Non-Religious Affiliated Entities and Civil Society Organizations

Last Updated: March 3, 2026

The corporate and administrative data compiled below is sourced from publicly available records within the official Hungarian Registry of Civil Organizations (Civil szervezetek névjegyzéke) and the Electronic Company Register (e-cégjegyzék).

I. Business and Commerce Sector

WISE Central Europe Association

(WISE Közép-Európa Egyesülete)

  • Address: 1042 Budapest, Jókai utca 2.B. 2/1-2.

  • Website: wise.hu

  • Authorized Representative: Imre Tóth (Sole signatory rights)

  • Executive Officers: Klára Hidvégi and Andrea Tóth (Joint signatory rights)

Organizational Note: This is a professional membership association representing business owners and entrepreneurs who utilize Scientology management principles. Internal staffing and operations are traditionally managed by personnel belonging to the Sea Organization (Sea Org). WISE is an acronym for the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, and this association serves as the official domestic affiliate of WISE International.

Hubbard College of Administration Hungary Bt.

(Hubbard College Magyarország Bt.)

  • Address: 1161 Budapest, Pálya u. 83.

  • Website: hca-iskola.hu

  • Authorized Representative: MASCO Kft. (represented by its Managing Director: Nándor Juhos)

Organizational Note: This corporate entity manages the operations of the “Hubbard College Budapest,” which functions as the organization’s specialized training institution for business administration and management methodologies.

II. Secular Community and “Social Betterment” Initiatives

Association for Better Life and Education Central Europe Foundation (ABLE Central Europe)

(Szövetség a Jobb Életért és Oktatásért Közép-Európa Alapítvány)

  • Current Status: The localized Hungarian representation has been legally dissolved; domestic operational units are now administered directly via the organization’s European continental headquarters.

Organizational Note: ABLE functions as an umbrella entity established to promote secular community programs and behavioral methodologies developed by L. Ron Hubbard (covering substance abuse prevention, criminal rehabilitation, literacy/education, and secular moral guidelines). Its administrative core is staffed by members of the Sea Organization. The following domestic entities operate under the structural oversight of ABLE:

1. Substance Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation (Hubbard Methodologies)

  • NARCONON Hungary Foundation

    (NARCONON Magyarország Alapítvány)

    • Status: Registered Public Benefit Foundation (közhasznú alapítvány)

    • Address: 1134 Budapest, Váci út 47. B. Ü/1.

    • Authorized Representative: Gabriella Péter

    • Board of Trustees: Beáta Diána Kutor, Péter Márton, Gabriella Péter

  • Hungarian Prevention Foundation

    (Magyar Prevenciós Alapítvány)

    • Website: drogmelozes.hu

    • Status: Registered Public Benefit Foundation (közhasznú alapítvány)

    • Address: 1134 Budapest, Váci út 47/B. Ü-1.

    • Authorized Representative: Gergely Németh

    • Board of Trustees: Gergely Németh, Zoltán Soós, Szilva Lagzi

    • Organizational Note: This entity serves as the primary organizational background and organizer for the public outreach campaign known as the “Drug-Free Hungary Marathons” (Drogmentes Magyarországért Maratonok).

2. Criminal Rehabilitation (Hubbard Methodologies)

  • CRIMINON Hungary Foundation

    (Criminon Magyarország Alapítvány)

    • Status: Non-profit Foundation; official tax identification number has been revoked by authorities.

    • Address: 1141 Budapest, Szugló utca 82.

    • Authorized Representative: Gyöngyi Gabriella Óberné Marosi

    • Board of Trustees: Gyöngyi Gabriella Óberné Marosi, Marianna Nemec, Zsolt Tamás, László Miklós Zoltán

3. Moral Literacy Campaigns (Distribution of “The Way to Happiness”)

  • Flourish and Prosper Public Benefit Foundation

    (Virágozz és Prosperálj Közhasznú Alapítvány)

    • Website: azutaboldogsaghoz.hu

    • Status: Registered Public Benefit Foundation (közhasznú alapítvány)

    • Address: 1163 Budapest, Cziráki utca 26-32.

    • Authorized Representatives: Antónia Novák, Ferenc Novák, Melinda Kovácsné Pécsi

    • Board of Trustees: Antónia Novák, Ferenc Novák, Melinda Kovácsné Pécsi, Gábor Kovács, Endre Bocskay

4. Educational Services and Pedagogical Applications

  • Applied Scholastics Hungary Nonprofit Kft.

    (Alkalmazott Oktatástan Magyarország Nonprofit Kft.)

    • Website: alkalmazottoktatastan.hu

    • Address: 1085 Budapest, József körút 69. Fsz. Door 1

    • Authorized Representatives: Edit Valéria Henczel, Judit Telekesi

    • Supervisory Board: Dr. Balázs László Kovács, Tibor Molnár, Ildikó Patály

  • Tudomány-Kaptár Foundation

    (Tudomány-Kaptár Alapítvány)

    • Website: pillantokutya.hu

    • Status: Registered Public Benefit Foundation (közhasznú alapítvány)

    • Address: 1106 Budapest, Gyakorló utca 4/D. fsz/3.

    • Board President: Piroska Venesz

    • Board of Trustees: Piroska Venesz, Dóra Gyurka, Sándor Zoltán Kovács

    • Organizational Note: This foundation acts as the legal operating entity for the “Pillantó Kutya” preschool facility, which implements pedagogical models derived from Applied Scholastics.

5. Anti-Psychiatry Advocacy and Human Rights Watchdogs

  • Citizens Commission on Human Rights Central Europe Foundation (CCHR)

    (Állampolgári Bizottság az Emberi Jogokért Közép-Európa Alapítvány)

    • Status: Non-profit Foundation

    • Address: 2230 Gyömrő, Szent Imre út 66.

    • Board President: Klára Hídvégi

    • Board of Trustees: Klára Hídvégi, Dr. György Lenkei, Gergely Tóth

  • Citizens Commission on Human Rights Foundation

    (Állampolgári Bizottság az Emberi Jogokért Alapítvány)

    • Website: emberijogok.hu

    • Status: Non-profit Foundation

    • Address: 1102 Budapest, Szent László tér 20.

    • Board President: János Dobos

    • Board of Trustees: János Dobos, Béláné Kozma, Melinda Gyalog

III. Dissolved and Inactive Entities

(The legal mechanism or historical context of dissolution is indicated in parentheses)

  • Youth for Human Rights Foundation (Fiatalok az Emberi Jogokért Alapítvány) — Dissolved. Address: 1046 Budapest, Tél utca 74.

  • The Way to Happiness Non-profit Kft. (Út a boldogsághoz Non-profit Kft.) — Dissolved via voluntary liquidation (végelszámolás). Address: 1161 Budapest, Rezgőfű u. 1. 2/4.

  • NEW ERA Hungary Publishing Public Benefit Company (NEW ERA Magyarország Kiadó Közhasznú Társaság) — Dissolved via compulsory regulatory strike-off (kényszertörlés).

    Note: This entity historically served as the localized domestic branch of New Era International, the global publishing division of the movement.

  • Forrás Foundation (Forrás Alapítvány) — Dissolved.

    Note: This entity operated as the institutional predecessor to Applied Scholastics Hungary Nonprofit Kft.

  • For a Better Man Foundation (A Jobb Emberért Alapítvány) — Dissolved.

    Note: This entity operated as the regional predecessor to ABLE Central Europe.

  • Helios Foundation (Héliosz Alapítvány) — Dissolved.

    Note: The civil entity that historically provided the structural framework for the “Drug-Free Hungary Marathons.”

  • Together for a Drug-Free Veszprém Foundation (Együtt egy Drogmentes Veszprémért Alapítvány) — Dissolved.

  • Narconon Association of Hungary (Magyarországi Narconon Egyesület) — Dissolved.

Non-Religious Affiliated Entities