Total Assets:
$487,711,266
Total Giving:
$592,905,625
21% of grants stay in Michigan.
National scope: The other 79% of grants are distributed across the U.S
International funding: Almost 6% of grants target programs outside the U.S.
Community Development
Education
Social & Human Services
Good Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems: Support efforts to address these challenges and transform food systems to better serve communities, farmers, workers, businesses, families, children and our natural environment.
Good Health and Health Equity: In an equitable world, every child and family could achieve optimal health – with easy access to care for their physical and mental well-being.
Good Early Care and Education: Early childhood care and education systems play a hefty role in supporting children’s learning and development, so they are ready for success in school and life.
Good Jobs and Employment Equity: Our grantmaking aims to ensure that people of color and those in low-income communities can financially sustain their families.
History shows that almost 29% of their giving goes to support Education, almost 27% to Community Development and almost 21% goes to Social & Human Services category.
Grants in recent years include:
$500,000 for American Indian College Fund support efforts to build power and capacity for Tribal Colleges and Universities through the development of a Seven generation vision for tribal higher education;
$400,000 for Battle Creek Public Schools provide scholarships for Battle Creek Public Schools graduates for up to 100% tuition and fees for post-secondary education at any accredited public or private four-year college or university in Michigan or nationally recognized historical;
$250,000 for Arcadia University provide core support for the Center for Antiracist Scholarship Advocacy and Action of Arcadia University to provide an academic center that brings together individuals and community to collectively reshape thinking around racism through;
$200,000 for Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund;
$400,000 for Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy;
$333,334 for Association for Enterprise Opportunity;
$212,500 for American Indian Science and Engineering Society;
$100,000 for Arizona Community Foundation;
$666,666 for Alliance for Early Success;
$550,000 for Access;
$500,000 for American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Mi; and
$145,403 for American Public Human Services Association.
When it comes to racial equity and racial healing, the foundation support organizations that:
Develop strategies for creating more just and equitable systems.
Build community power.
Change narratives about the role of racism in shaping people’s experiences.
The Foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society and aims to ensure that all children have an equitable and promising future, focusing on strengthening conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success in school, work, and life.
The W.K. Kellogg foundation is guided by values such as vision, humility, and belief in people. It prioritizes community-led efforts to ensure every child and family can thrive with access to good healthcare, good food, good education, good jobs, and equitable opportunities.
Phone #:
269-968-1611
Fax#:
269-968-0413
Email:
[email protected]
Application Address:
Concierge Service Desk
One Michigan Avenue East
Battle Creek, MI 4901
Procedures:
Applicants must directly visit the foundation website to apply in the foundation.
Grant request may be submitted anytime via the foundation website.
Founder:
Will Keith Kellogg
Donor:
W.K. Kellogg, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust
Director:
Aranthan Jones II, Chief Policy & Communications Officer
Barbara Ferrer, Chief Strategy Officer
Carla Thompson Payton, Vice President
Cathan Kress, Trustee
Celeste Clark, Trustee
Cynthia Milligan, Trustee
Donald Williamson, Vice President
Fred Keller, Trustee
Gail Christopher, Senior Advisor
Hanmin Liu, Trustee
Joel Wittenberg, Vice President
Kathryn Krecke, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Khan Nedd, Trustee
La June Montgomery Tabron, President
Linh Nguyen, Chief Operating Officer
Ramon Murguia, Trustee
Richard Tsoumas, Trustee
Roderick Gillum, Trustee