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Ceres Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 36-3735653 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.1M
Grants reported
207
Median grant
$3K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2025106$593K
2024101$551K

Where Ceres Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Illinois$260.5KMichigan$215KColorado$165KVirginia$140KCalifornia$80.5K

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$30K
DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$30K
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEARLINGTON, VAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$30K
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEARLINGTON, VAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$27K
HILLSDALE COLLEGEHILLSDALE, MIGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
IJ INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICEARLINGTON, VAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$25K
HILLSDALE COLLEGEHILLSDALE, MIGENERAL SUPPORT2025$25K
SIMON FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
FIRE FDN FOR INDIV RTS IN EDPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$25K
THE WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONWHITTIER, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$20K
CRC CAP RESEARCH CENTERWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT2025$20K
STEPPING STONES MONTESSORIGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT2025$20K
FIREPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$20K
MPI MOVING PIX INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2025$20K
INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICEARLINGTON, VAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$20K
MOVING PIX INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$18K
DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUSTSTURGEON BAY, WIGENERAL SUPPORT2025$15K
CAP RESEASRCH CENTERWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT2024$15K
ORCHARD VILLAGESKOKIE, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2024$15K
ORCHARD VILLAGESKOKIE, ILGENERAL SUPPORT2025$15K
ISIWILMINGTON, DEGENERAL SUPPORT2024$12K
HOPE HOUSE OF COLORADOARVADA, COMC PROGRAMS2024$10K
COLORADO PUBLIC RADIOCENTENNIAL, COGENERAL SUPPORT2025$10K
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONEAST JORDAN, MIGENERAL SUPPORT2024$10K
CAMP HIGHLANDS FOR BOYS FOUNDATIONGAINESVILLE, FLGENERAL SUPPORT2025$10K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Ceres Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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