The Giving Mood is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity. We received our non-profit tax-exempt status effective April 16, 2021. We aim to promote charitable giving, especially in young children. And in doing so, we hope to foster an understanding and awareness of a variety of worthy causes in order to facilitate charitable action.
Eunice Kim | Founder & Director
As someone who was born into a Christian family, charity has been a part of my life for many years. Now that I have two young children of my own, I want to teach them and others the importance of charitable giving and the impact that even small donations can make. While we donate to many different kinds of charities, my favorites are Operation Smile, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. But I am eager and excited to learn about other charities and how The Giving Mood (TGM) can help. I would hope that, through our charity, people can meet others who share the same values and hopefully even form new friendships.
I love being a mom, traveling, fine art, opera, making people laugh and am obsessed with the following: sudoku, scrabble, sushi, true crime documentaries and plastic surgery before-and-after shows.
I received my B.A. in political science from NYU and previously worked in large global law firms for over 10 years. I now work at one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies (which makes life-saving vaccines and cancer treatments among other things) in the Intellectual Property group. I started TGM as a way to be more directly involved in helping to make a difference. As I am blessed to have everything I need, I would like to dedicate time and effort to helping others.
Agnes Xu | Associate Director
Agnes has been looking for ways to volunteer and give back to the community and has found that calling here at TGM. She is excited to actively help out in any and all ways possible. She has a love of traveling, arts and reading and often gifts books to her friend’s children. She is committed to getting children involved with charity work.
Agnes earned her B.A. in chemistry from SUNY Buffalo and her Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Wesleyan University and has over 15 years of experience in patent procurement. Some of her favorite charities are No Kid Hungry, Direct Relief, American Heart Association and the Sierra Club Foundation. She is passionate about giving back to the community and helping TGM grow and implement its vision.
Katie Findley Bhatta | Event Coordinator
Katie has a heart of giving and genuine desire to help others. She is excited to be part of TGM and will help execute TGM's fundraising ideas from start to finish. She is an animal lover who enjoys spending time with her nieces and nephews, birding, scrapbooking, traveling, and Broadway musicals. She is the mother to one son and is passionate about maternal and infant health. Some of her favorite charities are March of Dimes, ASPCA, and the World Wildlife Fund.
Katie received her M.A. in Social Work from the University of Tennessee and her Ph.D. in Social Work from Rutgers University. She currently works in research to reduce opioid overdoses and serves as a research consultant on projects aimed at assisting trafficked persons and evaluating services for organ transplant recipients. She also serves as a lecturer at Rutgers University. She is looking forward to contributing to the mission of TGM.
If you would like to volunteer, please send us an email to hello@thegivingmood.org.