W K Kellogg Foundation
Type: Private foundation · EIN: 38-1359264 · Headquarters: Battle Creek, MI 49017-4005 · Website
NTEE code: T21 · Applications: Accepts applications
Total grants paid: $4,248,109,172.00 (2016–2025, all fiscal years on file). This total comes from the GetFunded foundation-years file (grants_paid), never from adding up the grants below.
Only 10684 of this foundation's grants on file were matched to a named recipient ($3,119,444,260.00); $1,128,664,912.00 across 7392 grants was not linked to a named recipient and is counted in the total above, not listed below. The 20 largest matched grants shown here total $91,312,045.00 — a subset of the total, not the total itself.
Foundation data: grants paid, latest complete year 2023 (2024 partial — included, each grant labelled by fiscal year). Each grant below shows its fiscal year plainly. 990-PF grant rows carry no recipient EIN — the recipient name shown is the organisation GetFunded matched the row to; matches can be wrong, so check the filing object ID against the source filing.
| Recipient | City / State | Amount | Fiscal year | Filing object ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek Unlimited Inc. | Battle Creek, MI | $12,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202321719349100307 |
| Battle Creek Unlimited Inc. | Battle Creek, MI | $8,000,000.00 | FY2021 | 202241679349100104 |
| Unidosus | Washington, DC | $7,637,657.00 | FY2020 | 202101549349100405 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000,000.00 | FY2021 | 202241679349100104 |
| Center for Creative Leadership | Greensboro, NC | $4,779,854.00 | FY2019 | 202001489349100905 |
| Center for Creative Leadership | Greensboro, NC | $4,606,375.00 | FY2024 | 202541889349100144 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $4,567,500.00 | FY2019 | 202001489349100905 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $4,567,500.00 | FY2020 | 202101549349100405 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $4,058,061.00 | FY2020 | 202101549349100405 |
| Detroit Public Schools Foundation | Detroit, MI | $4,000,000.00 | FY2020 | 202101549349100405 |
| Community Foundation for Mississippi | Jackson, MS | $3,720,000.00 | FY2021 | 202241679349100104 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $3,513,588.00 | FY2023 | 202431519349100813 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $3,500,000.00 | FY2024 | 202541889349100144 |
| Center for Creative Leadership | Greensboro, NC | $3,400,000.00 | FY2023 | 202431519349100813 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $3,227,067.00 | FY2022 | 202321719349100307 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $3,102,894.00 | FY2019 | 202001489349100905 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | $3,005,283.00 | FY2021 | 202241679349100104 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000,000.00 | FY2019 | 202001489349100905 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000,000.00 | FY2021 | 202241679349100104 |
| Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,626,266.00 | FY2022 | 202321719349100307 |
| Total of grants shown on this page (matched grants only) | $91,312,045.00 | |||
Grants paid by fiscal year
From the foundation-years file. "Not linked" grants are counted here and in the total above, but have no named recipient to list. "Basis" is which 990-PF line the grants-paid figure was read from — qualifying distributions or disbursements for charitable purposes; the two lines are not the same measure. Years after FY2024, where present, are totals only — the matched-grant files end at FY2024, so no named grants are shown for those years.
| Fiscal year | Grants paid | Basis | Grants on file | Linked | Not linked | Amount not linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $417,992,151.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1819 | 1196 | 623 | $80,608,455.00 |
| FY2024 | $407,882,230.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1778 | 1119 | 659 | $89,512,034.00 |
| FY2023 | $408,769,378.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1720 | 1046 | 674 | $94,531,966.00 |
| FY2022 | $527,839,536.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1952 | 1184 | 768 | $147,977,833.00 |
| FY2021 | $487,358,664.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1830 | 1102 | 728 | $133,507,000.00 |
| FY2020 | $376,343,199.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1683 | 985 | 698 | $102,740,308.00 |
| FY2019 | $364,944,255.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1505 | 860 | 645 | $104,044,613.00 |
| FY2018 | $426,343,571.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1755 | 965 | 790 | $128,245,171.00 |
| FY2017 | $432,653,616.00 | qualifying_distributions | 1919 | 1087 | 832 | $136,089,662.00 |
| FY2016 | $397,982,572.00 | qualifying_distributions | 2115 | 1140 | 975 | $111,407,870.00 |
| All years on file | $4,248,109,172.00 | 18076 | 10684 | 7392 | $1,128,664,912.00 |
Sources
Foundation profile on GetFunded: https://getfunded.ai/funder/0df632ad-fd3a-4f27-9b9e-0e24144a4cf4
Foundation data: GetFunded Open Foundation List (release data-2026-10-08), CC BY 4.0 — Open Funder Database contributors (GetFunded), from IRS e-file data. Built from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Also listed on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: EIN 38-1359264.
Each grant above names its filing object ID so it can be checked against the source filing. No purpose text is published with these grants (the source withholds it pending a privacy review).