Ceres Foundation

NORTHFIELD, IL EIN: 36-3735653

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$551K

+2.0% YoY

Grant Count

101

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

+2.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$150K$300K$450K$600K87 grants202092 grants202194 grants2022101 grants2023101 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHI…$30KLEADERSHIP INSTITUTE$27KHILLSDALE COLLEGE$25KSIMON FOUNDATION$25KFIRE$20KINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE$20KTHE WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBR…$20KMOVING PIX INSTITUTE$18KORCHARD VILLAGE$15KCAP RESEASRCH CENTER$15K

Grant Size Distribution

475 grants across all recorded years

474<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
FLORENCE H TESTAPRESIDENT0.02
DANIEL RJ HALESVICE PRESIDENT0.5
MARK PATTERSONSECRETARY0.02
MARION H CHARDOULTREASURER0.02
DANIEL B HALESASSISTANT SECRETARY0.02

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

19states
+11 more states

Cities

ALPHARETTAARLINGTONARVADAATLANTABIG BAYBRISTOLBURR RIDGECADILLACCALEDONIACENTENNIALCHARLEVOIXCHICAGOCOLORADO SPRINGSCRAWFORDSVILLEDALLASDENVEREAST JORDANELSWORTHENGLEWOODESTACADA

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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