JAPAN BUSINESS SOCIETY OF DETROIT FOUNDATION
EIN 38-3038586 · Public Foundations (T30)
What they do
MISSION of THE FOUNDATION is to PROMOTE DEEPER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING and FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN JAPAN and MICHIGAN THROUGH CONTRIBUTION to THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES AS CONTRIBUTION to THE COMMUNITIES ARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM of SCHOLARSHIP and GRANT AWARD to BOTH THE UNIVERSITY and HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WANT to STUDY IN JAPAN. ALSO, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE to THE ACTIVITIES of NPOS IN MICHIGAN IN THREE FIELDS WHICH ARE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT, EDUCATION & RESEARCH, and US-JAPAN RELATION.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (16)
ANTHONY RAYBOARD MEMBER
DAVID RODENBOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR
FUMIHIKO MIZUTANIBOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR
HARUHISA KAWASESECRETARY
HIROAKI YAMASAKIPRESIDENT - PART YEAR
KATSUYOSHI MASUMOTOBOARD MEMBER
KEITA MORITSUPRESIDENT
KEN HIRONAKABOARD MEMBER
KUNIHARU MORITABOARD MEMBER
MANORI SUZUKIBOARD MEMBER
MASATO KANEHIROBOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR
NAOYA KODAMABOARD MEMBER - PART YEAR
SHINGO SHIMADABOARD MEMBER
SHUICHI OGABOARD MEMBER
TOSHIAKI SAKAGUCHIBOARD MEMBER
YASUNORI KOBAYASHITREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1992
- Location
- 42400 GRAND RIVER AVE STE 202, NOVI, MI 48375-2573
- County
- Oakland
- In care of
- HARUHISA KAWASE
- Primary officer
- HARUHISA KAWASE, SECRETARY
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Public Foundations (T30)
- IRS tax category
- Public Foundations
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes