To support environmental conservation and youth education

The Mazda Foundation USA, in partnership with the Student Conservation Association (SCA), a US student environmental conservation organization, operates the Save Our American Resources (SOAR) program aiming at advancing environmental conservation and youth education. In the 13 years since the program was established, 600 student interns have taken part in conservation activities in over 200 natural resources management areas in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. These interns have spent a total of over 410,000 hours on these conservation activities.

To support the health of children

AutoAlliance International (AAI) employees continue to support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF), founded in 1971 with the aim to find a cure for diabetes and its complications, by participating in a walk for charity. $7,700 was raised for JDRF.

To award scholarships to Latino students in California

Since 1990, Mazda Foundation USA has maintained a partnership with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)

In FY2010, Mazda Foundation USA awarded scholarships to five Hispanic students studying Computer Science, Business Administration, and Mechanical Engineering. Ninety-five percent of the students awarded scholarships were first-generation college students.*1

• *1The first-generation college student refers to those relating to a person or persons whose parents did not attend college, therefore making the children the first generation to attend college.

To promote cross-cultural relationships between the USA and Japan

Mazda scholarship funding provides an opportunity for ten high-school-aged students to spend six weeks in Japan each summer. Students live with a Japanese host family, learn to speak and write Japanese and immerse themselves in daily life. The Mazda / YFU Scholarship Program is a joint program conducted by Mazda Foundation USA and Youth For Understanding (YFU), a US-based international exchange foundation. This program was initiated in 1984.

In the summer of 2010, ten American high school students stayed for six weeks with Japanese host families. Over the last 26 years, a total of 255 students have visited Japan through this program.

To support this historically black college by funding the Mazda Scholars Program

Dillard University, a historically black, private liberal arts college, located in the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana, has partnered with the Mazda Foundation USA since 1998 to fund the Mazda Scholars Program, which provides scholarships to students who are majoring in Business and International Business.

Scholarships were awarded to 24 students in 2010.

To promote the development of self-esteem among children from economically disadvantaged households

By providing funding for the Californian non-profit organization Shoes That Fit, Mazda Foundation USA supplies new shoes and clothes to children from economically disadvantaged households, and helps nurture their self-esteem. Mazda Foundation USA has supported this organization since 2005, allowing children to participate with pride in a wide range of school events.

To advance cross-cultural understanding by providing top-class educational opportunities to disadvantaged students and ethnic minority groups

The University of North Carolina (UNCP) is an institution with a long and rich history of providing excellent education to minority groups and other disadvantaged students. This program has helped to foster cross-cultural understanding, In FY2010, Mazda Foundation USA donated $68,750.

To support and protect children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected

The Mazda Foundation USA supports Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA). CASA trains and dispatches volunteers to support and protect children who have been abused or abandoned.

In FY2010, a total of 892 children in the community were aided by these volunteers.

To support a learning environment for children in the affordable housing community in Orange County, California

Project Access is an after-school activities program aimed at helping students with their studies and providing them with a wide variety of opportunities, ranging from computer, Internet and educational games to imaginative activities like reading and arts and crafts, and sports and other club activities, as well as snacks.

Funding provided by Mazda Foundation USA allowed 1,300 students to take part in this program in FY2010. Students who attended an average of three times per week showed signs of improved study habits, communication skills, problem solving, academic self-esteem and self-confidence.

To provide educational opportunities for students interested in automotive engineering

In 2008, Mazda became the first Asian automaker to enter into a research partnership with the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). Clemson University is the home of the southeastern United States' top-level automotive research facility.

In FY2010, scholarships were awarded to three students who had completed the graduate program in automotive engineering at the Campbell Graduate Engineering Center.