History
Founded in 1954 by Mr. and Mrs. James C. Kellogg III, the J.C. Kellogg Foundation is a private charitable foundation originally organized to provide assistance to families and children with polio. With the discovery of the Salk vaccine and the elimination of polio the Foundation directed its resources to funding scholarships for medical students. In more recent years the Foundation has focused its resources on a variety of community and educational programs with a special interest in the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey where the Kelloggs lived. Today the Foundation is managed by Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg’s children and grandchildren, and continues a mission of community service and assistance started more than half a century ago.

Mission
The J.C. Kellogg Foundation seeks to provide creative financial support and other assistance to organizations serving a variety of community and educational needs. Typically this is support for a specific program or operating need, that may continue from one to several years. Eventually, however, the goal is to have a program be self-sufficient or develop alternate sources of support.

Grants
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant requests. It only accepts grant proposals based upon a prior request for proposal. Specifically grants are made to assist in three areas; the City of Elizabeth, children and education, and a limited number of broadly focused charitable organizations. Individual grants typically range from $10,000 to $200,000 per annum, and total annual grants awarded are currently in excess of $2 million.