Supporting Our Work
The vast majority of our funds, over 80 percent, come from individuals. There are many ways to support our work financially.
Become a Family Partner
Give the gift of community by joining our Family Partners Program. For $500, a Ceres client and their family will receive three months worth of beautiful, delicious and nourishing meals. For $160, they’ll receive meals for one month and for $40 meals for one week.
As a Family Partner, you’ll receive our quarterly e-newsletter updating you about the difference you are making as part of the Ceres Community Project family.
“Not only did the weekly food deliveries help me to maintain a healthy diet, especially since I had so little energy for preparing food; I felt like I was being held in the nurturing embrace of the larger community. Cancer can be isolating, and the brief (and sometimes extended) visits with the people who delivered the food were as nourishing on an emotional and spiritual level as the food. I am so grateful to all of the community members who make this project possible. Thank you!!!”
~ Debora Hammond, Cotati, CA
$500 supports a family with three months of beautiful, delicious and nourishing meals
$160 supports a family for one month
$40 supports a family for one week
Financial donations can be made by
Community Smart Card
Getting and using a Community Smart Card is a simple and easy way to support our work. The card is accepted by many Sonoma County merchants, including Oliver’s Markets, Andy’s Produce and Pacific Markets. (See their website for other participating merchants and to find out if the Smart Card program is available in your community.) Just swipe the card at the register and a percent of your purchase will automatically be donated to Ceres.
Go to www.communitysmart.com to order a card (you will need to select The Ceres Community Project as the organization your donations will go to), or email info@ceresproject.com and we will mail you one already set up for The Ceres Community Project.
Tribute Gifts
Rather than gifts at a birthday or anniversary, or flowers at a memorial, ask friends and family to send donations to The Ceres Community Project. If you let us know ahead of time, we can send you a list of the donations that were made along with mailing thank you cards to all who donated.
Planned Giving
Consider naming The Ceres Community Project in your will. We can accept financial gifts as well as gifts of stocks, bonds or real property. For more information, email info@ceresproject.org.
Purchase Our Products
Buy a copy of Nourishing Connections: the Healing Power of Food and Community; enjoy some of our delicious food products, or order of our beautiful organic cotton aprons and support our work at the same time. Give these products as gifts and you’ll help to spread awareness about our work while you support it. Visit our online store for more information about how to order these products.
The Ceres Community Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation chartered in California. Our Federal Tax ID number is 26-2250997. Donations are fully deductible.