Funders › MA › The Ceres Foundation Inc › 2024
Grants paid by The Ceres Foundation Inc, tax year 2024
EIN 91-2170962 · Groton, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2024, The Ceres Foundation Inc (EIN 91-2170962) reported 64 grants paid totaling $7,865,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Thrive Scholars Los Angeles, CA | B | $3,000,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE THRIVE SCHOLARS' LOS ANGELES AND BOSTON PROGRAMS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Thrive Scholars Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,000,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE THRIVE SCHOLARS' LOS ANGELES AND BOSTON PROGRAMS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Schoolhouse Connection Inc Washington, DC | B | $565,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUTH HAVING EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Friendship Shelter Inc Laguna Beach, CA | C | $360,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE HOME FOR GOOD INITIATIVE AND HENDERSON HOUSE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts Alliance for Early College Weston, MA | B | $300,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT THE ROLLOUT OF ITS STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOLS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Schoolhouse Connection Inc Washington, DC | B | $275,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUTH HAVING EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Community Adolescent Resources and Education Center Inc Holyoke, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE BARD MICROCOLLEGE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | New Village Charter School Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $225,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CREATION OF A NEW STUDENT RECRUITMENT POSITION, TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY SERVED IN TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Future Link Inc Rockville, MD | B | $200,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF PROGRAMMATIC MODEL TO EXPAND CAREER COACHING, INTERNSHIP, AND MENTORING | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | STEM Advantage Huntington Beach, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROGRAM EXPANSION TO MENTOR, PREPARE, AND INSPIRE PRIMARILY FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR CAREERS IN S.T.E.M. | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Future Link Inc Rockville, MD | B | $200,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF PROGRAMMATIC MODEL TO EXPAND CAREER COACHING, INTERNSHIP, AND MENTORING | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Lift Inc Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF FINANCIAL COACHING MODEL FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN LOS ANGELES AND WASHINGTON D.C. | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | DC Public Charter School Cooperative Inc Washington, DC | U | $165,000 | approved, future | FUNDING PILOT PROGRAM AND SCALE THE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | More Than Words Inc Waltham, MA | B | $160,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT ADVOCACY WORK ROLLOUT OF ITS EXPANDED MODEL TO ADDRESS SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS FOR VULNERABLE MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | More Than Words Inc Waltham, MA | B | $160,000 | paid | SUPPORT ADVOCACY WORK ROLLOUT OF ITS EXPANDED MODEL TO ADDRESS SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS FOR VULNERABLE MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Tech Foundry Inc Springfield, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PREPARES INDIVIDUALS FOR SUSTAINABLE CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY FIELDS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Corporation of the Washington Latin School Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | SUPPORT CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION, EMPHASIZING THE SOCRATIC MEHOD, FOR AN ADDITIONAL 750 STUDENTS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Corporation of the Washington Latin School Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION, EMPHASIZING THE SOCRATIC MEHOD, FOR AN ADDITIONAL 750 STUDENTS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | College Bound Inc Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT ROLLOUT OF ITS STRATEGIC GROWTH PLAN TO SERVE 500+ STUDENTS ANNUALLY BY 2027 | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Monument Academy Inc Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | New Village Charter School Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND CREATION OF A NEW STUDENT RECRUITMENT POSITION, TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFULLY SERVED IN TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Capital Partners for Education DBA Spark the Journey Washington, DC | U | $150,000 | paid | SUPPORT MULTI-YEAR EXPANSION PLAN TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IT SERVES BY 2025, TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP AND A COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR YOUNG ADULTS TO CHART THEIR OWN PATH TO ACHIEVING COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | DC Volunteer Lawyers Project Washington, DC | U | $130,000 | paid | SUPPORT IT COMPREHENSIVE PRO-BONO LEGAL SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, VULNERABLE IMIGRANTS, AND AT-RISK CHILDREN | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Taller San Jose Hope Builders Santa Ana, CA | B | $125,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM FOR DISCONNECTED YOUNG ADULTS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Orangewood Foundation Santa Ana, CA | B | $115,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ITS EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR FOSTER AND TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Friends of the Children Inc Los Angeles, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT ITS EXPANSION TO SERVE FOSTER IMPACTED FAMILIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership Inc Springfield, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT FURTHER SCALING OF ITS EARLY COLLEGE AND WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS AT SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOLS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Families Forward Irvine, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT ITS WORK TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS FOR ORANGE COUNTY FAMILIES | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Hopewell Inc Dedham, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR ITS WORK WITH CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Jovenes Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO HELP YOUTH, AGE 18-24, END THEIR CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc Lancaster, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR ITS INTENSE VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Kid Power Inc Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED EXPANSION OF MENTORS, INC. AND POWERUP! | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts Alliance for Early College Weston, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE ROLLOUT OF ITS STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOLS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Community Partners Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE ATTAINMENT NETWORK, FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE RATE AT WHICH UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS, FROM THE GREATER LOS ANGELES REGION, ACCESS AND COMPLETE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Covenant House California Hollywood, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT LOS ANGELES ALUMNI PROGRAM AND AFTERCARE SUPPORT WITH A FOCUS OF ITS DATA TRACKING CAPACITY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Friends of the Children Inc Los Angeles, CA | C | $100,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT ITS EXPANSION TO SERVE FOSTER IMPACTED FAMILIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Child Advocates of San Bernardino County Rialto, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR ITS WORK WITH YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND TO CONTINUE IT ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Manifestworks Los Angeles, CA | B | $90,000 | paid | SUPPORT ITS JOB TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PREPARES INDIVIDUALS FOR PRODUCTION CAREERS IN FILM, TELEVISION, AND NEW MEDIA | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | The Wooden Floor for Youth Movement Santa Ana, CA | B | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR COMPREHENSIVE DANCE AND COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Jobs Have Priority Inc Washington, DC | U | $85,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR ITS SHELTER AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSECURTY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | DC Public Charter School Cooperative Inc Washington, DC | U | $85,000 | paid | FUNDING PILOT PROGRAM AND SCALE THE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | The Harmony Project Los Angeles, CA | B | $85,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Achievement Institute of Scientific Studies Santa Ana, CA | B | $80,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE AN ANNUAL COHORT BY 2024 | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | La Cocina Va Arlington, VA | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT ITS ZERO BARRIERS TRAINING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER, AS WELL AS THE EXPANSION OF ITS CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAMS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | New Directions for Women Foundation Costa Mesa, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | FUND NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND UNDERWRITE THE PARTICIPATION OF CERES GRANT RECIPIENTS IN ITS TRAININGS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Propel America Boston, MA | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR ITS MEDICAL ASSISTANT CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMS IN LOS ANGELES | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Young Eisner Scholars Inglewood, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AS IT DEEPENS ITS SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARS FROM LOWEST-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Roca Inc Chelsea, MA | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR ITS YOUNG MOTHERS PROGRAM IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | College Bound Inc Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT ROLLOUT OF ITS STRATEGIC GROWTH PLAN TO SERVE 500+ STUDENTS ANNUALLY BY 2027 | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Youth Guidance Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT ITS BECOMING A MAN PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Casa of Los Angeles Monterey Park, CA | B | $70,000 | paid | EXPAND ITS SUPPORT OF FOSTER YOUTH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Eastside College Prep School Inc East Palo Alto, CA | C | $65,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Service Workers Training and Education Partnership Columbia, MD | C | $60,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT FOR CAPACITY BUILDING | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Service Workers Training and Education Partnership Columbia, MD | C | $60,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR CAPACITY BUILDING | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Steadfast - Standing Firm Against Youth Homelessness Frederick, MD | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROVIDE SAFE HOUSING, LIFE SKILLS, AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING FOR UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH AND THOSE TRANSITIONING OUT OF FOSTER CARE | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Best Kids Inc Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ASSIST FOSTER CARE CHILDREN IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Convention of P E Church of the Diocese of Washington Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EXPANSION OF ITS OUTPLACEMENT AND GRADUATE SUPPORT PROGRAMS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Fund for Educational Excellence Inc Washington, DC | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT CONTINUED EXPANSION OF ITS MENTORING PROGRAM | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Edc 413 Works Inc Springfield, MA | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR SPRINGFIELD WORKS CLIFF EFFECT PILOT PROGRAM, THAT WILL TEST THE IMPACT OF SUPPLEMENTAL CASH PAYMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING PUBLIC BENEFIT CLIFF EFFECTS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Caroline Freiss Center Inc Baltimore, MD | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | San Miguel School Inc Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT EXPANSION OF THE GRADUATE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVING UNDER-RESOURCED LATINO BOYS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Collegiate Directions Inc Bethesda, MD | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CLOSING THE EDUCATION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR FIRST-GENERATION-TO-COLLEGE STUDENTS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD AND WASHINGTON, D.C. | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Fore Batten Foundation Chapel Hill, NC | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT ITS PROJECT BUTTERFLY, AN N-OF-2 TRIAL TREATING A UNIQUE MUTATION OF CLN3 AND CREATING A ROAD MAP FOR THE FUTURE OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Sierra House East Orange, NJ | B | $40,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO HELP YOUNG WOMEN OPEN THE DOOR TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Friends of Compass Inc Washington, DC | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO PROVIDE PROBONO SUPPORT AND BOARD MATCHING SERVICES TO D.C. BASED GRANT RECIPENTS OF THE CERES FOUNDATION | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Community Adolescent Resources and Education Center Inc Holyoke, MA | B | $30,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR ITS CONTINUUM OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR MIRY'S LIST TO PROVIDE A MECHANISM FOR PEOPLE TO DIRECTLY HELP NEW ARRIVAL REFUGEE FAMILIES WITH THE INCREDIBLE CHALLENGE OR RESETTLEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Sierra House East Orange, NJ | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO HELP YOUNG WOMEN OPEN THE DOOR TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Voices of a Sustainable Future Inc Takoma Park, MD | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO SECURE AN ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE AND ECONOMICALLY JUST FUTURE BY UNITING LABOR AND CLIMATE FORCES IN A SHARED STRUGGLE FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Sanctuary Art Center Seattle, WA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR PROVIDING A SAFE, CALM, AND WARM ENVIRONMENT FOR HOMELESS AND UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO EXPERIENCE CREATIVITY AND SUCCESS THROUGH RELATIONSHIP-BASED ARTISTIC PROGRAMS AND EMPLOYMENT INTERNSHIPS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Center On Race Poverty & the Environment Delano, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY POWER TO PROTECT LAND, AIR, AND WATER IN CALIFORNIA'S HEARTLAND | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Room & Board Los Angeles, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS REALIZE THEIR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION GOALS BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING DESIGNED TO END HOMELESSNESS, AND COMPLETE EDUCATIONAL GOALS | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Covenant House California Hollywood, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ITS WORK WITH HOUSING INSECURE YOUTH | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Orangewood Foundation Santa Ana, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ITS EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR FOSTER AND TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH | 202503219349109210 |
| 2024 | Jovenes Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ITS CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT PROVIDES HOUSING OPTIONS FOR HOMELESS YOUTH | 202503219349109210 |
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