Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, and Satofull Begin Accepting Donations to Four Universities in the City to Enhance Learning for Citizens and Students and Promote Regional Revitalization

Hyogo Prefecture, Nishinomiya City, and Satofull Inc. (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hiroaki Fujii), the operator of the hometown tax donation portal site "Satofull," will begin accepting donations for four projects in Nishinomiya City on "Satofull Crowdfunding" starting April 3, 2026. This marks the second instance of donation solicitation for Konan University, Kobe College, and Mukogawa Women's University on "Satofull Crowdfunding."

"Satofull Crowdfunding" is a crowdfunding-style hometown tax donation site that utilizes the hometown tax donation mechanism to launch projects according to the use of donated funds and solicit donations. Donors can select their donation destination from specific uses of funds on "Satofull Crowdfunding," post messages of support to municipalities, and view the total amount of donations raised at any time.

Please refer to each project page for details.

■ About Each Project

1. [Nishinomiya City] Support Konan University Nishinomiya Campus!

2. [Nishinomiya City] Support Kobe College!

3. [Nishinomiya City] Support Mukogawa Women's University!

4. [Nishinomiya City] Support Otsuma University!

※ Acceptance periods and donation amounts are subject to change.

■ Message from Toshichiro Ishii, Mayor of Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture

Since declaring itself a "City of Culture and Residence" in 1963, Nishinomiya City has consistently pursued town development based on this philosophy.

In this context, we aim to be a "City of Universities" where citizens can feel close to universities and students and access their intellectual resources, and where students studying in Nishinomiya can feel that they chose well. We hope to create a town full of youth and vitality by fostering new values in learning at each university. We appreciate your support.

■ Initiatives by Satofull Inc. and CAMPFIRE Inc.

Satofull Inc. has an operational partnership with CAMPFIRE Inc. (headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Makoto Nakajima), the operator of "CAMPFIRE." Both sites accept donations for municipal crowdfunding projects utilizing the hometown tax donation system, and also provide support to municipalities for project planning advice and content creation. Applications for this project are also possible through "CAMPFIRE." Satofull Inc. will continue to promote regional revitalization by supporting local producers and municipalities through various initiatives.

■ About Satofull Inc.

Satofull Inc. promotes regional revitalization through hometown tax donations (donations to municipalities). With the concept of "A hometown support, hometown donation portal site that makes hometowns 'full' of energy and 'full' of charm," it provides services for donors to select municipalities and thank-you gifts, apply for donations, and pay donations on "Satofull." For municipalities, it offers comprehensive agency services for tasks required for hometown tax donations, such as donation solicitation and application reception, donation collection, inventory management and shipping of thank-you gifts, and shipping. It also operates "Satofurusato Kozuchi," a regional information site featuring initiatives for regional revitalization utilizing hometown tax donations.

■ About CAMPFIRE Inc.

CAMPFIRE Inc., with the mission of "democratizing fundraising," supports various challenges for individuals, creators, companies, NPO's, universities, and local governments by responding to all financing needs. It aims to create a "CAMPFIRE economic zone" where money flows smoothly, even if it's just one person or one yen. For details, please see here.

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