The Norinchukin Foundation Inc
Accepts applications
The Norinchukin Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $28,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $4,500 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.
- Grants paid, 2025$28,000
- Number of grants6
- Typical grant$4,500
- Largest grant$8,000
- Assets$537,637
- New grantees0%
Giving in 2025 was the same as $28,000 the year before.
0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $28,000 | 6 | $544,551 |
| 2024 | $28,000 | 6 | $544,152 |
| 2025 | $28,000 | 6 | $537,637 |
How to apply
| Contact | Isao Minegishi The Norichukin Bank 245 Park Ave, New York, NY 10167 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (212) 697-1717 |
| What to submit | No prescribed form applicable under 501(c)(3). |
| Restrictions | Organizations must be recognized by the internal revenue service as exempt from federal income tax and qualified as public charities under 501(c)(3). |
What The Norinchukin Foundation Inc funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in New York.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 6 | $28,000 |
Grants paid in 2025
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Society | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Officers and trustees
- Yukari Greenberg
- Wanda Polanco
- Isao Minegishi
- Mio Cloud
- Melinda Duraku
- Masataka Fujita
- Miyako Kawasaki
- Hiroki Ishizuka
- Kazuyoshi Nakano
- Yuji Hoshino
Questions people ask
Does The Norinchukin Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.
How much does The Norinchukin Foundation Inc give?
$28,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $4,500.
Who runs The Norinchukin Foundation Inc?
Its 2025 filing lists Yukari Greenberg (Treasurer), Wanda Polanco (Public Information Officer), Isao Minegishi (Chairman/Director) and Mio Cloud (Secretary/Director) among 10 officers and trustees.
What does The Norinchukin Foundation Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and human services.