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problem. Any unit that lacked adequate capital was always subsidized by some
other part of the organization; the flow of money among organizations was a
characteristic of the Moon Organization. For the most part, officials of the various
components tried to keep such transactions concealed. In this they have been
largely successful.
In terms of Moon Organization financial transactions, subcommittee staff
focused on several issues: (1) Sources of funds; and (2) uses to which funds
were put.
The subcommittee sought to determine whether the Moon Organization had
violated U.S. currency and tax laws; regulations governing tax-exempt and
nonprofit organizations; and the charters of the various components.
Sources of Funds
The principal sources of Moon Organization funds were proceeds from
businesses; money raised on behalf of the charitable or nonprofit U.S.
components of the Moon Organization; and funds from outside the United States,
the ultimate source of which was undetermined.
UC fundraising teams were capable of raising millions of dollars a year.
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Because these sums were raised by hundreds of individuals and sent as cash or
money orders to the UC headquarters, it was impossible to ascertain the exact
amounts involved. However, the subcommittee interviewed several former UC
fundraisers who said they each were able to raise approximately $100 a day for
the national headquarters.
Due to the relative newness of the Moon Organization businesses in the
United States, many of them at the time of this report constituted a drain on
resources rather than an asset. In the future this situation may change, and, as in
the case of enterprises in Japan and Korea, these U.S. counterparts could prove
a valuable source of income for the Moon Organization.
As noted earlier, funds were brought into the United States not only for the
Moon Organization's own benefit, but also as favors to ROK Government officials
and others confronted with the ROK's strict currency control laws.
Use of Funds
Free transfers of money and personnel across international boundaries and
back and forth from religious to political or business activities were extremely
important to the Moon Organization. For example, Moon personally directed the
early funding of News World by authorizing large transfers of funds from the UCI
account. In the 5-month period from November 5, 1976 to April 7,
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1977, Moon directed the transfer of $2,550,000 to the News World
Communications account at Chemical Bank in New York.
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Other UCI disbursements included $30,000 to a recording studio owned by
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