Public Charity

CERES INC

CERES INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in BOSTON, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $33.6M, expenses of $37.8M, total assets of $35.1M. Imperigo tracks 204 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $66.0M.

EIN: 223053747 BOSTON, MA Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: C01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$33.6M
Total Expenses$37.8M
Total Assets$35.1M
Grant Records204
Funding Total$66.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CERES IS A NONPROFIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO A CLEANER, MORE JUST, AND RESILIENT WORLD. THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, WE MAKE THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ACTION ON THE MOST PRESSING SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES FACING OUR ECONOMY TODAY: CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER SCARCITY AND POLLUTION, AND NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS. WITH DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH AND EXPERT ANALYSIS, WE INSPIRE INVESTORS AND COMPANIES TO ACT ON THESE GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND ADVOCATE FOR MARKET AND POLICY SOLUTIONS.

Where $100 goes at Ceres Inc

How Ceres Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$41
Accelerating sustainable capital market
49% of program spending
$13
Policy
16% of program spending
$9
Climate change
11% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY (UNTIL 2/13/2025) Alicia Seiger
DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/07/25) Aniket Shah
VP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Anne Kelly
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 4/21/25) Anne Simpson
DIRECTOR Bertrand Millot
TREASURER (UNTIL 10/07/25)/DIRECTOR Betty Yee

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$24,430,919 95 grants
Environment & Conservation
$16,016,121 43 grants
Animal Welfare
$11,198,746 15 grants
Education
$3,395,515 9 grants
Training & Professional Development
$1,875,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $33.6M $37.8M $35.1M
2024 $40.9M $44.3M $39.0M
2023 $43.5M $41.6M $43.3M
2022 $31.7M $36.4M $41.0M
2021 $44.5M $26.8M $45.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $44.5M to $33.6M (-24%), with total assets most recently reported at $35.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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