WK Kellogg Foundation
EIN 381359264 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$4.7B
19,230 grants · $524.3M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$140K
typical big bets · $12K–$273K
grant size
54%
supporter · 2,922/5,370 multi-year
repeat
$454.4M
Assets (2024)
5,370
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
CENTRAL PROPOSAL PROCESSING
Phone
(269) 968-1611
Deadlines
PROPOSALS FOR GRANTS MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME THROUGH THE WEBSITE, WWW.WKKF.ORG.
How to Apply
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, WWW.WKKF.ORG.
Restrictions
SEE "PRIORITIES" (WHAT WE SUPPORT) ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.WKKF.ORG.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $586.9M | $428.2M | $404.3M | 2803 |
| 2017 | $623.9M | $424.1M | $401.5M | 2549 |
| 2018 | $629.1M | $412.2M | $386.5M | 2267 |
| 2019 | N/A | $389.1M | $356.4M | N/A |
| 2020 | $471.3M | $386.0M | $353.9M | 2138 |
| 2021 | $673.9M | $631.1M | $669.8M | 2460 |
| 2022 | $579.2M | $487.7M | $396.2M | 2477 |
| 2023 | $593.0M | $474.5M | $383.2M | 2258 |
| 2024 | $561.7M | $454.4M | $375.9M | 2278 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 19230 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$12K
Median
$140K
Average
$245K
75th Pctl
$273K
Maximum
$69.3M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.3% of US grants
· Rank #16 of 53 states
$50.2M across
241 grants
15 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Travis
- 3 Dallas
- 4 Bexar
- 5 Brazos
- 6 Waller
- 7 Tarrant
- 8 Cameron
- 9 El Paso
- 10 Hidalgo
+5 more
counties
· 6 grants
· $34K
Officers & Directors
LT
La June Montgomery Tabron
9+ yrs
President & CEO
Leadership
DW
Donald Williamson
9+ yrs
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Leadership
KW
Kahlil Williams
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Leadership
DB
Denise Brooks-Williams
Trustee
CK
Cathann Kress
8 yrs
Trustee
CH
Christina Hanger
5 yrs
Trustee
MC
Milton CHEN
6 yrs
Trustee
KN
KHAN NEDD
8 yrs
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
CC
Celeste Clark
9+ yrs
Trustee
RT
Richard Tsoumas
8 yrs
Trustee
RG
Roderick Gillum
9+ yrs
Trustee
RM
Ramon Murguia
8 yrs
Trustee
CR
Carlos Rangel
3 yrs
Chief Investments Officer
CP
Carla Thompson Payton
8 yrs
Chief Strategist & Impact Officer
DW
Donald Williamson
9+ yrs
Vice President for Finance & Treasurer
Leadership
CP
Carla Thompson Payton
8 yrs
Vice President-Strategy
Leadership
CR
Carlos Rangel
3 yrs
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Leadership
LT
La June Montgomery Tabron
9+ yrs
President & CEO
Leadership
KK
Kathryn Krecke
8 yrs
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Leadership
CC
Celeste Clark
9+ yrs
Trustee
RT
Richard Tsoumas
8 yrs
Trustee
KN
KHAN NEDD
8 yrs
Trustee
RM
Ramon Murguia
8 yrs
Trustee
CK
Cathann Kress
8 yrs
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
CH
Christina Hanger
5 yrs
Trustee
RG
Roderick Gillum
9+ yrs
Trustee
MC
Milton CHEN
6 yrs
Trustee
DW
Donald Williamson
9+ yrs
Vice President for Finance Treasurer
Leadership
CR
Carlos Rangel
3 yrs
Vice President Chief Investment Officer
Leadership
LT
La June Montgomery Tabron
9+ yrs
President CEO
Leadership
CP
Carla Thompson Payton
8 yrs
Vice President-Strategy
Leadership
KK
Kathryn Krecke
8 yrs
General Counsel Corporate Secretary
Leadership
MC
Milton CHEN
6 yrs
Trustee
CC
Celeste Clark
9+ yrs
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
RG
Roderick Gillum
9+ yrs
Trustee
CH
Christina Hanger
5 yrs
Trustee
CK
Cathann Kress
8 yrs
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
RM
Ramon Murguia
8 yrs
Trustee
KN
KHAN NEDD
8 yrs
Trustee
RT
Richard Tsoumas
8 yrs
Trustee
LT
La June Montgomery Tabron
9+ yrs
President & CEO
Leadership
C2
Carlos Rangel (As of 212021)
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Leadership
J1
Joel Wittenberg (Through 1312021)
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Leadership
DW
Donald Williamson
9+ yrs
Vice President for Finance & Treasurer
Leadership
CP
Carla Thompson Payton
8 yrs
Vice President-Strategy
Leadership
KK
Kathryn Krecke
8 yrs
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Leadership
RT
Richard Tsoumas
8 yrs
Trustee
KN
KHAN NEDD
8 yrs
Trustee
RM
Ramon Murguia
8 yrs
Trustee
CK
Cathann Kress
8 yrs
Trustee
CH
Christina Hanger
5 yrs
Trustee
RG
Roderick Gillum
9+ yrs
Trustee
CC
Celeste Clark
9+ yrs
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
MC
Milton CHEN
6 yrs
Trustee
CP
Carla Thompson Payton
8 yrs
Vice President-Strategy
Leadership
LT
La June Montgomery Tabron
9+ yrs
President & CEO
Leadership
DW
Donald Williamson
9+ yrs
Vice President for Finance & Treasurer
Leadership
JW
Joel Wittenberg
5 yrs
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Leadership
KK
Kathryn Krecke
8 yrs
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Leadership
MC
Milton CHEN
6 yrs
Trustee
CC
Celeste Clark
9+ yrs
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
RG
Roderick Gillum
9+ yrs
Trustee
CH
Christina Hanger
5 yrs
Trustee
CK
Cathann Kress
8 yrs
Trustee
RM
Ramon Murguia
8 yrs
Trustee
KN
KHAN NEDD
8 yrs
Trustee
RT
Richard Tsoumas
8 yrs
Trustee
LT
La June Montgomery Tabron
9+ yrs
President & CEO
Leadership
CP
Carla Thompson Payton
8 yrs
Vice President Program Strategy
Leadership
DW
Donald Williamson
9+ yrs
Vice President Finance & Treasurer
Leadership
JW
Joel Wittenberg
5 yrs
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Leadership
KK
Kathryn Krecke
8 yrs
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Leadership
CC
Celeste Clark
9+ yrs
Trustee
RG
Roderick Gillum
9+ yrs
Trustee
CK
Cathann Kress
8 yrs
Trustee
C1
Cynthia Milligan (Through 12312018)
Trustee
RM
Ramon Murguia
8 yrs
Trustee
MC
Milton CHEN
6 yrs
Trustee
KN
KHAN NEDD
8 yrs
Trustee
RT
Richard Tsoumas
8 yrs
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
JW
Joel Wittenberg
5 yrs
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Leadership
DW
Donald Williamson
9+ yrs
Vice President Finance & Treasurer
Leadership
CP
Carla Thompson Payton
8 yrs
Vice President Program Strategy
Leadership
LT
La June Montgomery Tabron
9+ yrs
President & CEO
Leadership
KK
Kathryn Krecke
8 yrs
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Leadership
CM
Cynthia Milligan
3 yrs
Trustee
RG
Roderick Gillum
9+ yrs
Trustee
CK
Cathann Kress
8 yrs
Trustee
R1
RAMON MURGUIA (through 123117)
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
R1
RICHARD TSOUMAS (as of 1118)
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
KN
KHAN NEDD
8 yrs
Trustee
CC
Celeste Clark
9+ yrs
Trustee
GC
GAIL Christopher
2 yrs
Senior Advisor & Vice President for TRHT
Leadership
JW
Joel Wittenberg
5 yrs
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Leadership
DW
Donald Williamson
9+ yrs
Vice President for Finance & Treasurer
Leadership
CP
Carla Thompson Payton
8 yrs
Vice President for Program Strategy
Leadership
LT
La June Montgomery Tabron
9+ yrs
President & CEO
Leadership
KK
Kathryn Krecke
8 yrs
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Leadership
RT
Richard Tsoumas
8 yrs
Trustee
RM
Ramon Murguia
8 yrs
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
KN
KHAN NEDD
8 yrs
Trustee
CM
Cynthia Milligan
3 yrs
Trustee
HL
Hanmin LIU
2 yrs
Trustee
CK
Cathann Kress
8 yrs
Trustee
FK
Fred Keller
2 yrs
Trustee
RG
Roderick Gillum
9+ yrs
Trustee
CC
Celeste Clark
9+ yrs
Trustee
LN
LINH Nguyen
2 yrs
Chief Operating Officer
AJ
Aranthan Jones II
Chief Policy & Communications Officer
BF
Barbara Ferrer
2 yrs
Chief Strategy Officer
CT
Carla Thompson
Vice President for Program Strategy
Leadership
DW
Donald Williamson
9+ yrs
Vice President for Finance & Treasurer
Leadership
GC
GAIL Christopher
2 yrs
Senior Advisor & Vice President for TRHT
Leadership
JW
Joel Wittenberg
5 yrs
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Leadership
LT
La June Montgomery Tabron
9+ yrs
President & CEO
Leadership
J0
JOANNE KRELL (through 013116)
Vice President for Communication
Leadership
KK
Kathryn Krecke
8 yrs
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Leadership
C0
CATHANN KRESS (as of 010116)
Trustee
RT
Richard Tsoumas
8 yrs
Trustee
RG
Roderick Gillum
9+ yrs
Trustee
RM
Ramon Murguia
8 yrs
Trustee / Chief Governance Officer
CM
Cynthia Milligan
3 yrs
Trustee
FK
Fred Keller
2 yrs
Trustee
CC
Celeste Clark
9+ yrs
Trustee
HL
Hanmin LIU
2 yrs
Trustee
A0
ARANTHAN JONES II (as of 020116)
Chief Policy & Communications Officer
BF
Barbara Ferrer
2 yrs
Chief Strategy Officer
LN
LINH Nguyen
2 yrs
Chief Operating Officer
B1
BOBBY MOSER (through 123115)
Chief Governance Officer
Grants Awarded (19,230 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek Public Schools | Battle Creek, MI | $69,341,807 | provide scholarships for Battle Creek Public Schools graduates for up to 100% tuition and fees for post-secondary... | 2023 |
| Battle Creek Public Schools | Battle Creek, MI | $67,503,764 | Early Care and Education | 2024 |
| Escuela De Agricultura De La Region Tropical Humeda | San JOSE, None | $25,000,000 | strengthen the organization's capacity to ensure future agricultural higher education opportunities for... | 2016 |
| Indian Law Resource Center | Helena, MT | $17,500,000 | enable Indigenous communities in central and south America to secure land titles and reduce barriers to titling... | 2023 |
| Namati Inc | Washington, DC | $17,500,000 | equip communities impacted by social and environmental harms with the power of law, to protect their own well-being... | 2023 |
| Partners in Development Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $17,500,000 | advance a healing and racial equity centered Native Hawaiian approach to transforming the carceral juvenile justice... | 2023 |
| Indian Law Resource Center | Helena, MT | $15,000,000 | Promise of an Equitable Future | 2024 |
| Namati Inc | Washington, DC | $15,000,000 | Promise of an Equitable Future | 2024 |
| Partners in Development Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $15,000,000 | Promise of an Equitable Future | 2024 |
| Battle Creek Unlimited Inc | Battle Creek, MI | $12,000,000 | create a hospitality training program, career pathways and full-time jobs for Battle Creek residents while... | 2021 |
| Battle Creek Unlimited Inc | Battle Creek, MI | $12,000,000 | create a hospitality training program, career pathways and full-time jobs for Battle Creek residents while... | 2022 |
| Battle Creek Public Schools | Battle Creek, MI | $11,604,667 | transform Battle Creek Public Schools to address structural bias and segregation in Battle Creek, Michigan, by... | 2022 |
| Escuela De Agricultura De La Region Tropical Humeda | San JOSE, None | $10,930,581 | strengthen the organization's capacity to ensure future agricultural higher education opportunities for... | 2017 |
| Battle Creek Public Schools | Battle Creek, MI | $10,809,530 | transform Battle Creek Public Schools to address structural bias and segregation in Battle Creek, Michigan, by... | 2017 |
| Battle Creek Public Schools | Battle Creek, MI | $9,762,580 | transform Battle Creek Public Schools to address structural bias and segregation in Battle Creek, Michigan, by... | 2020 |
| Battle Creek Public Schools | Battle Creek, MI | $9,547,490 | transform Battle Creek Public Schools to address structural bias and segregation in Battle Creek, Michigan, by... | 2021 |
| Battle Creek Public Schools | Battle Creek, MI | $9,515,000 | continue improving educational experiences and outcomes for all Battle Creek Public School students increasing... | 2023 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $9,135,000 | transform racial equity, diversity and inclusion in the philanthropic field by building the strong sector's... | 2018 |
| Actionaid International | Johannesburg, None | $8,750,000 | transform the Brazilian school network into the world's first anti-racist education system harnessing youth,... | 2023 |
| Communities United | Chicago, IL | $8,750,000 | bring to scale Healing through Justice, a youth-led movement to address the root causes of racial inequities in... | 2023 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $8,424,938 | support the transformation in Battle Creek Public Schools by providing students college/career readiness... | 2020 |
| Battle Creek Unlimited Inc | Battle Creek, MI | $8,000,000 | create a hospitality training program, career pathways and full-time jobs for Battle Creek residents while... | 2021 |
| Unidosus | Washington, DC | $7,637,657 | support the Racial Equity Anchor Institutions in advancing racial equity and racial healing thru increase civic... | 2020 |
| Actionaid International | Johannesburg, None | $7,500,000 | Promise of an Equitable Future | 2024 |
| Communities United | Chicago, IL | $7,500,000 | Promise of an Equitable Future | 2024 |
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