List of Scientology organizations

The worldwide network of Church of Scientology organizations consists of numerous entities and corporations, located in the United States as well as in other countries. All these organizations are interrelated and connected through an internal hierarchy called the "Command Channels of Scientology". At the top are Religious Technology Center, Church of Spiritual Technology, and Church of Scientology International, who own and license the Scientology trademarks and service marks to the other organizations within the network. These management organizations are staffed solely by Sea Org personnel.

Within the upper Church management echelon are several corporations with specific functions of publication, distribution, administration, and finances. Examples are the Scientology-owned publishing house Bridge Publications, and World Institute of Scientology Enterprises which promotes and sells Scientology "secular" services to businesses and entrepreneurs.

Below the Scientology management levels are Scientology service organizations ("Churches"), which deliver Scientology services to its members, and so-called secular organizations which seek to introduce L. Ron Hubbard's "Scientology Technology" into various sectors of society such as Citizens Commission on Human Rights, an organization that seeks to abolish any form of psychiatry. Below these levels are volunteer organizations run by Scientologists such as local chapters of The Way to Happiness campaign, and Clear Expansion Committees which have as their goal the clearing of their local communities and helping to establish a Scientology world.

In a response to questions by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with regards to its application for tax exempt status, the Church of Scientology International provided to the IRS a list of Scientology corporations and entities, categorized by their functions and activities.

Key

† is used to indicate organizations that are known to no longer be in operation

Principal organizations

• Church of Scientology (COS) — overarching term for the conglomerate of interrelated Scientology organizations; not a corporate entity itself. (See § The term "Church of Scientology" below)
• Religious Technology Center (RTC) — owns the religious marks and licenses them to other organizations
• Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) — beneficiary of most of L. Ron Hubbard's estate; backup owner of religious marks to RTC; operates programs to preserve the scriptures for the future
• Church of Scientology International (CSI) — the mother church; incorporated in 1981
• † Church of Scientology of California (CSC) — was the senior management organization in the United States; replaced by Church of Scientology International to hide assets after Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology; terminated 2004

Management organizations

• Sea Org (SO) — an unincorporated managerial and fraternal organization, with membership extending across a range of other branches and entities
• Commodore's Messenger Organization
• Watchdog Committee (WDC) — monitor the other management bodies
• Senior Executive Strata
• Flag Bureaux — middle management
• Celebrity Centre International (CC INT) - a service organization as well as the management organization for the Celebrity Centre network
• Scientology Missions International (SMI) — auxiliary to CSI; acts as mother church to missions
• International Hubbard Ecclesiastical League of Pastors (IHELP) — auxiliary to CSI; acts as mother church to field ministers
• International Management Executive Committee (IMEC) — responsible for the performance of the Church in its various activities and functions
• Continental Liaison Office (CLO) — liaison between CSI and lower Churches of Scientology
• † Executive Council Worldwide (ECWW) - UK predecessor to Flag Bureaux

Trademark service organizations

• Inspector General Network (IGN) — auxiliary to RTC for licensing the religious marks in certain countries
  • IGN International AB
  • Dianetics Centers International (DCI)
  • Dianetics Foundation International (DFI)
• Hubbard Dianetics Foundation (HDF) — disseminating Dianetics; auxiliary to CSI
• WISE, Inc.

Financial trusts

• Author's Family Trust
• Mr. Hubbard's Trust — receiver of book and patent royalties; continues to copyright books under the fictitious name "L. Ron Hubbard Library"
• † Church of Scientology Religious Trust (CSRT) — from 1981 to 1985 held reserve funds for USA Scientology entities
• Scientology International Reserves Trust (SIRT) — since 1988 holds reserve funds for foreign Scientology entities
• United States Parishioners Trust (USPT) — holds advance contributions for CSWUS and CSFSO
• Trust for Scientologists (TFS) — holds advance contributions to CSFSO from foreign individuals
• Flag Ship Trust (FST) — formed in 1985 as a donation repository for the purchase of the ship Freewinds; then used as a repository for Scientology central reserve accounts; owns the following entities:
  • San Donato Properties, S .A. — owns the ship
  • Transcorp Services S. A. — financed the purchase of the ship
  • Majestic Cruise Lines — operates the ship
  • FSS Organization — for paying taxes in the Netherlands Antilles
  • MCL Services — provides shore support in Curacao
• † Church of Scientology Freewinds Relay Office, Inc. (CSFRO) — was the registrar (sales) for FSSO/Freewinds services; now run by FSSO
• † International Publications Trust (IPT) — was sole stockholder of Bridge and New Era
  • † Publications Int Limited (PIL) — was an intermediary corporation between IPT and New Era; dissolved 1992
• Building Management Services (BMS) — holder of real estate for CSI

Financial service organizations

• SOR Services Ltd. — administers TFS affairs; wholly-owned by SIRT
• Nesta Investments Ltd.
• FSO Oklahoma Investments Corporation (FSOOIC) — wholly-owned subsidiary of CSFSO; CSFSO made investments through FSOOIC
• Theta Management Ltd. (TML)

Publishing houses and media

See also: Church of Scientology § Publishing and media organizations

• Author Services Inc. (ASI) — wholly-owned subsidiary of CST; supervises use of Hubbard's literary properties
• Bridge Publications Inc. (BPI, Bridge) — publishes books and print material for the USA and Canada; previously owned by IPT
• Galaxy Press — trade name for fiction works of L. Ron Hubbard; established 2002
• Golden Era Productions (Gold) — produces audio recordings, motion pictures and E-meters
• New Era Publications International, ApS (New Era) — publishes books and print material for all non-USA/non-Canada locations; previously owned by IPT New Era subsidiaries include:
  • New Era Publications UK, Ltd. (United Kingdom)
  • New Era Publications Italia, s.r.l (Italy)
  • New Era Publications Oeutschland, GmbH (Germany)
  • New Era Publications France
  • SARL New Era Publications Japan, Inc.
  • New Era Publications Espana S.A. (Spain)
  • New Era Publications Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • New Era Publications Group (Russia)
  • Era Dinamica Editores s.A. de C. V. (Mexico)
  • Importaciones y Exportaciones Nueva Civilizacion S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
  • Continental Publications (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa)
  • New Era Publications Israel
• Scientology Publications Ltd.
• Scientology Media Productions and Scientology Network
• † Distribution Center Inc. — 1960s organization that sold books, booklets, and E-meters; associated with Founding Church of Scientology

Secular and social management entities

See also: Church of Scientology § Dissemination organizations

• Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) — manages the social betterment programs
  • Narconon International — drug rehabilitation program formed in 1970
  • Applied Scholastics (APS) — educational program
  • Criminon International — criminal rehabilitation program
  • The Way to Happiness Foundation International (TWTH) — public morality program
  • Social Betterment Properties International (SBPI) — real estate management corporation for ABLE
• Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) — dedicated to eradicating psychiatry
• National Commission on Law Enforcement and Social Justice (NCLE) — exposing abuses of human rights in law enforcement and other government agencies
• Foundation for Religious Freedom — safeguarding religious freedom (see also New Cult Awareness Network)
• World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE) — membership organization for Scientology businesspeople and professionals
  • Charter committees — subset of WISE; locally deals with civil disputes amongst Scientologists
  • Hubbard College of Administration (HCA) — teaches Hubbard's administration techniques
• † Scientology Defense Fund Trust (SDFT) — was for defending Scientologists; dormant
• † Social Coordination Bureau of the Guardian's Office (SoCo) — predecessor to ABLE

Service organizations

• Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization (CSFSO, FSO) — ministers the highest levels of auditor training through Class XII and auditing through New OT VII
• Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization (CSFSSO, FSSO) — ministers the highest level of Scientology auditing, New OT VIII
• Church of Scientology Western United States (COSWUS) — combines ASHO, AOLA and Church of Scientology of Los Angeles
• Saint Hill organizations (SH) — offer the training called the Saint Hill Special Briefing Course
  • American Saint Hill Organization (ASHO) — Los Angeles, California (part of COSWUS)
• Advanced organizations (AO) — offer advanced auditing
  • Advanced Organization of Los Angeles (AOLA) — Los Angeles, California (part of COSWUS)
• Combination Advanced and Saint Hill:
  • Church of Scientology Religious Education College, Inc. (COSRECI) — in UK
  • Church of Scientology Advanced organization Saint Hill Europe and Africa (AOSHEU) — in Denmark
  • Church of Scientology, Inc. — in Australia

Membership organizations

• International Association of Scientologists (IAS) — unincorporated religious membership association
• International Association of Scientologists Administrations, N.V. (IASA)
• Membership Services Administrations (UK) Ltd. (MSA)
• † Hubbard Association of Scientologists International (HASI)

The term "Church of Scientology"

There is no corporate entity named "Church of Scientology". There were two organizations in the 1950s:

• The Church of Scientology was incorporated in New Jersey on December 22, 1953 along with The Church of American Science, and The Church of Spiritual Engineering on January 18, 1954. These three entities came under Hubbard Association of Scientologists International (HASI). All four entities have long been terminated.
• Church of Scientology was incorporated in California on February 18, 1954. Two years later it was officially renamed to Church of Scientology of California on June 19, 1956. The corporation was restated in August 1982, dissolved on December 30, 2002, and terminated with the California Secretary of State on November 18, 2004.

Today, "Church of Scientology" is a term commonly used as an overarching label for the conglomerate of interrelated Scientology corporations. According to the Church of Scientology International in a response to the IRS in 1991:

Technically, there is no single entity known as the "Church of Scientology", but for convenience, we sometimes refer to the Scientology international ecclesiastical hierarchy of churches — including ecclesiastical support and related social betterment organizations — as the "Church of Scientology" or the "Church".

Founding Church of Scientology, Washington, D.C.

The Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C. (FCDC) was incorporated in 1955 under the name The Founding Church of Man's Religion of Washington, D.C., as a "parent church for the propagation of the religious faith known as Scientology". The name was often shortened to "Founding Church" or "Founding Church DC", and abbreviated FCDC. In the 1960s, FCDC had offices in Washington, D.C. at 1810, 1812, and 1827 19th Street NW, and 1907 and 2125 S Street NW. Its purpose was "To disseminate Scientology. To advance and protect its membership. To hold the lines and data of Scientology clean and clear. To educate and process people toward the goal of a civilized age on Earth second to none. To survive on all dynamics. Subsidiary organizations included the Distribution Center, Inc., the Academy of Scientology, and Hubbard Guidance Center.

FCDC was the site of a 1963 raid by the FDA in which all the e-meters on the premises, and related publications, were confiscated. The resulting lawsuits covered several years, and resulted in a 1970s order limiting the use of e-meters and mandating certain labeling. (See E-meter § United States.)

FCDC was also the site of a 1977 raid by the FBI over Scientology's spying on government agencies. This resulted in the criminal conviction of eleven Scientologists in 1979, including L. Ron Hubbard's wife. (See Operation Snow White.)

In 1994, the Church of Scientology purchased the Fraser Mansion at 1701 20th Street NW for their new "Founding Church of Scientology Washington D.C." In 2009, the new FCDC relocated to 1424 16th Street NW, while the Fraser Mansion was repurposed for Scientology's National Affairs Office.

In 2003, Heritage Properties International, a subordinate organization to Church of Spiritual Technology and formerly named Heritage Management Company Ltd., purchased the building at 1812 19th Street NW, and turned it into a Scientology museum named L. Ron Hubbard House. It is also referred to as the historic Founding Church of Scientology.

See also

• Scientology front groups
• List of trademarks owned by the Church of Scientology and its affiliates