Overview
Donor: | W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) |
Application procedure: | Online Application |
Donor base: | United States |
Reference number: | - |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
Deadline: | ongoing |
Financial details
Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
Minimum grant size: | - |
Total available budget: | - |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | - |
Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Children & Youth
- Economic Development
- Education
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Food Security
- Health
- Humanitarian Aid
- Social Inclusion
Project Locations
America
Haiti, Mexico
Description
1) Objective
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life. It supports children, families and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. WKKF wants all children to live a full life with high-quality, early childhood experiences, to grow up in homes with families that have stable, high-quality jobs, and to live in a community where they are nurtured. Their grant making supports thriving children, working families and equitable communities.
In Haiti they are supporting: education and employment of socially disadvantaged groups (especially children), income-generating opportunities for smallholder farming families to increase productivity and food security. In Mexico they are supporting: improving quality of education, advance families’ economic security by supporting the integration of financial habits through training and savings groups development, improve families’ health, strengthen the leadership capacity of youth etc.
2) Eligibility
Eligible are: (1) non-profit organisations; (2) public or governmental entities; and (3) for-profit corporations doing charitable work.
3) Location
Actions must take place in the U.S., Haiti, and Mexico. In Mexico, their place-based programming focuses on the Highlands of Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula. In Haiti, they concentrate their programming in the Central and Southern corridors.
4) Budget
The Foundation is providing multiple grants with grant amount ranging from $10,000 per grant to various million $. Their total annual grant budget is app. $350 million.
5) Application
Applications can be submitted online all year round. Once you submit your application, you will receive an email confirmation containing a reference number. Your application will go through an initial screening process, and you can expect to hear from them within 7 business days regarding next steps.