michigan

Priority Places

As our home state, Michigan is a priority place for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Today it is estimated that one in five children in Michigan live in poverty. We focus much of our work in the communities of Battle Creek, Detroit and Grand Rapids to have targeted impact.

We align our work in Michigan with our three organizational goals that strive for educated kids, healthy kids and secure families. These goals serve as the guideposts for our grantmaking, while racial equity and community and civic engagement serve as important lenses to achieving these outcomes. Our organizational goals include:

Educated Kids 
Success by third grade

• Increasing access to and quality of early childhood education
• Improving school quality throughout Michigan

Healthy Kids
Healthy birth weight and optimal development

• Increasing access to fresh, healthy food
• Community engagement to establish Michigan communities as local food hubs
• Increasing access to baby-friendly hospitals that encourage and support breastfeeding

Secure Families
Children and Families at 200% above poverty

• Providing an electronic benefits platform to provide families in need with online, one-stop access to all public benefits to which they are eligible and entitled
• Increasing financial literacy and stability by providing education and skills that help families make informed and effective decisions

Racial Equity and Community and Civic Engagement Lenses:

• Through its work, WKKF hopes to engage all who live in and care about Michigan to raise their voices and take action on important issues related to whole child development, including education, childhood health and food systems, and family economic security, all with a strong emphasis on eliminating disparate outcomes for children based on race and poverty

Grant Guidelines
To learn more about our grant guidelines and applying for a grant, go to our online grant application.

Michigan Team

Contact the Michigan team