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The Mitsui USA Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$678k
Granted FY2025still arriving
94
Grants FY2025still arriving
16
States reached
$39k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your edgeRead
03Your fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0197% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2021–2025.

Public Benefit$1.4MEducation$236kCivil Rights$139kHealth$126kFood & Nutrition$110kEnvironment$93kInternational$51kHuman Services$42kOther$0
02FY2025 · 94 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 94 grants below total $466,509 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $677,759 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $211,250 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k74 grants · $94k
  • $10k–50k20 grants · $373k
$625
Median grant
16
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Japanese American Society of TN$39,000
Baruch College Fund$35,000
Japanese American Association of NY$30,000
New York University$26,500
Research Foundation of CUNY$25,590
Billion Oyster Project$25,000
International House$25,000
Columbia University - CJEB$20,000
Boston Higashi School$15,400
Japanese American Social Services, Inc.$15,000
Galveston Bay Foundation$15,000
Japanese Medical Society of America$15,000
Alzheimer's Association Orange County$13,250
Yu-Ai Kai Japan American Comm.$12,500
Midori & Friends Foundation$10,500
02Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$890k · 41 repeat orgs$40k to everyone else

41 repeat relationships — 41 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
12

Total granted

$890k
$27k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
0%

Still filing today

66%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’24’25
EducationHealthPhilanthropyInternationalHuman ServicesFood & NutritionOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.” Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BO
    BILLION OYSTER PROJECT INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $61k · revenue +84%
  • IH
    INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
    2× · 2024–2025 · $50k · revenue +71%
  • BH
    BOSTON HIGASHI SCHOOL INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $31k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • WM
    William Marsh Rice University
    one grant, 2024 · $14k · revenue +15%
  • WU
    Walsh University Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue +19%
  • SR
    Scotish Rite Childerens Hospital
    one grant, 2024 · $3k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
3
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
4
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
5
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
6
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
7
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
8
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
9
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
10
Stony Brook Ophthalmology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
New York Blood Center Inc

As one of the most preeminent and comprehensive blood centers in theworld, nybc operates under a four-part mission. for more information,see sch. o and part iii, 4a-c.

Health

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New York Cares Inc and the most unlike its peers is Southampton Rose Society. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyEnvironmental Advocacy and …Food Pantries and AssistanceCommunity Hospital SystemsYouth Development CentersCollege Foundation SupportAsian American Civic & Cult…Developmental Disabilities …Youth Sports ProgramsFaith-Based Homeless Servic…Affordable Housing Construc…Senior Support ServicesCharter and Independent Sch…Childhood Cancer SupportFaith-Based Liberal Arts Co…
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 44 years old; the field is 18. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number19%0%<5yr14%0%5–10yr20%8%10–20yr19%16%20–35yr13%41%35–55yr16%35%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value19%0%<5yr14%0%5–10yr20%20%10–20yr19%0%20–35yr13%51%35–55yr16%28%55yr+

The field is 19% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 10% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/51
the rest of the field
10%
11,858/120,709

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

49 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 49 of the 75 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
49/49
Grantees still filing
14/49
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Japanese American Society of TN — $78,000 · OtherJapanese American Society of TNJapanese American Association of NY — $60,600 · OtherJapanese American Association of NYColumbia University - CJEB — $40,000 · OtherColumbia University - CJEBYu-Ai Kai Japan American Comm. — $25,000 · OtherYu-Ai Kai Japan American Comm.Second Harvest of Middle TN — $23,240 · OtherSecond Harvest of Middle TNThe Houston Food Bank — $21,575 · OtherMidori & Friends Foundation — $21,000 · OtherSPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK INC — $20,000 · OtherAlzheimer's Association Orange County — $15,475 · OtherHAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE INC — $30,000 · OtherHAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE INCBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE — $16,900 · Other+36 more — $77,180 · Other+36 moreTHE BARUCH COLLEGE FUND — $67,550 · EducationTHE BARUCH COLLEGE FUNDBILLION OYSTER PROJECT INC — $60,500 · EducationBILLION OYSTER PROJECT INCNew York University — $53,000 · EducationNew York UniversityResearch Foundation of the City University of New York — $50,380 · EducationResearch Foundation of the City Univ…BOSTON HIGASHI SCHOOL INC — $30,800 · EducationBOSTON HIGASHI SCHOOL INCICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI — $20,000 · EducationICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SI…William Marsh Rice University — $14,000 · Education+2 more — $5,135 · EducationINTERNATIONAL HOUSE — $50,000 · International+2 more — $956 · InternationalJapanese Medical Society of America Inc — $30,000 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION — $10,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC — $3,850 · Health+5 more — $1,540 · HealthJapanese American Social Services Inc — $30,000 · Human ServicesPIKE MARKET SENIOR CENTER — $10,000 · Human Services+1 more — $125 · Human ServicesGalveston Bay Foundation Inc — $30,500 · EnvironmentTREEPEOPLE INC — $2,000 · EnvironmentAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK — $13,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — $10,500 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY — $8,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$428,970Education$301,365International$50,956Health$45,390Human Services$40,125Environment$32,500Food & Nutrition$31,500

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetTHE BARUCH COLLEGE FUND — $67,550 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBILLION OYSTER PROJECT INC — $60,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNew York University — $53,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetResearch Foundation of the City University of New York — $50,380 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL HOUSE — $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBOSTON HIGASHI SCHOOL INC — $30,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGalveston Bay Foundation Inc — $30,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJapanese Medical Society of America Inc — $30,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetHAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE INC — $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJapanese American Social Services Inc — $30,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank — $21,575 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK INC — $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE — $16,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWilliam Marsh Rice University — $14,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK — $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK — $11,525 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — $10,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SUMMIT COUNTY INC — $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOME INC — $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPIKE MARKET SENIOR CENTER — $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY — $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWalsh University Inc — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC — $3,850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION FOR THE HOMELESS INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC — $1,625 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAN JACINTO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Herald Association Inc — $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — $900 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFast Break Basketball Association — $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK CARES INC — $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF SO CALIFORNIA — $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY — $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD FOR THE HUNGRY INC — $456 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ANDREW MCDONOUGH B FOUNDATION — $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC — $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE RESCUE MISSION — $225 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL — $135 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES — $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER GOOD CHARITIES — $53 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc — $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC — $40 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION INC — $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jcc FundFirstenergy FoundationCharities Aid Foundat…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Network for Good
Jcc FundNY15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jcc Fund · Firstenergy Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to The Mitsui USA Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Mitsui USA Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 75 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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