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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 FY2022 are explained below, along with a list of donors and programs supported by their funding.

1. Types of Financial Cooperation

(1) General Donations

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

1. 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 FY2022 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 FY2022 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.

2. 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 FY2022 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 FY2022 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 FY2022 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 the Designated Public Benefit Organization or the maximum deductible donation amount to the 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% + 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 deductible from income. Donations of inherited assets are also eligible for beneficial taxation treatment.

3. Donations Received in FY2022

General donations

Breakdown of General Donations

Designated donations

NB 2: From the designated donations received, 194,673,467 JPY plus the 9,393,966 JPY carried over from FY2021 were given as subsidies to ten programs (see Programs Supported by Designated Donations on the next page). The remaining 58,091,284 JPY of the designated donations will be provided as subsidies to four programs in FY2023.
NB 3: From the establishment of the Japan Foundation in 1972 to the end of FY2022, the cumulative amount of general donations it has received was approximately 3,110,260,000 JPY and the cumulative amount of designated donations received was approximately 72,065,080,000 JPY.
NB 4: A total of approximately 75,000,000 JPY of non-donations was received from the private sector in FY2022 as financial cooperation (cooperation funds, grants, etc.)

List of Donors, Contributors and Supported Programs in FY2022

Donors for Program Expenses (Listed in random order. Programs applicable for contributions in parentheses.)

• OHNISHI NETSUGAKU Co., Ltd. / Sankyo Tateyama, Inc. / Amame Associate Japan Inc. / DAIKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. / MOTHERHOUSE Co. & Ltd and 2 other corporations (18th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale de Venezia)
• JC Technology Co., Ltd. / KUME Makoto (General project expenses)

Private Endowment Providers

• FURUSAWA Hideki and one other individual

Programs Supported by Private Endowments (Listed in random order)

(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.)
• WATANABE Ken Japanese Studies Fellowship
  (The benefactor is WATANABE Yukinobu, the father of an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs WATANABE Ken who passed away in an accident during training in the U.S.)

Corporate Members
(As of end FY2022, in Japanese syllabary order)

(1) Special Members

SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. / Shochiku Co., Ltd. / Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

(2) General Members

Asuka Foundation / Ikenobo Society of Floral Art / Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. / NHK International, Inc. / Katolec Corp. / Kodansha Ltd. / Kodokan Judo Institute / Urasenke Foundation / Shiseido Co., Ltd. / Shorinji Kempo Organization / All Japan Kendo Federation / Daiichi Seiwa Jimusho Co., Ltd. / Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. / Tokyo Business Service Co., Ltd / Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. / Nippon Origami Association / Japan International Cooperation Center / Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. / Hitachi, Ltd. / Bonjinsha Inc. / Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. / Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. / Mori Building Co., Ltd.
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 and U.S.)
Mikasanomiya Foundation Support Program (Turkey)
United States-Japan Bridging Foundation Fellowship Program (U.S.)
University of Michigan Law School Fellowship Fund (U.S.)
LSH Asia Scholarship (Japan)
Balkan Chamber Orchestra World Peace Concert in Rome 2022 (Italy)
Music from Japan 48th Anniversary Festival Artist Residence (U.S.)
The 4th World Festival of Children's Performing Arts in Toyama (Japan)
MOGU Picture Book Project (Vietnam)

Primary Examples of Non-Donation Financial Support (Listed in random order)

• Support for implementation of projects by the Amicale au Japon pour la Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris (63 member companies as of the end of FY2022)
• Ishibashi Foundation
  Donations and grants for the Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art Program, The Ishibashi Foundation / The Japan Foundation Art Curatorial Exchange Program, and the Japan Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia
• Shoyu Club
  Provision of visiting Japan for PhD program, Graduate School of Japanese Studies, Thammasat University, and others
• The Kamenori Foundation
  Co-sponsorship for Japanese-language educators from seven Southeast Asian countries to visit Japan, support for the preparation and maintenance of Japanese-language textbooks for primary and secondary school students, co-sponsorship for the Japanese Speakers' Forum
• Inoue Yasushi Memorial Foundation
  Co-sponsorship for the Support Program for Translation and Publication of INOUE Yasushi's works