At the Board meeting of August 30th, Prof. Hisashi Kobayashi, FUTI President and Interim Treasurer, reported on the fundraising result of the FY 2010-2011, which ran from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. The total amount of donations was $98,651, out of which $58,461 came from the distributions of Shintech’s Trust Fund, and $40,192 were contributed by 45 individuals, including matching grants from two corporations. The total revenue was significantly lower than $139,633 raised in FY 2009-2010, which consisted of $96,432 from Shintech’s Trust fund and $43,200 from 42 individuals. “Although the number of individual donors was slightly up, from 42 to 45, the total amount of contributions is lower than last year by about $3,000. The dividends from the investments of Shintech’s Trust Fund, however, declined markedly by as much as $38,000 compared to FY 2009-2010 (i.e., from $96,432 to $58,461), reflecting the weakened financial market . I am afraid that the dividends from the Trust fund will go down below $50,000 in FY 2011-2012. In order to maintain the same level of grant and award programs, we must increase considerably donations from individuals. We need to broaden the base of our donors, as well as ask the individuals to give more to support the worthy programs of FUTI,” remarked Kobayashi. The list of donors is posted on the FUTI website.
Kobayashi also reported that the expenses in FY 2010-2011were $88,195. The breakdown was (i) research grants $40,000 ($30,000 to Yale, and $10,000 to U.C. Berkeley) ; (ii) summer scholarships $41,000 ($21,000 to U.C. Berkeley, $11,000 to Yale, and $9,000 to MIT), and (iii) operating expenses $7,195 ($2,283 for website maintenance and redesign, $2,000 to an accounting firm for review of FUTI’s financial statements FY 2009-2010, $1,241 for giveaways at NY Icho-kai Annual Meeting, $708 for office supplies, $270 for postage, $238 for courier services, $199 for laptop depreciation, $196 for computer technical service, and $60 for NYS tax filing fee).
FUTI’ s total asset is $110,221.92, consisting of $108,525.71 in checking/savings accounts with HSBC Bank USA and $1,696.21 as the current value of a laptop, and no liabilities. FUTI’s financial statements can be seen here.
Comparison of the amount of donations received in FY 2009-2010 (left) and that in FY 2010-2011 (right)
We deeply appreciate the corporations and individuals who have contributed to Friends of UTokyo, Inc (FUTI) in the fiscal year 2010-2011 (July 2010-June 2011). During this period, the donations to FUTI totaled $98,651. This includes the dividend income from a Trust Fund of Shintec Inc., (a U.S. subsidiary of ShinEtsu Co.) , and donations from individuals. Matching gifts from Mitsubishi Corporation USA and Mizuho USA Foundation are added to their employees’ donation amounts.
Articles in this newsletter:
- Call for Nominations for new Secretary and Treasurer
- The New Office and Mailing Address of FUTI
- Annual Board Meeting
- FUTI Announces Travel Grants for Graduate Students and Postdocs Involved in the IPMU-BCTP Collaboration
- Reports from the Participants of IARU’s Global Summer Program
- Invited Article: Activities of “Kagakusha Network” (“Scientist Network”) and a Guidepost to Study at U.S. Graduate Schools.
- Fundraising Results and Financial Statements of July 2010 through June 2011
- Revamping of the FUTI Website Completed
- Dr. Masaaki Yamada appointed Director of University Relations