Ceres Charitable Foundation
Ceres Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Beaverton, OR that funds educational infrastructure and selected medical projects in developing nations. The site lists a Beaverton address (14525 SW Millikan #28224) and contact email [email protected] and provides guidance for grant requests.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsize nonprofit with a concrete project in education infrastructure or selected international medical work (including the foundation's 'Save A Girl' focus), able to submit a concise written proposal and short leadership bios.
Good Fit
- • Project clearly tied to education infrastructure in developing nations or targeted medical interventions.
- • Request size in the historical range (roughly a few thousand up to low five-figure amounts).
- • Ability to submit a focused written proposal with project description, needed resources, and brief bios.
- • Willingness to build a relationship over time (evidence of repeat funding).
- • Geographic or programmatic connection to California can be helpful given past concentration.
Geography
Grants are distributed across multiple states (seven in the latest year and more across earlier years) but giving is strongly concentrated in California, which received about 61% of 2024 dollars.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct independent recipients (19 in 2024, 32 in 2023) with a mixture of repeat and new grantees, indicating a broad recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness includes public application guidance on the website, a named contact who accepts written proposals, and observed new recipients (6 in 2024 and 15 in 2023), so unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path to be considered.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
