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
then OCCI Chairman and Chairman of Suntory Ltd. - The present President of the Board of Directors:Setsuo Iuchi
OCCI Executive Director
Area of service
Unrestricted, but Osaka Prefecture and its adjacent area in the main
Funds
- 1991～August 2024
The number of funds: 282 Total amount of giving: 4,569,573,383 yen The range of fund amount: 10,000 yen to 414 million yen The number of bequests: 18 - fiscal 2023
Newly established funds: 1 (Amount of giving: 2,000,000 yen) Added to existing funds: 13 (Amount of giving: 120,388,843 yen) Total 14 (Total 122,388,843 yen) - Types of funds
permanent funds 121 non-permanent funds 161 grant-making funds 259 operational funds 23 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
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186
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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～August 2024
The number of grants: 3,931 Total amount of grants: 1,770,878,939 yen - April 2024 (Our grant-making is provided once in a year in April)
The number of grants: 181 Amount of grants: 61,805,080 yen
Areas of grant-making:
| Medical research and service ········· | 13 | grants | 8,140,000 | yen |
| Arts and culture ················· | 16 | 2,169,000 | ||
| Environmental preservation ·········· | 7 | 2,100,000 | ||
| Animal protection and training ········ | 2 | 400,000 | ||
| International Cooperation ··········· | 7 | 2,710,000 | ||
| Inter‐cultural communication ········· | 5 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Education ····················· | 39 | 8,240,000 | ||
| Community development ············ | 6 | 1,050,000 | ||
| Social welfare ··················· | 28 | 5,807,780 | ||
| Revival from disaster ·············· | 9 | 8,368,300 | ||
| Community development in anticipation of Expo 2025 ···················· | 3 | 1,500,000 | ||
| Public service corporation promotion ···· | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scholarship ···················· | 46 | 20,320,000 |
Revenues supporting OCF operation (fiscal 2023)
| 1. Annual fees charged on each grant-making fund |
14,618,849 | yen |
| fund×0.5％, out of interest on fund | ||
| 2. Interest on operational funds | 1,381,027 | yen |
| 3. Supporting membership fees: |
7,580,000 | yen |
| Corporation: 50,000 yen per share | ||
| Individual: 10,000 yen per share |
Staff
3 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 |
