W.K. Kellogg Foundation

• The W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds work on equitable food systems, health equity, early care and education, jobs and family economic security, and racial equity, so check your work fits one of these themes before applying.
• Geographically it funds across the United States, with priority given to Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Orleans, Chiapas, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Central and South Haiti.
• Typical grants to organisations run from $500 to $350,000, with about 8 in 10 falling in that range and a median of $100,000, so a request in that band is realistic; the largest grant, about $6,050,000, went to an organisation that itself regrants to others, so very large awards are not typical for a direct applicant.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis: register in Fluxx and submit a letter of inquiry describing the request and the work.
• The foundation does not fund individuals, capital investments, or political parties or candidates, and with 84% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the prior two filings, a first approach may do well to build a relationship over time rather than expect funding at once.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Center for Creative Leadership · Promise of an Equitable Future
  $4,996,5302024 tax year
• Foundation For Detroits Future · Jobs and Family Economic Security
  $4,000,0002024 tax year
• Grand Valley State University · Jobs and Family Economic Security
  $3,500,0002024 tax year
• Battle Creek Public Schools · Early Care and Education
  $3,335,0002024 tax year
• Partners in Development Foundation · Promise of an Equitable Future
  $2,504,0002024 tax year
• Indian Law Resource Center · Promise of an Equitable Future
  $2,504,0002024 tax year
• Namati · Promise of an Equitable Future
  $2,504,0002024 tax year
• Community Foundation for Mississippi · Early Care and Education
  $2,283,7302024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.