Social Contribution Initiatives
Society and Culture
In the area of art and culture, Toyota is undertaking supportive activities focusing on cultural education, broadening horizons, and the revitalization of regional cultures. In the area of community care, Toyota is assisting with local art and culture projects, supporting welfare services, encouraging self-reliance and engaging in other initiatives in order to harmoniously coexist and maintain close communication with local communities.
Year
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Month
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Events
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1960
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May
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Toyota donates the Toyoda Auditorium to Nagoya University
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1969
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November
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Toyota contributes to the operating fund of Kotsuiji Ikueikai (scholarship fund for orphans of traffic accidents)
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1973
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May
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Toyota contributes to the construction fund for the Toyota City Cultural Center
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December
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Toyota begins inviting students from schools for the hearing- and speech-impaired in the three prefectures in the Tokai region to Toyota plant tours
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1974
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October
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The Toyota Foundation established
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1975
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December
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Toyota contributes funds to the Council of Social Welfare at Toyota City
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1976
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March
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September
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Toyota donates planetariums to all prefectures in Japan
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September
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Toyota donates blood drive vehicles to all prefectures in Japan
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1977
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September
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Toyota donates to the Japan Cancer Society
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December
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Toyota contributes operating funds to Nemunoki Gakuen (school for handicapped children)
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1978
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June
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Toyota contributes to the pool construction fund of the Jakarta Japanese School
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June
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Toyota contributes funds to the city of Los Angeles for building the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
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October
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Toyota donates the Los Angeles Plaza to Nagoya City
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1979
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January
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Toyota donates Hiace Handicab, specially equipped vehicles, to NHK Public Welfare Organization
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May
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Toyota Telephone Counseling for Kids opened (through 2009)
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August
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Toyota contributes to the memorial theater building fund of the International Year of the Child Enterprise Association
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1980
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March
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Toyota contributes to the operating fund of the Japanese Society for Disabled Children
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April
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Toyota donates Central Bridge construction funds to Nagoya City
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November
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Toyota cosponsors the National Amateur Orchestra Festival
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1981
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August
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April
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Toyota donates vehicles, designed for people with upper-limb disabilities to Ishizue, a thalidomide welfare center
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1983
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June
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November
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Toyota contributes to the operating fund of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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1984
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March
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Toyota donates to the Japan Overseas Medical Fund for establishing overseas clinics
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June
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Toyota contributes to the fund for establishing the Japan Fine Ceramics Center
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July
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Toyota donates construction funds to Aichi Taiyo no Ie (social welfare organization)
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December
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Toyota contributes to the planning and operating fund for the World Import Fair Nagoya '85
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1985
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March
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December
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Toyota donates to the fund for establishing the Chubu Airport Investigation Committee
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December
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Toyota contributes to the exhibit facility construction fund of the Powerhouse Museum in Australia
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December
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Toyota contributes to the construction fund for the Tokugawa Art Museum
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1986
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September
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Toyota Music Library established
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1987
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January
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Toyota contributes funds to Michigan University for its Center for Japanese Studies
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1988
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January
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Toyota contributes to the construction fund for the Aichi Arts Center
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February
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Toyota contributes to the Toyota International Fund (now 'Toyota International Association')
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April
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Toyota contributes to the operating fund of the Kinro Center 'Ikoi-no-Ie' volunteer group
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October
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1989
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February
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Toyota contributes to the book purchasing fund of the University of Kentucky Libraries
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April
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June
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Toyota After 5 Concert begins (through 2002)
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November
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Toyota contributes to the construction fund for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition
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1990
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May
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Toyota Automobile Museum holds its first Classic Car Festival (held annually since then)
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October
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Replica of Sakichi's childhood home is completed at the Sakichi Toyoda Commemorative Museum
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1991
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August
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Toyota contributes to the National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health
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November
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Toyota's amateur orchestra support activities receive the 1991 Japan Mecenat Award from the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts
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1992
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January
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Toyota contributes to the construction fund for the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts
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January
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Toyota contributes to the construction fund for the Japan Cultural Institute in Paris (The Japan Foundation)
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1994
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June
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1995
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July
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Toyota Lobby Concert commenced (ongoing)
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September
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Toyota contributes to the fund for establishing the Aichi Science and Technology Foundation
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1996
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June
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June
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Toyota Art Management Seminar commenced (through 2004)
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July
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Toyota contributes to the fund for establishing the Chair in International Trade and Economics at the Brookings Institution
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1997
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July
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Toyota Master Players orchestra concert series begins (ongoing)
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November
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Toyota Fureai Concert commenced (through 2003)
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1998
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March
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Toyota donates vehicles (600 Nagano Olympics cosponsor vehicles) to the Japan National Council of Social Welfare
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1999
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April
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Annex of the Toyota Automobile Museum opens
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June
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Kiichiro Toyoda's house is moved into the site of the Toyota Kuragaike Commemorative Hall
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October
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Toyota Creative Space Project commenced (ongoing)
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November
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Toyota donates a large display to the Toyota Stadium
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2001
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November
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Toyota Able Art Forum receives the 2001Japan Mecenat Award for Outstanding Barrier-Free Activity from the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts
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December
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Toyota Choreography Award begins (ongoing)
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2002
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March
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Toyota donates funds to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for Afghanistan refugee relief and restoration
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2003
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November
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Toyota Choreography Award receives the 2003 Japan Mecenat Award for Exploring New Territory from the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts
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2004
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March
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NetTAM arts website opened
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2005
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August
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EXPO 2005 Aichi Japan Special Co-sponsorship Concert opens
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November
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Toyota contributes to the reconstruction fund for the Mitsui Memorial Hospital
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2006
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September
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Toyota donates funds for repairing the Toyota Lecture Hall at Nagoya University
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2007
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September
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November
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The buildings and properties of the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology are recognized as Heritage of Industrial Modernization by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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2008
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January
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March
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Toyota contributes to the construction fund for the Chubu Synchrotron Radiation Facility (tentative name) of the Aichi Science and Technology Foundation
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March
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Toyota contributes to the restoration fund for the Nagoya Castle Inner Citadel Building
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November
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Toyota Automobile Museum holds the Classic Car Fest in Jingugaien (ongoing)
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2011
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June
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'Table for Two' menu introduced at employee cafeterias
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August
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Toyota contributes to educational-assistance funds established in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures for children who lost parents during the Great East Japan Earthquake
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November
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Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology receives the 2011 Mecenat Award for Technologies that Represent Industrial Heritage at Work from the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts, Japan
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