2024-11-04T15:18:45-07:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 363797840 INSTITUTE ON RELIGIOUS LIFE INC INST 8475738975 PO Box 7500 Libertyville IL 600487500 Jeffrey Karls Executive Director 8475738975 2024-08-30 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Jeffrey Karls PO Box 7500 Libertyville IL 60048 466197 0 X religiouslife.com X 1974 IL To foster and support vocations to the consecrated life in the Catholic Church, by means of publishing books and Religious Life magazine; national and regional events; the Vita Consecrata Institute; audio/video production; and a preeminent presence on the Internet. 14 14 4 12 0 0 367834 372319 57392 75278 8493 18599 6 1 433725 466197 0 20074 0 0 158559 193945 22000 22750 59357 238415 209942 418974 446711 14751 19486 476068 495586 0 0 476068 495586 The mission of the Institute on Religious Life (IRL) is to promote vocations to the religious life and to support religious communities, both active and contemplative, in their apostolic mission in the Catholic Church. 0 0 184158 0 60172 This year, the IRL celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. The theme for this year's National Meeting was: "Forming a Eucharistic Heart: 50 Years of Presence, Sacrifice, and Communion." The event was held at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois, and was also live-streamed. Regional Meetings were held Kansas City (September 2023), Boston (November 2023), and Los Angeles (January 2024). This year at the Boston Regional Meeting, the IRL for the first time hosted it in both Spanish and English tracks to accommodate growing interest. Speakers at the National and Regional Meetings included religious priests, religious sisters, and lay people. The meetings, attended by religious, lay people, and young adults discerning their vocations, support religious in their vocations, and encourage lay people to promote vocations in the Church. This year, the IRL bestowed its prestigious Pro Fidelitate et Virtute Award on His Eminence Francis Cardinal Arinze for his contributions to the religious life, including the book he wrote in 2005 during the Year of Consecrated Life titled, "Radical Discipleship: Consecrated Life and the Call to Holiness". During this fiscal year, the IRL welcomed five new Affiliate Communities: The Little Friars and Little Nuns of Jesus and Mary in Dulac, Louisiana, The Congregation of Saint John in Orange, New Jersey, The Franciscan Friars Third Order Regular in Loretto Pennsylvania, The Daughters of Mary Mother of Healing Love in Manchester, New Hampshire, and The Apostolate for Family Consecration in Bloomingdale, Ohio. 111097 0 13406 The IRL publication "Religious Life" magazine, published five times per year, is distributed to over 2,200 religious, priests, bishops, and lay people per issue. That periodical as well as the IRL's four websites (ReligiousLife.com, CloisteredLife.com, ReligiousBrotherhood.com, and VocationBlog.com) are windows into religious life for lay supporters and those discerning a vocation. The amount of traffic and visitors to these sites has grown tremendously in recent years with last year's visitor numbers being 186,000 visitors on ReligiousLife.com, 168,000 visitors on CloisteredLife.com, 6,000 visitors on ReligiousBrotherhood.com, and 33,000 visitors of VocationBlog.com. The IRL's Facebook page has over 11,000 followers and its Instagram page has over 2,000 followers. On ReligiousLife.com young people can review the profiles of 190+ religious communities and find discernment retreats hosted by IRL communities. The IRL also hosts a free Cloistered Life Forum online with over 45 communities represented. It allows cloistered women religious to ask questions in a confidential environment, receive replies and suggestions from fellow participants, and share resources. In January 2024 the IRL implemented a significant new resource: the IRL's own podcast called, "Ever Ancient, Ever New" in honor of the 50th anniversary of the IRL's founding. This podcast features weekly talks and interviews with consecrated religious men and women from many different religious communities throughout the United States, giving not only religious, but also lay Catholics access to the rich and varied archives of IRL seminars, classes, talks, and interviews, while also giving those in religious life the opportunity to tell their vocation stories and share insights into their apostolates. The podcast thus far has over 20 episodes and over 1,000 downloads. 47110 20074 1700 The Vita Consecrata Institute continues to be a unique program for consecrated men and women seeking to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ and develop a profound understanding of their religious vocation. The 4-week summer program (two 2-week sessions) is held at Christendom College Graduate School in Front Royal, Virginia. This year, the IRL welcome 38 attendees for Session I and 32 attendees for Session II. The courses may be audited, or taken for credit through Christendom College. Each course, which typically consists of twenty one-hour classes, is available via audio download for cloistered communities or others. This year's instructors were: Rev. Thomas Nelson, Msgr. Charles Mangan, Fr. 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This subsidy directed served the purposes of the IRL to promote vocations to the religious life. 15000 Electronic transfer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1 Commonweal Charitable 12 Main Court Liberty MO 64068 (1) Analysis of donor base, including lapsed donors, to identify opportunities to upgrade current donors and reactivate lapsed donors. (2) New donor prospects research, identification, and profiling. (3) Drafting of template for meeting request letter, letter of inquiry, and foundation proposal templates for the organization's outreach to prospective individual donors and foundations. (4) General consulting and services, including through regular phone calls, meetings, and email communication, providing ongoing coaching, mentoring, and strategic advising. (5) Ongoing drafting of direct mail pieces and grant applications. 0 173411 22750 150661 173411 22750 150661 IL 1 The organization (IRL) subsidized tuition costs for the IRL's own Vita Consecrata Institute, a summer program of studies on the theology of the consecrated life in the Catholic Church, which takes place at Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia. The IRL programs and promotes the Vita Consecrata Institute in collaboration with Christendom College. The subsidies were paid directly to Christendom College and the IRL monitors attendance and completion of the program by the grantees. 4 5074 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The purpose of the grants was to enable Catholic consecrated persons to attend the organization's (IRL) own Vita Consecrata Institute, a summer program of studies on the theology of the consecrated life. The Vita Consecrata Institute is hosted by Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia, and is programmed and promoted by the IRL in collaboration with Christendom College. The grants were paid directly to Christendom College and the IRL monitors the attendance of the grantees and their completion of the summer program. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization distributed its form 990 and schedules to all directors, in advance of filing, for their review and comments. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Disclosure forms are collected annually at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Members of the Board of Directors compare the compensation of the executive director and key employee with that of similarly qualified positions in similarly situated Catholic organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents were made available to the public except as part of grant applications.