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
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Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$487,50022023–2024
Wallace Genetic Foundation Ii Inc$450,00022023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$409,50022023–2024
Sall Family Foundation$400,00022023–2024
Advocacy Action Fund Inc$394,40032023–2024
Inherent Foundation$356,75022023–2024
The McKnight Foundation$351,15032023–2024
The Sobrato Foundation$350,00012023
Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation$300,00022023–2024
World Wildlife Fund Inc$275,00012023
National Philanthropic Trust$253,00022023–2024
The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation$250,00012024
Builders Vision Foundation$250,00012024
Sobecki Family Foundation$250,00022023–2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$250,00022023–2024
Open Society Institute$225,00012024
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation$205,00022023–2024
The Educational Foundation of America$200,00022023–2024
The Pasculano Foundation$200,00022023–2024
Fresh Sound Foundation Inc$175,00052023–2025
Timken Matthews Family Foundation$175,00032023–2025
The Marisla Foundation$150,00022023–2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$150,00022023–2024
Park Foundation Inc$140,00022023–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$125,00022023–2024
The Partnership Project Inc$110,00022023–2024
Tides Foundation$105,00012024
Westwind Foundation$105,00022023–2024
Climate Ride Inc$102,17212023
Ainslie Foundation$100,00022023–2024
Sally Mead Hands Foundation$100,00022023–2024
Micah Philanthropies$100,00022023–2024
The Rands Foundation$100,00022023–2024
Pobble Stone Foundation$93,00012023
Branson Family Foundation$80,00022023–2024
The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation$75,00032023–2024
Merck Family Fund$75,00012023
Sand County Charitable Trust$70,00022023–2024
Records Johnston Family Foundation$60,00022023–2024
Columbus Foundation$60,00022023–2024
The Wildflower Foundation Inc$55,00022023–2024
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation$50,00012024
The Rhode Island Community Foundation$50,00012024
Sixteen Thirty Fund$50,00012024
Lakeside Foundation$50,00022023–2024
Bellwether Farms Foundation$50,00022023–2024
The Heising-simons Action Fund$50,00012023
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$50,00012023
Kevin and Nicole Systrom Foundation$50,00012023
Adiuvans Foundation$45,00012024
Charlottesville Area Community$45,00012023
HASI Foundation$40,00012024
Faith in Place$40,00022024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$30,00012024
Greenwald Family Foundation Inc$30,00012023
W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation$30,00012023
Peter R Gimbel and Elga Andersen-gimbel$25,00012024
Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc$25,00012023
Lippincott Foundation Inc$20,00032023–2025
The Rorick Family Foundation$20,00012024
Global Philanthropy Partnership$20,00012024
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$20,00022023–2024
The Scherman Foundation Inc$20,00012023
Werler Family Charitable Foundation$17,00022023–2024
Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc$15,00012025
The Partnership Project Action Fund$15,00012024
Boston Foundation Inc$13,75012023
United Way Miami Inc$12,60012025
Community Foundation of New Jersey$10,00012024
The Marcus Foundation$10,00022023–2024
The Joy Fund$10,00012023
Eastern Bank Foundation$10,00012023
Research Institute for Housing America$9,00012023
Eaglemere Foundation Inc$8,00012024
Weinreb Pilecki Segal Foundation$5,90032023
Scherr Family Foundation$5,00022023–2024
Bydale Foundation$5,00012023
The Planetary Trust$5,00012023
Omidyar Network Fund Inc$3,00022023–2024
Everhope Foundation$2,50012024
Telaka Foundation$2,00022023–2024
The Gianturco Family Foundation$2,00012023
Joan & James Shapiro Foundation Inc$1,50022023–2024
The George Gund Foundation$1,20012024
The Copen Family Foundation Inc$1,06112024
The Flaherty Family Foundation$1,00012023
The Martin Family Charitable Foundation Inc$1,00012023
Devine-majors Foundation$50012024
Stephen and Rosamund Forrest Family$50012023
The Waits Brennan Foundation$20012024

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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