Private Foundation

The Ceres Foundation Inc

The Ceres Foundation Inc is a Private Foundation headquartered in Charleston, SC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.3M revenue, $1.8M expenses, $27.2M total assets. IRS filings disclose 416 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $7.4M.

EIN: 582479387 Charleston, SC Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$2.3M

Total Expenses$1.8M

Total Assets$27.2M

Grants Given416

Grant Total$7.4M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

The Nature Conservancy of SC

Mt Pleasant, SC · 2024

gregory neck

$250,000

Nuvance Health Network

Danbury, CT · 2024

general fund

$50,000

Nemours Wildlife Foundation

Yemassee, SC · 2024

piney woods cattle study fund

$50,000

FARE Food Allergy Research and Education

McLean, VA · 2024

challenge

$50,000

Taubman Museum of Art

Roanoke, VA · 2024

memory of maury strauss

$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 416 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY/VICE PRESIDENT Frank Gavel Jr

TREASURER/VICE PRESIDENT Linda Gavel Webb

PRESIDENT/EXEC. DIRECTOR Stephen L Gavel

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL FUND

$2,144,500 169 grants

general fund

$819,500 82 grants

BUCKFIELD PROJECT

$500,000 1 grant

ACE BASIN

$385,000 3 grants

CHALLENGE GRANT

$382,500 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$2.3M	$1.8M	$27.2M
2023	$678K	$1.9M	$26.8M
2022	$1.8M	$1.8M	$27.9M
2020	$1.1M	$1.6M	$27.3M
2019	$1.4M	$1.8M	$28.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $2.3M (+62%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.2M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, and 4 other states.

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