This study clarifies cooperation between a non-profit organization (NPO) and residents in a city.The NPO examined in this study owes its origin to an elementary school teacher's aid for her students to study at her home after school.This undertaking led to the NPO's management of a free school for elementary and lower secondary school students.Furthermore, the NPO also embarked on aid for upper secondary school students and disabled individuals.Interviews with the chief director of and cooperators with the NPO, observations of the NPO's operation, and examination of documents and websites disclose the aid that the NPO has obtained from city residents.
Hiromoto Masayuki (2020) studied this question.