Jccc Foundation

“Organization's members: all members of the japanese chamber of commerce and industry of chicago are members of the jccc foundation.”

“Members power: members of the organization elect the board of directors. An annual meeting of the members shall be held in january or february of each year for the purpose of electing directors.”

“Governance decisions: most of governance decisions are made by the governing body at the board meeting. However, an annual meeting of the members are held in january or february of each year for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.each member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the members.”

“Review process: the form 990 is reviewed by the board of directors prior to filing.”

“Conflict of interest policy: the organization distributes the conflict of interest policy to board members annually during the board meeting. As part of the disclosure form, each person making disclosure shall affirm that he or she has read and understands this policy, and intends to comply with it. The information disclosed on the disclosure forms shall be summarized and such summary shall be provided to the board. All reported violations of this policy shall be reported to the board as well for any appropriate actions.”

“Governing documents: the jccc foundation's governing documents are available upon request.”

“Management responsiblities: management duties normally performed by ceo, executive director or top management official are performed by non-compensated board members.”

“Organization's mission: the mission of the jccc foundation is to support by monetary grant program innovative projects for students to enhance and increase learning, promote japanese language education, and to promote u.s. And japan community and cultural programming. We focus on programs and projects that convert theory into concrete actions as well as foster personal initiative, development of adult values, and development of higher-order thinking skills and real-life problem solving.”