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Financial Cooperation from the Private Sector

The Japan Foundation's international cultural exchange programs are made possible thanks to generous financial contributions from a wide range of private-sector entities, including companies, organizations, and individuals.

The donation system and other aspects of private funding for FY2017 are explained below, along with a list of donors and programs supported with their funding.

1. Types of Financial Cooperation

(1) General Donations

General donations are used to fund the Japan Foundation's international cultural exchange programs.

i. General donations system

General donations are received from companies, organizations and individuals. The amount and timing of the donation are up to the donor. Donors in FY2017 are listed on the following page under Donors for Program Expenses and Private Endowment Providers.

· Donations for program expenses

These donations fund the Japan Foundation's programs conducted in the same fiscal year as the donation. The donor can request the donation to be used for a specific project during the fiscal year.

· Donations for operational funds (private endowments)

These donations are deposited to the Japan Foundation's funds, and the accrued interest is used for program expenses in perpetuity. The FY2017 implementation of special programs established and named at the request of the benefactors in the past is outlined on the next page under Programs Supported by Private Endowments.

ii. Corporate Membership System (Supporting members)

Fixed donations are received from companies and organizations as annual membership dues. They are used to fund programs conducted in the same fiscal year. Donations are made in units of 100,000 JPY. General Members donate 100,000 JPY to 400,000 JPY, and Special Members donate 500,000 JPY or more annually. Membership benefits include invitations to various events of the Japan Foundation and a copy of The Japan Foundation Annual Report. Corporate members for FY2017 are listed on the next page under Corporate Members.

(2) Designated Donations

Financial contributions from individuals and corporations in Japan to support international cultural exchange programs in Japan and overseas are received by the Japan Foundation as donations to be used as a subsidy for applicable cultural exchange projects.

This system makes donors eligible for tax benefits for their donations. Applicable programs are international cultural exchange activities such as personnel exchanges, overseas Japanese studies and Japanese-language education programs, performances, exhibitions and seminars. Designated donations are reviewed by a screening committee of outside experts to decide whether to accept the donation. Programs funded by designated donations in FY2017 are listed on the next page under Programs Supported by Designated Donations.

(3) Other Types of Private Financial Support

Besides donations, the Japan Foundation receives private-sector financial support in various forms such as cooperation funds and grants. Examples of such support in FY2017 are listed on the next page under Primary Examples of Non-Donation Financial Support.

2. Tax Benefits for Donations

The Japan Foundation is a "Designated Public Benefit Organization" in accordance with Article 77 of the Order for Enforcement of the Corporation Tax Act and Article 217 of the Order for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act. This makes Japan-based donations to the Japan Foundation eligible for the following tax benefits.

(1) For corporations

The total donation amount to Designated Public Benefit Organization or the maximum deductible donation amount to Designated Public Benefit Organization, whichever is smaller, is treated as a loss.

NB 1: If the total donation amount to Designated Public Benefit Organization is larger, the amount not treated as a loss (the amount exceeding the maximum deductible amount of donation to Designated Public Benefit Organizations) is included in the amount of normal donations.
The maximum deductible amount of a donation is calculated as follows:

· Donations to Designated Public Benefit Organizations
(Maximum Deductible Donation Amount)
(Amount of capital x Number of months for the period/12 x 0.375%2
+ Amount of income x 6.25%) x 1/2
· Normal donations
(Amount of capital x Number of months for the period/12 x 0.25% + Amount of income x 2.5%) x 1/4

(2) For individuals

The total donation amount minus 2,000 JPY (up to 40% of the gross income) is tax deductible. Donations of inherited assets are also eligible for beneficial taxation treatment.

3. Donations Received in FY2017

General Donations

Number	Amount (JPY)
48	175,709,000

Breakdown of General Donations

Type	Number	Amount (JPY)
Supporting members	33	6,850,000
Donations for programs	13	168,834,000
Private endowments	2	25,000

Designated Donations

Number	Amount (JPY)
29	419,263,593 (*2)

NB 2: From the designated donations received, 379,502,298 JPY plus the 12,000,000 JPY carried over from FY2016 were given as subsidies to 11 programs (see Programs Supported by Designated Donations on the next page). The remaining 27,761,295 JPY of the designated donations will be provided as subsidies to two programs in FY2018.
NB 3: From the establishment of the Japan Foundation in 1972 to the end of FY2017, the cumulative amount of general donations it has received was approximately 2,859,670,000 JPY and the cumulative amount of designated donations received was approximately 67,628,690,000 JPY.
NB 4: A total of 53,840,000 JPY of non-donations was received from the private sector in FY2017 as financial cooperation (cooperation funds, grants, etc.).

List of Donors, Contributors, and Supported Programs in FY2017

Donors for Program Expenses

(Listed in random order and without honorifics. Programs applicable for contributions in parentheses.)

TOKYO GAS Co., Ltd. (Southeast Asia Japanese Education Support Program)
Japan Tobacco Inc. (support for Japanese-language and Japanese studies education at Russian universities)
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (Long-Term Exchange Program for Chinese High School Students)
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Yōga: Modern Western Paintings of Japan)
Toyota Motor Corporation (Japonismes 2018)
Kinoshita Group Co., Ltd. (Japonismes 2018)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Japonismes 2018)
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. (Japonismes 2018)
Yoshiaki Fujiki (Japan Outreach Initiative [JOI] Program)
Kazuo Ogura (Survey and research on international cultural exchange policies/Artistic activities of persons with disabilities)
Makoto Kume & one individual (General program expenses)

Private Endowment Providers

Masamitsu Odaka & one individual

Programs Supported by Private Endowments

(Special programs established and named at the request of the benefactor)

Takasago Thermal Engineering Japanese Studies Fellowship

The benefactor is Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd. To promote Japanese studies in Southeast Asia, this program provides young Japanese studies scholars in Southeast Asia with opportunities to conduct research in Japan. In FY2017, one fellow from Vietnam was invited to Japan.

Ken Watanabe Memorial Fund, Library Book Donations

The benefactor is Mr. Yukinobu Watanabe, the father of Foreign Ministry worker Mr. Ken Watanabe who died in a traffic accident while training in the U.S. In FY2017, 139 Japanese studies books were donated to the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences in China.

Corporate Members (As of end FY2017, in alphabetical order)

(1) Special Members

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.; Mizuho Bank, Ltd.; Shochiku Co., Ltd.; SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

(2) General Members

All Japan Kendo Federation; Asuka Foundation; Bonjinsha Inc.; Daiichi Seiwa Jimusho Co., Ltd.; Daikin Industries, Ltd.; Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.; Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.; Hitachi Ltd.; Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.; Ikenobo; Insho-sha; Japan International Cooperation Center; Katolec Corp.; Kodansha Ltd.; Kodokan Judo Institute; Kokusai Service Agency; Komazawa University; Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.; Mori Building Co., Ltd.; Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc.; NHK International, Inc.; Nippon Origami Association; Shiseido Co., Ltd.; Shorinji Kempo Organization; Starlanes Travel Service Corp.; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.; Tokyo Business Service Co., Ltd; Urasenke Konnichian Foundation; and one other corporate member

Programs Supported by Designated Donations

(Country of program implementation in parentheses. Listed in random order)

Asian University for Women Scholarship Program (Bangladesh); CWAJ Cultural Exchange Scholarship Program for Women (Japan); Music from Japan 2018 Artist Residence (U.S.); U.S.-Japan Research Institute (U.S.); Japanese Legal Studies Program at University of Michigan Law School (U.S.); Center for Japanese Studies, Tsinghua University (China); LSH Asia Scholarship (Japan); 23rd Honolulu Festival (U.S.); Balkan Chamber Orchestra 2017 (Austria); Shitennoji Wasso (Japan); Portland Japanese Garden Expansion Project (U.S.)

Primary Examples of Non-Donation Financial Support

Ishibashi Foundation

Support for the art and architecture exhibitions to introduce Japan at Centre Pompidou-Metz; Going Away Closer: Japan-Cuba Contemporary Art Exhibition; and the Japan Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia

Warehouse TERRADA

FY2017 Media Art Exchange Program

Shoyu Club

Provision of Japanese-language educational materials and equipment to Hue University College of Foreign Languages and Da Nang University of Foreign Languages, and support for the "Japanese Language & Culture Japan Study Tour for Vietnamese Japanese studies students and young researchers"

NB 5: For more details about our donors and supporters, see our website (in Japanese)