CERES INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

99 CHAUNCY STREET 6TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02111-1703

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

MINDY LUBBER, 99 CHAUNCY STREET 6TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 021111703

Signed the 990

SUSAN BOYER, CHIEF FIN. & ADMIN. OFFICER

Phone

(617) 247-0700

Website

WWW.CERES.ORG

Return prepared by

CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

CERES IS A NONPROFIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO A CLEANER, MORE JUST, AND RESILIENT WORLD. THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, WE MAKE THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ACTION ON THE MOST PRESSING SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES FACING OUR ECONOMY TODAY: CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER SCARCITY AND POLLUTION, AND NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS. WITH DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH AND EXPERT ANALYSIS, WE INSPIRE INVESTORS AND COMPANIES TO ACT ON THESE GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND ADVOCATE FOR MARKET AND POLICY SOLUTIONS.

Program accomplishments

• ACCELERATING SUSTAINABLE CAPITAL MARKET: SEE SCHEDULE OACCELERATING SUSTAINABLE CAPITAL MARKET: THE CERES ACCELERATOR FOR SUSTAINABLE CAPITAL MARKETS AIMS TO IMPROVE THE PRACTICES AND POLICIES THAT GOVERN CAPITAL MARKETS TO REDUCE THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CHANGES. WE EDUCATE AND ENGAGE REGULATORS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INVESTORS, INSURERS AND CORPORATE BOARDS TO ACT ON CLIMATE RISK AS A SYSTEMIC FINANCIAL RISK.CERES MEANINGFULLY ENGAGES WITH INVESTORS, COMPANIES, POLICYMAKERS, AND REGULATORS TO BUILD RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP AND SPUR REAL ECONOMIC CHANGE. WE:- DELIVER CLEAR, DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS ON FINANCIAL RISKS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAKE THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ACTION.- EDUCATE AND SUPPORT INVESTORS AND COMPANIES TO SET PRACTICAL GOALS, DEVELOP TRANSITION PLANS, AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT BOOST PROFITABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS.- ENGAGE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE TO ADVANCE MARKET-BASED POLICIES.- LEAD GLOBAL INITIATIVES THAT ENCOURAGE INNOVATION, INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY.- HOST HIGH-LEVEL GATHERINGS TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS AND SHOWCASE MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC PROGRESS.
  Expenses $14,879,054 · grants $6,341,607 · revenue $1,343,956
• POLICY: SEE SCHEDULE OPOLICY: THE CERES POLICY NETWORK REPRESENTS SOME OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN BRANDS IN THE U.S. THAT HAVE EMERGED AS LEADING ADVOCATES FOR CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY POLICIES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. WE WORK WITH MAJOR U.S COMPANIES, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO COLLECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. NETWORK MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING POLICIES THAT PRIORITIZE CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO TRANSFORM INDUSTRIES, UNLOCK NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND FOSTER INNOVATION AND JOB GROWTH. THEIR INFLUENTIAL VOICES ARE RESPECTED ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM AND HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL IN SECURING AMBITIOUS POLICY WINS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. THROUGH IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH POLICYMAKERS, SIGN-ON ADVOCACY LETTERS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AND OP-ED PLACEMENT, THE CERES POLICY NETWORK PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR LEADERSHIP TOWARD BUILDING A CLEANER, JUST AND MORE RESILIENT ECONOMY. CERES DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO OR BECOME INVOLVED IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS.
  Expenses $4,856,255 · revenue $1,495,124
• CLIMATE CHANGE: SEE SCHEDULE OCLIMATE CHANGE: CERES EDUCATES AND SUPPORTS INVESTORS, COMPANIES, AND POLICYMAKERS TO SPUR INVESTMENT IN CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, REDUCE POLLUTION, AND ACHIEVE A CLEANER, JUST AND MORE RESILIENT ECONOMY. WE ENGAGE WITH INVESTORS AND COMPANIES IN KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS TO RATCHET UP THE AMBITION OF THEIR CLIMATE GOALS, CREATE ROBUST TRANSITION ACTION PLANS, AND IMPROVE DISCLOSURE, ALL IN THE CONTEXT OF FULFILLING FIDUCIARY DUTY. WE ALSO SUPPORT INVESTORS AND COMPANIES WHO ENGAGE WITH KEY LAWMAKERS AND REGULATORS TO MAKE THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR INNOVATIVE CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICIES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
  Expenses $3,378,342 · grants $50,000 · revenue $302,538
• NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS: CERES SUPPORTS INVESTORS AND COMPANIES WORKING TO REVERSE NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS BY ADDRESSING KEY DRIVERS SUCH AS DEFORESTATION, POLLUTION, WATER SCARCITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN A WAY THAT SAFEGUARDS A HEALTHY PLANET FOR ALL. CERES SUPPORTS AND EDUCATES INVESTORS TO HELP THEM ADDRESS THESE ESCALATING RISKS WITHIN THEIR OWN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND WITH THE COMPANIES THEY INVEST IN. OUR FOOD EMISSIONS 50 INITIATIVE SUPPORTS INVESTORS IN ENGAGING 50 OF THE LARGEST FOOD COMPANIES OPERATING IN NORTH AMERICA TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ACROSS THE SECTOR AND CAPITALIZE ON OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TRANSITION TO A MORE RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEM. WE ARE ALSO A FOUNDING PARTNER OF NATURE ACTION 100, A VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE FOR INVESTORS TO ENGAGE COMPANIES IN KEY SECTORS TO ACT ON THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF NATURE LOSS AND BIODIVERSITY DECLINE. CERES ALSO WORKS WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST COMPANIES TO UNDERSTAND AND REDUCE THEIR IMPACT ON NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT WILL HELP PROTECT NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY NOW AND FOR YEARS TO COME. CERES IS THE CONVENER OF THE U.S. CONSULTATION GROUP FOR THE TASKFORCE FOR NATURE-RELATED FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES (TNFD), AN INITIATIVE THAT HAS RELEASED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPANIES TO ASSESS AND DISCLOSE THEIR NATURE-RELATED DEPENDENCIES, IMPACTS, RISKS, AND OPPORTUNITIES.
  Expenses $2,796,066 · grants $122,430 · revenue $32,143
• RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS STRATEGIES:THE CERES COMPANY NETWORK DRAWS ON DECADES OF RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT COMPANIES IN INTEGRATING RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS STRATEGIES THAT PROTECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE WHILE SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF THE PLANET AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR VOLUNTARY MEMBERSHIP NETWORK INCLUDES FORTUNE 500 FIRMS AND OTHER COMPANIES ACROSS SECTORS INCLUDING ELECTRIC POWER, FOOD, FINANCIAL SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH EACH COMPANY NETWORK MEMBER TO UNDERSTAND THEIR UNIQUE BUSINESS NEEDS, IDENTIFY THEIR MOST MATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES, AND CO-CREATE TAILORED STRATEGIES THAT TURN RISK INTO OPPORTUNITY.
  Expenses $2,775,054 · revenue $2,171,302
• WATER SCARCITY AND POLLUTION:WE SUPPORT INVESTORS AND COMPANIES THAT ARE TURNING SMART WATER MANAGEMENT INTO A BUSINESS FUNDAMENTAL, ADVANCING PRIVATE-SECTOR ACTION TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF GROWING DEMAND, WASTEFUL USE, HARMFUL POLLUTION, AND THE WORSENING CLIMATE CRISIS TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL. WE EDUCATE AND SUPPORT INVESTORS TO ADDRESS WATER RISK WITHIN THEIR OWN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND WITH THE COMPANIES THEY INVEST IN. THE INVESTOR WATER TOOLKIT, DEVELOPED BY CERES AND MORE THAN 40 INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, IS A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE ENABLING INVESTORS TO EVALUATE AND TACKLE THE WATER RISKS IN THEIR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS. THE CERES VALUING WATER FINANCE INITIATIVE IS A VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE FOR INVESTORS TO ENGAGE COMPANIES TO ACT ON THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF WATER RISK AND PROTECT WATER SYSTEMS. MORE THAN 100 INVESTORS ARE ENGAGING WITH MORE THAN 70 COMPANIES FROM FOUR WATER INTENSIVE INDUSTRIESAPPAREL, BEVERAGE, FOOD, AND HIGH-TECHTO ADDRESS THEIR BROAD WATER IMPACTS. THESE COMPANIES, WHILE AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THEIR WATER JOURNEYS, ALL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BETTER STEWARD AND PROTECT FRESHWATER RESOURCES WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAINS TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL, GLOBAL CHANGE.
  Expenses $1,674,669 · revenue $32,650

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

22-3053747

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1990

Accounting year ends

October

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Environment (C010)

Assets (IRS master file)

$35,146,407

Income (IRS master file)

$51,396,603

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-3053747).

Questions about CERES INC

What is the EIN of CERES INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of CERES INC is 22-3053747.

Is CERES INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.

Are donations to CERES INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does CERES INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of CERES INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did CERES INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.

Who is the principal officer of CERES INC?

The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names MINDY LUBBER.

Who are the officers and directors of CERES INC?

The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 39 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $333,139 (MINDY LUBBER, CEO AND PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does CERES INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $33,590,429, expenses of $37,765,068 and total assets of $35,146,407 at year end.

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