Private foundation (trust)EIN 363735653Est. 1991-04

CERES FOUNDATION

NORTHFIELD, IL 600933249

Total Assets

$13.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$551K

FY 2024

Grants Made

101

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$30K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$660K

Qualifying Distributions

$553K

Distributable Amount

$615K

Min. Investment Return

$638K

Undistributed Income

$582K

Payout rate 90%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.90%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

101 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $3K to maximum $30K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $600K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

STEPPING STONES MONTESSORI
$178K
6 grants
THE WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$128K
9 grants
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
$119K
5 grants
DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$118K
5 grants
HILLSDALE COLLEGE
$115K
6 grants
MUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONS
$85K
4 grants
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$75K
12 grants
ORCHARD VILLAGE
$72K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
451
grants
$10–50K
48
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

Illinois
$681K
24% of total
Michigan
$668K
24% of total
Colorado
$358K
13% of total
Virginia
$306K
11% of total
California
$227K
8% of total
District of Columbia
$129K
5% of total
Pennsylvania
$88K
3% of total
New York
$71K
3% of total
Wisconsin
$68K
2% of total
Delaware
$59K
2% of total

+11 more states

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