Funding search · EIN 261598048 · Beaverton, OR

Ceres Charitable Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

73
grants reported
$383,869
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Montalvo Arts Center3 grants · $74,100
  • Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $70,000
  • The Global Uplift Project Fka Odfl3 grants · $25,000
  • Fistula Foundation3 grants · $17,500
  • Second Harvest Food Bank3 grants · $15,000
  • Union of Concerned Scientist3 grants · $14,550
  • Make-a-Wish Foundation3 grants · $13,150
  • Hillbrook School2 grants · $13,000
  • Propublica1 grant · $10,000
  • Environmental and Energy Study Inst2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$124,706
2022
$128,200
2023
$130,963
2024

Grant history

All 73 reported grants, largest first.

  • $50,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $31,500

    Montalvo Arts Center · Saratoga, CA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $27,600

    Montalvo Arts Center · Saratoga, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $15,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $15,000

    Montalvo Arts Center · Saratoga, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $10,000

    Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $10,000

    Propublica · New York, NY · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $10,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $10,000

    The Global Uplift Project Fka Odfl · Livermore, CA · 2024

    Support the "Save A Girl" campaign.

  • $8,000

    The Global Uplift Project Fka Odfl · Livermore, CA · 2023

    Support the "Save A Girl" campaign.

  • $8,000

    Hillbrook School · Los Gatos, CA · 2022

    Tuition support.

  • $7,000

    Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $7,000

    The Global Uplift Project Fka Odfl · Livermore, CA · 2022

    Support the "Save A Girl" campaign.

  • $5,500

    Union of Concerned Scientist · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,450

    Union of Concerned Scientist · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,163

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Make-a-Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Bay Area Dragons Wrestling Center · Los Gatos, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's year-round education programs.

  • $5,000

    Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Climate Mobilization Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Climate Realty · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Environmental and Energy Study Inst · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Hillbrook School · Los Gatos, CA · 2023

    Tuition support.

  • $5,000

    Life Child Africa Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Make-a-Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Environmental and Energy Study Inst · Washington, DC · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $5,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,600

    Union of Concerned Scientist · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,500

    Next Door Solutions · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,150

    Make-a-Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    Center for Disaster Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    Los Gatos Museum · Los Gatos, CA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission and marketing campaign sponsorship.

  • $3,000

    Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    Violence Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    Los Gatos Museum · Los Gatos, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission and marketing campaign sponsorship.

  • $3,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $3,000

    The Global Uplift Project · Livermore, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,750

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,500

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,500

    Rotacare Bay Area Medical · Milpitas, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,500

    Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,250

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,000

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,000

    350org · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $2,000

    Violence Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,600

    Los Gatos Education Foundation · Los Gatos, CA · 2024

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,500

    Vox Media · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support the organization's mission per their strategic charter:"Partnerships for good: Pairing our editorial brands with brand partners to spotlightand support organizations and communities in need. Our strategic partne read all
  • $1,500

    Los Gatos Education Foundation · Los Gatos, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,030

    Rotacare Bay Area Medical · Milpitas, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,026

    Next Door Solutions · San Jose, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,000

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,000

    Sunday Friends · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,000

    Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,000

    The Turkana Basin Institute · Stony Brook, NY · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,000

    Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $1,000

    Los Gatos Museum · Los Gatos, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission and marketing campaign sponsorship.

  • $1,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $750

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $500

    Adventures in Missions · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $500

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

  • $500

    Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2022

    Support the charitable organization's general mission.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.