Grew Bancroft Foundation (USA) is investing in future leaders of Japan
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  • What does the Grew Bancroft Foundation offer?
  • - 4-year undergraduate scholarship to a US liberal arts college for students from Japan
  • - Named after Joseph C. Grew, US Ambassador to Japan (1932-42) and Edgar A. Bancroft, US Ambassador to Japan (1924-25) (photos above)
  • - More than 200 students graduated since 1928
  • - 30 students currently enrolled and supported through the GB Foundation and friends of the Foundation (approximately $800,000 a year)
  • - Goal: development of future leaders of Japan
  • - Grew Bancroft Foundation (USA) is a U.S. 501(c)3 private foundation incorporated in 2010
  • Fund raising success began in 1950 and continued with a strong succession of leaders
  • - Led by Aysuke Kabayama, President of America-Japan Society (photo third from the left above) with initial funding donated by Ambassador Grew
  • - Strong support from influential politicians and business leaders including Shigeru Yoshida (photo on the right above), Japan's Prime Minister (1946-54), and the governor of the central bank
  • - Endorsement and contribution by Emperor Showa
  • - Over 3,000 individuals and organizations have contributed since 1950
  • - Merged with Bancroft Foundation in 2007 (originally established in 1928 based on the donation from the Bancoft Family)

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