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Private foundation (trust)EIN 582479387Est. 1999-11

The Ceres Foundation Inc

Charleston, SC 29401

Total Assets

$27.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$961K

FY 2024

Grants Made

59

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.3M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

59 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $250K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.3M in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

242 grants

Lowcountry Land Trust
$390K
5 grants
LACUNA INC
$300K
1 grant
The Nature Conservancy of SC
$250K
1 grant
Charleston Library Society
$175K
4 grants
WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK
$125K
2 grants
Nuvance Health Network
$115K
3 grants
Nemours Wildlife Foundation
$110K
3 grants
Taubman Museum of Art
$110K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

242 grants

<$10K
165
grants
$10–50K
71
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

South Carolina
$2.0M
47% of total
Virginia
$1.2M
28% of total
Connecticut
$692K
16% of total
Georgia
$165K
4% of total
New York
$58K
1% of total
California
$50K
1% of total
Florida
$35K
1% of total
Colorado
$25K
1% of total
Texas
$15K
0% of total
North Carolina
$10K
0% of total

+3 more states

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