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| Founded | June 1930 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Will Keith Kellogg |
| Focus | A number of topics |
| Location | |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | Grants and programs |
President & CEO | La June Montgomery Tabron |
| Endowment | $8.7 billion |
| Website | www.wkkf.org |
Formerly called | W. K. Kellogg Child Welfare Foundation |
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation was founded in June 1930 as the W. K. Kellogg Child Welfare Foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer Will Keith Kellogg. In 1934, Kellogg donated more than $66 million in Kellogg Company stock and other investments to the W. K. Kellogg Trust. Ninety years later, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation manages more than eight billion dollars in assets ($8.7 billion USD) and is one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world. [1][2]
- ^ The Brief: Pointing Kellogg Foundation’s $8 billion toward mission. ImpactAlpha. June 2024. https://impactalpha.com/the-brief-pointing-kellogg-foundations-8-billion-toward-mission/
- ^ World’s 100 largest philanthropic foundations list. ARCO. March 12, 2024. https://www.arcolab.org/en/worlds-100-largest-philanthropic-foundations-list/