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The Ceres Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 58-2479387 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $3M
- Grants reported
- 176
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | $1M |
| 2024 | 59 | $961K |
| 2023 | 72 | $1M |
Where The Ceres Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservancy of SC | Mt Pleasant, SC | gregory neck | 2024 | $250K |
| Nature Conservancy of SC | Mt Pleasant, SC | chelsea plantation | 2025 | $200K |
| Gibbes Museum of Art | Charleston, SC | honor of angela mack | 2025 | $185K |
| Lowcountry Land Trust | Charleston, SC | memory of s. carlton | 2023 | $100K |
| Community School | Roanoke, VA | challenge met | 2025 | $100K |
| Nuvance Health Network | Danbury, CT | general fund and endowment/john murphy | 2025 | $100K |
| Nuvance Health Network | Danbury, CT | general fund | 2024 | $50K |
| Nuvance Health Network | Danbury, CT | general fund | 2023 | $50K |
| Open Land Trust | Beaufort, SC | easement purchase | 2023 | $50K |
| Nature Conservancy in Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | purchase simcox | 2023 | $50K |
| Nemours Wildlife Foundation | Yemassee, SC | piney woods cattle study fund | 2023 | $50K |
| Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | honor of 1st girls | 2025 | $50K |
| Nemours Wildlife Foundation | Yemassee, SC | cattle study | 2025 | $50K |
| Nemours Wildlife Foundation | Yemassee, SC | piney woods cattle study fund | 2024 | $50K |
| FARE Food Allergy Research and Education | McLean, VA | challenge | 2024 | $50K |
| Taubman Museum of Art | Roanoke, VA | memory of maury strauss | 2024 | $50K |
| American Cancer Society | Glen Allen, VA | challenge match | 2024 | $35K |
| GrowFood Carolina | Charleston, SC | packing boxes | 2025 | $35K |
| Golden Isle Veterans Village Initiative Inc | Brunswick, GA | modular unit | 2023 | $30K |
| Blue Ridge Literacy | Roanoke, VA | general fund | 2025 | $30K |
| American Cancer Society | Glen Allen, VA | cattle barons ball | 2023 | $30K |
| Fennell Elementary Magnet School | Yemassee, SC | honor of willie coker | 2023 | $30K |
| Good Samaritan Hospice Inc | Roanoke, VA | memory of bob webb | 2023 | $30K |
| Carilion Clinic Foundation | Roanoke, VA | goggles | 2024 | $27.5K |
| Lowcountry Land Trust | Charleston, SC | barry tract | 2024 | $25K |
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 The Ceres Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (3 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.