MEMBER GROUPS IN 109 COUNTRIES. EACH GROUP, CALLED COOPERATION CIRCLES (CCS), IS COMPRISED OF PEOPLE REPRESENTING AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS, TRADITIONS OR BELIEFS WILLING TO ENGAGE IN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATE ON HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. UTILIZING THIS DUAL STRATEGY APPROACH, THESE COOPERATION CIRCLES CARE FOR REFUGEES, EDUCATE CHILDREN, PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, CLEAN RIVERS, PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, RESOLVE CONFLICTS, AND NEGOTIATE PEACE AMONG MANY OTHER LOCAL AND GLOBAL KEY ISSUE. NETWORK BENEFITS INCLUDE: HELPING CCS BUILD CAPACITY, RAISING VISIBILITY FOR CC WORK, ASSISTING CCS IN CREATING PARTNERSHIPS, CONNECTING WITH POLICY-MAKERS AND ORGANIZING LOCAL / REGIONAL GATHERINGS AND TRAININGS.URI'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE INCLUDES EIGHT REGIONS WHICH ARE STAFFED BY 17 REGIONAL COORDINATORS WHO SUPERVISE REGIONAL STAFF, COORDINATE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS THAT INCLUDE TRUSTEES, AND COOPERATION CIRCLE MEMBERS. THE PRIMARY WORK OF THE REGIONAL BASES IS TO PROVIDE DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH AND NETWORK SUPPORT FOR CCS.CCS ARE INSPIRED AND SUSTAINED IN THEIR WORK BY ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN URI'S VITAL NETWORK WITH OTHER CCS WITH WHOM THEY GENERATE CONNECTION, COMMUNICATION, CO-MENTORING AND SHARED LEARNING. URI'S GLOBAL SUPPORT OFFICE, WHICH IS BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO, PROVIDES ACCOUNTABILITY, TRAINING AND CONSULTATION FOR REGIONAL COORDINATORS, REGIONAL STAFF AND REGIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS. URI'S GLOBAL SUPPORT OFFICE OVERSEES THE OPERATIONS OF THE URI NETWORK, ENERGIZING THE NETWORK BY SUPPORTING REGIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS, CREATING A FLOW OF QUALITY INFORMATION, MAINTAINING A CC MEMBER DATABASE, MANAGING FINANCE, PUBLICIZING CC IMPACT WORLDWIDE, ENGAGING IN FUNDRAISING, AND PROVIDING FOCUSED RESOURCE SUPPORT AND TRAINING IN AREAS SUCH AS CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIR OF THE URI GLOBAL COUNCIL AND URI'S PRESIDENT, WORKING ON BEHALF OF AN ELECTED 32 MEMBER GLOBAL COUNCIL OF TRUSTEES, LEAD THE URI NETWORK AND ARE SUPPORTED BY 16 GLOBAL SUPPORT STAFF.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “The purpose of the united religions initiative is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for the earth and all living beings.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “Promote interfaith cooperation, end religiously motivated violence and create cultures of peace.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as CA.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2020 was PO BOX 29242, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 941290242.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 19 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$495.
- The organization has 32 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1995.
- The organization pays $1,781,254 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $558,426 in fundraising expenses.
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