CARP USA 2021 - 2022 Annual Report — Jinil Fleischman · Following the Stories of Real People

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT As we emerged from the pandemic this year, the The Collegiate Collegiate Association for the Research of Association for the Principles (CARP) is stronger than ever. We’ve increased in chapters, from 34 to 44. And our Research of student leadership has grown in number and in Principles (CARP) is passion for CARP’s mission! stronger than ever… And our student We are so grateful for the vision set forth for CARP by our founders, Rev. Dr. Sun Myung leadership has Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon. They believed grown in number that young people must live for God and for the and in passion for sake of others in order to create a peaceful CARP’s mission! world. CARP is striving to encourage students to follow those ideals according to our Core Principles: God, Family, and Peace. You can find out what our students are up to by checking our website: carplife.org.

We are so grateful to those who have offered their time, donations, and heart in order for CARP to succeed. If you feel called, please give at: carplife.org/donate. Let’s work together and help CARP continue to thrive in the years to come!

Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon & Jinil Fleischman Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon National CARP President CARP’s Founders

MISSION STATEMENT To inspire and empower students by fostering belief in God and the Divine Principle and its application to furthering the cause of world peace and unity

VISION STATEMENT For every college student in America to lead a Principled Life

CORE PRINCIPLES 1. God – Renew our spirituality through seeking truth and relating with God as our Parent 2. Family – Realize one family under God through practicing integrity and true love 3. Peace – Raise true leaders who create a peaceful environment and united world

TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 Chapter Development

02 Membership

04 National Team

05 Financials

06 Launching into 2022-2023

REGISTERED & DEVELOPING CHAPTERS By the end of the 2021 - 2022 academic year, there was a total of 44 CARP chapters counted, both registered and developing. Registered chapters are enlisted as an official student organization on campus while developing chapters are somewhere in the process of becoming registered:

PUBLIC / STATE CHAPTER STATUS 2 / 4 YEAR PRIVATE

CT University of Bridgeport Registered 4-Year Private

Bunker Hill MA Developing 2-Year Public Community College

NJ Montclair State University Registered 4-Year Public

New Jersey Institute of NJ Registered 4-Year Public Technology

NJ Princeton University Registered 4-Year Private

NY Cornell University Developing 4-Year Private

Farmingdale State NY Developing 4-Year Public College

Community College PA Developing 2-Year Public of Philadelphia

Florida International FL Developing 4-Year Public University

REGISTERED & DEVELOPING CHAPTERS PUBLIC / STATE CHAPTER STATUS 2 / 4 YEAR PRIVATE

GA Georgia State University Developing 4-Year Public

MD Montgomery College Registered 2-Year Public

MD University of Maryland Developing 4-Year Public

Northern Virginia VA Developing 2-Year Public Community College

IL Harper College Registered 2-Year Public

Indiana University- Purdue IN University Indianapolis Registered 4-Year Public (IUPUI) University of Minnesota, MN Registered 4-Year Public Twin Cities

AZ Arizona State University Registered 4-Year Public

OK University of Oklahoma Developing 4-Year Public

Dallas College, TX Registered 2-Year Public North Lake Campus

University of Texas, TX Developing 4-Year Public Arlington

TX University of Texas, Dallas Developing 4-Year Public

TX University of North Texas Developing 4-Year Public

REGISTERED & DEVELOPING CHAPTERS PUBLIC / STATE CHAPTER STATUS 2 / 4 YEAR PRIVATE

California State CA Polytechnic University, Registered 4-Year Public Pomona

California State University, CA Developing 4-Year Public East Bay

California State University, CA Registered 4-Year Public Fullerton

California State University, CA Registered 4-Year Public Los Angeles

California State University, CA Registered 4-Year Public Long Beach

CA Chabot College Registered 2-Year Public

CA Cypress College Registered 2-Year Public

CA East Los Angeles College Registered 2-Year Public

CA El Camino College Registered 2-Year Public

CA Pasadena City College Registered 2-Year Public

CA Santa Monica College Developing 2-Year Public

University of California, CA Registered 4-Year Public Berkeley

REGISTERED & DEVELOPING CHAPTERS PUBLIC / STATE CHAPTER STATUS 2 / 4 YEAR PRIVATE

University of California, CA Developing 4-Year Public Irvine

University of California, CA Registered 4-Year Public Los Angeles

Community College of CO Developing 2-Year Public Denver

University of Hawaiʻi at HI Registered 4-Year Public Mānoa

College of Southern NV Registered 2-Year Public Nevada

University of Nevada, Las NV Registered 4-Year Public Vegas

Portland Community OR Developing 2-Year Public College

Salt Lake Community UT Developing 2-Year Public College

UT Westminster College Registered 4-Year Public

Shoreline Community WA Developing 2-Year Public College

CHAPTERS ON THE MAP Currently, CARP chapters exist in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, & Washington.

States with at least one: Registered chapter Developing chapter

REGISTERED & DEVELOPING CHAPTERS Of the 44 chapters, 25 are registered on their campus and 19 are developing.

Developing 43.2%

Registered 56.8%

TWO YEAR VS FOUR YEAR COLLEGES 2 Year Of the 44 chapters, 27 38.6%

are on four-year colleges and 17 are on two-year colleges. 4 Year 61.4%

PUBLIC VS PRIVATE COLLEGES Private 6.8%

Of the 44 chapters, 41 are on public colleges and 3 are on private colleges.

HUBS CARP hubs consist of multiple chapters in a designated location. Each chapter within the hub may have unique activities, while the hub typically hosts bigger activities for all their chapters. Currently, there are six hubs: Bay Area, DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV), Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Jersey, and Texas.

Hub Campuses

Chabot College California State University, Bay Area, California East Bay University of California, Berkeley

Montgomery College DMV Northern Virginia (DC-Maryland-Virginia) Community College University of Maryland

College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada University of Nevada, Las Vegas

New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Montclair State University Princeton University

HUBS Hub Campuses

California State University, Fullerton California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Long Beach California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Los Angeles, California Cypress College East Los Angeles College El Camino College Pasadena City College Santa Monica College University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles

Dallas College, North Lake Campus Texas University of North Texas University of Texas, Dallas University of Texas, Arlington

CHAPTERS BY SUBREGION Of the 44 chapters, eight are located in the Northeast region (Subregion 1), five are in the Southeast region (Subregion 2), three are in the Midwest region (Subregion 3), six are in the South region (Subregion 4), and 22 are in the West region (Subregion 5).

Subregion 1 18.2%

Subregion 2 Subregion 5 11.4% 50%

Subregion 3 6.8%

Subregion 4 13.6%

LEADERS & MEMBERS As a national staff, we collect data of how many students are involved in CARP. CARP leaders take an active role in the creation of their chapters on their campus. CARP members are active participants who join activities on a regular basis and are growing through CARP’s education.

Leaders Members

A) NATIONAL National CARP hosts in-person and online programs to connect and support the local chapters. We also produce many resources to help the chapters grow in their local activities.

LOCAL DIRECTORS’ RETREAT

In April 2022, CARP local directors gathered at Estes Park, Colorado to get clear on CARP’s mission, vision, core values, and organizational structure. While this was happening, CARP’s partner organization Generation Peace Academy (GPA) simultaneously held a retreat in the same location. The majority of CARP’s local directors and GPA’s staff met together for the first time, making history for the two organizations.

WINTER MOMENTUM In the summer of 2021, National CARP had a powerful Momentum retreat. The hope for this national gathering was to bring clarity for the CARP leaders right before heading into the semester.

To bring that energy back, we hosted an online Winter Momentum retreat in the beginning of 2022. Students connected with other leaders throughout the states and shared their challenges and victories. They were also able to hear from Dr. Chung Sik Yong, Continental Director of CARP’s parental organization Family Federation USA, and Mr. Naokimi Ushiroda, President of Family Federation USA.

LOCAL CHAPTER SUPPORT

National CARP Calls Throughout the semesters, National CARP hosted a weekly call for all the chapter leaders. Each week varied from receiving guidance, hearing structural or organizational updates, sharing reports of local chapter activities, and more.

Chapter Visits Visiting local chapters have been key in supporting developing chapters more closely. Throughout the past year, National Chapter Support Coordinator Chungbom Katayama visited six chapters in Washington, Utah, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, and Minnesota.

LOCAL CHAPTER SUPPORT

Chapter Visits (cont.) President Jinil Fleischman also visited chapters this year in Chicago and Arizona.

Swag During Momentum 2021 and for the 2021-2022 school year, all chapters received the “Haebaragi” sunflower t-shirts, designed by CARP Administrator Takayoshi Sugawara.

B) LOCAL CARP thrives because of the local student initiatives. CARP’s key local activities — such as weekly meetings, one-on-one studies, retreats, and more — have grown organically from many years of local development.

CARP MEETINGS Many CARP chapters hold a weekly meeting to engage their new participants into CARP’s core teaching and culture. CARP Talks have been a signature of CARP, but many chapters have taken up their own names such as Delve, Ignite, Ohana Talks, Thrive, Tribe Talks, and many more. They are typically hosted on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.

Having experienced hosting online events throughout the pandemic, chapters were quick to adapt when COVID-19 cases spiked or when emergency situations arose. Online events have always been a way for people to meet beyond location.

DIVINE PRINCIPLE STUDY SESSIONS Students get to engage in CARP’s core teaching, the Divine Principle, through a more personal, study session. Topics cover many areas such as the purpose of life, the identity of God, the state of the world, the trajectory of human history, and many more. These sessions have been when many students had personal breakthroughs and realizations about their own life.

RETREATS Many chapters host retreats that can vary in length from one day to three weeks. The core of the retreats is to provide a space for participants to study the Divine Principle more deeply, and experience the culture that is created through its application. Experiencing these retreats have been pivotal for many of the participants to continue their involvement and growth with CARP.

“God can communicate with me through many ways, not just by directly speaking to me. I learned to look for God in new ways… I see how I need to improve myself first before creating a family and practicing a loving relationship. From the trip, I feel like I know how to actually practice what I learned.” - Rives Adam, sophomore at University of Maryland, CARP DMV

Throughout 2021 - 2022, there were over 25 retreats that were hosted across the nation. Some of them were co-hosted amongst chapters in their respective hub, or even beyond.

CAMPUS IMPACT EVENTS CARP aims to impact the society by bringing awareness to topics related to our core values. This is done through different means such as conferences, social media, campaigns, and many more. This past year, these campus impact events and efforts have mainly occurred throughout the spring of 2022.

March 15th, 2022 & May 5th, 2022: CARP Berkeley focused on the topic “For the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula.” They held two events, one in March and another in May, to raise conversations on the benefits and necessity for the reunification of Korea through presentations by community and students leaders.

CAMPUS IMPACT EVENTS (cont.) Spring 2022: Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and Mother Moon’s emphasis on the unlimited potential of the internet, CARP Las Vegas launched the Tribe Talk podcast series. Similar to their weekly discussion event, they covered various topics such as isolation, self-worth, and building authentic relationships by inviting guest speakers.

April 26th, 2022: CARP Dallas held a campus seminar titled “Love 101: Intro to Lasting Relationships,” in collaboration with guest speaker Derrah Jackson from the Medical Institute for Sexual Health. His presentation demonstrated how optimal sexual health is produced when sex is kept in a committed marriage.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Another way that CARP makes an impact is through service. Throughout the year, many chapters connected with their local organizations to find opportunities to serve their communities.

Nov. 22nd, 2021: CARP Westminster held a food bank fundraiser by collaborating with Ramen Mobile. Through their efforts, they raised $250 for the Utah Food Bank.

November 22, 2021: For Thanksgiving, CARP Bay Area worked together with many local churches and organizations to distribute boxes of food and Thanksgiving goods to families in the Oakland community.

February 26th, 2022: Later in February 2022, CARP Bay Area collaborated with Service for Peace and High Street Coalition to do a neighborhood trash cleanup and a garden beautification project.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS (cont.) April 22nd, 2022: On Earth Day, CARP Hawai’i supported local Oahu organizations to help pick up trash at Kailua Beach for the safety of the creatures and people.

April 23rd, 2022: CARP Bridgeport worked with the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum in Stratford, Connecticut to create flower beds and beautify the entrance of their museum.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING (ACTIONIZING / CENTER LIFE) A few hubs also held an “actionizing” program to conclude their semester. These programs intend to create a space for continued education where participants can make practical steps toward the core principles and teachings that they have gained from their retreat. This has been done through continued education, practice in presenting the Divine Principle, outreaching, implementing spiritual practices, and many more. This past spring 2022 semester, hubs in the Bay Area, DMV, and Las Vegas held their own actionizing programs.

May 21st- 28th: DMV May 26th - June 7th: Las Vegas June 9th - 16th: Bay Area

Jinil Fleischman President

Chungbom Katayama Ryota Naito Chapter Support Coordinator Communications Coordinator

Takayoshi Sugawara Shirley Harris Administrator Bookkeeper

THANK YOU, JENNIFER! National CARP is immensely grateful to former Communications Coordinator Jennifer Pierce. Her four and a half years of service have been monumental in expanding CARP America’s online presence. In her time, she created CARP’s social media accounts from the ground up and contributed greatly in developing a brand new website. She has created a legacy for CARP to continue to be shared to the world.

NEW STAFF: RYOTA In the beginning of the new year, National CARP welcomed Ryota Naito to the team.

Ryota comes with five years of serving CARP Las Vegas, most prominently as a chapter leader and media director. During that time, he experienced the impact that sharing positive, meaningful content can have on the world. Ryota has a lot to offer to continue growing CARP’s online presence as the new Communications Coordinator.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Our esteemed Board of Directors supports the organization and works diligently for its sustainability and longevity. Along with offering their personal expertise, 100% of the Board participates in giving to support the National CARP organization.

Our Board of Directors are:

1. Jinil Fleischman, President of National CARP 2. Chad Hoover, Chairman, Architect 3. Robert Beebe, EdD, Vice-Chairman, K-8 School Principal 4. Amy Cuhel-Schuckers, DMin, Treasurer, Higher Education, Grant Writing 5. Danso Sawamukai, Secretary, Telecommunications 6. Markus Karr, EdD, Entertainment Industry Executive 7. Leighton DeGoede, Software Engineering 8. Kaye Allen, Non-profit Legal 9. Kimisei Miyake, Accounting & Finance

FINANCIALS For the 2021 calendar year, CARP’s financials were as follows:

Total revenue

Grant Revenue Fundraising Revenue Unrestricted donations collected in 2021 were divided 50% to be used for the 2022 program expenses and 50% toward the national endowment.

Expenses Program $45K+

Admin $158K+

Expected funding for administrative use was down 50% due to the pandemic, but we were still able to operate and keep a balanced budget. Program expenses were reduced from previous years due to limited in-person activities.

Endowment The purpose of the endowment is for the longevity and sustainability of the organization. $37K+

Despite our decreased budget, we could still contribute more than Added $37K to the endowment.

MOMENTUM 2022 National CARP hosted their annual Momentum leadership retreat from July 25th to the 27th at Barrytown, New York. Momentum gathers CARP leaders from across the nation to connect to the national vision and with each other in preparation for the upcoming school year.

The retreat gathered leaders from at least 24 different states, 93 participants, and 16 CARP staff and local directors. A total of 109 participants and staff joined, making it the largest gathering for Momentum yet!

“I feel passionate about bringing the spirit and energy from CARP Momentum to my campus. The spirit here is so lively and beautiful and I would love to develop this kind of culture on my own campus.” - Tara McMahon, senior at Montclair University, CARP New Jersey

“I appreciate Momentum. I wanted to gain a stronger sense of identity as national CARP and I think I got exactly that. It’s exciting to think we’re all together investing and fighting for the same goals across the country.” - Toshio Barber, incoming freshmen at Montgomery College, CARP DMV

Dr. Chung Sik Yong, senior advisor to CARP and regional president of CARP’s parent organization, Family Federation USA, visited last year’s Momentum 2021 and shared goals for CARP to reach by 2027:

01. 1,200 CARP Chapters We’re dreaming big! Starting with 50 states, we hope to have 1,200 chapters within the decade.

02. 30,000 CARP Members With those 1,200 chapters, we are aiming for 30,000 CARP members in the United States.

In Momentum 2022, Dr. Yong visited again and came with one additional challenge which CARP leaders have been working to make happen:

01. 120 Student Leaders to Korea by Summer 2023 In preparation for this, National CARP decided to get the ball rolling by declaring to have a national workshop of 40 people in Las Vegas.

We’re inspired to imagine that something greater could be possible, but we can’t do it alone: We need your help, If you have ideas or know someone who wants to get involved and help CARP expand to new states and new chapters, contact jinil@carplife.org.

Help us support our students in going big and make a larger impact this year with your donation.

Donate at carplife.org/donate

If you’d like to send a check, please make it out to “NCARP” and send to CARP HQ, 481 8th Ave Box A6, New York, NY 10001.

CARP would not be possible without your continued support and investment. Find out more about CARP and our activities at carplife.org.