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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261598048Est. 2008-07

Ceres Charitable Foundation

Beaverton, OR 97005

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$128K

FY 2023

Grants Made

32

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$28K

Typical

Deadlines

Refer to http://www.cerescf.org

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Expenses

$141K

Qualifying Distributions

$128K

Distributable Amount

$130K

Min. Investment Return

$131K

Undistributed Income

$130K

Payout rate 98%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.98%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

32 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $3K to maximum $28K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $128K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

110 grants

Doctors Without Borders
$90K
4 grants
Montalvo Arts Center
$43K
2 grants
The Global Uplift Project fka ODFL
$21K
3 grants
Union of Concerned Scientist
$20K
4 grants
Environmental Defense Fund
$17K
3 grants
Environmental and Energy Study Inst
$15K
3 grants
Make-A-Wish Foundation
$14K
4 grants
Second Harvest Food Bank
$14K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

110 grants

<$10K
106
grants
$10–50K
4
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

California
$189K
41% of total
New York
$131K
28% of total
District of Columbia
$49K
11% of total
Massachusetts
$25K
5% of total
Arizona
$14K
3% of total
Alabama
$13K
3% of total
Colorado
$11K
2% of total
North Carolina
$10K
2% of total
Texas
$6K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$5K
1% of total

+4 more states

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