Kellogg Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Kellogg Family Foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is not a route in; approach it only through an introduction that leads to an invitation.
- Its stated focus is children's welfare, the only theme listed, so a children's welfare organisation is the clearest fit, while no geographic focus is stated and its Wisconsin and Maryland grants describe past giving rather than a limit.
- With 99% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, the foundation appears relationship-led, so a clear case for its focus will matter more than a formal request.
- About 8 in 10 of its 24 grants fall between $10,000 and $1,000,000, and half were $40,000 or less across the filings, so a modest request is the realistic size, although its largest grant was about $3,900,000.
Overview
Kellogg Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Milwaukee, WI.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and web pages about the foundation (biztimes.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation is reported to focus its support on institutions dedicated to the welfare of children, with its main effort directed at the Kellogg PEAK Initiative. The report describes PEAK as operating a programme centre in Milwaukee’s Midtown neighbourhood. Its recorded recipients also include organisations in religious life, health care, community and disability services, alongside grants for museum development, hurricane relief and vehicle replacement. General operating support features prominently in the filed purposes. Contributions go to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Themes
- Children’s welfare
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Wisconsin and Maryland.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 24 grants to organisations were $40,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 41% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Kellogg Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $49,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Kellogg Programs · Provide approximately 650 acres of land and buildings in boscobel, wi to enable kellogg programs inc to offer milwaukee youth, who may otherwise not have opportunities to experience the outdoors, the ability to attend a residential summer camp.$3,919,5592025 tax year
- Breakthrough T1D · General operating support$1,000,0002025 tax year
- Our Savior Lutheran Church · General operating support$560,0002025 tax year
- Childrens Hospital Foundation · General operating support$275,0002025 tax year
- Saint Joseph the Protector Foundation · General operating support$200,0002025 tax year
- United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County · General operating support$58,0002025 tax year
- Center for Deaf-Blind Persons · General operating support$40,0002025 tax year
- Acts Housing · General operating support$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- James N Phillips — Director
- Peter M Sommerhauser — Assistant Secretary / Director
- Kurt A Kellogg — Vice President / Secretary / Director
- William S Kellogg — President / Treasurer / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $495,765 | $10,000 | $54,727,148 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,952,778 | $3,447,301 | $55,637,097 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $6,601,371 | $2,213,000 | $57,596,694 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
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.
Sources
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Contact
- Milwaukee, WI