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Private foundation (trust)EIN 912170962Est. 2002-05

THE CERES FOUNDATION INC

GROTON, MA 01450

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$193.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$7.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

64

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$123K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$2M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$5.3M

Total Expenses

$9.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.5M

Distributable Amount

$9.0M

Min. Investment Return

$9.1M

Payout rate 95%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.95%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

64 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $83K to maximum $2M, 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 2020 to 2024. Peak $7.9M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

189 grants

THRIVE SCHOLARS
$4.4M
5 grants
COMMUNITY ADOLESCENT RESOURCES AND EDUCATION CENTER INC
$1.1M
7 grants
FUTURE LINK INC
$600K
4 grants
STEM ADVANTAGE
$600K
3 grants
MONUMENT ACADEMY INC
$550K
4 grants
FRIENDSHIP SHELTER INC
$465K
3 grants
DC VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT
$460K
4 grants
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$450K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

189 grants

<$10K
6
grants
$10–50K
59
grants
$50–250K
118
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

California
$8.0M
40% of total
Massachusetts
$5.1M
25% of total
District of Columbia
$4.4M
22% of total
Maryland
$1.3M
6% of total
Washington
$495K
2% of total
North Carolina
$275K
1% of total
New Jersey
$225K
1% of total
Illinois
$210K
1% of total
Virginia
$125K
1% of total
New York
$78K
0% of total

+1 more states

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