2026-06-09T08:49:48-05:00 2025-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD SUITE 302 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2025-01-01 522100673 UNITED STATES-JAPAN BRIDGING FOUNDATION INC UNIT 2026539800 241 ARLINGTON STREET 657 ACTON MA 01720 THOMAS MASON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026539800 2026-06-03 1 LINDA M SMITH CPA P00316105 5088717178 2026-05-18 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THOMAS MASON 241 ARLINGTON STREET 657 ACTON MA 01720 909767 0 X WWW.BRIDGINGFOUNDATION.ORG X 1998 DC THE UNITED STATES-JAPAN BRIDGING FOUNDATION PROVIDES U.S. UNDERGRADUATES WHO DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED AND ACADEMIC MERIT WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY ABROAD IN JAPAN, ALONG WITH MENTORSHIP AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. 15 15 1 0 0 0 546702 614070 0 0 33811 40697 0 0 580513 654767 288500 260000 0 0 181659 190517 0 0 40720 104692 113201 574851 563718 5662 91049 849326 936279 13766 22956 835560 913323 X THE UNITED STATES-JAPAN BRIDGING FOUNDATION PROVIDES U.S. UNDERGRADUATES WHO DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED AND ACADEMIC MERIT WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY ABROAD IN JAPAN, ALONG WITH MENTORSHIP AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. 0 0 478841 260000 0 THREE CORE ACTIVITIES COMPRISE USJBF'S GLOBAL EDUCATION MISSION: PROMOTING STUDY ABROAD TO JAPAN AMONG AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATES, FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT AMERICANS TO STUDY IN JAPAN, AND PROVIDING PROGRAMMING SUPPORT TO THOSE STUDENTS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THEIR STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE.AT THE CORE OF THE FOUNDATION IS THE BRIDGING SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. EACH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT SPENDS A SEMESTER OR ACADEMIC-YEAR IN JAPAN TAKING CLASSES AT A LOCAL JAPANESE UNIVERSITY AND STUDYING THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE WHERE THEY DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE COUNTRY. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATES WHO DEMONSTRATE GENUINE FINANCIAL NEED AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.THE BRIDGING SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS A PROVEN MECHANISM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO PURSUE CAREERS RELATED TO JAPAN AND HAS AS ITS GOAL THE STRENGTHENING THE U.S. PARTNERSHIP. WE BELIEVE THAT EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES OF THIS NATURE HAVE AN IMPORTANT LONG-TERM IMPACT ON THE UNIQUE U.S.-JAPAN BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP AND RESULTS IN CLOSER TIES BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.SINCE ITS FOUNDING THE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED NEARLY 2,500 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING OVER $7,500,000 IN GRANTS OF $2,500 TO $7,500 EACH HELPING ACADEMICALLY AND FINANCIALLY DESERVING UNDERGRADUATES. BRIDGING SCHOLARS REPRESENT EVERY STATE AND STUDY IN NEARLY EVERY JAPANESE PREFECTURE.SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:THE FOUNDATION SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY IN JAPAN FOR EITHER AN ACADEMIC YEAR OR ONE SEMESTER. WE RECEIVE AT LEAST FOUR APPLICATIONS FOR EVERY ONE AWARDED, DEMONSTRATING BOTH STRONG INTEREST IN STUDYING IN JAPAN AND DEMAND FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, GIVEN THE HIGH COST OF TRAVELING TO AND LIVING IN JAPAN. TODAY WE AWARD APPROXIMATELY 70-100 SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY AT A TOTAL VALUE OF $250,000. 478841 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 JA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X X X THOMAS MASON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026539800 241 ARLINGTON STREET 657 ACTON MA 01720 THIERRY G PORTE CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 HARRY HILL VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT NODDIN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SNEIDER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN PHARR VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM TSUTSUI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK DAVIDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID JANES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID RICHARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY BLUMENTHAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CURTISS TAKADA ROOKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY JACKSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KELLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON GRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KOFI BAZZELL-SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS MASON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 143658 0 34929 143658 0 34929 1 0 1 0 0 614070 30388 614070 27196 27196 268501 255000 13501 13501 13501 654767 0 0 40697 260000 260000 178587 142868 8930 26789 11930 9652 469 1809 19617 19617 25912 21468 1930 2514 7415 1731 5396 288 16204 7440 3964 4800 31102 24108 2474 4520 11574 11574 1377 1377 563718 478841 44157 40720 45202 67620 723296 676663 70714 185110 10114 6886 849326 936279 13766 4756 18200 13766 22956 X 356845 448652 478715 464671 835560 913323 849326 936279 91049 -13286 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 541851 494911 535606 546702 614070 2733140 541851 494911 535606 546702 614070 2733140 989374 1743766 457 278 23139 33811 27196 84881 4055 4055 2822076 0.61790 0.63410 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: SCHOLARSHIPS - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,439. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,616. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM AND FUNDRAISING MEETING AND OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES FOR BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 20288 0 0 0 0 0 0 20288 0 20288 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO REPORT EXPENDITURES. 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 76 260000 0 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: THE U.S.JAPAN BRIDGING FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GLOBAL LEADERS THROUGH THE BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION MAKES AN ANNUAL DETERMINATION AS TO THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED AND DIRECTLY OVERSEES ALL ASPECTS OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION PROCESS, REVIEW, AND RECIPIENT SELECTION. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS MUST BE U.S. CITIZENS ENROLLED AS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE AND DURING THEIR PERIOD OF STUDY ABROAD. RECIPIENTS MUST PARTICIPATE IN A SEMESTER-LENGTH (AT LEAST THREE MONTHS) OR ACADEMIC-YEAR PROGRAM IN JAPAN AND MUST EARN ACADEMIC CREDIT TRANSFERABLE TO THEIR HOME INSTITUTION IN THE UNITED STATES. THE COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS CONSIDERS FOUR KEY AREAS: ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL NEED, A PERSONAL ESSAY, AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE AWARDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES RELATED TO APPROVED UNIVERSITY STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAMS, AND RECIPIENTS MUST CONFIRM PROGRAM ENROLLMENT AND CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FOUNDATION GUIDELINES. FUNDS ARE DISBURSED DIRECTLY TO SELECTED STUDENT RECIPIENTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THOMAS MASON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 143658 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34929 0 178587 0 0 0 X 2 30388 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN B THIS COLUMN REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISING WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WITH USJBF ARE MONITORED AND ADDRESSED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A USJBF'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE KEY EXECUTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD MEETS AS NEEDED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES, AS APPROPRIATE. A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED AND REVIEWED EACH YEAR AND IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE PRACTICES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AMONG SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES, FOR SELECTED KEY EXECUTIVES, BASE SALARIES AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY ADJUSTMENTS, AND OBJECTIVES AND GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR'S ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD SALARY APPROVAL AND INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST