Grants paid by Ceres Inc
EIN 22-3053747 · Boston, MA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C010
Ceres Inc of Boston, MA (EIN 22-3053747) reported 32 grants paid totaling $2,460,528 to 14 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,460,528
32 grants
Recipients
14
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | $198,078 | — |
| 2020 | 6 | $345,706 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | $423,662 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $403,884 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $548,713 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | $540,485 | — |
Top recipients
The 14 recipients receiving the most from Ceres Inc, by grants paid, out of 14 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Trends Association 52-2135531 | A | Washington, DC | 5 | $815,583 | 2024 |
| Cdp North America Inc 36-4709977 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $602,489 | 2024 |
| Meridian Institute 84-1435420 | A | Dillon, CO | 5 | $354,653 | 2024 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc 04-3512550 | A | Boston, MA | 5 | $199,500 | 2024 |
| The B Team Headquarters Inc 46-1860634 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $84,833 | 2020 |
| Climate Collaborative 86-2833200 | A | Bellingham, WA | 3 | $80,000 | 2023 |
| R Street Institute 26-3477125 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $75,000 | 2023 |
| Atlantic Media Inc 52-2056412 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $60,000 | 2018 |
| The Climate Group Inc 43-2073566 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $56,250 | 2021 |
| Solidaridad North America 46-1528546 | A | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $49,975 | 2021 |
| Society for Corporate Governance Inc 13-1674285 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $40,245 | 2018 |
| Foundation for the Global Compact 16-1756484 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | 2018 |
| Environmental League of Massachusetts Inc 04-2760271 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| The Nature Conservancy 53-0242652 | A | Arlington, VA | 1 | $7,000 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 32 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cdp North America Inc New York, NY | A | $367,275 | paid | 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. | 202532399349301358 |
| 2024 | Forest Trends Association Washington, DC | A | $98,626 | paid | TO RESEARCH CORPORATE PRACTICES AND BENCHMARK PROGRESS IN RELATION TO COMPANY DEFORESTATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERATE CONTENT FOR INVESTORS AND COMPANIES REGARDING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. | 202532399349301358 |
| 2024 | Meridian Institute Dillon, CO | A | $54,584 | paid | TO RESEARCH CORPORATE PRACTICES AND BENCHMARK PROGRESS IN RELATION TO COMPANY DEFORESTATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERATE CONTENT FOR INVESTORS AND COMPANIES REGARDING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. | 202532399349301358 |
| 2024 | Clean Air Task Force Inc Boston, MA | A | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND ROLL-OUT OF THE METHANE EMISSIONS REPORT. | 202532399349301358 |
| 2023 | Cdp North America Inc New York, NY | A | $235,214 | paid | 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. | 202442439349300424 |
| 2023 | Forest Trends Association Washington, DC | A | $152,716 | paid | TO PUBLICLY BENCHMARK CORPORATE PRACTICES AND PROGRESS IN RELATION TO COMPANY DEFORESTATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERATE CONTENT FOR INVESTORS AND COMPANIES REGARDING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. | 202442439349300424 |
| 2023 | R Street Institute Washington, DC | A | $75,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ESG BACKLASH PROGRAMMATIC WORK. | 202442439349300424 |
| 2023 | Meridian Institute Dillon, CO | A | $54,583 | paid | TO PUBLICLY BENCHMARK CORPORATE PRACTICES AND PROGRESS IN RELATION TO COMPANY DEFORESTATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERATE CONTENT FOR INVESTORS AND COMPANIES REGARDING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. | 202442439349300424 |
| 2023 | Clean Air Task Force Inc Boston, MA | A | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND VETTING OF THE BENCHMARKING AIR & METHANE EMISSIONS REPORT. | 202442439349300424 |
| 2023 | Climate Collaborative Bellingham, WA | A | $11,200 | paid | 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. | 202442439349300424 |
| 2022 | Forest Trends Association Washington, DC | A | $214,825 | paid | TO PUBLICLY BENCHMARK CORPORATE PRACTICES AND PROGRESS IN RELATION TO COMPANY DEFORESTATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERATE CONTENT FOR INVESTORS AND COMPANIES REGARDING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. | 202342419349301349 |
| 2022 | Meridian Institute Dillon, CO | A | $87,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECTOR ACTION PLAN FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SECTOR TO REACH NET ZERO EMISSIONS. | 202342419349301349 |
| 2022 | Meridian Institute Dillon, CO | A | $45,486 | paid | TO PUBLICLY BENCHMARK CORPORATE PRACTICES AND PROGRESS IN RELATION TO COMPANY DEFORESTATION COMMITMENTS AND GENERATE CONTENT FOR INVESTORS AND COMPANIES REGARDING NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. | 202342419349301349 |
| 2022 | Climate Collaborative Montpelier, VT | A | $36,073 | paid | TO RECRUIT 50 COMPANIES TO JOIN THE SME CLIMATE HUB, WITH 10 SETTING NET ZERO TARGETS BY 2040. | 202342419349301349 |
| 2022 | Clean Air Task Force Inc Boston, MA | A | $20,000 | paid | FOR CATALYZING PROGRESS IN OIL & GAS SECTOR BY BENCHMARKING METHANE EMISSIONS. | 202342419349301349 |
| 2021 | Forest Trends Association Washington, DC | A | $209,416 | paid | FOR COCOA BENCHMARK AND BUSINESS CASE FOR ENDING DEFORESTATION. | 202202529349300045 |
| 2021 | Meridian Institute Dillon, CO | A | $112,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECTOR ACTION PLAN FOR THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SECTOR TO REACH NET ZERO EMISSIONS. | 202202529349300045 |
| 2021 | Clean Air Task Force Inc Boston, MA | A | $37,000 | paid | FOR CATALYZING PROGRESS IN OIL & GAS SECTOR BY BENCHMARKING METHANE EMISSIONS. | 202202529349300045 |
| 2021 | Climate Collaborative Montpelier, VT | A | $32,727 | paid | TO RECRUIT 50 COMPANIES TO JOIN THE SME CLIMATE HUB, WITH 10 SETTING NET ZERO TARGETS BY 2040. | 202202529349300045 |
| 2021 | The Climate Group Inc New York, NY | A | $22,500 | paid | FOR POLICY RECRUITMENT AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT. | 202202529349300045 |
| 2021 | Solidaridad North America Berkeley, CA | A | $9,519 | paid | TO IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE FINANCIAL SUPPLIER INCENTIVES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NO-DEFORESTATION POLICIES IN COCOA SUPPLY CHAINS. | 202202529349300045 |
| 2020 | Forest Trends Association Washington, DC | A | $140,000 | paid | FOR COCOA BENCHMARK AND BUSINESS CASE FOR ENDING DEFORESTATION. | 202132439349300648 |
| 2020 | Clean Air Task Force Inc Boston, MA | A | $102,500 | paid | FOR CATALYZING PROGRESS IN OIL & GAS SECTOR BY BENCHMARKING METHANE EMISSIONS. | 202132439349300648 |
| 2020 | Solidaridad North America Berkeley, CA | A | $40,456 | paid | TO IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE FINANCIAL SUPPLIER INCENTIVES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NO-DEFORESTATION POLICIES IN COCOA SUPPLY CHAINS. | 202132439349300648 |
| 2020 | The Climate Group Inc New York, NY | A | $33,750 | paid | FOR POLICY RECRUITMENT AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT. | 202132439349300648 |
| 2020 | Environmental League of Massachusetts Inc Boston, MA | A | $15,000 | paid | EVENT ORGANIZING IN MA TO PROMOTE CERES PRIORITIES AND ADVANCE STRONG CLIMATE POLICY. | 202132439349300648 |
| 2020 | The B Team Headquarters Inc New York, NY | A | $14,000 | paid | FOR STRATEGY & TARGETING OF THE TRADE ASSOCIATION CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN COMPANY CLIMATE AMBITION AND THEIR TRADE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP. | 202132439349300648 |
| 2018 | B Team Headquarters Inc New York, NY | A | $70,833 | paid | TO MOBILIZE THE AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUED U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE PARIS AGREEMENT AND RELATED CLIMATE ACTION. | 201932529349301308 |
| 2018 | Atlantic Media Inc New York, NY | A | $60,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ROUTE 50 FUSION EVENT | 201932529349301308 |
| 2018 | Society for Corporate Governance Inc New York, NY | A | $40,245 | paid | TO DEVELOP AN ESG PRIMER FOR A CORPORATE SECRETARY AUDIENCE. | 201932529349301308 |
| 2018 | Foundation for the Global Compact New York, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | TO MOBILIZE STOCK EXCHANGES AND SECURITIES REGULATORS TO ISSUE GUIDANCE AND RULES THAT IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) INFORMATION TO INVESTORS. | 201932529349301308 |
| 2018 | The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | A | $7,000 | paid | SUB-GRANT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE COALITION WORK | 201932529349301308 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-10-31 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202532399349301358 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-10-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202442439349300424 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-10-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202342419349301349 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-10-31 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202202529349300045 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-10-31 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202132439349300648 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-10-31 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201932529349301308 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/223053747.json.
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