OUR APPROACH
We are a foundation that expands children’s access to sports, culture and the arts through grants.
Opportunities to experience sports, culture and the arts are influenced by family environment, local communities, and financial circumstances.
That is why we support organizations and individuals working for children through grants.
OUR APPROACH
We are a foundation that expands children’s access to sports, culture and the arts through grants.
Opportunities to experience sports, culture and the arts are influenced by family environment, local communities, and financial circumstances.
That is why we support organizations and individuals working for children through grants.
Why We Address This Issue
Not all children are able to stand at the same starting line.
Efforts to expand opportunities have continued, yet disparities still remain.
We believe the root cause lies in a structure where opportunities are determined by the environment.
Our Principles
We believe that, in facing this reality, we must revisit several key assumptions.
01
Opportunities are shaped by environment, not individuals
Whether a child reaches the starting line is largely shaped by their environment, including family, community, and systems.
02
The environment itself must change
The ability to stand at the starting line is determined by existing environments and systems. We work to transform those structures.
03
Opportunities must be continuous by design
Not one-time chances, but repeated opportunities for anyone to try again. Creating this condition is what true opportunity provision means.
Our Actions
Here is how our Children’s Sports & Culture Activity Grant Program works — in three pillars.
01
GRANT
Funding for activities
We provide grants, in principle free of charge, to organizations and individuals engaged in sports and cultural activities for children, covering the costs necessary to carry out their activities. Hands-on support with operations is also available where needed.
02
OPEN CALL
Open application for everyone
Grants are awarded through open calls based on guidelines published on our website. Applications are equally open to all eligible organizations and individuals.
03
FAIR SELECTION
Fair selection and disclosure
Based on predefined criteria, a selection committee that excludes anyone with a direct interest in an applicant screens applications, and the board of directors makes the final decision.
Message from the Founder
For a child, starting sports may seem like a given but it is by no means something that happens for everyone.
Some children naturally come across such opportunities, while others do not.
Where does this difference come from?
By engaging with this question, we came to recognize that a child’s starting point is shaped and often divided by their environment.
To close this gap, simply increasing opportunities is not enough.
It is about encountering sports.
Spending time with teammates.
Challenging oneself and sharing both frustration and joy.
And ensuring that these experiences take root within each child as a part of their culture.
We aim to support these experiences by addressing each child’s circumstances and creating an environment where everyone can engage with sports and culture in their own way.
Kaname Nagayama, Founder
Overview
Go Naito
Hope & Wish for Children with Life-Threatening Illness and Their Families
Representative Director: Riki Osumi
International Junior Golf Association
Representative Director: Toru Inoue
Attorney: Masakazu Komatsu
Children’s Sports & Culture Activity Grant Program:
Grants for organizations and individuals engaged in sports and cultural activities for children, awarded through open application and fair selection
Hands-on support:
Operational assistance for grantees’ activities (provided as needed, on an ancillary basis)
Disclosure:
Grant recipients and results published on our website and in business reports
Please contact us via the inquiry form.
Official website : https://sportsforkids.jp/
Official social media: https://www.instagram.com/sportsforkidsjp/