The worldwide network of

Scientology Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It has been variously defined as a cult, a Scientology as a business, business, or a new religious movement. The most recent ...

organizations An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from ...

consists of numerous entities and corporations, located in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

as well as in other countries. All these organizations are interrelated and connected through an internal hierarchy system, which is called the "Command Channels of Scientology". At the top of the "Command Channels" are

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a Government agency, government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includ ...

corporations, such as the Religious Technology Center, the

Church of Spiritual Technology The Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, incorporated in 1982, which owns all the copyrights of the estate of L. Ron Hubbard and licenses their use. CST does business as L. Ron Hubbard Library ...

, or the Church of Scientology International, who own and license the

trademarks A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from othe ...

and service marks to other entities and corporations within the internal hierarchy system of the network. Within the sphere of the upper Scientology management there are also several corporations with specific functions with regard to

publication To publish is to make content available to the general public.Berne Conve ...

, distribution,

administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...

, and

finances Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fin ...

. Examples are the Scientology-owned

publishing house Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

Bridge Publications or the

World Institute of Scientology Enterprises World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE) is a Church of Scientology organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It states that it is an "international membership organization whose members use both L. Ron Hubbard management tec ...

, which promotes and sells Scientology

services Service may refer to: Activities * Administrative service, a required part of the workload of university faculty * Civil service, the body of employees of a government * Community service, volunteer service for the benefit of a community or a p ...

businesses Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for profit." Having a business name does not separ ...

and

entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...

. Below the Scientology management are Scientology service organizations ("Churches"), who deliver Scientology services to its members, and so-called

secular Secularity, also the secular or secularness (from Latin ''saeculum'', "worldly" or "of a generation"), is the state of being unrelated or neutral in regards to religion. Anything that does not have an explicit reference to religion, either negativ ...

Scientology organization, who seek to introduce the overall "

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...

" of the organization's founder L. Ron Hubbard in various parts of today's

society A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Soci ...

. Examples are the Florida-based service organization Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc., the German "Scientology Kirche Hannover e.V.", or local chapters of the

Citizens Commission on Human Rights The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) is a nonprofit organization established in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and psychiatrist Thomas Szasz, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Its stated mission is to "eradicate ...

, an organization that seeks to abolish any form of

psychiatry Psychiatry is the specialty (medicine), medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psych ...

. Most of the Scientology organizations in a geographical area, secular or otherwise, are members of the Clear Expansion Committee, with the goal of clearing the entire community and establishing a Scientology world. In a response to questions by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with regards to its application for

tax exemption Tax exemption is the reduction or removal of a liability to make a compulsory payment that would otherwise be imposed by a ruling power upon persons, property, income, or transactions. Tax-exempt status may provide complete relief from taxes, redu ...

under section 501(c)3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Church of Scientology International provided to the IRS a list of Scientology corporations and entities, categorized by their functions and activities.

Management organizations

;Principal organizations * Church of Scientology * Religious Technology Center (RTC) *

(CST) * Church of Scientology International (CSI) ;Trademark service organizations *Inspector General Network (IGN) *IGN International AB *Dianetics Centers International (DCI) *Dianetics Foundation International (DFI) *Hubbard Dianetics Foundation (HDF) *WISE, Inc. ;Financial trusts *Author's Family Trust *Church of Scientology Religious Trust (CSRT) *Scientology International Reserves Trust (SIRT) *Trust for Scientologists *United States Parishioners Trust *Flag Ship Trust (FST) *International Publications Trust *Scientology Defense Trust ;Financial service organizations *SOR Services Ltd. *Nesta Investments Ltd. *FSO Oklahoma Investments Corporation *Theta Management Ltd. (TML) ;Publishing houses and organizations * Author Services Inc. (ASI) * Bridge Publications Inc. (BPI) * Golden Era Productions *New Era Publications ApS *Scientology Publications Ltd. ;Secular and social management entities *

Association for Better Living and Education The Association for Better Living and Education (ABLE) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California, established by the Church of Scientology. It states that it is "dedicated to creating a better future for children and co ...

(ABLE) * Applied Scholastics *

(CCHR) *

Criminon Criminon is a program for rehabilitating prisoners using L. Ron Hubbard's teachings. Criminon International, a non-profit, public-benefit corporation managing the Criminon program, was spawned from Narconon International in 2000, and is part o ...

International *

Narconon Narconon International (commonly known as Narconon) is a Scientology organization which promotes the theories of founder L. Ron Hubbard regarding substance abuse treatment and addiction. Its parent company is the Association for Better Li ...

International *

The Way to Happiness ''The Way to Happiness'' is a 1980 booklet written by science-fiction author and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard listing 21 moral precepts. The booklet is distributed by The Way to Happiness Foundation International, a Scientology-related nonp ...

Foundation International *

(WISE) ;Other management organizations *Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International (CC Int.) *International Hubbard Ecclesiastical League of Pastors (IHELP) * Scientology Missions International (SMI) The

Sea Org The Sea Organization (also known as the Sea Org) is a Scientology organization, which the Church of Scientology describes as a " fraternal religious order, comprising the religion’s most dedicated members". All Scientology management organizatio ...

is an unincorporated management organization.

Service organizations

* Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization *Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization * Church of Scientology Western United States *Church of Scientology Advanced Organization Saint Hill Europe & Africa *Church of Scientology Religious Education College, Inc. *Church of Scientology, Inc.

Membership organizations

;Unincorporated associations *

International Association of Scientologists Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement. It has been variously defined as a cult, a Scientology as a business, business, or a new religious movement. The most recent ...

(IAS) *Hubbard Association of Scientologists International (HASI) ;Membership service organizations *International Association of Scientologists Administrations, N.V. (IASA) *Membership Services Administrations (UK) Ltd. (MSA) *Cohn International Association (CIA)

Media organizations

* The Scientology Media Productions ** Scientology TV Network

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scientology organizations * Lists of organizations

Management organizations

Service organizations

Membership organizations

Media organizations

See also

References