Mazda Foundation Gives $150,000 to Red Cross to Help Japan

Announcing how deeply Mazda Foundation is concerned for the well-being of Japanese colleagues, suppliers, employees and their families, the chairman said his group is releasing a donation of $150,000 to the American Red Cross to help.

The board of directors of the Mazda Foundation unanimously approved the donation of $150,000 to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund.

As the corporate foundation of Mazda North American Operations, Mazda Foundation has awarded over $7 million to causes throughout the United States since its initial grants in 1992.

“Mazda and its U.S. employees are deeply concerned for the safety and well-being of its Japanese colleagues, suppliers, employees and their families in the affected region of Japan,” said Mazda Foundation chairman Jim O’Sullivan.

“We extend our thoughts and prayers to the people of Japan as they recover from this terrible tragedy," he added.