Children are often the focus of many charitable organizations, and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation is very active in striving to “assure that all children have an equitable and promising future –– a nation in which all children thrive.” Will Keith Kellogg, founder of the Kellogg’s food manufacturing company, initially started the foundation in 1930 to support Michigan children; the Michigan Community Health Project also provided cooperation in this initiative. With $7.2 billion in assets, according to the Foundation Center, the foundation continues to work in its home state of Michigan, but also operates in Latin America, the Caribbean, southern Africa, and the rest of the United States. The foundation classifies its activities in the following ways: leading dialogue, sustaining communities, investing in opportunity, sharing expertise, and advocating change. Grants are awarded to organizations and individuals who endorse children’s education and health, secure families, racial equality, and civic engagement.
