The Norinchukin Foundation Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3738532

The Norinchukin Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $544K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 6 grants totaling $28K. Net investment income was $28K.

Key facts about The Norinchukin Foundation Inc

EIN: 13-3738532
Latest 990 filing: Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024): $28,000
Grants made (2024): 6
Average grant: $4,667
Median grant: $4,500
Total assets: $544,152
Primary geography: New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Norinchukin Foundation Inc funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Norinchukin Foundation Inc's 6 itemized 2024 grants were New York (100%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants). None of its 6 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support.

How The Norinchukin Foundation Inc gives

Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+8%). Method
In 2024 it paid out 104% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$544K

-0.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$28K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

+0.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Norinchukin Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $27K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

About The Norinchukin Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

New York $28K (100%)

Share of all 6 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

States

New York

Cities

New YorkBronx

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	$544,152	$544,551	$520,690
Revenue	$29,049	$53,014	$31,792
Expenses	$29,448	$29,153	$29,100
Qualifying Distributions	$28,000	$28,000	$28,000
Net Investment Income	$28,049	$25,014	$3,792
Distributable Amount	$26,891	$25,850	$25,567

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

March 1, 2026 IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include Japan Society ($8,000), The New York Botanical Garden ($5,000), Midori & Friends ($5,000).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
JAPAN SOCIETY New York, NY	Educational Programs CONTRIBUTION IS FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2014: About Japan:A Teacher's Resource website (for educators where curricular materials are made widely available at no cost); Educator Workshops; Educators' Study Tours to Japan; Summer Immersion Workshop for High School Students; Weekend Programs for Families and Children (annual series of weekend programs designed to introduce young children and their families); School Partner Alliance (association between Japan Society and a Tri-state area school. Japan Society works together with a school to expand their Asian Studies program across the curriculum); Going Global- Social Networking for students; and Tomodachi Japan Society Junior Fellows Student Exchange Program.	$8,000
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Bronx, NY	Environmental Education CONTRIBUTION IS FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT TOWARDS The Edible Academy, which currently serves 40,000 children, teachers, families, community gardeners, and adults each year with edible gardening programming, and nutritional information that will help combat the rising problem of childhood obesity by encouraging healthful eating. Children, teachers and families are provided with hands-on gardening lessons.Children also learn how to grow fresh vegetables, the importance of a healthy lifestyle, and teachers learn how to create school gardens. With indoor classrooms under construction for completion in 2016, the Edible Academy will be able to operate year-round, and the program will double visitation to 80,000.	$5,000
MIDORI & FRIENDS New York, NY	MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM Contribution is for continued support of Midori & Friends to enhance the lives of almost 200,000 under-served New York City children by providing high-quality music education programs. Midori & Friends has served over 15,000 students annually in 40 public schools. Focusing on children with little or no access to the arts, the music programs are offered at no cost to students and available to all children regardless of their music ability, education or economic background. Adventures in Making Music is a program where children learn how to play an instrument. This program engages students creatively, physically, and emotionally. For many of the students, this program represents their first experience playing an instrument, so they are brought from total unfamiliarity to the ability to play beginner music in six months.	$5,000
GROWNYC New York, NY	Environmental Education CONTRIBUTION IS FOR GrowNYC's environmental education program offering projects in the areas of conservation, renewable energy, and nutrition to intermediate and high school students. Since 1978, 41,000 NYC school students have organized and/or participated in nearly 1,000 projects serving over 110 neighborhoods in NYC and in the City's upstate watershed through GrowNYC's environmental education program. During the past 11 years, over 21,000 native trees and shrubs have been planted along 25 water bodies in NYC and its upstate watershed. For these efforts, Grow NYC is a recipient of the 2010 US EPA Environmental Quality Award. Students learn about environmental issues both global and local. Through a model which includes planning, research, and service-time, students are motivated to change the world around them-beginning with their own homes, schools and neighborhoods. Participants organize improvement projects which require leadership skills to implement. Clas	$4,000
Solar One New York, NY	Environmental & Social Service CONTRIBUTION IS FOR Solar One who designs and delivers innovative education, training, and technical assistance that fosters sustainability and resiliency in diverse urban environments. Solar One empowers learning that changes the way people think about energy, sustainability, and resilience by engaging and educating a diverse set of stakeholders and beneficiaries. Their programs help individuals and communities explore new ways of living and working that are more adaptive to a changing world.	$4,000
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART New York, NY	Culture & Art CONTRIBUTION IS FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM'S FINEST WORKS OF ART FROM THEIR PERMANENT COLLECTION AND WORLD RENOWNED SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS.	$2,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2024 IRS filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
Yukari Greenberg	Treasurer	—	—
Wanda Polanco	Public Information Officer	—	—
Isao Minegishi	Chairman/Director	—	—
Mio Cloud	Secretary / Director	—	—
Hidetaka Fujii	Chairman/Director	—	—
Melinda Duraku	Public Information Officer	—	—
Masataka Fujita	Director/CFO/COO	—	—
Miyako Kawasaki	Public Information Officer	—	—
Hiroki Ishizuka	President/Director	—	—

Frequently Asked Questions

How large is The Norinchukin Foundation Inc?

As of 2024, The Norinchukin Foundation Inc holds $544K in total assets with $29K in annual revenue. It awarded 6 grants totaling $28K in 2024.

Where does The Norinchukin Foundation Inc operate?

The Norinchukin Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What size grants does The Norinchukin Foundation Inc award?

In 2024, The Norinchukin Foundation Inc awarded 6 grants totaling $28K — an average of about $5K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

How much is The Norinchukin Foundation Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, The Norinchukin Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $27K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Norinchukin Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Norinchukin Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3738532. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.