About us

KVK Social Welfare Foundation

Name: KVK Social Welfare Foundation
(a public interest incorporated foundation )
Address: 641 Inari, Takahata, Tomika-cho, Kamo-gun, Gifu 501-3304,Japan
(located inside KVK Corp.)
TEL 0574-55-0005 ＦＡＸ 0574-55-1011
Established: March 8, 1974 (became a public interest incorporated foundation on April 1, 2012)
Chairman: Masayuki Suematsu
URL: https://www.kvk.co.jp/fukushikai/index.html
What we do: We offer scholarships and provide school supplies to elementary and junior high school students from households on welfare in Gifu City, Tomika-cho, and nearby Minokamo City.

March 1974: Kitamura Welfare Foundation was established by its founder the late Jiro Kitamura
April 2012: Became a public interest incorporated foundation
June 2014: Renamed to KVK Social Welfare Foundation up to the present
(a public interest incorporated foundation )

As of June 11, 2026

Officers and auditor
Position	Name	Current or former position
Chairman	Suematsu Masayuki	KVK Corporation President and Representative Director
Vice-chairperson	Kitamura Rika	Kitamura Kousan Co.,Ltd. Director
Board member	Taniguchi Shogo	Gifu City Life Support Center for Persons with Disabilities Center Director
Board member	Ito Fusakichi	Gifu City Council of Social Welfare Former Executive Director
Board member	Goto Toshihiko	Gifu City Board of Education Former Chairman
Board member	Kono Yusuke	Gifu City Welfare Office General Manager
Auditor	Ando Masaharu	KVK Corporation Accounting Department General Manager and Accounting Section Manager

Trustees
Position	Name	Current or former position
Trustee	Kitagawa Kiichi	KVK Corporation Director, General Administration Division Executive General Manager and Planning Department General Manager
Trustee	Takagi Keiko	Gifu Regional Child Development Support Center Former Directress
Trustee	Adachi Hiroshi	Tomika Town Hall Former Executive Advisor
Trustee	Kawase Yukiko	Former Gifu City Welfare Office General Manager

As of December 18,2018