Ceres Inc

Boston, MA ·EIN 22-3053747 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$65.0M received 115 funders 200 grants · 2022–2025

Who funds Ceres Inc?

Ceres Inc is funded by 115 grantmakers, led by Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($10.0M), Climateworks Foundation ($6.3M), The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc ($5.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $65.0M in grants to Ceres Inc between 2022–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$10,000,00022023–2024
Climateworks Foundation$6,326,57032022–2024
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$5,400,00022022–2023
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$5,000,00052022–2024
Sequoia Climate Foundation$3,500,00032023–2024
Climate Power$2,639,07022023–2024
We Mean Business Coalition Inc$2,484,67632022–2024
Windward Fund$2,400,00012023
The Schauble Family Foundation$2,029,02922023–2024
New Venture Fund$1,875,00022023–2024
Climate Imperative Foundation$1,535,00022023–2024
United States Energy Foundation$1,419,00022023–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$1,300,00022023–2024
The Skoll Foundation$1,300,00012022
The Sunrise Project Inc$1,250,00022023–2024
Grantham Foundation for the Protection$1,000,00042023–2024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$1,000,00012022
The Heising-simons Foundation$950,00032023–2024
Tandem Philanthropies$750,80022023–2024
Skoll Fund$750,00012024
The New York Community Trust$675,00052023–2024
Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3$625,00022023–2024
Energy Action Fund$624,00022023–2024
Sea Change Foundation$562,50012023
The McCance Foundation$500,00022023–2024

Showing top 25 of 115 funders by total given.

What grants has Ceres Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Fresh Sound Foundation IncCHARITABLE$75,000
2025Timken Matthews Family Foundation2024-2025 Unrestricted Grant$75,000
2025Fresh Sound Foundation IncCHARITABLE$25,000
2025Fresh Sound Foundation IncCHARITABLE$25,000
2025Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation IncPROGRAM SUPPORT$15,000
2025United Way Miami IncGENERAL SUPPORT$12,600
2025Lippincott Foundation IncGeneral Support$10,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION$5,000,000
2024Climate PowerCOMBATTING EFFORTS TO OPPOSE ESG$1,759,380
2024New Venture FundCAPACITY BUILDING$1,625,000
2024The Schauble Family FoundationEDUCATIONAL RESOURCES$1,019,029
2024John D and Catherine T MacarthurIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000,000
2024The Sunrise Project IncGENERAL SUPPORT$800,000
2024Skoll FundENVIRONMENT$750,000
2024Sequoia Climate FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS TO FURTHER CLIMATE FINANCE EFFORTS$700,000
2024United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE BENEFITS OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION.$625,000
2024We Mean Business Coalition IncGRANT FOR PROJECT SUPPORT$614,876
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo support the investor community to engage with food and beverage companies on how to address water risk.$600,000
2024Climateworks FoundationTO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO CLEAN TRANSPORTATION ($260,000): THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ($310,000)$570,000
2024Climate Imperative FoundationENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$535,000
2024Tandem PhilanthropiesTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT$500,000
2024The Heising-simons FoundationTO ADVANCE TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION AND CLIMATE FINANCE SECTOR REFORM$425,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$392,500
2024Arthur V Davis Foundation Pf #3UNRESTRICTED GENERAL$375,000
2024The McKnight Foundationto mobilize partners to make the business case for state policies and regulations that spur equitable transition to a decarbonized transportation system and a clean energy economy in the Midwest, and to support the Climate Smart Agriculture Working Group$300,000
2024Energy Action FundTO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES. GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.$277,000
2024The McCance FoundationGeneral Support$250,000
2024John D and Catherine T MacarthurTO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS IN PROTECTING THE PRIVATE SECTOR'S FREEDOM TO INVEST RESPONSIBLY$250,000
2024Wallace Genetic Foundation Ii IncFEDERAL POLICY EDUCATION PROGRAM$250,000
2024The New York Community TrustFOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.$250,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Ceres Inc?

Ceres Inc is funded by 115 grantmakers, led by Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund ($10.0M), Climateworks Foundation ($6.3M), The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc ($5.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $65.0M in grants to Ceres Inc between 2022–2025.

Who is Ceres Inc's largest funder?

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund is the largest recorded funder of Ceres Inc, with $10.0M across 2 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has Ceres Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $65.0M in grants to Ceres Inc across 200 grants from 115 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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