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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-2068389

Mulberry Essence Foundation

A private foundation in Greenwich, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 63 grants and $3.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Eiichiro Kuwana
2 Soundview Ave
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 861-2930
Form and materials
The foundation does not require an application or a grant proposal. In lieu of these formal requirements, the foundation will investigage all potential grant recipients to determine the history of the organization, its charitable purposes and how those purposes are fulfilled, the financial situation of the organization, its tax-exempt status, and how previous grants were used by the organization.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Grant can only be used in furtherance of the recipent organization's charitable purposes, and that the organization may have obligations to report back to the foundation on its use of all distributed funds.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,523,093

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $49,683,773

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,767,900

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $48,831,549

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,461,143

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $50,543,873

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,735,907

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $56,165,159

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,149,626

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $53,849,285

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,395,129

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $53,205,521

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,556,831

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $51,476,699

Grants paid in 2024

63 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    General

    $1,230,000
  2. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General

    $400,000
  3. Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH

    General

    $300,000
  4. Gci IncGreenwich, CT

    General

    $150,000
  5. Global Citizens InitiativeGreenwich, CT

    General

    $150,000
  6. Global Citizens InitiativeGreenwich, CT

    General

    $150,000
  7. Global Citizens InitiativeGreenwich, CT

    General

    $150,000
  8. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    General

    $130,000
  9. Presidents Fellow of HarvardCambridge, MA

    General

    $125,000
  10. Presidents Fellow of HarvardCambridge, MA

    General

    $100,000
  11. US - Japan CouncilWashington, DC

    General

    $100,000
  12. US - Japan CouncilWashington, DC

    General

    $100,000
  13. Presidents Fellow of HarvardCambridge, MA

    General

    $50,000
  14. Presidents Fellow of HarvardCambridge, MA

    General

    $45,000
  15. Weil Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

    General

    $40,000
  16. Rocky Mountain InstituteBasalt, CO

    General

    $25,000
  17. The Asia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $25,000
  18. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General

    $25,000
  19. AmericaresStamford, CT

    General

    $21,000
  20. Northwoods Stewardship CenterIsland Pond, VT

    General

    $20,000
  21. Asian University for Women Support FoundationCambridge, MA

    General

    $10,000
  22. Cycle for Survival Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  23. Hackley SchoolTarrytown, NY

    General

    $10,000
  24. Trustees of University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $10,000
  25. Asian University for Women Support FoundationCambridge, MA

    General

    $9,900
  26. Joe Torre Safe at Home FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $7,500
  27. Joe Torre Safe at Home FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $7,500
  28. Tiger Hollow IncRidgefield, CT

    General

    $7,500
  29. Act of ConnecticutRidgefield, CT

    General

    $7,000
  30. Give 2 AsiaOakland, CA

    General

    $7,000
  31. Unite the World of Africa Foundation IncProvidence, RI

    General

    $7,000
  32. Chapel York USNew York, NY

    General

    $5,200
  33. Global Citizens InitiativeGreenwich, CT

    General

    $5,005
  34. American Corporate PartnersNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  35. Green EnpowermentPortland, OR

    General

    $5,000
  36. Global Giving Foundation - Hands on Tokyo Food TruckWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  37. Greenwich HospitalCos Coc, CT

    General

    $5,000
  38. Narrative AlchemyPortland, OR

    General

    $5,000
  39. School Year Abroad - Sya IncNorth Andover, MA

    General

    $5,000
  40. School Year Abroad - Sya IncNorth Andover, MA

    General

    $5,000
  41. The Resolution ProjectNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  42. The Resolution ProjectNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  43. Vote Yes for Clean Water and JobsHampton Bays, NY

    General

    $5,000
  44. US - Japan CouncilWashington, DC

    General

    $3,000
  45. International Carpe Diem FoundationPortland, OR

    General

    $2,557
  46. American Near EastWashington, DC

    General

    $2,500
  47. Doctors Wiithout BordersNew York, NY

    General

    $2,500
  48. Japan Society IncBoston, MA

    General

    $2,500
  49. Mickey Lione Jr FoundationStamford, CT

    General

    $2,500
  50. Nols DevelopmentLander, WY

    General

    $2,500
  51. WikimediaSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $2,500
  52. Whale TrustPuunene, HI

    General

    $2,500
  53. AmericaresStamford, CT

    General

    $2,079
  54. Hackley SchoolTarrytown, NY

    General

    $2,000
  55. US - Japan CouncilWashington, DC

    General

    $1,590
  56. Northeast Wilderness TrustMontpelier, VT

    General

    $1,041
  57. Annika FoundationOrlando, FL

    General

    $1,000
  58. Resurrection RyeRye, NY

    General

    $1,000
  59. UpstreamBoston, MA

    General

    $518
  60. Fans for the CureNew York, NY

    General

    $500
  61. Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH

    General

    $500
  62. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General

    $103
  63. Asian University for Women Support FoundationCambridge, MA

    General

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development4 grants $1,370,00048% of the total
  2. Education9 grants $1,173,00542% of the total
  3. International aid7 grants $234,6478% of the total
  4. Human services3 grants $20,000<1% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $12,000<1% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $12,000<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $4,041<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island3 grants $1,367,000
  2. Connecticut11 grants $650,084
  3. California4 grants $434,500
  4. Massachusetts11 grants $353,018
  5. New Hampshire2 grants $300,500
  6. District of Columbia6 grants $212,090
  7. New York14 grants $106,200
  8. Virginia2 grants $25,103
  9. Colorado1 grant $25,000
  10. Vermont2 grants $21,041

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Eiichiro KuwanaPRESIDENT, SECRETARY, DIRE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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