The Toyota Foundation

Initiative Program for Fiscal 2021

In this fiscal year, Initiative Program continues to make grants to the initiatives conducive to invigorate the non-profit sector, such as the capacity building of non-profit organizations and the promotion of civic participation.
Also, Initiative Program is to boost the initiatives to which the Toyota Foundation ought to commit intentionally, such as the collaborating grants with other donors and the efforts worthy of support from the private grant-making foundations.

Funded Projects

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D21-PI-0002	National Network for Inclusive Future (NANIF)	Akio Okawara	Japan Center for International Exchange	9,000,000

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D20-PI-0001	The COVID-19 Relief Fund	Haruka Mera	READYFOR, Inc.	10,000,000
D20-PI-0002	A U.S. Research Mission on “the Operations and Situation Surrounding Non-Profit Organizations in the U.S.”	Takako Amemiya	The Japan Association of Charitable Organizations	2,000,000
D20-PI-0003	Learn Together for Constructing Community which is Stronger than COVID-19 and Further Emerging Infectious Diseases	Toshie Manabe	Jichi Medical University	9,140,000
D20-PI-0004	COVID-19: SOS Fund for Protecting Physical and Mental Health	Haruka Mera	READYFOR, Inc.	10,000,000

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D19-PI-0001	Accelerating the Study regarding Jewish Culture and Network Utilizing the Diary of Yitskhok Rudashevski	Hisashi Shigematsu	Graduate school of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo	5,970,000
D19-PI-0002	The State of Policies for Small-Scale Organizations and Charity Accounting in the UK	Takako Amemiya	The Japan Association of Charitable Organizations	1,000,000
D19-PI-0003	The Editing and Publication Project for the Enlarged and Revised Edition of "The Chronology of Volunteer, Nonprofit, and Civic Action in Japan"	Noboru Hayase	Osaka Voluntary Action Center	2,000,000
D19-PI-0004	The Project to Develop and Disseminate the Technology of Cooperation	Akira Matsubara	Cooperation World	5,630,000
D19-PI-0005	The Inquiry to Identify the seed of the Third Category Research	Hiroyuki Yoshikawa	Japan Science Support Foundation	3,000,000
D19-PI-0006	Let's Unite the Power of the Neighborhood through "the New Supporters for the School"	Shizuka Akita	Machida Daigo Elementary School, PTA	830,000
D19-PI-0007	Toward Realization of the Open Community by the Participation of Diversified Residents	Norio Yamaki	Utase Association for Dementia	1,000,000
D19-PI-0008	The Project to Nurture both the People and the Organization toward Wealthy Neighborhood	Iku Furuyama	Partners for Civic Actions toward Public Good	1,000,000
D19-PI-0009	The Project to Safeguard the Festival and the Neighborhood: the Future of our Town by the Youth	Ryo Miyaguchi	Kishiwada Council of Youth Groups	1,000,000
D19-PI-0010	The Project for the Next Generation of Town Building: Making Partnership from Those Who Are Supported	Hidemi Hasegawa	Coco Color Kit	990,000
D19-PI-0011	Boosting the Project to Popularize the Japanese-Style Veranda in Town and Develop its Enthusiasts	Hiroaki Kobayashi	The Nagano Project for Cultivating Japanese-style Veranda in Town	1,000,000
D19-PI-0012	A Study on the Current Situation of Community Activity Groups Utilizing Local Connection and the Ideal Way of Support	Miki Yasui	Faculty of Social Policy and Administration, Hosei University	3,000,000
D19-PI-0013	Advancing the New Information System Project: Toward the Development of the Entire GrantMaking Foundation Community By the Enhanced Raison D'Etre	Yoshinori Yamaoka	The Japan Foundation Center	6,000,000
D19-PI-0014	Development of Grassroots Nonprofits' "Reflecting" Evaluation Method Making Use of the Narrative Approach	Kensuke Nagata	Akatsuki	4,970,000
D19-PI-0015	"Social Security for the Innovative Society from the Perspective of “Two Retirements” of Professional Athletes"	Shinichi Yamashita	Faculty of Law, Fukuoka University	4,760,000

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D18-PI-0001	Strengthening Nationwide Community Foundations	Masataka Fukao	Community Foundations JAPAN	10,000,000
D18-PI-0002	Society NPO Law Aspired 20 Years Ago and Society We Aspire 20 Years Later on the Occasion of 20th Anniversary of Enforcing NPO Law	Eriko Nitta	Japan NPO Center	5,200,000
D18-PI-0003	Devising Grant Program to Activate Civic and Neighborhood Action by Diversified People	Noboru Hayase	Osaka Voluntary Action Center	7,970,000
D18-PI-0004	Third Phase of Designing Training Program to Evaluate Nonprofits’ Actions	Katsuji Imata	Japan NPO Center	8,000,000
D18-PI-0005	How Institutional Reform of Public Interest Corporation Affected Grant-Making Foundations?	Yoshinori Yamaoka	Japan Foundation Center	2,700,000
D18-PI-0006	Reinventing Sino Study toward Dissemination	Shin Kawashima	The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences	9,720,000
D18-PI-0007	Second Phase of Boosting Civil Fund Program	Yoshinori Yamaoka	Civil Society Initiative Fund	13,130,000
D18-PI-0008	Programming Student Intern with Reference to Organizational Capacity Building	Chinatsu Hamada	NPO I-DO	970,000
D18-PI-0009	Helping People with Disabilities by Civic Participation	Kazuki Beppu	Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation Together	940,000
D18-PI-0010	Creating an Effective System for Volunteer Engagement	Junko Moriyama	Nonprofit Organization of Nicochan	720,000
D18-PI-0011	Grown-ups, Come to Join Us! - To Support Siblings of Kids with Down Syndrome Who also Want to be the Center of Attention	Chiwa Arai	Specified Nonprofit Corporation Mebae 21, Comprehensive Support for Kids with Down Syndrome and Their families	970,000
D18-PI-0012	Participating in Neighborhood, Spreading from Fertile Place	Yumiko Mori	Certified NPO Organization Comachiplus	4,400,000
D18-PI-0013	Internship LABO, Supporting Youth Independently Participating in Nonprofits	Yoshiyuki Takajo	Actionport Yokohama	5,000,000

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D17-PI-0001	Research on Social Innovation Eco-System in Asia (2nd year)	Ken Ito	Keio University	8,000,000
D17-PI-0002	Research Project on Best Practice for Community Building in Public Housing Projects Required in the Process of Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake	Seiichi Otaki	The Sanaburi Foundation	10,000,000
D17-PI-0003	Enhancement of Bases for Fostering and Reinforcing Community Foundations Nationwide (Promoting the Introduction of Guidelines and Establishing a Consultation System for Bequests and Donations)	Masataka Fukao	Community Foundations JAPAN	10,000,000
D17-PI-0004	Regional NPO Internship Program “Summary of Achievements and Proposals based on Implementation in Fujisawa and Yokohama”	Akemi Tezuka	NPO Fujisawa NPO Network	5,000,000
D17-PI-0005	Nationwide Campaign to Strengthen Accounting at NPOs	Noboru Hayase	NPO Accounting Standards Association	2,500,000
D17-PI-0006	Development of Training Program for Evaluating NPO Activity	Noboru Hayase	Japan NPO Center	5,000,000
D17-PI-0007	”Civil Society Fund Initiative Program” aimed at Steady Development of Civil Society Funds/Community Foundations (Phase 2)-- Development, Management and Renewal of Grant Programs for Civil Society Activities	Yoshinori Yamaoka	Civil Society Initiative Fund	9,760,000
D17-PI-0008	Impact Study on Reform of System Governing Public Interest Corporations on Grant-Making Foundations-– Setting Out the Challenges and Making Policy Recommendations for the Further Development of Grant-Making Foundations	Yoshinori Yamaoka	Japan Foundation Center	2,000,000

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D16-PI-0001	2016 Internship Program to Connect Regional Youth and NPOs	Akemi Tezuka	NPO Fujisawa NPO Network	5,000,000
D16-PI-0002	Enhancement of Bases for Fostering and Reinforcing Community Foundations Nationwide	Masataka Fukao	Community Foundation JAPAN	10,000,000
D16-PI-0003	Development of Training Program for Evaluating NPO Activity	Noboru Hayase	Japan NPO Center	6,000,000
D16-PI-0004	Research on the Social Innovation Eco-System in Asia	Ken Ito	Keio University	8,000,000
D16-PI-0005	Holding of the East Asia Civil Society Forum on the Theme of "Civil Society and Social Innovation"	Tatsuo Ohta	The Japan Association of Charitable Organizations	800,000
D16-PI-0006	Enchancement of Archives at the International House of Japan	Takahiro Furuhata	International House of Japan	3,000,000

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D15-PI-0001	2015 Internship Program to Connect Regional Youth and NPOs	Akemi Tezuka	NPO Fujisawa NPO Network	5,300,000
D15-PI-0002	Field Survey of Case Decisions of Nonprofit Corporations	Noboru Hayase	Japan NPO Center	3,500,000
D15-PI-0003	Developing a Participatory Program for “Concerned Citizens” Exploring and Learning Asia: Towards New Relationship between Asia and Japan	Noriyuki Osada	Institute of Developing Economies-Japan External Trade Organization	5,000,000
D15-PI-0004	Archiving the Material Concerning the Process of Drafting Japan’s Bill for Nonprofit Organizations	Takako Sasaki	Machi Pot	1,000,000
D15-PI-0005	Support for NPO Internships and Programs to Establish Support of NPO Activities Among Young People	Yoshiyuki Takajyo	Actionport Yokohama	3,000,000

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D14-PI-0001	An impact survey on implementation of Charities Act 2006	Tatsuo Ohta	The Japan Association of Charitable Organizations	2,000,000
D14-PI-0002	2014 Community-Building Internship Program to Connect Regional Youth and NPOs	Akemi Tezuka	NPO Fujisawa NPO Network	5,500,000
D14-PI-0003	Field Survey of Case Decisions of Nonprofit Corporations	Noboru Hayase	Japan NPO Center	3,000,000
D14-PI-0004	Examining the State of Recovery in Banda Ache 10 Years After the 2004 Sumatra Tsunami: Learning from the Banda Ache Experiences in Preparation of Next Large Scale Tsunami Disaster	Yasuo Tanaka	Kobe University	3,000,000
D14-PI-0005	International Symposium on Interdisciplinary Approach to Reconciliation	Kazuko Mori	Waseda University	1,000,000
D14-PI-0006	Field Surveys of Japanese Community Foundations and Forums for Socializing Projects	Masataka Fukao	Community Foundation JAPAN	3,200,000
D14-PI-0007	Symposium for Focused Educational Activities Following Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Yasuo Arashidani	Japan Disability Forum	1,500,000
D14-PI-0008	Establishing Grant Programs to Promote Funds Supported by Civil Society and Community Foundations	Yoshinori Yamaoka	Civil Society Initiative Fund	20,000,000
D14-PI-0009	Support for NPO Internships and Programs to Establish Support of NPO Activities Among Young People	Yoshiyuki Takajyo	Actionport Yokohama	3,000,000
D14-PI-0010	Sonraku Human Resource Training Boot Camp for Local Innovation	Yoshihito Senda	Sonraku	4,000,000

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D13-PI-0001	「Kodomo Mirai Kan」, a community space for children in Miyagi	Shinji Yamashita	Human Security Forum	¥5,000,000
D13-PI-0002	Community Building through Study and Activity at Temporary Housing in Fukushima	Chiyo Wakatsuki	BEANS Fukushima	¥5,500,000
D13-PI-0003	Study Support and Environmental Arrangement in Iwate	Katsuhiko Yamamoto	Children’s Empowerment Iwate	¥4,500,000
D13-PI-0004	Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program (SEASREP) for 2013	Maria Serena Diokno	SEASREP Foundation	¥10,000,000
D13-PI-0005	Capacity Building of the Japan Foundation Center	Hiroshi Tanaka	The Japan Foundation Center	¥3,000,000
D13-PI-0006	Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program(SEASREP)	Maria Serena Diokno	SEASREP Foundation	¥30,000,000
D13-PI-0007	Enhancement of the UNESCO Chair International Training Course on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management and Posttraining Follow-up	Kenzo Toki	Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University	¥30,000,000

TYT ID	Project Title	Representative	Organization	Grant Amount (Yen)
D12-PI-0001	Backup for Children in Fukushima	Wakatsuki Chiyo	BEANS Fukushima	¥6,000,000
D12-PI-0002	Study Support and Environmental Arrangement in Iwate	Katsuhiko Yamamoto	Children’s Empowerment Iwate	¥6,000,000
D12-PI-0003	「Kodomo Mirai Kan」, a community space for children in Miyagi	Shinji Yamashita	Human Security Forum	¥6,000,000
D12-PI-0004	Asian Studies in Africa Workshop	Philippe M. F. Peycam	The International Institute of Asian Studies	¥1,000,000
D12-PI-0005	Operation of Language Training and Post Graduate Fellowshop Programs and Writing and Pre-Publication Project	Maria Serena Diokno	SEASREP Foundation	¥1,000,000