2023-07-13T10:14:27-05:00 2022-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 302 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2022-01-01 522100673 UNITED STATES-JAPAN BRIDGING FOUNDATION INC UNIT 2026539800 241 ARLINGTON STREET 657 ACTON MA 01720 THOMAS MASON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026539800 2023-07-13 1 THOMAS MASON 999009999 0 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2023-07-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z THOMAS MASON 241 ARLINGTON STREET 657 ACTON MA 01720 495189 0 X WWW.BRIDGINGFOUNDATION.ORG X 1998 DC THE BRIDGING FOUNDATION AIMS TO EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDY ABROAD IN JAPAN BY GRANTING INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO HELP PREPARE AMERICA'S YOUNG PEOPLE TO ASSUME FUTURE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ROLES. 8 8 1 0 0 0 541851 494911 0 0 457 278 4055 0 546363 495189 0 339250 0 0 162692 163926 0 0 29446 52831 67379 215523 570555 330840 -75366 856421 782636 379 1960 856042 780676 X OUR MISSION IS TO NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICAN GLOBAL LEADERS AND ENRICH THEIR EXPERIENCE BY OFFERING THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO DEEPEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF JAPAN. WE DO SO BY PROVIDING UNDERGRADUATES FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THOSE FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, WITH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY ABROAD IN JAPAN AS WELL AS MENTORSHIP AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. 0 0 497261 339250 0 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, WITH ITS EMPHASIS ON TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS, SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATES WHO DEMONSTRATE GENUINE FINANCIAL NEED AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.NOW IN ITS 23RD YEAR OF OPERATION, THE BRIDGING SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS A PROVEN MECHANISM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY 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 2,100 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING OVER $7,600,000 IN GRANTS OF $2,500 TO $7,500 EACH HELPING ACADEMICALLY AND FINANCIALLY DESERVING UNDERGRADUATES. BRIDGING SCHOLARS REPRESENT EVERY STATE AND STUDY IN OVER 40 JAPANESE INSTITUTIONS - IN PREFECTURES FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH.SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: THE FOUNDATION SOLICITS APPLICATIONS TWICE A YEAR 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 100 SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY AT A TOTAL VALUE OF $350,000. THERE WERE NO SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS MADE DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THAT PROHIBITED STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAMS IN JAPAN. ONCE STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAMS RESUMED IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 79 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $339,250 FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. 497261 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 1 0 1 JA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA 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 CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN PHARR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SNEIDER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT NODDIN TREASURER 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 THOMAS MASON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 125000 0 28991 125000 0 28991 1 0 1 0 0 30108 464803 494911 278 278 495189 0 0 278 339250 339250 153993 123193 7701 23099 9933 7947 496 1490 16936 16936 18505 17790 715 75 75 7358 2673 4339 346 6799 292 2397 4110 9959 3091 6467 401 1837 1837 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 2960 2960 HONORARIUM 2950 2950 570555 497261 43848 29446 806681 677014 48465 98248 1275 7374 856421 782636 379 1960 379 1960 X 248044 304045 607998 476631 856042 780676 856421 782636 -75366 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 474876 496993 471932 541851 494911 2480563 474876 496993 471932 541851 494911 2480563 897467 1583096 1997 1361 682 457 278 4775 4055 4055 2489393 0.63590 0.63760 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 1 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF JAPANESE 1725 EUCLID AVE CASE E-330 CAMPUS BOX 366 BOULDER CO 803090366 391481425 501(C)(3) 339250 0 N/A N/A SCHOLARSHIPS 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: AATJ ADMINISTERS THE BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE US JAPAN BRIDGING FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION MAKES AN ANNUAL DETERMINATION AS TO THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR AND GRANTS THE APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO AATJ TO COVER THE SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS MUST BE U.S. CITIZENS AND ENROLLED AS UNDERGRADUATES IN A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE AND DURING THE TIME THEY ARE STUDYING ABROAD. STUDENTS MUST STUDY IN A SEMESTER (AT LEAST 3 MONTHS) OR AN ACADEMIC-YEAR PROGRAM IN JAPAN AND MUST EARN CREDIT THAT WILL TRANSFER TO THEIR HOME CAMPUS IN THE U.S. AATJ HAS AN EXTENSIVE APPLICATION PROCESS TO FACILITATE SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION, INCLUDING REVIEW OF TRANSCRIPTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THOMAS MASON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 125000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28991 0 153991 0 0 0 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 15 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