The Osaka Community Foundation (OCF) ~ Summary ~
Established on November 12, 1991
- Authorized by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI),the present Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI)
- 100 million yen, basic money necessary for founding OCF, was donated by Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI).Osaka City and Prefecture Governments donated 25 million yen each as operational funds in 1992.
- The first“ community foundation” in Japan ・The first Chairman of the Board of Directors: the late Keizo Saji
- The present President of the Board of Directors:Tsutomu Miyagi OCCI Executive Director
then OCCI Chairman and Chairman of Suntory Ltd.
Area of service
Unrestricted, but Osaka Prefecture and its adjacent area in the main
Funds
- 1991～February 2019
| The number of funds: | 262 |
| Total amount of giving: | 4,207,162,688 yen |
| The range of fund amount: | 10,000 yen to 414 million yen |
| The number of bequests: | 15 |
- fiscal 2018
| Newly established funds: | 3 | (Amount of giving: | 2,083,167 yen) |
| Added to existing funds: | 16 | (Amount of giving: | 25,118,878 yen) |
| Total | 19 | (Total | 26,102,045 yen) |
- Types of funds
| permanent funds | 120 | |
| non-permanent funds | 142 | |
| grant-making funds | 240 | |
| operational funds | 22 | |
| types of grant-making funds: (1) unrestricted funds (2) field of interest funds (3) donor-advised funds (10 million yen and more) (4) designated funds |
53 166 14 7 |
- Osaka Community Funds 2
We have set up Osaka Community Fund in June, 2006.
Donations ranging from a small sum to bequests of 100 millions yen are acceptable.
Grant-making (Declinings and refunds are excluded.)
- 1991～February2019
| The number of grants: | 3,030 | |
| Total amount of grants: | 1,458,551,507 | yen |
- April 2019 (Our grant-making is provided once in a year in April)
| The number of grants: | 216 | |
| Amount of grants: | 70,312,355 | yen |
Areas of grant-making:
| Medical research and service・・・・・・・・ | 10 | grants | 3,720,000 | yen |
| Education・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ | 41 | 8,615,594 | ||
| Arts and culture ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ | 12 | 1,870,000 | ||
| Inter-cultural communication ・・・・・・・・ | 9 | 2,600,000 | ||
| Aids for developing countries ・・・・・・・・ | 8 | 4,198,000 | ||
| Environmental preservation・・・・・・・・・・ | 11 | 2,150,000 | ||
| Community development ・・・・・・・・・・・・ | 9 | 1,650,000 | ||
| Animal protection and training・・・・・・・・ | 5 | 1,100,000 | ||
| Health promotion・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ | 1 | 100,000 | ||
| Rivival from disaster・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ | 23 | 14,850,000 | ||
| Public service corporation promotion・・・ | 0 | 0 | ||
| Social welfare ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ | 46 | 8,498,761 | ||
| Scholarship ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ | 41 | 20,960,000 |
Revenues supporting OCF operation (fiscal 2017)
| 1. Annual fees charged on each grant-making fund |
13,958,014 | yen |
| fund×0.5％, out of interest on fund | ||
| 2. Interest on operational funds | 1,617,055 | yen |
| 3. Supporting membership fees: |
7,670,000 | yen |
| Corporation: 50,000 yen per share | ||
| Individual: 10,000 yen per share |
Staff
4 persons
| The Osaka Community Foundation 2-8, Hommachibashi, Chuo-Ku, Osaka 〒540-0029 Japan Tel +81-6-6944-6260 Fax+81-6-6944-6261 info@osaka-community.or.jp |
