Ceres Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Charleston, SC · EIN 58-2479387 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Ceres Foundation Inc
176grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$3.0Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 176 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $50K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
328 E Bay St
Charleston, SC 29401-1593
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservancy of SC Gregory neck | Mt Pleasant, SC | $250,000 |
| Nature Conservancy of SC Chelsea plantation | Mt Pleasant, SC | $200,000 |
| Gibbes Museum of Art Honor of angela mack | Charleston, SC | $185,000 |
| Community School Challenge met | Roanoke, VA | $100,000 |
| Nuvance Health Network General fund and endowment/john murphy | Danbury, CT | $100,000 |
| Lowcountry Land Trust Memory of s. carlton | Charleston, SC | $100,000 |
| Hotchkiss School Honor of 1st girls | Lakeville, CT | $50,000 |
| Nemours Wildlife Foundation Cattle study | Yemassee, SC | $50,000 |
| Nature Conservancy in Virginia Purchase simcox | Charlottesville, VA | $50,000 |
| Nemours Wildlife Foundation Piney woods cattle study fund | Yemassee, SC | $50,000 |
| Nuvance Health Network | Danbury, CT | $50,000 |
| Open Land Trust Easement purchase | Beaufort, SC | $50,000 |
| Fare Food Allergy Research and Education Challenge | McLean, VA | $50,000 |
| Nemours Wildlife Foundation Piney woods cattle study fund | Yemassee, SC | $50,000 |
| Nuvance Health Network | Danbury, CT | $50,000 |
| Taubman Museum of Art Memory of maury strauss | Roanoke, VA | $50,000 |
| Growfood Carolina Packing boxes | Charleston, SC | $35,000 |
| American Cancer Society Challenge match | Glen Allen, VA | $35,000 |
| Blue Ridge Literacy | Roanoke, VA | $30,000 |
| American Cancer Society Cattle barons ball | Glen Allen, VA | $30,000 |
| Fennell Elementary Magnet School Honor of willie coker | Yemassee, SC | $30,000 |
| Golden Isle Veterans Village Initiative Inc Modular unit | Brunswick, GA | $30,000 |
| Good Samaritan Hospice Inc Memory of bob webb | Roanoke, VA | $30,000 |
| Carilion Clinic Foundation Goggles | Roanoke, VA | $27,500 |
| Fare Challenge met | McLean, VA | $25,000 |
| Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Challenge met | Roanoke, VA | $25,000 |
| Child Health Investment Partnership | Roanoke, VA | $25,000 |
| Open Space Institute Truck for site visits | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Roanoke Symphony Orchestra | Roanoke, VA | $25,000 |
| Westminster School Per proposal | Simsbury, CT | $25,000 |
| Gibbes Museum of Art Hopper painting | Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Lowcountry Land Trust Barry tract | Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Science Museum of Western Virginia | Roanoke, VA | $25,000 |
| Adult Care Center of Roanoke Valley | Salem, VA | $20,000 |
| Drake Group Education Fund | Westport, CT | $20,000 |
| Friends of Caroline Hospice | Ridgeland, SC | $20,000 |
| Friends of Mineralogy | Ashland, VA | $20,000 |
| Opera Roanoke | Roanoke, VA | $20,000 |
| St Marks Episcopal Church | Fincastle, VA | $20,000 |
| Blue Ridge Literacy | Roanoke, VA | $20,000 |
| Fennell Elementary Magnet School | Yemassee, SC | $20,000 |
| Opera Roanoke Challenge | Roanoke, VA | $20,000 |
| Preservation Society of Charleston Resiliency pub | Charleston, SC | $20,000 |
| Science Museum of Western VA | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 |
| St Francis Service Dogs | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 |
| Blue Ridge Literacy | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 |
| Growfood Carolina Repaint mural | Charleston, SC | $15,000 |
| Jefferson Center Music lab | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 |
| Science Museum of Western Virginia | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 |
| Capital Region Land Conservancy Education | Richmond, VA | $15,000 |
| St Francis Service Dogs | Roanoke, VA | $15,000 |
| Hollins University | Roanoke, SC | $13,000 |
| Davis Love III Foundation | St Simons Island, GA | $10,000 |
| Foxfield Farms | Granby, CT | $10,000 |
| Friends of Caroline Hospice | Ridgeland, SC | $10,000 |
| Friends of Drayton Hall | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Golden Opportunities | Newtown, CT | $10,000 |
| Grace House of Brunswick | Brunswick, GA | $10,000 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Mill Mountain Theatre | Roanoke, VA | $10,000 |
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