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Ceres

Name: Ceres grants, 2020–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

21
grants reported: $1.9M
total given: 2020–2023
filing years: $54,583
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2023. 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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Funding pattern

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Grant history

All 21 reported grants, largest first.

$367,275
Cdp North America · New York, NY · 2023
To support investor net zero commitments, implementation, and accountability and to support investors worldwide who advocate for the policies needed to enable the net zero transition.
$235,214
Cdp North America · New York, NY · 2022
To drive investor net zero commitments, implementation, and accountability and to mobilize investors worldwide to advocate for the policies needed to enable the net zero transition.
$214,825
Forest Trends Association · Washington, DC · 2021
To publicly benchmark corporate practices and progress in relation to company deforestation commitments and generate content for investors and companies regarding natural climate solutions.
$209,416
Forest Trends Association · Washington, DC · 2020
For cocoa benchmark and business case for ending deforestation.
$152,716
Forest Trends Association · Washington, DC · 2022
To publicly benchmark corporate practices and progress in relation to company deforestation commitments and generate content for investors and companies regarding natural climate solutions.
$112,500
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2020
To support the development of a sector action plan for the food and beverage sector to reach net zero emissions.
$98,626
Forest Trends Association · Washington, DC · 2023
To research corporate practices and benchmark progress in relation to company deforestation commitments and generate content for investors and companies regarding natural climate solutions.
$87,500
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2021
To support the development of a sector action plan for the food and beverage sector to reach net zero emissions.
$75,000
R Street Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
In support of esg backlash programmatic work.
$54,584
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2023
To research corporate practices and benchmark progress in relation to company deforestation commitments and generate content for investors and companies regarding natural climate solutions.
$54,583
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2022
To publicly benchmark corporate practices and progress in relation to company deforestation commitments and generate content for investors and companies regarding natural climate solutions.
$45,486
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2021
To publicly benchmark corporate practices and progress in relation to company deforestation commitments and generate content for investors and companies regarding natural climate solutions.
$37,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2020
For catalyzing progress in oil & gas sector by benchmarking methane emissions.
$36,073
Climate Collaborative · Montpelier, VT · 2021
To recruit 50 companies to join the sme climate hub, with 10 setting net zero targets by 2040.
$32,727
Climate Collaborative · Montpelier, VT · 2020
To recruit 50 companies to join the sme climate hub, with 10 setting net zero targets by 2040.
$22,500
The Climate Group · New York, NY · 2020
For policy recruitment and advocacy support.
$20,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2023
To support the development and roll-out of the methane emissions report.
$20,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2022
To support the development and vetting of the benchmarking air & methane emissions report.
$20,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2021
For catalyzing progress in oil & gas sector by benchmarking methane emissions.
$11,200
Climate Collaborative · Bellingham, WA · 2022
To recruit 50 companies to join the sme climate hub, with 10 setting net zero targets by 2040 to also qualify them for the amazon climate pledge.
$9,519
Solidaridad North America · Berkeley, CA · 2020
To identify effective financial supplier incentives for implementation of no-deforestation policies in cocoa supply chains.

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.