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Filing year 2024

CERES FOUNDATION

Northfield, Illinois·EIN 36-3735653·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$4.6M
Total expenses
$660k
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. CERES FOUNDATION reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Secretary
Treasurer
Assistant Secretary
Vice President

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$551k

Itemized grants

101

Median grant

$3k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$30k
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEARLINGTON, VAGENERAL SUPPORT$27k
HILLSDALE COLLEGEHILLSDALE, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
SIMON FOUNDATIONEVANSTON, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
FIREPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICEARLINGTON, VAGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
THE WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIONWHITTIER, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
MOVING PIX INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$18k
ORCHARD VILLAGESKOKIE, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
CAP RESEASRCH CENTERWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
ISIWILMINGTON, DEGENERAL SUPPORT$12k
ATL FOUNDATIONGOLDEN, COGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONEAST JORDAN, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONEAST JORDAN, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
DOOR COUNTY LAND TRUSTSTURGEON BAY, WIBAT BARN AT THREE SPRINGS NATURE PRESERVE$10k
HOPE HOUSE OF COLORADOARVADA, COMC PROGRAMS$10k
STEPPING STONES MONTESSORIGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
THE MOMCO INTERNATIONALDENVER, COGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
FEDERALIST SOCIETYWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
CAMP HIGHLANDS FOR BOYS FOUNDATIONGAINESVILLE, FLCAMPER SCHOLARSHIP FUND$8k
PHILADELPHIA SOCIETYGRAND RAPIDS, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$8k
TRI-LAKES CARESMONUMENT, COGENERAL SUPPORT$8k
CRAIG HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONENGLEWOOD, CONRN PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS$7k
GRAND CANYON RIVER GUIDES INCFLAGSTAFF, AZGENERAL SUPPORT$7k
SILVER KEY SENIOR SERVICESCOLORADO SPRINGS, COTRI-LAKES MEALS ON WHEELS$7k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

CERES FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$551k
$630k
2023
$1.9M
$660k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

CERES FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Illinois
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What are CERES FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, CERES FOUNDATION reported $1.9M in total revenue and $660k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.