WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315

Private foundation · Grantmaker Battle Creek, MI EIN: 36-6030614

WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 is a private foundation, based in Battle Creek, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.2B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $420.0M. Net investment income was $881.7M.

WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 at a glance

In short: WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 gave $420.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $420.0M), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$420,000,000
+17.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$420,000,000
+17.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$420,000,000
Total assets
$9,186,896,995
+2.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

How to apply to WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315

Who WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

WK Kellogg Foundation: $420.0MWK Kellogg Foundation$420.0M

The largest 2025 recipient was WK Kellogg Foundation ($420.0M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Battle Creek

How WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 gives

  • Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200M$400M$600M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $341.0M (2019) to $534.0M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $420.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MIFunding the Foundation's Charitable Activities$420,000,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$9,186,896,995$918,847,590$458,111,727$420,000,0001$427,989,951$881,682,664$416,528,131
2024$8,970,689,493$540,106,047$419,320,421$358,000,0001$365,764,488$441,057,951$359,570,572
2023$7,615,032,022$396,754,982$404,079,257$377,000,0001$384,838,094$351,530,768$374,154,631
2022$8,282,027,516$517,347,828$416,658,787$534,020,3721$541,835,019$602,915,270$378,748,975
2021$8,347,091,144$476,240,954$665,303,869$508,000,0001—$484,982,020$355,117,128
2020$7,902,873,789$497,665,055$384,807,493$356,000,0001—$473,169,428$348,133,614
2019$7,417,437,383$345,074,229$348,153,211$341,000,0001—$433,403,018$334,311,266

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 reported a distributable amount of $416.5M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 2 of 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • The Northern Trust Company

    Corporate Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $3.6M (2019) → $5.5M (2025)

  • Richard Tsoumas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    $32K (2024) → $40K (2025)

  • La June Montgomery Tabron

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven A. Cahillane

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Ramon Murguia (2019–2024) — Trustee · Filing note: As of 2212019
  • Former: Roderick Gillum (2019) — Trustee · Filing note: Until 2212019

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

The Northern Trust Company — Corporate Trustee: $5.5MThe Northern Trust…Corporate Trustee$5.5MRichard Tsoumas — Trustee: $40KRichard TsoumasTrustee$40K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5.5M, to The Northern Trust Company (Corporate Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315

How much does WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 give each year?

WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 gave $420.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $358.0M across 1 grant.

How large is WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315?

WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 reported $9.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $428.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $416.5M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 operate?

WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315 has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315's EIN?

WK Kellogg Foundation Trust - No 5315's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6030614. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 10, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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