Donate to the Orphan Scholarship Fund
Soma City is accepting donations to a scholarship fund established for children left orphaned by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Donations go toward academic and living expenses.
We deeply appreciate your sympathy and support.
We supply the orphans below a high school student 30,000 yen respectively every month from the support money which obtained contribution.
Moreover, we provide a scholarship within the limit of 2 million yen, when they go on to a university etc.
And we provide a scholarship within the limit of 1,500,000 yen from the following fiscal year in which they entered in the university etc.
The number of a contribution is 2,766 on January 31, 2012.
The total amount of a contribution is 381,613,219 yen.
The contribution remitted from overseas is 10,656,885 yen,and number of a contribution is 52.
Message from mayor（from mayor's E-mail magazine No.253）＞＞
Scholarship Fund Name
The Soma City Earthquake Disaster Orphan Scholarship Fund
Note: Please indicate this name when making a donation.
Scholarship Account Information
Bank: Toho Bank Ltd.
Swift Code: TOHOJPJT
Branch Name: Soma Branch
Account Number: 0126-502-1033249
Account Name: somashi saigaikoji shienkin
Required Information
The following information is required when making a donation:
- your name
- your telephone number
Tax Provisions under Japanese Law
Donations to the Soma City Earthquake Disaster Orphan Scholarship Fund are tax deductible according to:
national income tax law article 78 part 1 (charitable deduction)
local tax law article 314 part 2 subsection 1 (donation deduction)
corporate tax law article 37 part 3 subsection 1
A receipt for your donation is available on request.
Information Required for a Receipt
If you require a receipt, include the following information with your donation:
postal code, address, name, phone number, name of bank used, date of donation, amount of donation
Fees Waived for Donations via Japan Post Money Order through March 31, 2012
Japan Post has created a special money order for charitable donations. When using this money order the usual fees are waived.
Fees are waived only when using the special money order for charitable donations.
Fees are waived until March 31, 2012.
This special money order for charitable donations is available at all Japan Post branches.
The special money order for charitable donations should be sent to:
Soma City Financial Section
Aza Otesaki 13, Nakamura
Soma City, Fukushima 976-8601
E-mail address
h-syakai@city.soma.fukushima.jp
Fax
81-244-36-7051
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