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 2023
The number of funds: 280 Total amount of giving: 4,551,254,416 yen The range of fund amount: 10,000 yen to 414 million yen The number of bequests: 16 - fiscal 2022
Newly established funds: 6 (Amount of giving: 66,116,062 yen) Added to existing funds: 16 (Amount of giving: 9,727,653 yen) Total 22 (Total 75,843,715 yen) - Types of funds
permanent funds 120 non-permanent funds 160 grant-making funds 257 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
51
183
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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 2023
The number of grants: 3,753 Total amount of grants: 1,710,585,963 yen - April 2023 (Our grant-making is provided once in a year in April)
The number of grants: 212 Amount of grants: 71,913,373 yen
Areas of grant-making:
| Medical research and service ·········· | 13 | grants | 8,770,000 | yen |
| Education ····················· | 54 | 11,141,600 | ||
| Arts and culture ················· | 11 | 1,660,000 | ||
| Inter-cultural communication ········· | 7 | 2,300,000 | ||
| Aids for developing countries ········· | 7 | 4,100,000 | ||
| Environmental preservation ·········· | 12 | 3,610,000 | ||
| Community development ··········· | 4 | 950,000 | ||
| Animal protection and training ········ | 5 | 800,000 | ||
| Health promotion ················ | 2 | 260,000 | ||
| Rivival from disaster ·············· | 13 | 8,031,900 | ||
| Public service corporation promotion ···· | 0 | 0 | ||
| Social welfare ·················· | 34 | 8,429,873 | ||
| Scholarship ···················· | 50 | 21,860,000 |
Revenues supporting OCF operation (fiscal 2022)
| 1. Annual fees charged on each grant-making fund |
14,326,049 | yen |
| fund×0.5％, out of interest on fund | ||
| 2. Interest on operational funds | 1,278,547 | yen |
| 3. Supporting membership fees: |
7,690,000 | 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 |
