Facilitating Philanthropic Programs for Corporations and Foundations

As part of its longstanding efforts to strengthen philanthropy in Japan, JCIE facilitates philanthropic programs in Japan for foundations and corporations. JCIE has been deeply involved in corporate philanthropy in Japan since the early 1970s, when it began serving as an information clearinghouse for Japanese corporations on philanthropy and organizing study missions to the United States for corporate executives. In 1979, JCIE founded the Asian Community Trust (ACT), Japan’s first charitable trust supported by general fundraising, and, in 1997, the Levi Strauss Foundation and JCIE launched Japan’s first donor advised fund. JCIE currently supports a variety of philanthropic activities for a range of Japanese and non-Japanese corporations from different industries.

Highlights of Current Activities

• Microsoft Japan NPO Cooperation Program—Since 2006, JCIE has been working with Microsoft Japan facilitating the planning, operations, selection process, and evaluation of the program for roughly US$180,000 in grantmaking per year.
  

• Tiffany Foundation Award—The Tiffany & Co. Foundation and JCIE operate an awards program to honor and encourage Japanese organizations that help preserve traditional culture and arts and revitalize local communities.

• Voyager Management / SEEDCap Japan—JCIE operates the Social Entrepreneur Enhanced Development Capital Program for Voyager Management, LLC, an American “fund of funds” investment company, to support Japanese NGOs carrying out innovative projects.
  
  

All JCIE Programs

Contacting JCIE

For more information on JCIE’s activities and corporate philanthropy in Japan, please contact Ms. Satoko Itoh in Tokyo or Mr. James Gannon in New York.

Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)
4-9-17 Minami Azabu
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan 106-0047
TEL: (03) 3446-7781

Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA)
274 Madison Avenue, Suite 1102
New York, NY 10016
TEL: 212-679-4130