Further details about private donations
How your contributions help us
Your generous contributions help us purchase artworks, conduct conservation treatments and develop educational programs.
If you wish your contribution to be used in a specific field, please indicate when making your donation.
Five Dragons,
Attributed to Chen Rong, Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century (Important Cultural Property)
(2011-2013 Conservation Project)
About Donations
Donations can be made from the amount of 1,000yen. If you plan to donate 50,000yen or more and wish your donation to be used for general operation of the museum, we recommend purchasing TNM Membership instead.
Making Donations (Individual)
Paying Online
Please select the amount you wish to donate and fill out necessary information in the online donation form. After confirming your information, submit the form by clicking on the "Enter Credit Card Information" button and continue to complete your payment.
Accepted credit cards are VISA, MasterCard, JCB, and American Express.
Information based on the Specified Commercial Transactions
Bank Transfer
Please provide your name and address to address below. We will send you a donation form.
Tokyo National Museum, Administration Department, Accounting Division
13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712, Japan
TEL: 03-3822-1111
Making Donations (Corporate, Group)
Corporate donations can be made through bank transfer. Please provide corporation name, address, and the name of donor to the address above. We will send you a donation form.
Benefits for Donors
Individual donors may receive below benefits(.*) If you would like to receive these benefits, please indicate when making your donation. (Please check "receive benefits" box if donating online)
*Benefits are mailed to your address within seven business days after we receive your donation (free postage). As the credit card transaction takes up to three months to complete, please pay by bank transfer if you would like to receive your benefits earlier.
*We mail only to domestic address.
Receipt
We issue a receipt after receiving your donation. Please allow some time for this process to complete. The receipt is necessary to receive tax deductions. Please refer to more information below on how to receive a tax deduction.
* The date of your receipt is the date the payment was made.
* Credit card transaction takes a few months to complete. If paying with credit card online after October, the receipt of your donation may not be issued until the following year. If you are making donations after October and would like the tax deducted the same year, please pay by bank transfer.
TNM Donation and Taxation
The Tokyo National Museum is one of the designated public-service promotion corporations. Individuals and corporations making contributions to the Tokyo National Museum receive preferential tax treatments different from standard tax deductions. The donation made to the Tokyo National Museum is subject to this tax deduction system.
Details on Preferential Tax Treatments
Individual Donor
When an individual makes donations to a public-service promotion corporation, the amount paid is treated as a "designated donation" and a certain amount is subject to tax deduction following appropriate procedures. This system allows either [the sum of total donation made during the year] or [Amount equal to 40% of total income] (Applied to the lower amount of the two) minus 2000 yen to be deducted from taxes.
Ex) If total annual income is 8,000,000 yen:
40% of total annual income = 3,200,000 yen
Tax deducted in this case is calculated as follows:
If total amount of donation is 50,000 yen; (50,000 yen – 2,000 yen = 48,000 yen)
If total amount of donation is 4,000,000 yen; 3,200,000 – 2,000 yen = 3,198,000 yen
Corporate Donor
When a corporation makes donations to a public-service promotion corporation, the amount paid can be listed separate from standard donations to receive preferential tax deductions. In addition, the revisions to the tax system in 2012 raised the deductable amount limit to allow for a further preferential treatment.
Deductable tax amount = (Capital fund x 0.375% + 6.25% of Income) x 1/2
How to Apply for Preferential Tax Deduction
Please submit the receipt of your donation from the Tokyo National Museum when filing your taxes. The receipt is a necessary document to receive preferential tax treatment. Please store them securely.
Inquiry
Tokyo National Museum, Administration Department, Accounting Division
13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712, Japan
TEL: 03-3822-1111
