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The Power of You & You1939-2004
130 Prospect Street • Cambridge MA 02139-1845Tel: 800.766.5236 • Fax: 617.868.7102
www.uusc.org • [email protected]
2004 Annual ReportUnitarian Universalist Service Committee
Protecting and promoting human rights worldwide for 65 years
With human rights under attack here inthe United States and around the world,there is no shortage of justice work to bedone. In these challenging times, we callon the Unitarian Universalist ServiceCommittee’s 32,000 members and sup-porters to put our values into action, pro-tecting and promoting human rightsaround the world.
Sixty-five years ago, our Unitarian andUniversalist founders put their values intoaction by helping the victims of Nazi per-secution. Today, as governments openlypursue repressive agendas under the guiseof the war on terrorism, the ServiceCommittee leads the call to justicethrough such initiatives as DefendingDemocracy and the STOP (Stop TorturePermanently) Campaign.
In May, we both took part in a UUSC-sponsored delegation to Guatemala. Thisgroup visited UUSC program partnersthat are working hard to reclaim justiceand dignity for the survivors of whatsome would call genocide perpetratedduring the 1980s.
For both of us, this trip to CentralAmerica was a return to the roots of ourcommitment to social justice. And goingto Guatemala, a country where UUSChas worked in partnership with humanrights defenders for more than 30 years,represented a return to one of the roots ofUUSC’s commitment to social justice.
As FY04 closed, UUSC was engaged inanother returning to our roots by engag-ing in a process of reviewing our majorprograms. Through this process, we areasking ourselves important questions thatwill help us answer the call to justice:How does our work make us different?How will our work resonate with ourmembership? How can we best continueto advocate effectively for social change?
A message for our members and supporters
Todd Jones Chair, Board of Trustees
Table of contents
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The Power of You & You:Protecting and promotinghuman rights worldwide
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Named endowment funds
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Honor roll of annual fundmajor donors
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Flaming Chalice Circle andAmbassadors Council
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Investing in human rights
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Financial statements
Charlie ClementsUUSC President and CEO
Todd JonesChair, Board of Trustees
Our program work is the measure of oursuccess. For that reason, we are sharpen-ing our focus on three critical areas: eco-nomic justice, environmental justice andcivil liberties.
Refocusing our programs will allowUUSC to do its best work in the areas inwhich it can be most effective. However,our primary focus remains our commit-ment to protecting and promoting humanrights and social justice here in theUnited States and around the world.
Seeking justice requires patience, courageand resources. The Service Committeebelieves it also requires “The Power ofYou & You.” The pursuit of justice is notsomething that can be done by individu-als, nor accomplished by congregations,nor by an organization like UUSC alone.Rather, it is work done by joining thehands of many communities in partner-ship, each contributing somethingunique.
When we say “seeking justice requiresresources,” we are not only thinkingabout financial contributions. We alsoneed your passion, your activism andmost importantly, your faith that, as theflower slowly turns toward the sun, histo-ry ultimately bends toward justice and thearc of the universe toward life.
Charlie ClementsPresident and CEO
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee130 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA 02139–1845Tel: 800.766.5236, Fax: 617.868.7102www.uusc.org
Visit our website, sign up for monthly e-mail updates on social justice issues from aroundthe world, and join our Human Rights Defenders network. Take action now.
Published by the UUSC Communications Department.
Photography by: José Ballester; Colin Bird; Robert Burke; Audubon Dougherty; Pat Goudvis; Lou Jones; Karen HumanRights Group; Cindy Karp; Nadya Khalife; Kelli Larsen; Kim McDonald; Dolores Neuman; Sarah Putnam; WarrenSalinger; Dick Scobie; Antonio Velasco; UUSC Archives
© 2004 All Rights Reserved
UUSC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. UUSC employees are represented by Human Rights Workers Local 2661, UNITE HERE!
Board of Trustees 2004-2005Todd Jones, Chair
Susan Smartt, Vice Chair
Stanley L. Corfman, Treasurer
Fasaha M. Traylor, Secretary
Tom Andrews
Katherine Hall–Martinez
Barclay Hudson
Diane Miller
William F. Schulz
Susan C. Scrimshaw
Lesa Walden–Young
Executive staff
Charlie Clements, President
Nancy Moore, Chief Operating Officer
Michael Zouzoua, Chief Financial Officer
UUSC mission statement
Grounded in the Unitarian Universalistprinciples that affirm the worth, dignityand human rights of every person, andthe interdependence of all life, theUnitarian Universalist Service Committeeis a voluntary, nonsectarian organizationworking to advance justice throughoutthe world.
Partner organizations receiving UUSC grantsin fiscal year 2004 Africa
� Burundian Association for the Defenseof Prisoners’ Rights
� Burundian Association of WomenHeads of Household
� Center for Education and Research onWomen’s Rights
� People’s Group for the Support andAdvancement of Women’s andChildren’s Rights
� Women’s Solidarity for Peace andDevelopment in Ituri
Asia
� Asian Women’s Human Rights Council � Burma Issues � Center for the Development of Women
and Children � Center for Organization, Research and
Education � Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee � Forum for Women’s Rights and
Development � Grassroots Human Rights Education
and Development Committee � Karen Human Rights Group � Karen Women’s Organization � Kawthoolei Education Workers Union � Mae Tao Clinic � Sahanivasa � Social Development Center
Latin America
� Association for Justice andReconciliation
� Chiapas Media Project � Civil Political Forum of Mayan Unity
and Fraternity � Continental Meeting of Indigenous
Women of the Americas � Council of Indigenous Communities of
Lalana � Cuban Council of Churches Medical
Commission � Independent Commission of Human
Rights of Morelos � Maya Achi Association for Integral
Development of Victims of Violence � Ñu’u Ji Kandii Human Rights Center � Oaxacan Network for Human Rights � Organization of the Sierra Juarez� Promotion of Women’s Rights
United States
� Alianza Indigena � Statewide Defending Democracy
Networks in California, Florida,Minnesota, New Hampshire andWisconsin
Printed on recycled paper
1939
World War II begins.Rev. Waitstill andMartha Sharp travel toCzechoslovakia tohelp refugees escapeNazi persecution.
1940
The Unitarian ServiceCommittee is officiallyestablished. During the waryears, USC provides refugeeassistance, medical care,clothing and other services.
“The Power of You & You” through history
Victories in the struggle for human rights are achievedby individuals rising to meet challenges that, at the
time, often seemed insur-mountable. Here are somehighlights of the arc ofmovement that representsUUSC’s 65 years ofsteps – both large andsmall – advancing thecause of justice.
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“The Power of You & You” Protecting and promoting human rights worldwide
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ness to the struggle against U.S. unilateralism and insupport of efforts to protect civil liberties and the rightsof the oppressed.
Our Unitarian and Universalist founders believed inthe inherent worth and dignity of all people. Guidedby these principles, it is a simple step to believe thathuman rights must be protected and promoted, espe-cially for the marginalized or oppressed. But it is nosimple act to advance the cause of justice in the world.We rely on our network of members and supporterswhich allows us to extend our reach in defending theinterdependent web of life of which we are all part.
Working together, each one of us has the power tochange the world. That’s the Power of You & You!
For 65 years, the Unitarian Universalist ServiceCommittee has been a powerful voice for justice andhuman rights in the United States and around theworld. Through the turmoil and brutality of theHolocaust, World War II, the civil rights movement, theVietnam War, Central America in the 1980s and therise of the radical right in the 1990s, we have stood firmagainst oppression, fighting for dignity and justice forall people.
Today, 32,000 strong, UUSC’s members, supporters,volunteers and staff remain committed to the cause offreedom and democracy. We bear witness to the struggleagainst abuses wrought by militarism, fundamentalismand intolerance, working to restore the rights ofoppressed groups and communities. We also bear wit-
1941
Hans Deutsch designsthe UUSC flamingchalice logo, whichlater becomes themodel for the UUA’sicon.
1954
UUSC’s Gallup IndianCommunity Center projectoffers social services andeducation to Navajo childrenand adults in New Mexico.
UUSC President Charlie Clements joined staff members Kelli Larsen (c) and Shari Yeaton (r) ata march in support of labor rights on International Human Rights Day in December.
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our program priorities. Thisrefocus of our programmat-ic work will enable us tostrengthen our commitmentto defending human rightsin those places where wecan be most effective.
While our nation’s policy-makers focus much of theirattention on the wars onterrorism and in Iraq,UUSC works constantly toshift focus onto other press-ing priorities. Whether it ismonitoring elections inGuatemala, supporting pro-democracy advocates inBurma or fostering voter
Responding to humanrights crises in Iraq
To assist children who arevulnerable during theongoing conflict in Iraq, weare working through aconsortium to reunitechildren with families, andprovide food, shelter andmedical care.
In addition, a UUSC programpartner opened an office inIraq in response to theconflict there. We supportthem in delivering aid,leadership education andincome generation servicesto more than 2,000 women.
Through our work withprogram partner organiza-tions in Central Africa’sGreat Lakes Region, LatinAmerica and the Caribbean,South and Southeast Asia,and the United States,UUSC provides support forlocal groups seeking solu-tions to human rightsissues. Through our advoca-cy, we work with our mem-bers and supporters to urgeU.S. legislative leaders tomake the policy changesnecessary to advance thecause of social justice at thenational and internationallevels. And we supporthumanitarian aid duringdisasters where human livesas well as human rights arethreatened.
This year, under the guid-ance of our new president,Charlie Clements, we con-ducted a thorough review of
Strengthening our commitment to justice
1945
TheUniversalistServiceCommitteeis established.
1948
The United Nationsadopts the UniversalDeclaration ofHuman Rights.
Working together, each one of us has the power to change the world. That’s the Power of You & You!
participation among youthin the United States, UUSCremains committed to pro-tecting and promotinghuman rights worldwide.
UUSC responds to disasterswhere human rights arethreatened. Our membersand supporters look to us toprovide leadership duringcrises where the humanneeds are so pressing thatwe could not possibly standby and watch. As the waron terrorism continues,UUSC is addressing theneeds of those in Iraq andAfghanistan.
1963
The Unitarian and UniversalistService Committees merge,following the merger of thedenominations in 1961.
1966
UUSC offers maternal/childhealth care as well as familyplanning in Haiti.
Charlie Clements and forensic anthropologists examine the skeleton of a victim of the government-directedmassacres of the 1980s during a visit to the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation in May.
place in the county. Some came with babies strappedto their backs, others carrying what they would sell atmarket that day. They waited hours just for the chanceto vote.
Our program partners in Guatemala have worked formany years on increasing civic participation amongwomen, providing human rights, leadership andcitizenship training, and empowering local women’sorganizations.
Our program partners around the world understand thevital importance of women’s civic participation. As warsin the Central African countries of Burundi and theDemocratic Republic of Congo have claimed millions oflives, women are left shouldering hefty responsibilities asheads of families. There, UUSC supports training forwomen in peace building, women’s rights and conflictresolution.
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Women casting votes for change With support and resources, women can be powerfulhuman rights leaders in their community. By strength-ening the rights of women, we can help communitiessurvive and thrive.
In November 2003, a delegation from UUSC thatincluded staff, UUSC members and a congressional staffaide went to Guatemala to monitor their presidentialelection. The human rights community watched thiselection closely because of the candidacy of a reviledformer military dictator who has been accused ofgenocide and other crimes against humanity.
His campaign of fear targeted the indigenous communi-ties of Guatemala, many of which had suffered greatlyduring the violence carried out against them in the1980s. On the day of the election, UUSC delegationmembers witnessed as indigenous women walked, somefor many hours and many miles, to the only polling
During the 1980s, thousands of indigenous Mayans were massa-cred during brutal military dictatorships. Today, our program part-ners are among those working to press for exhumations of clan-destine graves so forensic evidence can enter a chain of custodyand be used to bring the perpetrators to justice. “It’s not rightthat our loved ones should be shoved in a hole with their headsdown,” says Teresa Alvarado of the Maya Achi Association for theIntegral Development of Victims of Violence. “We try to keephope alive and keeping working for justice.”
1955
UUSC helps develop aninnovative educationprogram for teachers inCambodia.
1958
UUSC establishes ahealth and communitydevelopment projectin Nigeria.
“We try to keep hope alive and
keep working for justice.”
1978
UUSC sponsors acongressional fact-finding mission toEl Salvador, a firstby a private agency.By 1992, there hadbeen more than 20such delegations.
A multi-pronged fight for justice
UUSC partners in Burma have helped thousands of Burmese families like theone pictured that have fled to camps along the Thai/Burma border.
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Holding corporationsaccountable
Our partners in Burma are usinga law called the Alien TortClaims Act (ATCA) to hold theU.S. company Unocal responsiblefor human rights abuses commit-ted during the construction of agas pipeline. UUSC supportsusing ATCA, a law recently upheldby the U.S. Supreme Court, toallow non-U.S. citizens to holdU.S.-headquartered multinationalcorporations accountable forabuses committed abroad.
UUSC sponsored an Action ofImmediate Witness at the 2004General Assembly of theUnitarian UniversalistAssociation, calling for supportfor the law which is under attackby those who want to dismantleor repeal it altogether. GAdelegates voted overwhelminglyin favor of defending ATCA as acritical tool in the struggle forhuman rights.
Naw Paw Paw Htoo is a young Karen girl whose entire village wasdestroyed by the Burmese army. Her family fled to a refugee camp inThailand. There, she attended school and learned about the KarenWomen’s Organization, a UUSC program partner. She now works withtheir orphanage program. She told UUSC, “People do not want to berefugees. They want to live with dignity in their own land. When thereis true peace in Burma, refugee camps will begin to disappear.”
1984
The famine inEthiopia spursUUSC to appealfor emergencyfunds long beforeU.S. televisioncrews pick upthe story.
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“When there is truepeace in Burma,
refugee camps willbegin to disappear.”
1975
The National Moratorium on PrisonConstruction, which seeks alternativesto incarceration and other criminaljustice reforms, is sponsored by UUSC.
Throughout many of the world’s commu-nities, indigenous and ethnic groups haveborne the brunt of tyranny, oppression andwar. UUSC program partners have workedwith indigenous activists to promote par-ticipation in the process of democratiza-tion and the consolidation of peace.
The people of Burma have endured a bru-tal military regime for decades. They havebeen subjected to many human rightsabuses, including murder, torture, involun-tary servitude, rape and displacement fromtheir land and homes.
The work of UUSC’s program partnersalong the Thai/Burma border is part of amulti-pronged approach to providing sup-port for the Burmese people who have fledfor their lives to camps along the border.
One UUSC program partner, the Mae TaoClinic, provides much-needed health andother human services to displaced persons.Another partner, the Karen Human RightsGroup, works to document abuses withthe hope of one day bringing the perpetra-tors to justice.
Our work for democracy in Burma is astrong example of the importance ofapproaching a human rights issue frommany angles. In order to help the peopleof Burma achieve their goal of democracy,we work with our members and supportersto pressure Congress to support the boy-cott of Burmese goods, and to urgePresident Bush to bring the matter beforethe United Nations.
1989
The Promise the Childrenprogram is launched byUUSC. It is a ten-yearinitiative aimed ataddressing the needs ofU.S. children throughlegislative advocacy.
Your Profile? and DefendingDemocracy, they learnabout issues such as racialjustice and electoralactivism. This year, morethan 200 young activistshave visited UUSC withtheir youth groups. Theyare briefed on pressinghuman rights issues includ-ing U.S. policy towardsCuba and the oppressivesituation in Burma. Thegroups then call or writeletters, directly urging theirmembers of Congress totake action.
During multiple Defending Democracy workcamps, young adults learned aboutelectoral activism and participated in a voter registration campaign.
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Developing the next generation of activists
“Getting people registered to vote and educatingthem on why voting is important is the f irst stepin making America the great nation it could be.”
By investing in youth andyoung adults of any coun-try, UUSC believes that weare investing in the futurewell-being and prosperityof that nation. Not only dowe see the value of invest-ing in our youth, weunderstand the importanceof teaching them to investin their own futures, aswell.
In Central Africa, wheremore than 20 percent ofchildren do not live to seetheir sixth birthday, wesupport efforts to bring
peace to this war-tornregion. Courageous pro-gram partners such as thePeople’s Group for theSupport and Advancementof Women’s and Children’sRights work to counteractthe effect of wartime vio-lence on children. Throughincreased access to goodhealth care and education,these children may grow tobe the leaders of tomorrow.
Every four years in theUnited States, we have thepower to radically alter thefuture of our nation duringour own presidential elec-
— Scott McNeill, 2004 Mary-Ella Holst Youth Activist Award winnerand Alternative Spring Break workcamp participant
tions. Inspired by what wewitnessed in Guatemala andin other nations that havefought for the right todemocratically elect theirleaders, we are committedto combating the increasingcynicism and marginaliza-tion that keeps voters –especially youth and youngadults – away from the pollsin our own nation.
In the United States, weorganize youth and youngadults to be activelyinvolved in advocacy efforts.By participating in UUSCprograms such as What’s
1985
UUSC publishesA Journey toUnderstanding:Central Americaand The BusyPerson’s Guide toSocial Action.
1991
Program partners gather inSenegal for a UUSC-sponsoredInstitute on LeadershipDevelopment and Sustainabilityfor Grassroots Organizations.
1997
The Welfare andHuman RightsMonitoring Projectreport is released.A report for eachstate is includedin the project.
1994
UUSC sendsemergency med-ical equipment toRwanda andbegins a long-term relationshipwith grassrootsgroups workingto bring peace tothe region.
1995
UUSC brings a progressivevoice to the UnitedNations Fourth WorldConference on Women –and related NGO Forum –in China.
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The icon for our STOP (Stop Torture Permanently) Campaign was created using an image from the horrors at Abu Ghraib prison.
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1996
UUSC responds to epidemic ofracially motivated firebombingsof black churches in the Southby developing church rebuildingworkcamp program.
Recent events at Abu Ghraib prison, Guantanamo Bay and in Afghanistan have shone a disturbing light onwidespread U.S. use of torture as an interrogation technique. At UUSC, we’re committed to bringing animmediate halt to such activities and ensuring they never happen again.
Under the direction of human rights lawyer Jennifer Harbury, our STOP (Stop Torture Permanently)Campaign works with other like-minded groups to bring legislative and legal action in Washington, D.C., toeffectively halt U.S.-sanctioned torture. For more information, visit our website www.uusc.org/stoptorture.
Become a HumanRights Defender
In these critical times, letUUSC help you put your val-ues into action. Human rightsdefenders around the worldare counting on you to join inthe essential work of protect-ing and promoting justice.Visit our website atwww.uusc.org. Sign up tobecome a Human RightsDefender and to receivemonthly e-mail updates onsocial justice issues fromaround the world.
The power of our membership UUSC alone cannot fightinjustice throughout theworld. But with the powerof our 32,000 members andsupporters – the Power ofYou & You – we can.
Participants in a Just Worksworkcamp experienced first-hand the unique issues facedby those who live along theU.S./Mexico border. Our Onthe Border workcamp, con-ducted in partnership withanother organization,
BorderLinks, was a trulyinternational experience forour workcamp participants.They examined the economicrealities faced by familiesalong the border, visited theU.S. Border Patrol, andstayed in the homes ofMexican families in Nogales,Mexico.
Our members and support-ers put their values intoaction through participationin UUSC programs such as
Just Works workcamps,Defending Democracy andthe UUSC Coffee Project.This year, recognizing thecrucial role of advocacy inthe effectiveness of our pro-gramming, we establishedthe Human RightsDefenders, a network ofmembers and supporterswilling to be mobilized torespond to human rightscrises. This program has thepotential to expand signifi-cantly our capacity foraffecting change.
If you’re shocked and disturbed by ourgovernment’s use of torture as aninterrogation technique, you’re
not alone. At the UnitarianUniversalist ServiceCommittee (UUSC), weare outraged by thesebarbarous acts, andcommitted to ensuringthey never happen again.
Events at Abu Ghraibprison and disclosure ofgovernment documentssanctioning the use of tortureonly add to the evidence of theCIA’s longtime torture practices inmany corners of the world.
My own husband, a Mayan resistanceleader, was secret ly he ld by theGuatemalan military, tortured for twoyears, kept in a full-body cast to preventescape, then executed without trial.Despite three hunger strikes, I wasunable to save his life. My efforts, how-ever, did lead to official disclosure thathe’d been killed by Guatemalan intel-ligence officers, several of whom werepaid CIA informants. Moreover, the CIAwas aware of his situation from the firstweek of his capture, but never informedme or officials trying to save him.
Sadly, my husband’s case was far fromunique. I’ve investigated many similarcases. Again and again, I have heard
from Central Americans who sufferedsevere torture at the hands of the
local military. They confirm thepresence of shadowy North
Americans in their torturechambers , men wi thheavy U.S. accents, askingquestions, speaking withclear authority, and attimes even giving orders.
What do these actionsteach our children? We
should not accept the tortureof any human being for any
reason. Torture is wrong.Torture is illegal. Torture corruptsand destroys our most basic values.
Apart from the moral imperatives,consider our own soldiers or citizenswho may one day become prisoners.The basic human rights we cast asideare protections lost to our own people.Our use of torture does not make ussafer. It endangers us.
As d i rector o f UUSC’s STO P(Stop Torture Permanently) Campaign,I ask you to help put an end to U.S.-sanctioned torture. Send a donationand join UUSC today by contacting usat www.uusc.org or 800.766.5236.Or mail your check directly to UUSCSTOP Campaign, 130 Prospect Street,Cambridge, MA 02139-1845.
Jennifer Harbury
Our Children FromBecoming Torturers
Founded to help rescue victims of Nazi terror, UUSC has worked tirelessly for justice, confrontedoppression, and promoted the dignity and worth of people around the world for 65 years.
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Mary and Alfred Trumpler
We have endeavored to make these lists as accurate as possible. Please notify our Institutional Advancement Department of any errors or omissions. UUSC Annual Report 2004 7
Named endowment funds UUSC has a growing num-ber of named endowmentfunds established by indi-vidual donors, often tohonor the memory of afriend or family member, orto commemorate a specialoccasion. The income fromthe funds provides animportant source of revenueto UUSC for general sup-port or specific programs, asdesignated by the donors.Unless otherwise indicated,the funds are not restricted.
For more complete descrip-tions of each fund or formore information, visit ourwebsite www.uusc.org.
Arlene A. Bartlow Endowment Fund
Beverley V. Baxter Endowment Fund
Rev. Shannon Bernard Memorial Fund
Mildred K. Bickel Endowment Fund
Domitila Barrios de ChungaraEndowment Fund
Martha Sharp Cogan Children’s Endowment Fund
Warren H. Cudworth Endowment Fund
Rev. John W. Cyrus Endowment Fund
William Emerson Endowment Fund
Anne Sharples FrantzEndowment Fund
Eleanor Clark French LibraryEndowment Fund
Robert Goodman Endowment Fund
Johanna Henn Endowment Fund
Mary-Ella Holst and Guy C.Quinlan Endowment Fund
Hu Endowment Fund
Dorothy Baker JohnsonEndowment Fund
Mary Kornblau Endowment Fund
Rev. Donald W. McKinneyEndowment Fund
Alexander McNeil Endowment Fund
The Mary Trumpler Endowment Fund was established by Alfred Trumpler to honor his late wife. MaryTrumpler was a longtime member of UUSC and served as a UUSC local representative at her church.
The fund helps empower women and children through out the world, reflecting Mary’s life as a nurseryschool teacher and her involvement in women’s issues. “She was always interested in getting parentsinvolved and active in the classroom,” Mr. Trumpler said. “She wasn’t an activist in the usual sensebut was always active.”
2001
UUSC raises $1.3 mil-lion to help victims ofthe Sept. 11 attacksand their families,focusing on peoplewho may not havereceived aid otherwise.
2004
A delegation led by UUSC monitorsnational elections in Guatemala,witnessing the defeat of formerdictator turned candidate Gen.Efraín Ríos Montt, as courageousMayans ignored threats and intimi-dation to vote in record numbers.
2004
UUSC unveils the first initiative underits new program areas, the STOP (StopTorture Permanently) Campaign with anannouncement in the New York Times.
In 1998, the minimum required balance for a named endowment fund was set at $25,000. All named endowment funds established prior to that date wererequired to meet the original minimum required balance of $10,000. We have endeavored to make these lists as accurate as possible. Please notify ourInstitutional Advancement Department of any errors or omissions.
Katharine L. MorningstarEndowment Fund
William U. Niss Endowment Fund
Rev. Carolyn Owen-TowleEndowment Fund
Dorothy Smith PattersonEndowment Fund
Dr. Richard S. ScobieEndowment Fund
Waitstill H. Sharp Endowment Fund
Mary Trumpler Endowment Fund
50th Anniversary ProgramEndowment Fund
60th Anniversary ProgramEndowment Fund
2000
UUSC launches amember campaignto advocate for anend to the ban onthe sale of U.S.food and medicineto Cuba.
2005
This ad for Justice Sunday 2005 offers a glimpse intoone of UUSC’s newest program areas: environmentaljustice. Our work in this area reflects a concern overthe privatization of public water systems worldwide.
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Water is life. Raising water rates can literally turn off the tap for the
poor. The global shift towards private ownership of publicwater threatens people’s access to water. Access to water is sofundamental to human life that the U.N. has recognized it asa basic human right. That’s why UUSC is working to defendthe human right to water.
From Ghana to Manila to the city of Detroit, privatizationof public water systems substantially increased prices, dimin-ished quality and restricted water access for the poor.
In Cochabamba, Bolivia, the company that bought waterrights not only raised rates but tried to tax people for collect-
ing rainfall!This spring, UU congregations par-
ticipating in UUSC’s Justice Sunday2005 will learn about this growing
global crisis and, more important-ly, what they can do about it. Ifyour congregation would like to
participate, or if you would like moreinformation, contact Rachel Binderman at 800.766.5236 [email protected].
Over one billion people now lack access to clean drinkingwater. If we don’t act soon, that’ll just be a drop in the bucket.
When Private CompaniesControl Public Water,
We All Thirst for Justice
Help UUSC turn on the tap, Justice Sunday, March 13.
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Honor roll of annual fund major donorsThose who contribute significant financial resources to the work of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committeedeserve special mention and appreciation. Recognition is given to both unrestricted gifts and to gifts for a designatedpurpose. Irrevocable planned gifts are also included.
Martha and Waitstill SharpSociety ($50,000 and over)
Martha and Waitstill Sharp ledthe first relief efforts of the ServiceCommittee aimed at lending assis-tance to refugees in Czechoslovakiaand those fleeing the Sudetenland.They later served as “ambassadorsextraordinary” for the ServiceCommittee’s work in France.
� Laurence Eggers� Matilde and James Taguchi� Helen and John Tryon
Eleanor Clark French Society($25,000 to $49,999)
Eleanor Clark French was directorof the Service Committee’s post-WWII rest home at Monnetier,France, which served the need ofrefugees for a place where com-radeship, extra food, rest andnature could encourage recoveryfrom terrors they had experienced.
� Kathryn and John Greenberg� Lorella and Todd Hess� Alfred Trumpler
Rev. Carleton Fisher Society($10,000 to $24,999)
Carleton Fisher served as the firstexecutive director of the UniversalistService Committee and supervisedpost-WWII relief efforts in theNetherlands. He was instrumentalin coordinating early cooperativeefforts between the Unitarian andUniversalist Service Committees.
� Bruce Cornish
� Mary and John Frantz
� David Gray and Nancy Bateman
� Emily Palmer
� Elizabeth Leonie Simpson and John Wurr
� David Strange
� Howard Tucker
� Katherine and Philippe Villers
Hans Deutsch Society($1,000 to $9,999)
Hans Deutsch was an Austrianartist who drew cartoons critical ofAdolph Hitler while living in Parisin the 1930s. When the Nazisinvaded Paris, he abandoned all hehad and fled to Portugal where hewas assisted by the ServiceCommittee’s early relief efforts.He later became an agent of theService Committee and designedits logo – the flaming chalice.
Jeanne and Nicholas Aldrich
Joan and Paul Armstrong
Susannah and Howard Arnould
Joyce and Gordon Asselstine
Beverly and George August
Melba and Cornelis Bakker
Lisa and Craig Bartholomew
George Bauer
Elizabeth and Gordon Bawden
Sally Benson and Stephen Nichols
Christine Bishop and Paul Arkema
Rebecca and Timothy Blodgett
Stephen Boelter and Karen Combs
Rosalie and James Bole
Linda Bonk
Nancy Brach
Arnold and Julia Bradburd
Bonnie Brae
Helen Brown
John Buehrens
Leonard Campbell
Elaine and Steve Castles
Martha Chamberlin and John Sechrest
Phyllis and Robert Clement
Thomas Clewe
Sherry Cline
Robert and Elizabeth Coats
Deirdre Cochran and Daniel Couch
Kim and Stanley Corfman
Julio Correa
Fred Cox
Ann and Harry Davidson
Theadora Davitt-Cornyn
Suzanne and Franklin deBeers
Alice and Julian Dewell
Lyda Dicus and Robert Hanson
Ernest Dieterich
Imogene Draper
Eileen and Alvin Drutz
Martha Easter-Wells
Lynn and Gregory Eastwood
Warren and Viola Eck
Patricia Eckels
Amy and Lee Ellsworth
Martha and Richard England
Franklin Evans
Carol and Richard Fencl
Ellen and W. Burns Fisher
Gayle Fogelson
Margery and A. Irving Forbes
Bonnie and Frederick Forte
Kathy Fosnaugh
Richard and Hillary Fuhrman
Stephanie Garber and David Collins
Alberta Gardner
Ashley Garrett and Alan Jones
Ursula Goebels-Ellis and George Ellis III
Fred Grafton
Frances Graham
Stanley Griffith and Ann Schauffler
Cheryl Gross
James Gunning and Ellen Ewing
Gay Ann Gustafson
Karen and Asko Hamalainen
Louis and Jeanne Hanover
Gary Hartz and Teri Wiss
Warner and Barbara Henderson
Suzanne and Lawrence Hess
John Hickey
Beth and William Hillig
Deborah and William Holden
Mary-Ella Holst and Guy Quinlan
Charles Holzweissig
Diantha and Bill Horton
M. Barbara and J. D. Jackson
Roberta and Robert Johansen
Todd and Allison Jones
Carol and Douglas Kerr
Wesla Kerr
Jeanne Kissel
Rosemary and Gordon Klauber
Fiona Knox
Thomas Lane
Tony Larsen
Cynthia and Edward Lasker
Lee Lawrence
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Linnell
Kyong and Harold Lischner
Ingeborg Lock
Sharon and Neal Lockwood
John Long
Kathryn and E.D. Loseff
Janet and Dusan Lysy
Marjorie Main
Caroline and Harold Malde
Judith and John Manocherian
Anne and Bennet Manvel
Kathleen and Curtis Marble
Margaret and A. William March
Harry McAndrew
Martha and Michael McCoy
Joan McInnes
Alice and Hugh McLellan
Ellen and Walter Roy Mellen
Diane Miller and Michael Durall
Eleanor Miller
Janet Mitchell and Jerry Cromwell
Steve Moffat and Carmen Samora
Carolyn Moller and David Smith
Betty and Gay Morrow
Sara Moser
D. Joan and Franklin Neff
Cheryl and Richard Nikonovich-Kahn
Nancy and Leonard Nowak
Abe and Gloria Ohanian
Charlotte and Merrill Palmer
Marje and Richard Park
Louis Paul
Jon Peterson
Marcia Petta
Robert Phelps
Shelley Powsner and Stephen Skrovan
June Pulcini
Carolyn Raia-Holstein and David Holstein
Sandra and Thomas Reece
Paula Riggert and Thomas Grismer
Tom Rocklin and Kimberly Ephgrave
Lucile and Warren Ross
Jacqueline Russell and Jane Miller
John and Maggie Russell
William Schulz and Beth Graham
John and Elinor Severinghaus
Kathryn Sjolander
Susan Smartt
Jane Smith
Lenore Snodey and Peter Landecker
Anne and J. Randall Springer
Anne and Walter St. Goar
Martha and Joseph Steele
Sarah and Larry Stevens-Miles
Barbara and Hugo Swan
Jeanne Swen
Dorothy Taylor
Betty and Chet Thompson
Cynthia and Aubrey Tobey
Thomas Townsend and Dorothy Wavrek
Gail and Richard Ullman
Henrietta Umbs
Nancy and Rick Van Dyke
Ione Vargus
Gerry Veeder
Antonio Velasco
Suzanne Viemeister
This Annual Report covers the period July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004. The compilers of this report have carefully reviewed the names that are included. However, errors and omissionsmay have occurred. If your name has been omitted, misspelled or listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and bring the mistake to our attention. Contact the Institutional
Advancement Department, Annual Report Listings, UUSC, 130 Prospect Street, Cambridge MA 02139-1845, e-mail [email protected] or call 800.766.5236.
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Margaret and Carl Von Dreele
Moritz and Jennifer Wagner
Elizabeth and Robert Weinstock
Barbara Weis and Mark Stiles
E. Jean Werts
Jane and James White
M. Jane Williamson and Stephen Winthrop
Dorothy Winkler
Jean and David Wolcott
Katherine and Will Wrean
Margaret and A. Lee Zeigler
Mary and Robert Zimmer
Elizabeth Zimmermann
Compass Club ($500–$999)
The Compass Club wasestablished to recognize donorswho have supported UUSCwith a gift of $500 or morein a single fiscal year.
Francis and Priscilla Abercrombie
William Anderson
Mary Anne Anderson
Lynn Arthur
Deanne and Jonathan Ater
Richard and Arlynne Bail
Janet and Gordon Bartels
Beverley Baxter and Doyle Dobbins
Joan and Daniel Bechtel
Mrs. Alan Beerbower
Barbara Binder
Anne Black
Brenda Blair and Larry Yarak
Joani Blank
James and Deanne Bonnar
Carol and Paul Brody
Jeffrey and Jane Brune
John Brush
Kathryn and W. Mark Brutinel
R. Rae Buckley
Joann Buonomano and Thomas Reichheld
John and Irene Bush
Keith Campbell
David Canzler
Velaine Carnall
Katherine Cave
Doleta Chapru and Warren Hagstrom
Joanne Chase
Fern Cleghorn
Wallace Cleland
Mayre Lee and Kelly Clifton
Diane Clifton
Barbara Clutter and Betty Hesters
Harvey Cohen
Davalene Cooper
James Crawford
Harriet Dann
Lynn Davis
Susan Delaney
Shirley and Peter Denison
Julia and F. Jerome Doyle
Susanne and Jonathan Dunmore
Lois and Joe Dunne
Jack and Emilie Ellard
Nancy and Lowell Ericsson
Carol and Robert Evans
James Evans
Lucia Santini-Field and Bruce Field
Imogene and H. Kenneth Fish
Marilyn and Harold Fogelquist
Sandra Fowler
Anne Frantz
Louise Fronville
Elizabeth Fuller
Janneane and Martin Gent
Margaret and John Gibson
Irmgard and William Gimby
Dixie Goss and Dan Cryer
Mary and Franklin Gould
Melissa Graf-Evans
Madeline Grant
Sally and Aaron Hamburger
Lucie and James Hangstefer
Helen and Paul Hansma
Anne Harding
Doris and Maitland Hardyman
June and James Hart
Jill Hartman
Mary Hatch
Karen and David Hedden
Freddie Heitman
Helen Helson
Charlotte and Orrin Helstad
Charlotte Hill
John Hirschi
Eileen Hoffman and David Munro
Bernice and Frank Homan
John and Elizabeth Howell
Louise Huddleston
Barclay and Kerstin Hudson
Heather Hyde and Bruce Stowell
Jane Jackson and John Acton
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jacob
Janice Jacobson-Cooper
Harold Johnson
Gloria and Roger Jones
Colleen Kaefer and Paul Farrell
Kathryn and Michael Kami
Ruth Kandel and Kevan Hartshorn
Alexander and Eleanor Kaufman
Jeffery Keffer
Joanne and David Kelleher
Marian and Harm Kraai
Mary Krempels
Nancy Kyle
Julie and Brock Leach
Paul and Wendy Leung
Yvonne Lifshutz
Eric Lloyd
Richard Loescher
Thomas Louis
Victoria and Francis Lowell
Shirley and Roy Lundin
Aimee Lykes
Kenneth MacLean
Robert and Ann MacPherson
Mona and Nicholas Magnis
Katherine Manker and Bruce Gardner
Susan Mann and G. William Skinner
Linda and Daniel Marquardt
Elliot and Jean Marvell
Patrick McGuire
Donald McLaren
Susan and Douglas McLeod
Christine McVay
Kathryn Medina
Marvin Mercer
Cecile and Axel Meyer
Julie and Christopher Miller
Susan Miracle and Gene Pusateri
Gerald Montie
Makanah and Robert Morriss
Christine Moss
Kirsten Mueller and David Hunter
Mary Louise Munts
Paula Murphy and Jim Auler
Mary Niles
Michael Nimkoff
William Niss
Grady Nunn
Doris and Charles O’Kane
Mary Ann Oakley
Adam Ochs
Kris Ockershauser
Heidi Olson
Francene and G. Timothy Orrok
Priscilla and Franklin Osgood
Judith and Richard Ottman
Meda-Lou Padden
Kathleen and James Patton
Karen and Robert Peake
Donald Pearson
Laura Pedersen
John Pepper
Melva Peterson
Gerald Poje
Stephen Polmar
Lauren Poole
Paul Popenoe
Laura and Richard Pratt
Sonya Prestridge and Arvid Straube
Deborah Pulliam
Janette and John Quinley
Barbara Rames
Russell Raney
Randall Rapp
Kimberly and Mark Ray
Eileen Raymond and Donna Williamson
Marylou and Glenn Reed-Quinn
Kathleen Reedy
Carol and Roger Reimers
Robert and Lori Rittle
Michelina Rizzo
John Robbins
Lisa Ross and Charles Eby
Sarita and Arlin Roy
Millicent and John Rutherford
Cornelia Saltus and John Smith
Cheryl and Paul Schlenker
Robert Schmidt
Jean and Robert Schrimmer
Neil Schultes
Elizabeth and Robert Scott
Ruth and Ted Shapin
Carol and Allan Shapiro
Sulochana Sherman and W.E. Cossum
Rebecca and John Shockley
Mike Shonsey
Ann and Philip Simpson
Mrs. Livingston Smith
Joyce and James Spain
Robert and K. Ann Stebbins
Douglas Stewart
Leonard and Martha Taylor
Rachel and David Tedesco
Susan Thomas and Michael Achey, M.D.
Inga Thompson
Marilyn and Allan Thorn
Madelon Timmons
Nina and Howard Tolley
Barbara Trojan and Frank Wyse
Linda and Jonathan Tuck
John van Alstyne
Ardis Vaughan
Robert Versluis
Ruth Walker
Jane and Cheves Walling
C. Kenneth Waters
Ellen Wehrle and Richard Pokorny
Dorle and Fred Weil
Gertrude and Robert Wendt
Deborah and Steve Wentworth
Edwenna and Michael Werner
Lois and Robert Whealey
Virginia and Farley Wheelwright
Robert White
Virginia and Jack Wilkerson
Janet and Andrew Wilson
Robert and Betsy Wones
Geraldine and John Wood
Margaret Woodward
Paul and Karen Ziemer
Lori Zink
Estate donors
To honor individuals whoserealized estate bequests exceeded$25,000 or more in the periodJuly 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004
� Louis Bowen
� Anne H. Burton
� Ralph Cook
� Eleanor H. Davis
� Zell H. Draz
� Frank B. Gorshe
� Lois Jaggers
� Louise Pollard
� Miriam Saunders
Honor roll of annual fund major donors (continued)
This Annual Report covers the period July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004. The compilers of this report have carefully reviewed the names that are included. However, errors and omissionsmay have occurred. If your name has been omitted, misspelled or listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and bring the mistake to our attention. Contact the Institutional
Advancement Department, Annual Report Listings, UUSC, 130 Prospect Street, Cambridge MA 02139-1845, e-mail [email protected] or call 800.766.5236.
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UUSC Flaming Chalice Circle MembersRecognizes those who include the Service Committee in their estate plans or who have made a planned gift to UUSC.
UUSC Ambassadors CouncilUUSC Ambassadors Council members from across the United States put a positive voice and personal face to thedomestic and international human rights work of the Service Committee. Ambassadors assist UUSC staff and boardwith resource development and communicating UUSC’s mission and values to key constituents.
Susan and Peter AldenPhyllis ApplegarthJohn and Barbara BaileyRachael BalyeatBeverley BaxterPeggy and George BellI. Inka BentonLaurel BlossomAnn BoothAlba and Doyle BortnerNancy BrachIrma and Paul BraunsteinBetty BrothersHelen BrownFrances and Laurence BrundallHelen BurkeEvelyn ChidesterElizabeth and Carl ClarkDeirdre Cochran and Daniel CouchBruce CornishMildred CourtleyJoan Cudhea and Tomas FirleJan CurtisCarol DavisL. Patton DavisTheadora Davitt–CornynFrances DewAlice and Julian DewellLyda Dicus and Robert HansonRuth and John DonnellCarol DonovanImogene DraperLaurence EggersClaire Ernhart and Ed PsottaMartha and John Ferger
Elizabeth FordAnne ForsythRichard and Hillary FuhrmanCarrie Gillespie and Kris KaushikAnne and Julius GoldinLaura GoodMichael GoodmanSara GrindlayJames Gunning and Ellen EwingEileen and John HamlinYvonne and Joseph HammerquistStephen HartMarjorie and Henry HarveyJean and William HellmuthWarner and Barbara HendersonMary-Ella Holst and Guy QuinlanHanna HoppLucille HornerMartha JewettBarry and Ellen Johnson-FayAlex KarterWesla KerrCorinne LeBovitJack LepoffRuth LevitanPhyllis and Justin LewisDoris LinderSharon and Neal LockwoodAimee LykesMitchell LymanRuth MannEleanor MayCatherine and Leonard McConkiePhyllis and Gordon McKeemanAlice and Hugh McLellan
Barbara McMahon and Eric SpelmanAudrey and Donald MicklewrightHarriet and Maurice MillerMalcolm MitchellVirginia MooreLeigh and Thomas MundhenkElsa and Robert NewWilliam NissV. NossiterMary Ann OakleyRené OehlerVernon OlsonFrank and Priscilla OsgoodFrancene and G. Timothy OrrokEmily PalmerCharlotte and Merrill PalmerBrydie and Erdman PalmoreJanice ParkDorothy and Tracy PattersonEdgar and Phyllis PearaAlan and Diana PetersWilliam PrattLillis RaboinRay RamseyerVerna RenfroJudy and Lee ReynardDavid RileyMary Rose and Leonard PellettieriIrene Rosenthal and Gerald RobinJean RoxburghDavid RubinHilda RushJohn and Maggie RussellMillicent and John RutherfordBetty Sanders
Fia and J. David ScheyerRobert SchuesslerDick and Jill ScobieNeil and Lillie ShadleSulochana Sherman and W.E. CossumJoan and Don ShkolnikPaul SieglerElizabeth Leonie SimpsonC. Lee SmallSherry and Thornton SmithLenore Snodey and Peter LandeckerGloria SnyderMarion StearnsMary and James StephensonJoseph SternNancy and Jack StiefelJoan StockfordSally and Robert StoddardEllen StuddifordMatilde and James TaguchiMary ThompsonGeorge ThorntonEllida and Fred TopikJanette and Elsie TrachselHelen and John TryonArliss and Arthur UngarMary VedderKeven Virgilio Alice WallaceErnest WellerMyrna and Herbert WestSusan and Robert WhitneyDonald WirtanenMargaret WoodwardElizabeth Zimmermann
Margot Adler*Joan Armstrong*Susannah and Howard Arnould*Beverly and George August*Nancy BartlettBeverley BaxterLarry Beck Tom Bliffert*Marjorie Bowens-WheatleyHelen Brown*Dorothy and James Caldiero*Barbara CheathamDan CheeverDavalene Cooper*Fred Cox*Kim Crawford Harvie*
Theadora Davitt-CornynSuzanne deBeers*Alice and Julian DewellSayre DixonLaurence Eggers*Franklin EvansRichard Fuhrman*Anne and Bill Furtick*Irmgard and William Gimby*James GunningSally and Aaron Hamburger*Robert HardiesJohn HickeyDeborah HoldenMary-Ella HolstLeon Hopper*
We have endeavored to make these lists as accurate as possible. Please notify our Institutional Advancement Department of any errors or omissions.
Diantha and Bill HortonBarry Johnson-FaySarah Karstaedt*Fiona KnoxMadeleine Lefebvre*Kenneth MacLeanLinda and Daniel Marquardt*Jim McCorkel*Phyllis MoralesStephen Murphy*Cheryl Nikonovich-KahnWinnie Norman*Mary Ann OakleyKris OckershauserAbe and Gloria OhanianCarolyn Owen-Towle
Lee Pardee*Dorothy and Tracy PattersonLaura Pedersen*Alan and Diana PetersMaggie and Ernie PipesBirdie and Charlie ReedThomas RhodesChristine RobinsonLucile and Warren RossWarren SalingerDick Scobie*Marilyn Sewell*Neil ShadleLarry Shafer*Ruth and Ted ShapinDon Southworth
Betty StaplefordDavid SuehsdorfAnn Taylor*Betty ThompsonAlfred TrumplerNancy and Rick Van Dyke*P.D. WadlerBarbara and Richard Weiss*Lois Whealey*Thomas WintleColin and Latifa WoodhouseElizabeth Zimmermann*
* Honorary Ambassador
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UUSC Honor Congregations of 2004A sincere “Thank you and well done!” to the following UU congregations for theexceptional levels of support and membership during UUSC’s 2004 fiscal year.*Your generous financial contributions allow UUSC to thrive as a powerful advocatefor justice and human rights. By your active participation in the spirit and fiber ofour work, you demonstrate “The Power of You & You.”
Helen Fogg ChaliceCongregations
Recognizes congrega-tions for their generousline-item contributionof a gift from theirannual budget of at least$25 per member.
MassachusettsBerlinNorwellFirst Parish Church
Westwood
New YorkManhasset
James Luther AdamsCongregations
Recognizes congrega-tions that supportUUSC through a line-item gift from theirannual budget of at least$1 per member.
AlaskaAnchorage
ArizonaGreen ValleyPrescottGranite Peak UU Church
Surprise
ArkansasFayettevilleHot Springs
CaliforniaKensingtonLa CrescentaMontclairPalo AltoPasadenaNeighborhood UU Church
Redondo BeachSan DiegoFirst UU Church
San FranciscoSan RafaelSanta Barbara
Solana BeachStudio CitySunnyvale
ColoradoDenverFirst Unitarian Church
Golden
ConnecticutStorrsWest HartfordWestport
FloridaClearwaterLakelandJacksonvilleBuckman Bridge UUSociety
OcalaRockledgeSarasotaVero BeachWeston
GeorgiaAtlantaUU Congregation ofAtlanta
IllinoisAltonCarbondaleChicagoThird Unitarian Church
RockfordWoodstock
IowaDavenport
KansasLawrence
KentuckyLouisvilleThomas JeffersonUnitarian Church
LouisianaLafayette
MaineCastineYarmouth
MarylandAnnapolisBethesdaCedar Lane UU Church
CumberlandEastonEllicott CitySalisbury
MassachusettsBerlinCarlisleDanversEasthamGrotonLittletonNewburyportNorwellFirst Parish Church
SterlingSudburySwampscottWatertownWaylandWellesley HillsWestonWestwoodWinchendon
MichiganFlint
MinnesotaBloomingtonFridleyGrand RapidsMankatoSt. Cloud
MissouriKansas City
MontanaMissoula
NevadaReno
New JerseyOrange
New MexicoLos AlamosRio Rancho
New YorkHuntingtonMohegan LakeRochesterFirst Unitarian Church
SyracuseMay Memorial UUSociety
North CarolinaDurhamEno River UUFellowship
HickoryHillsboroughRaleigh
OhioAkron
BereaCincinnatiFirst Unitarian ChurchSt. John’s UnitarianChurch
Cleveland HeightsColumbusWooster
OklahomaOklahoma CityTulsaAll Souls UnitarianChurch
OregonWest Linn
PennsylvaniaLewisburgPhiladelphiaFirst Unitarian ChurchUU Church of theRestoration
South CarolinaClemson
TennesseeNashvilleFirst UU Church
Tullahoma
TexasEl PasoFort WorthWestside UU Church
GalvestonHoustonBay Area UU ChurchEmerson UnitarianChurch
San AntonioFirst UU Church
VirginiaFredericksburg
WashingtonBellevueBellinghamBlaineBremertonDeer HarborEdmondsMarysvilleVashon Island
WisconsinKenoshaMadisonFirst Unitarian Society
MilwaukeeFirst Unitarian Society
Sister Bay
* July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004
Congregational corporate giving awards
These gifts institutionalize a congregation’s deep commitment to justice and human rightsthrough the work of UUSC.
Outstanding LocalRepresentative awards
Each year, UUSC is proud tohonor a few volunteers withthe Outstanding LocalRepresentative Award fortheir work in building supportfor UUSC and its programswithin their congregations.Local representatives serve ascatalysts for membership, andgrowth and financial support,as well as generating crucialvolunteer support for UUSC’sadvocacy work.
This year, UUSC honored:
� Jim Bole of JeffersonUnitarian Church inGolden, Colo.
� Connee Gates of SouthValley UU Society in SaltLake City, Utah
� Marilou Coy of Valley UUChurch in Chandler, Ariz.
� Susan Harvey of the FirstChurch Unitarian ofLittleton, Mass.
For information on how yourcongregation can play a criticalrole in supporting the work ofUUSC, contact RachelBinderman at 617.868.6600 [email protected],or visit our website atwww.uusc.org.
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UUSC Honor Congregations of 2004 (continued)
Creating Justice BannerSociety
Honors congregations inwhich 25-49 percent ofthe membership areUUSC members.
AlabamaFlorenceTuscaloosa
AlaskaFairbanksJuneauSeward
ArizonaGlendaleGreen ValleyPrescottGranite Peak UU Church
TucsonUU Congregation of NWTucson
CaliforniaAnaheimAptosBakersfieldBaysideBerkeleyCarmelChicoCoronadoCosta MesaFremontFullertonLa CrescentaPalo AltoPetalumaRancho Palos VerdesRedwood CitySan FranciscoSanta PaulaSanta RosaStudio CityThousand OaksVenturaVista
ColoradoColorado SpringsAll Souls UU Church
Glenwood SpringsLoveland
ConnecticutDanburyMadisonManchesterMeridenNew HavenNew LondonNorwichStamfordStorrsWoodbury
FloridaBradentonClearwaterDaytona BeachDelandLakelandNorth Palm BeachOcalaPensacolaSarasotaTarpon SpringsVenice
GeorgiaAtlantaNorthwest UU Congregation
MaconStatesboroValdosta
HawaiiHonolulu
IdahoCoeur d’AleneKimberly
IllinoisAltonCarbondaleDeKalb
IndianaColumbusDanvilleHobartLafayetteTerre Haute
IowaCedar RapidsClintonDavenportSioux City
KentuckyBowling Green
MaineBrunswickEdgecombKennebunkPortlandAllen Avenue UU Church
Waterville
MarylandCamp SpringsChurchvilleColumbiaCumberlandGreat MillsLutherville
MassachusettsAshbyAtholAttleboroBraintreeBridgewaterBrooklineDuxburyFitchburgGroton
LexingtonFirst Parish Follen Church Society
LittletonNewburyportWatertownWest Roxbury
MichiganAnn ArborAnn Arbor UnitarianFellowship
DetroitFarmington Hills HoughtonPortageRochester
MinnesotaArden HillsFridleyMahtomediSt. Cloud
MissouriEllisville
MontanaKalispellMissoula
New HampshireDurhamKeenePeterboroughPlymouth
New JerseyMontclairMorristownOrange
New MexicoLas CrucesLos AlamosRio Rancho
New YorkAlbanyCanandaiguaCentral SquareFlushingFredoniaHastings-on-HudsonHollis QueensJamestownKingstonManhassetMiddletownMohegan LakeNiagara FallsPlattsburghQueensburyRochesterFirst Universalist Church
Rock TavernWilliamsville
North CarolinaBrevardFranklinWilmington
Spirit of Justice ChaliceSociety
Honors those extraordi-nary congregations with100 percent UUSCmembership.
FloridaVero Beach
HawaiiPuna
Vision of JusticeBanner Society
Honors congregations inwhich 50-99 percent ofthe membership areUUSC members.
ArizonaPrescottPrescott UU Fellowship
Surprise
ArkansasHot Springs VillageJonesboro
CaliforniaAuburnCanoga ParkGrass ValleyHemetNapaRedondo BeachSan RafaelSunnyvaleVisaliaWhittier
ColoradoEvans
ConnecticutBrooklyn
FloridaCocoaPort Charlotte
GeorgiaSt. Simons Island
IdahoPocatello
IowaMason City
KentuckyLouisvilleThomas Jefferson UnitarianChurch
MaineCastine
MassachusettsBernardstonFoxboroughMedfieldWeymouth
MichiganMuskegon
MissouriRolla
New HampshireAndoverChocorua
New JerseyNewtonParamusWayne
New YorkMuttontown
North CarolinaMorehead City
North DakotaBismarck
OhioAthensCleveland HeightsDelaware
OklahomaLawton
OregonRoseburgWest Linn
PennsylvaniaAthensTowandaWest Chester
TennesseeKnoxvilleWestside UU Church
TexasAbileneNew BraunfelsSan Marcos
VermontChesterNorwichWest BrattleboroWest Burke
VirginiaBlacksburg
WashingtonBellinghamFriday HarborMarysville
WisconsinMilwaukeeUnitarian Fellowship
Rice LakeWoodruff
FRANCEParis
Membership awards
These awards recognize congregations that encourage their members to support human rights and social justice by joining the ServiceCommittee with an annual membership gift.
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North DakotaFargo
OhioAkronBellaireBereaCantonDaytonFindlayLimaOberlinToledoWoosterYellow SpringsYoungstown
OklahomaNormanOklahoma City
OregonAshlandAstoriaCorvallisPortlandWy’east UU Congregation
PennsylvaniaCollegevilleEast StroudsburgPhiladelphiaUU Church of the Restoration
PittsburghUU Church of the SouthHills
SmithtonState College
South CarolinaHilton Head Island
TennesseeClarksvilleMemphisNashvilleGreater Nashville UUCongregation
TexasAmarilloLongviewTylerVictoria
VermontMiddleburySt. Johnsbury
VirginiaGlen AllenLynchburgWilliamsburg
WashingtonBlaineDes MoinesEllensburgHoquiamLaceyOlympia
West VirginiaMorgantown
WisconsinAppletonEau ClaireKenoshaLa CrosseMadisonPrairie UU Society
MarshfieldMukwonago
Guest at Your TableRecognition
Through Guest at YourTable, the members of thesecongregations contributed atotal of $2,000 or more toUUSC’s work for justice.
CaliforniaAptosPalo AltoSan DiegoFirst UU Church
San FranciscoSunnyvale
ColoradoGolden
ConnecticutNew LondonWestport
DelawareWilmington
FloridaSarasotaVero Beach
MassachusettsConcordLexingtonFollen Church Society
North Andover
MinnesotaMahtomedi
New HampshirePortsmouth
New JerseyMontclairMorristownParamusSummit
New MexicoAlbuquerqueFirst Unitarian Church
OhioAkronClevelandWest Shore UU Church
ColumbusDayton
PennsylvaniaDevon
TexasDallasFirst Unitarian Church
VirginiaGlen AllenOakton
WashingtonBellevueBremerton
WisconsinAppletonMadisonFirst Unitarian Society
Special Gift Recognition
These congregations contributed$2,000 or more to UUSC’sstruggle for human rights throughways of giving such as JusticeSunday, collections during servic-es and other creative methods.
MarylandBethesda
MassachusettsHingham
MinnesotaMinneapolisFirst Universalist Church
For information on how your congregation can play a critical role insupporting the work of UUSC, contact Rachel Binderman at 617.868.6600or [email protected], or visit our website at www.uusc.org.
UUSC Honor Congregations of 2004 (continued)
UUSC honors social actionleaders
Scott McNeill, of Asheville, N.C.,pictured here with UUSC PresidentCharlie Clements, received theMary-Ella Holst Youth Activist Award.A student at the University of NorthCarolina, Greensboro, he participatedin both the Defending DemocracyWorkcamp and the Freedom SummerWorkcamp: A Civil Rights Journey.
Katie Culbert of Tampa, Fla., wasawarded the Social ActionLeadership Award. She is the churchadministrator and director of reli-gious education at the UU Church inTampa, Fla.
Rev. Richard Venus was awarded theVision of Justice Sermon Award forhis sermon, “The Work of Our Hands.He is the minister of the Miami ValleyUU Fellowship of Dayton, Ohio.
The awards were presented in Juneat the Service Committee’s annualmeeting, held in Long Beach, Calif.,as part of the annual GeneralAssembly of the UnitarianUniversalist Association.
Membership awards (continued)
This Annual Report covers the period July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004. The compilers of this report have carefully reviewed the names that are included. However, errors and omissionsmay have occurred. If your name or congregation has been omitted, misspelled or listed incorrectly, please accept our apologies and bring the mistake to our attention. Contact the
Institutional Advancement Department, Annual Report Listings, UUSC, 130 Prospect Street, Cambridge MA 02139-1845, e-mail [email protected] or call 800.766.5236.
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Children in Central Africa need access to health care and education ifthey are to fulfill their potential as leaders of tomorrow.
Investing in human rights
“It isn’t generosity – it’s an investmentin something we care about deeply.”
— John Tryon, Boulder City, Nev.
Warren Salinger, whoserved 20 years asUUSC’s director of devel-opment until his retire-ment in 1989, has beenvisiting supporters as aUUSC representative.
In March, he met withHelen and John Tryon ofBoulder City, Nev.Warren writes, “When Istarted to thank them,profusely, for their gen-erosity, John cut meshort and said: ‘It isn’tgenerosity – it’s aninvestment in somethingwe care about deeply.’”
We are deeply grateful tothe Tryons and the manyother members whosegifts – investments –sustain our work.
The Service Committee’swork for human rights andsocial justice depends onthe generous contributionsof individual members, con-gregations and foundations.We value the independencethat your gifts make possi-ble. We accept no fundsfrom any government orgovernmental organization.
Your gifts enable us to iden-tify and collaborate withpartner organizations inthe United States andaround the world. We aredeeply grateful for your“investment” in the ServiceCommittee. You makepossible our work ofprotecting and promotinghuman rights.
Members of the UUSCBoard of Trustees, theVolunteer Network and theAmbassadors Council areinstrumental in our fund-raising efforts. We thankthem for their gifts andtheir hands-on work. TheService Committee is par-ticularly grateful to theUnitarian Universalist
Congregation at Shelter Rock
in Manhasset, N.Y., fortheir contribution of$675,000 in FY04 to matchunrestricted gifts of $60 ormore. Their ongoing sup-
port has strengthened ourwork for many, many years.
The current year has been avery good year for ourfund-raising efforts.Response to our appeal let-ters is up more than 65 per-cent over FY03. This is aclear indication of theexcitement and confidenceour members and support-ers feel towards UUSC’snew leadership and programdirection.
Guest at Your Table 2004has proven to be the mostsuccessful in our history.We have seen a 10 percentgrowth over FY03. Fivenew life income plannedgifts were established in
FY04, totaling $90,000,both as charitable gift annu-ities and gifts to the pooledincome fund.
We are grateful for the sup-port of the following foun-dations which made grantsto UUSC in FY04:
� The Adelard A. and Valeda LeaRoy Foundation
� The Boston Foundation� California Community
Foundation � The Peierls Foundation, Inc. � Pond Foundation � The Sister Fund � Tides Foundation
Our thanks to all of theindividuals, congregationsand foundations that con-tinue to make our workpossible.
Program services
Emergency relief - $74,645
Defending Democracy - $502,443
Women and children - $966,927
Oppressed Racial, Ethnic and Indigeneous Groups
(OREIG) - $1,450,105
Supporting services
Management - $230,939
Fund raising - $723,779
UUSC Annual Report 200416
Statement of financial position Financial statementsYear ended June 30, 2004
(with comparative totals for June 30, 2003)
June 30, 2004
387,064700,066
1,087,13010,943,620
89,0901,513,319
3,94182,041
1,691,936
15,411,077
248,545106,802
-364,386
31,904800,633 135,050
1,687,320
9,979,2651,270,1252,474,367
13,723,757
15,411,077
June 30, 2003
667,295677,700
1,344,9959,339,022
60,4861,652,632
5,76743,698
1,740,314
14,186,914
302,566125,546
5,177461,389
13,427800,834146,144
1,855,083
8,312,4561,596,8312,422,544
12,331,831
14,186,914
(a)
(b)
(a + b)
Temporarily restricted
64,115 605,000 41,289
-710,404
----
710,404
(999,716)
(289,312)
-
--
-
(289,312)
(37,394)
(326,706)
1,596,831
1,270,125
Permanently restricted
33,314 ---
33,314
----
33,314
18,509
51,823
-
--
-
51,823
-
51,823
2,422,544
2,474,367
June 30, 2004 total
2,074,049 605,000 115,543 539,053
3,333,645
41,304 20,760
345,247 407,311
3,740,956
-
3,740,956
2,994,120
230,939 723,779
3,948,838
(207,882)
1,599,808
1,391,926
12,331,831
13,723,757
June 30, 2003 total
2,013,612 675,000 114,076 448,896
3,251,584
28,410 13,505
330,047 371,962
3,623,546
-
3,623,546
2,808,228
265,727 547,844
3,621,799
1,747
797,295
799,042
11,532,789
12,331,831
Public support and revenue Public support
Contributions Matching grant Foundations Bequests
Revenue Sales of merchandise, net Other fees Investment income
Total public support and revenue
Net assets released from restrictions
Total public support and revenue and net assetsreleased from restrictions
ExpensesProgram services Supporting service
Management Fund raising
Total Expenses
Net income/(loss) from operations
Net nonoperating activity
Change in net assets
Beginning of the year net assets
End of the year net assets
AssetsCash and equivalents
CashMoney market fund
InvestmentsAccounts and interest receivablePledges receivable, netNotes receivable Prepaid expenses and other assets Property and equipment, net
Total assets
LiabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued expensesAccrued compensation Capital lease obligations Pooled income deferred revenuePlanned giving obligations
Pooled income Gift annuitiesTrust agreements
Total liabilities
Net assetsUnrestrictedTemporarily restricted Permanently restricted
Total liabilities and net assets
Statement of activities
Complete UUSC audited financialstatements for the year endedJune 30, 2004 were prepared byRobert, Finnegan & Lynah, PC, certifiedpublic accountants, Boston, Mass.
Copies of the complete audited financialstatements are available from UUSC.
Unrestricted
1,976,620 -
74,254 539,053
2,589,927
41,304 20,760
345,247 407,311
2,997,238
981,207
3,978,445
2,994,120
230,939 723,779
3,948,838
29,607
1,637,202
1,666,809
8,312,456
9,979,265
With human rights under attack here inthe United States and around the world,there is no shortage of justice work to bedone. In these challenging times, we callon the Unitarian Universalist ServiceCommittee’s 32,000 members and sup-porters to put our values into action, pro-tecting and promoting human rightsaround the world.
Sixty-five years ago, our Unitarian andUniversalist founders put their values intoaction by helping the victims of Nazi per-secution. Today, as governments openlypursue repressive agendas under the guiseof the war on terrorism, the ServiceCommittee leads the call to justicethrough such initiatives as DefendingDemocracy and the STOP (Stop TorturePermanently) Campaign.
In May, we both took part in a UUSC-sponsored delegation to Guatemala. Thisgroup visited UUSC program partnersthat are working hard to reclaim justiceand dignity for the survivors of whatsome would call genocide perpetratedduring the 1980s.
For both of us, this trip to CentralAmerica was a return to the roots of ourcommitment to social justice. And goingto Guatemala, a country where UUSChas worked in partnership with humanrights defenders for more than 30 years,represented a return to one of the roots ofUUSC’s commitment to social justice.
As FY04 closed, UUSC was engaged inanother returning to our roots by engag-ing in a process of reviewing our majorprograms. Through this process, we areasking ourselves important questions thatwill help us answer the call to justice:How does our work make us different?How will our work resonate with ourmembership? How can we best continueto advocate effectively for social change?
A message for our members and supporters
Todd Jones Chair, Board of Trustees
Table of contents
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The Power of You & You:Protecting and promotinghuman rights worldwide
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Named endowment funds
8
Honor roll of annual fundmajor donors
10
Flaming Chalice Circle andAmbassadors Council
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Investing in human rights
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Financial statements
Charlie ClementsUUSC President and CEO
Todd JonesChair, Board of Trustees
Our program work is the measure of oursuccess. For that reason, we are sharpen-ing our focus on three critical areas: eco-nomic justice, environmental justice andcivil liberties.
Refocusing our programs will allowUUSC to do its best work in the areas inwhich it can be most effective. However,our primary focus remains our commit-ment to protecting and promoting humanrights and social justice here in theUnited States and around the world.
Seeking justice requires patience, courageand resources. The Service Committeebelieves it also requires “The Power ofYou & You.” The pursuit of justice is notsomething that can be done by individu-als, nor accomplished by congregations,nor by an organization like UUSC alone.Rather, it is work done by joining thehands of many communities in partner-ship, each contributing somethingunique.
When we say “seeking justice requiresresources,” we are not only thinkingabout financial contributions. We alsoneed your passion, your activism andmost importantly, your faith that, as theflower slowly turns toward the sun, histo-ry ultimately bends toward justice and thearc of the universe toward life.
Charlie ClementsPresident and CEO
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UUSC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. UUSC employees are represented by Human Rights Workers Local 2661, UNITE HERE!
Board of Trustees 2004-2005Todd Jones, Chair
Susan Smartt, Vice Chair
Stanley L. Corfman, Treasurer
Fasaha M. Traylor, Secretary
Tom Andrews
Katherine Hall–Martinez
Barclay Hudson
Diane Miller
William F. Schulz
Susan C. Scrimshaw
Lesa Walden–Young
Executive staff
Charlie Clements, President
Nancy Moore, Chief Operating Officer
Michael Zouzoua, Chief Financial Officer
UUSC mission statement
Grounded in the Unitarian Universalistprinciples that affirm the worth, dignityand human rights of every person, andthe interdependence of all life, theUnitarian Universalist Service Committeeis a voluntary, nonsectarian organizationworking to advance justice throughoutthe world.
Partner organizations receiving UUSC grantsin fiscal year 2004 Africa
� Burundian Association for the Defenseof Prisoners’ Rights
� Burundian Association of WomenHeads of Household
� Center for Education and Research onWomen’s Rights
� People’s Group for the Support andAdvancement of Women’s andChildren’s Rights
� Women’s Solidarity for Peace andDevelopment in Ituri
Asia
� Asian Women’s Human Rights Council � Burma Issues � Center for the Development of Women
and Children � Center for Organization, Research and
Education � Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee � Forum for Women’s Rights and
Development � Grassroots Human Rights Education
and Development Committee � Karen Human Rights Group � Karen Women’s Organization � Kawthoolei Education Workers Union � Mae Tao Clinic � Sahanivasa � Social Development Center
Latin America
� Association for Justice andReconciliation
� Chiapas Media Project � Civil Political Forum of Mayan Unity
and Fraternity � Continental Meeting of Indigenous
Women of the Americas � Council of Indigenous Communities of
Lalana � Cuban Council of Churches Medical
Commission � Independent Commission of Human
Rights of Morelos � Maya Achi Association for Integral
Development of Victims of Violence � Ñu’u Ji Kandii Human Rights Center � Oaxacan Network for Human Rights � Organization of the Sierra Juarez� Promotion of Women’s Rights
United States
� Alianza Indigena � Statewide Defending Democracy
Networks in California, Florida,Minnesota, New Hampshire andWisconsin
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2004 Annual ReportUnitarian Universalist Service Committee
Protecting and promoting human rights worldwide for 65 years
