Private Foundation

The Ceres Foundation Inc

The Ceres Foundation Inc is a Private Foundation headquartered in Charleston, SC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.0M revenue, $1.8M expenses, $27.0M total assets. IRS filings disclose 461 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $8.5M.

EIN: 582479387 Charleston, SC Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$2.0M

Total Expenses$1.8M

Total Assets$27.0M

Grants Given461

Grant Total$8.5M

Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

Nature Conservancy of SC

Mt Pleasant, SC · 2025

chelsea plantation

$200,000

Gibbes Museum of Art

Charleston, SC · 2025

honor of angela mack

$185,000

Nuvance Health Network

Danbury, CT · 2025

general fund and endowment/john murphy

$100,000

Community School

Roanoke, VA · 2025

challenge met

$100,000

Hotchkiss School

Lakeville, CT · 2025

honor of 1st girls

$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 461 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

$1,059,500 112 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
2025	$2.0M	$1.8M	$27.0M
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

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $2.0M (+86%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.0M.

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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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