Strategic Corporate Philanthropy

We partner with a variety of service and nonprofit organizations to provide financial support, food and other resources to improve the communities where we operate – and beyond. In the last five years, Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund has contributed more than $40 million in cash and $120 million in products to nonprofits and charitable organizations around the world.

We designed our philanthropic strategy to align with our business goals. As a food company – and one with a 100-year heritage of nutrition leadership – it makes good sense for us to focus on programs that target nutrition and physical fitness. While we emphasize these areas, we also support initiatives that improve community development and expand opportunities for people of diverse backgrounds.

Please see the Community section of the full report for examples of the organizations we support.

 *In-kind contributions are typically products that are too close to sell-by dates to be marketable, but are still high quality and nutritious. Annual product donation totals fluctuate, yet are consistently in the range of $20 million to $30 million. These products are valued at cost of goods sold.
 **Data not available for 2005

When disasters strike, Kellogg responds with product donations, cash contributions and volunteer relief efforts. In recent years, we have made contributions to assist victims of the 2005 tsunami in South Asia and Africa; the 2005 hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, in the U.S.; and the 2007 wildfires in California and Montana.