- 1940-00-00 —
An institution for Bahá'í orphans in Iran was founded which served the community for many years. [BW9p251]
- On a more general level, an achievement of the Bahá'í communities in Iran was the establishment of modern public baths in most of the major populated towns and villages throughout the country to replace the unhygienic traditional baths. Some of the baths were built and donated to the community by individual Bahá'ís and some were established through the collective financial participation of the members of the community.
[BAHAISM v. The Bahai Community in Iran by V. Rafati]
- 1957-12-02 — The titles to the Shrine of the Báb, the Mansion of Bahjí, and all other buildings and lands which the Covenant-Breakers had owned were transferred to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States.
- 1996-04-21 — In a letter dated 12 March 1923 addressed to the believers living in America, Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Japan and Australasia, Shoghi Effendi stated “the progress and execution of spiritual activities” is “conditioned upon material means”. [BA41]
"At the outset of the Four Year Plan, forty-one selected National Spiritual Assemblies were advised of the new approach the Universal House of Justice had decided to take in the assignment of international financial collaboration goals during the Plan. Each of these Assemblies was asked to gauge how much it could contribute towards the acquisition and improvement of property and equipment by other national communities over the following four years. They were informed that, on the basis of their own estimates, the House of Justice would call upon them to assist communities in other parts of the world as specific needs came to its attention." [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 12 May 2000; Mess86-01p731]
Given the success of the initiative, the House of Justice decided to carry it forward into the Twelve Month Plan and beyond. In a message from the National Spiritual Assembly of the UK to all believers in the UK dated 20 January 2024, it was stated that their National Assembly of one of 57 donor National Spiritual Assemblies in this program, a marked increase from the original 41 in 1996. [GC-37891]
The programme reflects the Bahá’í principle of mutual support and unity among communities worldwide, enabling stronger communities to assist those with fewer resources and has been named the "International Financial Collaboration Program". - 2001-11-12 — The World Centre Endowment Fund was inaugurated by the Universal House of Justice.
"…we have decided to set up the World Centre Endowment Fund, for the preservation, upkeep, and security of the edifices and precincts of the Spiritual and Administrative Centres of the Faith — activities that currently form so large a part of the responsibilities of the Bahá'í International Fund. This decision follows the example of Shoghi Effendi, who during his ministry dedicated the income from lands in the environs of the Jordan Valley for the upkeep of the Holy Shrines."
• The Universal House of Justice, 2001 Nov 12, International Endowment Fund
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