2018-11-14T14:48:29-06:00 2018-06-30 263753134 CBIZ MHM LLC 500 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116 990 2017-07-01 046186012 Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Inc UNIT 6178686600 689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 Mack Davidson VP & CAO 6178686600 2018-11-14 1 Brenda L Booth P01342395 6177610600 2018-11-14 207.172.72.163 2018-11-14 06:16:30 ES P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 6EBF32EC077803D5773B28E578504B4367373832 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Mary Katherine Morn 689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 12657853 0 X www.uusc.org X 1948 MA See Schedule O 14 14 46 915 28123 6538 7674074 8042732 209468 180653 862690 479533 98609 111989 8844841 8814907 1648615 1687281 0 0 4859679 4531431 122160 200438 965194 2904045 3124897 9534499 9544047 -689658 -729140 30115350 29650107 4434453 4275047 25680897 25375060 X UUSC advances human rights and social justice around the world, partnering with those who confront unjust power structures and mobilizing to challenge oppressive policies. 0 0 4670831 1233821 83847 Human Rights Programs - I. Rights At Risk: See Schedule O. 1770148 337277 31708 Human Rights Programs - II. Environmental & Climate Action: See Schedule O. 758049 9929 113975 Human Rights Programs - III. UU College of Social Justice: See Schedule O. 557656 106254 9989 Human Rights Programs - IV. Economic JusticeUUSC's economic justice work this year focused on supporting our worker center partners to make their mostly rural communities more welcoming through efforts to advance worker and immigrant rights. This year, to assess the progress our partners have made in their communities, and to deepen our relationships in these communities, UUSC staff conducted its first site visits to our partners, Greater Minnesota Worker Center (GMWC), Rural Community Workers Alliance (RCWA), and Make the Road Pennsylvania (MRPA).In Minnesota, for example, our partner the Greater Minnesota Worker Center (GMWC) has been able to deliver leadership development trainings, conduct cross-cultural meetings, and push back against the threats facing the communities it serves. For instance, on October 23rd, GMWC defeated an attempt to ban refugees coming to St. Cloud by passing the "Just and Welcoming City" resolution through the city Council.In Missouri, the Rural Community Workers Alliance (RCWA) has supported immigrant and refugee workers in the pork processing plant in Milan and the confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in northeast Missouri, helping these workers learn about worker and immigration rights. In two CAFOs, workers were able to stand up against abuses and mistreatment and request from their employers an increase in wages and better safety equipment. In the meat processing plant in Milan, for instance, a group of workers was able to organize and successfully pushback against shifts over eight hours on Saturdays. After being burned with acid while working, one worker from Honduras approached RCWA indicating that he was afraid to file his worker's compensation case. After learning that this was his right, he felt empowered and proceeded to file his case. As a result, all of his medical expenses and lost wages were paid and monetary compensation is currently in process.Working in Monet, Missouri, UUSC's long-time partner, the Northwest Arkansas Worker Justice Center (NWAWJC), organized a meeting with the Sheriff to express the concerns of the local immigrant community and to demand their protection, not deportation. The Sheriff listened to their concerns and promised to provide a safe city for immigrants.Last year, following a proposal from the Chicken Council to increase line speed, workers supported by NWAWJC created a video for the media to raise awareness about the dangers of line speed and NWAWJC sent a letter to the USDA demanding it reject the petition and even went to Washington, D.C., to protest outside the USDA and demand they reject the petition. There, poultry workers from the Rogers Committee and Poultry Committee were able to meet with Carmen Rottenberg, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, to share their testimony and to demand she reject this petition. Following these and other actions, the petition was finally rejected! NWAWJC has also developed a collaboration with the Coalition for Immokalee Workers (CIW), another long-time UUSC partner, to implement CIW's fair food program in the poultry industry. 557656 106254 9989 7756684 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 52 0 1 46 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL IN KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI AL AK AR ND MS X X Carol Cahalane 6173014331 UUSC 689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 Sarah K Dreier Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brock Leach Vice-Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Danah Fisher Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Todd Hess Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Lydia Mercedes Lopez Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Fenn Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Kell Hartman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Parsons Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lyssa Jenkens Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Hope Johnson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ramanujachary Kumanduri Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cynthia Totten Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lachonne Walton Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ned Wight Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Nathan Alan Hollister Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas H Andrews President & CEO (until 11-17) 40.00 X 320213 0 34233 Mary Katherine Morn President & CEO 40.00 X 0 0 0 Rachel Freed VP & CPO 35.00 X 163174 0 13831 Mack Davidson VP & CAO 35.00 X 161236 0 20489 Cassandra Ryan VP & CDO 35.00 X 154828 0 41351 Kathleen McTigue Director of UUCSJ 35.00 X 135927 0 39413 Quang Nguyen Director of Human Resource 35.00 X 127778 0 20736 Danielle Fuller - Wimbush Dir. of Programs 35.00 X 116384 0 26617 Michael Kourabas Ass. 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Part X, Line 2: UUSC accounts for the effect of any uncertain tax positions based on a "more likely than not" threshold to the recognition of the tax positions being sustained based on the technical merits of the position under scrutiny by the applicable taxing authority. If a tax position or positions are deemed to result in uncertainties of those positions, the unrecognized tax benefit is estimated based on a "cumulative probability assessment" that aggregates the estimated tax liability for all uncertain tax positions. UUSC has identified its tax status as a tax exempt entity and its determination of which income is related and unrelated as its only significant tax positions and has determined that such tax positions do not result in uncertainty requiring recognition. UUSC is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. UUSC's Federal and state income tax returns are generally open for examination for three years after the date of filing, including extensions. 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Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Rental expense 374,977. 1 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in the Region 332258 North America 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in the Region 78650 South America 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in the Region 1936 South Asia 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in the Region 10595 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in the Region 100000 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in the Region 209845 Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in the Region 187834 0 0 0 0 0 0 921118 0 921118 Central America and the Caribbean Humanitarian Assistance 124845 Wire Transfer Central America and the Caribbean Humanitarian Assistance 25000 Wire Transfer Central America and the Caribbean Humanitarian Assistance 20000 Wire Transfer Central America and the Caribbean Humanitarian Assistance 15000 Wire Transfer Central America and the Caribbean Humanitarian Assistance 15000 Wire Transfer Central America and the Caribbean Humanitarian Assistance 10000 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 36938 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 35000 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 31688 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 31000 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 30882 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 25000 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 25000 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 21000 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 20000 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 20000 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 19328 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 11882 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 8500 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 5980 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 5060 Wire Transfer East Asia and the Pacific Humanitarian Assistance 5000 Wire Transfer North America Humanitarian Assistance 25000 Wire Transfer North America Humanitarian Assistance 20000 wire Transfer North America Humanitarian Assistance 18650 WIRE Transfer North America Humanitarian Assistance 15000 Wire Transfer South America Humanitarian Assistance 1936 Wire Transfer South Asia Humanitarian Assistance 5595 Wire Transfer South Asia Humanitarian Assistance 5000 Wire Transfer Sub-Saharan Africa Humanitarian Assistance 35000 Wire Transfer Sub-Saharan Africa Humanitarian Assistance 20000 Wire Transfer Sub-Saharan Africa Humanitarian Assistance 20000 Wire Transfer Sub-Saharan Africa Humanitarian Assistance 15000 Wire Transfer Sub-Saharan Africa Humanitarian Assistance 10000 Wire Transfer Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Humanitarian Assistance 35000 Wire Transfer Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Humanitarian Assistance 28000 Wire Transfer Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Humanitarian Assistance 25000 Wire Transfer Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Humanitarian Assistance 24834 Wire Transfer Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Humanitarian Assistance 20000 Wire Transfer Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Humanitarian Assistance 20000 Wire Transfer Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Humanitarian Assistance 20000 Wire Transfer Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) Humanitarian Assistance 15000 Wire Transfer 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: Activities for each grant are outlined in the proposal form and are mutually agreed upon by UUSC and the partner organization. The goals of the project must be in line with UUSC's mission and vision and the partner organization must comply with Department of Treasury regulations. Once the grant is awarded, the progress of goals and activities is monitored using a results based monitoring and evaluation system that includes the following methods: metrics systems, whole measure rating scale, complex adaptive systems, systems thinking, observation and ethnographic story lines. These methods are implemented through a variety of ways such as site visits, regular phone calls, focus group meetings, written reports, and financial reports. A written midterm report is requested as well as a financial report. Upon completion of the project, a final written narrative and financial report is requested that analyzes the success and challenges of the project based on the goals and activities outlined in the proposal. Schedule F, Part II, Line 2: The number of grantees listed on Part II, Line 2 represents the number of recipient organizations, not the number of grants made. X X X X X 1 Integrated Direct Marketing 1250 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 200 Washington DC 20036 Donor Marketing 0 1953903 153266 1800637 Public Interest Communications 7700 Leesburg Pike Suite 301 Falls Church VA 22043 Phone Solicitation 0 121800 47172 74628 2075703 200438 1875265 MN RI HI OK FL CO WI DC AK AR AL UT WV MA PA SC CA IN NC NH NY OH OR VA WA CT ME GA IL KS KY MD MI NJ NM TN MS LA MO ND AZ 1 Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise PO Box 241504 Montgomery AL 36124 201283385 501(c)(3) 5000 Advocacy Design & Implementation of Sustainable Septic System Right to Water Sanitation Project Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services 1305 N Flores Street San Antonio TX 78212 742436920 501(c)(3) 38000 Support Emergency disaster response to Hurricane Harvey in TX Unitarian Universalist Association 24 Farnsworth Street Boston MA 021101409 042103733 501(c)(3) 62475 Hurricane IRMA Relief Fund Rural Community Workers' Alliance 60731 Highway M Milan MO 63556 611718871 501(c)(3) 10000 Continuation of Justice & Solidarity in Rural Communities Allied Media Projects 4126 Third St Detriot MI 48201 010559608 501(c)(3) 13000 Black Muslim Follow-up Convening & Love Resists Research Col Arab American Civic Council PO Box 9172 Anaheim CA 92812 453309117 501(c)(3) 15000 Maximizing Impact of Refugee Guidebook Fortify Inc 1532 Galena Street 380 Aurora CO 80010 460932179 501(c)(3) 50000 Mobilizing Support_UN Fact-Finding Mission HR Abuse in Burma Center for Transformative Action 119 Anabel Taylor Hall Ithaca NY 14853 160990318 501(c)(3) 25000 Prisoner Project & Accompainment for LGBTQI Immigrant Detent Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance 900 Mt Curve Ave Minneapolis MN 55403 421734371 501(c)(3) 15000 Train, Coach & organize UU's in solidarity with at-risk Comm Northwest Arkansas Workers' Justice Center 210 S Thompson Street Suite 4A Springdale AR 72764 203709967 501(c)(3) 15000 Expansion of the Commitee Barrios (Neighborhood) Project Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry PO Box 1621 Austin TX 78768 463560205 501(c)(3) 15000 Support creation & strengthening Sanctuary Networks in Texas Center for Popular Democracy 449 Troutman Street Suite A Brooklyn NY 11237 453813436 501(c)(3) 20000 Support expansion of make the Road PA's comities de defensa Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement PO Box 40677 San Francisco CA 94140 800875881 501(c)(3) 20000 Continued support for expanded National immigration Dententi Foundation Cristosal INC 9641 Carousel Center Dr Syracuse NY 13204 030366224 501(c)(3) 30000 Building Capacity of Regional Protection System Central Amer Alaska Institute for Justice 431 West 7th Ave Suite 208 Anchorage AK 99501 562533062 501(c)(3) 57160 Advocacy & Capacity Building for Alaska Native Communities Fe Y Justicia Worker Center 3809 Driscoll Street Houston TX 77098 453855515 501(c)(3) 30000 Recovery Response to Hurricane Harvey Georgia Latino Alliance For Human Rights 7 Dunwoody Park Suite 110 Atlanta GA 30338 760809155 501(c)(3) 15000 Expanding Outreach for ICE-Free Zones Greater Minnesota Worker Center 2719 W Division Street Suite 122 Saint Cloud MN 56301 463874287 501(c)(3) 20000 Resist & Persist Campaign Continuation FY18 Grassroots Leadership 2301 E Cesar Chavez Austin TX 78702 581581743 501(c)(3) 23000 Winning Sanctuary & Prosecutorial Discretion in Central Texas Justice in Motion 789 Washington Ave Brooklyn NY 11238 721597864 501(c)(3) 10000 Strengtehning Defender Network:Core Team Convening West Street Recovery 1707 West Street Houston TX 77026 822708194 501(c)(3) 30000 Recovery Response to Hurricane Harvey New Stories 924 East Ninth Avenue Spokane WA 99202 912038316 501(c)(3) 25000 Facilitate the First Peoples Convening on Climate Lone Star Legal Aid PO Box 398 Houston TX 77001 741537787 501(c)(3) 25000 Provide disaster-related legal aid Hurricane Harvey Affected The Praxis Project Inc 1001 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 201 Washington DC 20036 300044814 501(c)(3) 20000 Expending the Mental Wellness Initiative & Kinship Prg. Unitarian Universalist Advocacy Network of Illinois 9 Pinewood Drive Carbondale IL 62901 042103733 501(c)(3) 7000 Support Strong State & Federal immigration Advocacy in IL Latino Union 4811 N Central Park Avenue Chicago IL 60625 611403712 501(c)(3) 25000 Dismantling Chicago's Gang Database & Repair Harm Unitarian Universalist Justice Arizona Network 10400 E Camino Quince Tucson AZ 85748 464229880 501(c)(3) 12000 Support UUAJAZ's Immigration Advocacy Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry of California 1731 Howe Ave 579 Sacramento CA 95825 870694546 501(c)(3) 16000 Support to UU Congregations for Love Resist & Immigrations UU Ministry for Earth 1034 SW 13th Ave Portland OR 97205 020530982 501(c)(3) 24933 C2R Promoting climate justice advocacy No More Deaths PO Box 40782 Tucson AZ 85717 866006433 501(c)(3) 15000 Resisting State Interference w.Humanitarian Aid to Migrants Living Hope Wheelchair Association 9500 Westview Suite 104 Houston TX 77055 611491319 501(c)(3) 15000 Emergency Response to Hurricane Harvey in the Houston Area Activate Labs 12412 Groveview St D Garden Grove CA 92840 822271990 501(c)(3) 15000 Justice & Peace-Makers Space:Innovations Labs Coalition of Community Organizations 7113 Parker Road Houston TX 77016 464368352 501(c)(3) 10000 Harvey Impact Needs Assessment and Response Project Empower Generation 7455 SW Montclaire Drive Portland OR 97225 452610872 501(c)(3) 5000 Emergency Response to Nepal Follding Unitarian Universalist Refugee & Immigrant Services & Educations 1600 Buena Vista Drive Vista CA 92081 260212489 501(c)(3) 5000 Provide ongoing Nation-wide congress. legal coaching sanctuary cities 35 0 Part I, Line 2: Each grant has a term limit. At the end of the term, a full narrative and financial report is requested that documents how the funds were used. Monitoring and evaluation of the project is ongoing throughout the term of the grant. X X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Thomas H Andrews President & CEO (until 11-17) 273005 0 0 0 47208 0 8250 0 25983 0 354446 0 0 0 Rachel Freed VP & CPO 153174 0 10000 0 0 0 13831 0 0 0 177005 0 0 0 Mack Davidson VP & CAO 151236 0 10000 0 0 0 13831 0 6658 0 181725 0 0 0 Cassandra Ryan VP & CDO 144828 0 10000 0 0 0 15368 0 25983 0 196179 0 0 0 Kathleen McTigue Director of UUCSJ 133131 0 2796 0 0 0 13430 0 25983 0 175340 0 0 0 Carol Cahalane Dir. of Finance 121314 0 2440 0 0 0 12028 0 0 0 135782 0 0 0 William Schulz Former President/President Emeritus 101158 0 0 0 0 0 10353 0 9151 0 120662 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4a Thomas Andrews received a severance payment in the amount of $187,125 during the fiscal year. A portion of this amount was paid in calendar 2017 and is reported in Schedule J, Part II, column (B)(iii). The balance of the payment was made during calendar 2018. Part I, Line 7 Bonuses were paid to all qualified staff members based upon their annual performance review. A Mass Development Finance Agency 043431814 000000000 2007-05-17 3500000 Purchase of Office Building 0 0 0 A 3500000 47000 3453000 2009 0 0 1 1 A 0 1 0 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 1 A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 1 Family member of Board Member Family member of Board Member 51385 Employment 0 X 50 315973 market value 0 0 1 0 Part I, Column (b): The number shown in column B represents the total number of gifts of securities and other gifts. Form 990, Part I, Line 1 Guided by UU principles and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UUSC strives to advance human rights, dismantle systems of oppression, and uplift and affirm the inherent worth and dignity of all people. We center the voices and experiences of those most affected and strengthen those grassroots groups and movements who are organizing themselves to advance these goals. In order to accomplish this, we offer justice education and leadership development; engagement and mobilization for advocacy; partner support; and grant funding. UUSC aims to leverage our particular strategic assets and strengths to disrupt criminalization and systemic oppression of people based on their identities; support self-determination and defend the rights of people who are or may be forced to leave the places they call home due to climate, conflict, or economic hardship, and address the root causes of forced displacement; and respond to humanitarian crises as partners with people whose access to aid is most limited, by helping them to rebuild their lives and by addressing the human rights issues or violations that make them more vulnerable. We have used much of the last year to narrow the scope of our work, focusing on migrant justice in Central America, climate-forced displacement in Alaska and the Pacific, and humanitarian crisis response in Burma, Eastern Europe, and Texas. In all of our work, UUSC and our partners work with the most vulnerable communities, including: In Burma, all of our partners are focused on protecting the rights of the Rohingya Muslim minority, currently facing a crisis of displacement and a military campaign of ethnic cleansing. In Mexico and Central America, UUSC's partners work with people who have been displaced from their home countries by state-sanctioned violence, are at risk of being displaced, or who have been repatriated and are in continued danger. In the U.S., our partners work with criminalized populations, including undocumented people, those at risk of deportation, and humanitarian aid workers seeking to assist those making the dangerous journey from Mexico to the U.S. border. In Eastern Europe, many of UUSC's partners work with refugees at risk of being pushed-back into countries they have fled, or those seeking to make a new life in an unfamiliar country that has unexpectedly become their home. In Texas following Hurricane Harvey, UUSC directed funds to grassroots organizations serving the most vulnerable communities namely, immigrants, the disabled, and people of color in resource-poor communities. In Alaska and the Pacific, UUSC's partners are advancing and protecting the rights of populations at risk of climate-forced displacement, including those in the Carteret Islands of Papua New Guinea who are among the first communities on earth having to relocate because of climate change. In the past fiscal year, UUSC made 78 grants and 23 amendments worth more than $1.6 million to grassroots organizations working in more than 30 countries around the world. UUSC excelled at fostering connections and collaborations, often provided the kind of support most likely to make an impact to grassroots organizations and their movements, and demonstrated flexibility in its approach to grantmaking. For example, more than 20 of our grantee partners were able to connect or collaborate through the work UUSC supported this year often as a result of an introduction from UUSC. We have also answered the call of grassroots organizations to join them as partners on the front lines and to support them in more creative ways. As one of our partners said of UUSC, "It is rare to find a funder who also works alongside us in this struggle for justice. Thank you so much for being our champion, our funder, and our partner." Together with our 80 program partners around the world, we hope to reach more than 450,000 individuals in the coming year. Form 990, Part I, Management Comment regarding Year to Year comparison (FY18 s. FY17): UUSC follows generally accepted accounting principles for revenue recognition and experienced an anomalous surge with $2.5m in pledges in FY15 at the peak of our highly successful UUSC Rising Campaign followed by $0.5m in pledges in FY16, $0.1m in FY17 and $0 in FY18. As a result of our successful UUSC Rising Campaign to fund new strategic initiatives, program expenses increased over $0.9m in FY16, 0.6m in FY17 and leveled within -$0.1m in FY18. This activity explains the year to year differences seen in Part I on page 1 of the Form 990. Further information regarding UUSC Rising and our financial results is available by contacting UUSC at info@uusc.org. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a: Migrant Justice In FY18, UUSC supported thirty partners connected to our migrant justice strategy. A key element of UUSC's grantmaking and partner support strategy in Central America has been the fostering of connections and opportunities for collaboration among our partners there, which has had a particular impact on partners in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico. UUSC's work with partners in Honduras, Nicaragua, and the U.S. also reflects our aim to bring other elements of partner support and a broader range of our strategic assets to bear on the problem. For example, a number of UUSC staff members have traveled to Honduras as part of two accompaniment delegations, and the College of Social Justice (CSJ) has immersion learning programs up-and-running in Nicaragua and in development in El Salvador and Honduras. We have focused our advocacy efforts on resisting government policies that violate the rights of those arriving in the U.S. from Central America and Mexico, and policies, such as the provision of military aid, that exacerbate the very factors that drive the migration crisis. In the U.S., Freedom for Immigrants, RAICES, Grassroots Leadership, and the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project all collaborated to successfully advocate for the release of a victim of alleged sexual assault while in immigration detention. Grassroots Leadership has worked closely with the Texas UU Justice Ministry to spread the Austin sanctuary model, combat Texas' anti-immigrant SB4 law, and advocate for the closure of privately-run immigration detention facilities in the state. In Mexico, Scalabrinianas Misin con Migrantes y Refugiados accompanied nearly 200 migrants in legal and administrative processes, helping 96 individuals gain humanitarian visas. In Guatemala, Asociacin Pop No'j successfully accompanied 50 migrant children and adolescents who have returned to Guatemala from the United States and Mexico, some of whom were separated from their parents as a result of the U.S. government's "Zero Tolerance" policy. Asylum Access Mexico (AAMX) set an important legal precedent in Tobasco, Mexico, when it convinced a court in Tenosique to release a family of Honduran asylum seekers from detention. Alejandra Macas, Director of AAMX, told us, "It's the first time a local court in Tenosique has taken on this kind of protection request for a case of detained asylum seekers." In an amparao (protection) case brought by Foundation Cristosal, the Salvadoran Supreme Court ruled in favor of the victims and against the Salvadoran state for failing to protect a family of 33 people who were internally displaced by violence. The landmark ruling establishes humanitarian protection and access to justice for internally displaced people as an explicitly-recognized constitutional right in El Salvador. UUSC and Freedom for Immigrants (FFI) collaborated to submit evidence collected through a sign-on letter UUSC and FFI drafted and circulated together earlier this year to an ACLU class action lawsuit challenging the arbitrary long-term detention of asylum seekers without bond hearings. On July 2, 2018, a federal district court judge ruled in the ACLU's favor, blocking further detentions and ordering a review of each class members' particular case. As a result of Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights' (GLAHR) "ICE-Free Zone" campaign, immigrant communities in Georgia have created a culture of resistance," with local networks mobilized against ICE's presence in their neighborhoods. GLAHR has received reports of communities leveraging the awareness of their rights to avoid being picked up and detained by ICE officers searching inside trailer parks or apartment complexes. Grassroots Leadership and the Texas UU Justice Ministry were instrumental in the Austin City Council's adoption of a Freedom City Policy, which aims to end over-policing and criminalization of communities of color in Austin. In May 2018, after developing the partnership with Radio Progreso in Honduras, a number of speakers from Radio Progreso came to the US, visiting nine US cities. One speaker, Ely Castro Rosales, joined UUSC in Cambridge, where he presented to UUSC staff and outside visitors to call attention to the chronic violation of rights in Honduras. UUSC and CSJ staff helped organize and publicize the speaking tour. A number of UUSC staff then departed for D.C. to join the Radio Progreso team on their Day of Prayer for Honduras in D.C., where they and other delegates from Boston met with staff at Senator Markey's office to raise human rights concerns related to U.S. policy in Honduras. Freedom for Immigrants, which has created the country's most significant national immigration detention visitation network, answered almost 20,000 calls through its pro bono hotline, which UUSC's funding helped establish in 2016. These hotline calls helped FFI connect 5,995 immigrants in detention to their families and other resources. Humanitarian Crisis Response Syrian Refugee Response In response to the Syrian refugee crisis, UUSC's current strategy focuses on "transit countries" in the Balkans and Eastern Europe that have increasingly become "countries of permanent stay." UUSC is supporting partner organizations in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Greece, and Macedonia to ensure: (i) Access to protection: Combating illegal border pushbacks and protecting right to asylum primarily through monitoring, advocacy and legal aid; and (ii) Refugee integration: Community organizing and family reunification. UUSC organized a convening in Zagreb, Croatia, for civil society organizations many of them UUSC partners serving Syrian refugees along the Balkan Route. Twenty-six representatives from 16 organizations came together to discuss how they can better coordinate their work, to problem-solve challenges that they face, and to expand their networks in neighboring countries in order to continue serving refugees. This was likely the largest gathering of NGOs in the region working on the protection of human rights of refugees and migrants since the crisis began. Our partner in Hungary, the Cordelia Foundation, praised UUSC's "flexibility, swift communication, and the relatively low amount of administration in relation to the grant," which "helped the work of Cordelia a lot, especially during these turbulent times when [Cordelia has been] under immense political and financial pressures." In Serbia and Croatia, Asylum Protection Center, Are You Syrious?, and the Center for Peace Studies have joined forces in the fight to bring justice to the family of a young girl killed as a result of an illegal pushback in Croatia. In an increasingly repressive environment in Hungary, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) has successfully challenged the immigration authority's frequent practice of unduly questioning the validity of documents submitted to prove the existence of a family tie, and on this ground automatically rejecting family reunification claims. Last year, using camper vehicles purchased with a UUSC grant in 2015, Asylum Protection Center's (APC) mobile teams reached 15,293 migrants and potential asylum seekers in Serbia and informed them of their current legal position and their rights. A further 7,644 asylum-seekers and refugees obtained legal protection with APC's support. Burma The 2017 military campaign against the Rohingya in Northern Rakhine state was unprecedented in its brutality, forcing nearly 700,000 people to flee to Bangladesh in a matter of weeks. The United Nations has said that the crimes committed "bear[] the hallmarks of genocide." UUSC supports grassroots organizations in Burma that are either led by members of directly impacted communities or supporting their self-empowerment. Our partners document and publicize human rights abuses, campaign for accountability and inclusive speech, run leadership and conflict resolution trainings, and build coalitions across ethnic lines. In addition, UUSC's policy advocacy has yielded real results in support of the priorities identified by some of our partners on-the-ground in Burma. The Burma Human Rights Network helped a Rohingya activist write about his experiences, which were first picked up by the Dhaka Tribune and then lead to writing assignments for Al Jazeera. Most recently, BHRN staff helped him edit a piece on his experience then connected him with CNN, which published the piece on its website. UUSC was part of a coalition advocating for the U.S. Congress to pass the bipartisan BURMA Act, providing input and review to help shape the legislation and working to mobilize pressure for passage through several eActions, social media, media, and coalition work. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations voted the legislation out of committee in February and it cleared the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in May. Following the military's brutal attacks on Rohingya villages Form 990, Part III, Line 4b: UUSC's climate justice work currently focuses on advancing and protecting the rights of populations at risk of climate-forced displacement (CFD) caused by slow-onset climate impacts in Alaska and the Pacific. UUSC's program emboldens the principle of the right to self-determination by prioritizing building protections in place and, when necessary and required by our partners, supporting communities to relocate with dignity. Importantly, this work is still in its early stages, with much of this year's focus on preparing for an October 2018 convening in Alaska of all of our CFD partners. In Alaska, the Alaska Institute for Justice is building a relationship between the NOAA's National Weather Service and 15 Alaska Native communities threatened with climate-forced displacement, so that the knowledge of the Native communities is incorporated into data about winter storms and their impacts on community infrastructure and well-being. In Louisiana, UUSC's Innovation Fellow, the Lowlander Center, trained twelve new leaders from five Tribes to be advocates on the impacts of climate change. The courage of these young leaders has "reinvigorated" the older generation. Lowlander's Director told us, "There is so much hope and joy expressed in their pursuit to do what is right knowing [] the immediate and long-term impacts [of climate change] are already shaping their futures." In Papua New Guinea, Tulele Peisa's (TPI) "Schools Climate Change Road Show" resulted in the selection of 30 "Student Climate Change Warriors," whom TPI will train in climate change awareness. In its Student Climate Change Warriors, TPI sees a group of young leaders poised to make a difference in how their government confronts the impacts of climate change. In Kiribati, Live & Learn Environmental Education (LLEE) delivered what the organization believes to be "the first community outreach [in Kiribati] that was integrated. People are still talking about this because they found it fun." LLEE coupled human rights awareness raising with trainings related to climate-change adaptations on waste, tree planting, and health, reaching 32 community outreach facilitators. Working with people living with disabilities (PLWDs) in Kiribati, Te Toa Matoa has developed an inclusive national plan for disaster/climate change risk reduction, which is now under review by the Kiribati government. In an effort to drive more funding to the problem of CFD, UUSC published a guide for the donor community, "Community-led, Human Rights-Based Solutions to Climate-Forced Displacement: A Guide for Funders," which urges more funders to engage directly on the issue of CFD and to incorporate human rights-based approaches to amplify the voices, advocacy, and solutions of frontline communities. This guide emerged from a year of scoping research, site visits, and many conversations with grassroots leaders, funders, and other stakeholders. Form 990, Part III, Line 4c: The mission of the UUCSJ is to inspire and sustain faith-based activism for justice, on issues of local, national and global importance. We accomplish this through a variety of experiential learning programs. In fiscal year 2018 our programs included immersion learning journeys to Houston for a new Just Recovery program; the Arizona/Mexico border with BorderLinks and No More Deaths, three different Nicaragua programs with Guardians of the Yaoska, Equal Exchange, and the Fundacion Entre Mujeres (FEM); West Virginia with the Southern Appalachian Labor School (SALS). Six of these immersion programs were offered for youth groups. To support the Border and West Virginia youth programs, we created a full Youth Study Guide with justice resources for use before and after the experiential learning. We expanded our programming for high school youth through Activate Your Community, a way to bring one- to three-day justice programming into UUA regions and districts. These were offered in Pennsylvania with the Central East Region and in Boston for the White Bear congregation's youth group. We continued our collaboration with the UUA's Pacific Western Region to offer the Goldmine Leadership Training twice, and with the UU-UNO Spring Seminar. In a new type of immersive learning, we provided a half-day justice program for 50 adults as part of the Pacific Western Region's gathering in Portland, OR. In a new initiative as part of Love Resists, UUCSJ helped recruit, coordinate, and deploy 60 volunteers mostly religious leaders in an action of humanitarian aid in the Arizona desert, in support of No More Deaths volunteers whose own humanitarian aid efforts are being criminalized. We continued our skilled volunteer placements with UUSC partner RAICES in San Antonio, TX, and developed five new destinations for volunteers based on requests from UUSC partner organizations, primarily working with refugees. Our internships for college age young adults placed 7 interns with justice organizations in the US and India; through the generosity of our donors we were able to support our interns with small stipends. We deepened their experience through a series of weekly vocational and spiritual reflections and supported them with chaplains drawn from our Program Leaders. All of our programs are supported by a justice learning framework, primarily the UUCSJ Study Guide for Cross-Cultural Engagement. They are led by staff and by our Program Leaders, who we support with a training and retreat each fall. Our current cadre of 20 Program Leaders includes 13 ministers, seminarians or Directors of Religious Education; 11 are people of color and 8 are fluent Spanish speakers. UUCSJ is structured as a program unit of the UUSC, jointly governed by the UUA and UUSC for the benefit of both organizations under the terms of a joint operating agreement. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The draft of the Form 990 is discussed and reviewed with the finance committee of the board of trustees for their comments, input and approval. All the members of the governing body receive either a hard copy or an electronic copy of the Form 990 before it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c UUSC regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy which covers all staff and the board of trustees. In doing so, all decisions (financial or non-financial) are scrutinized to ensure that they are not self-serving with respect to UUSC personnel or members of the board of trustees. Human Resources decides if a conflict of interest exists for UUSC personnel and elevates the matter to the President/CEO or the President of the board of trustees as appropriate. The board completes a conflict of interest form annually which is then shared with the full board. Any conflicted individual is prohibited from voting or making any decisions related to the matter. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The compensation of the President/CEO is determined by the executive committee of the board of trustees, all of whom are independent of the President/CEO. The compensation is determined by reference to comparability data. The President/CEO's compensation is reviewed and potentially adjusted annually upon board approval. The organization maintains contemporaneous documentation of the deliberation and decision. Compensation for other officers is determined by the President/CEO. Such compensation is similarly determined by reference to comparability data. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 UUSC makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public by publishing them on its website. Additionally, the Form 990 and financial statements are available through the Massachusetts Attorney General's website. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Change in Value of Split-interest Gifts -87,569. Charitable Annuity Trusts (4) Charitable Annuity Trust MA UUSC T 1 Pooled Income Fund (1) Pooled Income Fund MA UUSC T 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0