Planned Giving

In 1966, John D. Rockefeller 3rd made a lasting contribution to Japan Society by donating the land on which to build Japan House, its new permanent headquarters. His gift ensured that the Society he had been so instrumental in leading would live on to promote understanding between Japan and the United States for years to come. In 1982, Lila Acheson Wallace left a legacy to the Society through her establishment of an endowment for arts and culture programming. Over the past twenty-five years, her gift has made possible countless performances, tours, lectures, and workshops, as well as the renovation of the Society’s auditorium named for her in 1975. Over the last 100 years many more individuals have strengthened Japan Society’s legacy through their own bequests, both large and small.

You can contribute to Japan Society’s future by making your own planned gift to the Society. A planned gift may also fit in with financial and estate planning needs, and offer important tax benefits to you.

Types of planned gifts include a bequest of cash or property in your will, gifts of life insurance and retirement benefits, and gifts of appreciated securities, among others. Please contact Karen Sorensen, Director of Indiviudal Giving, at (212) 715-1261 or plannedgiving@japansociety.org for more information.


Japan Society files a report annually with the New York Attorney General, as required by New York law. A copy of Japan Society's latest annual report may be obtained upon request from Japan Society or from the New York Attorney General's Charities Bureau, Attn: FOIL Officer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271 http:/www.oag.state.ny.us/charities/char007.pdf