Association to support the Nishiwaki Fund

The Child Welfare Act protects children who cannot be raised by their parents for some reason at orphanages and foster parents. However, in principle, you must be up to 18 years old and be independent after that. It is a very burdensome place to deal with the life of a working adult who has a job after leaving the facility and has a new work environment and living environment, and the financial support of living from rent and prices in Tokyo, but universities, junior colleges, and vocational schools There are children who have a desire to study at such places, and we are providing scholarships to support them.
Upon application from an orphanage or foster parent in Tokyo, we provide a monthly scholarship of 20,000 yen, which is not obligatory to return.

The Child Welfare Act stipulates as follows.
"Article 41 Orphanages are children without parents (excluding babies. However, if there is a particular need to ensure a stable living environment or for other reasons, they include babies. The same shall apply hereinafter in this Article). The purpose of this facility is to admit abusive children and other children in need of environmental care, to care for them, and to provide counseling and other independence assistance to those who have left the facility. "
Under the Child Welfare Act, children without parents or children who are not appropriate to be custody by their parents will prepare a stable living environment in orphanages and foster homes, as well as living guidance, learning guidance, adjustment of the family environment, etc. It has the function of supporting the healthy growth of children's mind and body and their independence.
In recent years, about 45.2% of children are admitted because of abuse, and 36.7% of the admitted children have some kind of physical or mental disability, which is more complicated than simply because they have no parents. There are many reasons for protection due to circumstances.

On December 5, 1986, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Maya Nishiwaki made a donation to the then Governor of Tokyo, and it was decided to set up a fund within the Tokyo Council of Social Welfare and set up a steering committee. rice field.

Kazuaki Nishiwaki, a certified accountant working at Arthur Andersen's Japan branch, died at the young age of 48, and his wife, Maya Nishiwaki, inherited Kazuaki's wishes, and heritage is children who leave the orphanage. It was decided to create a fund because I thought it would be good to create a scholarship system to support school attendance.

The pillars of the basic policy are as follows: (1) Do not select tests. ② Do not ask for repayment.
When supporting children who have left the orphanage, Kazuaki Nishiwaki said, "When the children feel like studying, it's an opportunity, so don't discriminate on the basis of your grades or past behavior." Since we want to carry out our words carefully, our policy from the beginning is to provide equal benefits to all those who meet the purpose and requirements of the fund without selecting them in the examination, and not to ask for repayment.
Children who are cared for by foster parents in Tokyo can also apply.

It was launched in 1987 for 127,200 thousand yen, and after that, from Maya Nishiwaki, 2,300 thousand yen in 1988, 500 thousand yen in 1989, 5,000 thousand yen in 1990, and 2,500 thousand yen in 1991. , 2,500 thousand yen in 1992, 70,000 thousand yen in 1995, 42,250 thousand yen in 2006, 50,000 thousand yen in 2010, totaling 304,250 thousand yen. In 1997, Arthur Andersen New York Headquarters contributed $ 381,731 (equivalent to 45,750 thousand yen). In addition, we received donations of 100,000 thousand yen in 2010 and 200,000 thousand yen in 2016, and the total amount of the fund as of the end of the second fiscal year of Reiwa was 689,751 thousand yen.

Originally, the fund was operated with fruits, and the deposit interest rate was 8% when the fund was established, so 30,000 yen a month for children enrolled in school with interest income (each year during the period of study) We were able to provide an annual amount of 360,000 yen).
However, due to the decline in interest rates after the burst of the bubble economy in 1990, it is not possible to provide benefits based on the investment profits of each year alone.

On June 6, 1987, the first benefit ceremony was held for three scholarship students.
After that, the benefits will continue to be paid every year, and the third year of Reiwa will be the 35th benefit.

Benefits are applied annually, and the number is increasing year by year.
In 1987, when the fund was first established, there were three cases, but in each year after that, new benefits (new students) and continuous benefits (current students) were combined, 6, 11, 18, 27, 24, 32, 32, 38, 47, 47, 50, 56, 63, 59, 74, 74, 72, 74, 66,
The number increased year by year to 71, 79, 66, 82, 138, 156, 190, 193, 194, 175, 181, 189, 206, and there were 241 cases in the second year of Reiwa.
The total number of children who received benefits by the end of Reiwa 2 was 1,337 (the total number of benefits including continuous benefits was 3,034). Click here for details of achievements.

The total amount of benefits as of the end of Reiwa 2 is 900,400,000 yen.
The financial resources are a total of 122,862,000 yen in investment profits such as interest, and a total of 705,110 thousand yen in donations from 1993 to Reiwa 2. The donation includes a transfer of 167,054 thousand yen from the association that supports the Nishiwaki Fund. Others are also funded by transfers from other funds.

While the number of benefit students is gradually increasing, the "Nishiwaki Fund Support Association" was established in 1994 amid the plight of falling interest rates after the burst of the bubble economy, and has been operating while soliciting donations from general supporters. However, due to lack of funds, after the new benefit in 2001, the monthly amount was reduced from 30,000 yen to 20,000 yen, and the application was equally accepted, and the policy of not introducing the selection test was observed.
After that, we received a large donation in 2010 and returned to the monthly benefit of 30,000 yen from 2010, but due to the increase in the number of benefit students (196 in 2015), 2016 Since then, we have to reduce the monthly fee to 20,000 yen again, which is the same as today.

The fund's benefit business is managed by the "Child Welfare Friendship Mutual Aid Association (Sugiura / Nishiwaki) Fund Steering Committee," which consists of representatives of child welfare facilities and foster parents in Tokyo. It is installed.
In managing the office work, the fund does not bear the labor cost, rent, equipment cost, etc. for that purpose. The total amount of administrative expenses such as remittance fees has totaled 5,215 thousand yen over the past 34 years, and the average amount of administrative expenses for each year is only 153,000 yen. It is used for benefits.

As mentioned above, the monthly benefit amount has been reduced from 30,000 yen to 20,000 yen since 2016, but since the balance of funds at the end of Reiwa 2 was 18,251 thousand yen, from the fund principal in Reiwa 3 70,000 thousand yen has been withdrawn and used for scholarship payments. Depending on future donations, if the fund principal is to be withdrawn in the future, it is expected that the fund will be exhausted in about 10 years.

Universities, junior colleges, vocational schools, etc. that children who receive benefits every year are currently attending a charity concert sponsored by the "Nishiwaki Fund Support Association", along with the previous year's charity concert balance report. , We are distributing it as a list of places to go to school, which is a collection of the efforts of children this year.

If you contact the "Nishiwaki Fund Support Association" (03-3256-3674), we will explain the procedure for applying for donations and remittance. You may contact the Tokyo Council of Social Welfare directly.
In addition to cash donations, non-cash assets can also be donated.
Even if you donate (via) to the "Nishiwaki Fund Support Association", it will be forwarded to the Tokyo Council of Social Welfare as it is, so the donation receipt will be sent from the Tokyo Council of Social Welfare to the donor. Can be done.

Income tax / resident tax donation deduction system or tax credit in final tax return, tax exemption system for donations in inheritance tax, explanation of corporate settlement and handling of donation deduction in filing, and taxation related to donation of non-cash assets You can rest assured that Makiko Miyauchi, a tax accountant who is the representative of the "Nishiwaki Fund Support Association", will respond to the above consultations. We also accept consultations regarding testamentary trusts. Please be assured that we are also working on the protection of personal information.
Please refer to the homepage of the "Nishiwaki Fund Support Association".

Some people are worried that the name and amount of the donation will not be announced when making a donation, but even if you do not make an offer to donate anonymously, the name and amount will not be announced. is not.
The donated personal information is managed by the Tokyo Council of Social Welfare responsibly and will not be leaked to others.