W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation: centering racial equity and children in your health proposal

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation funds health equity through a racial equity and child well-being lens. Your proposal must center children (0-8) and show how racial equity is operationalized, not just stated. Generic 'health equity' proposals without a racial equity analysis get declined.

Dr. Tanya Robinson

Executive Director

Mississippi Delta Child Health Equity Initiative

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The Strategy

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) has two non-negotiable lenses: racial equity and children (specifically ages 0-8, though they fund up to age 18). Every funded proposal must center both. If your health equity work doesn't explicitly address racial equity and doesn't serve children, WKKF is not your funder. The racial equity operationalization: WKKF doesn't accept 'we serve diverse populations' as a racial equity statement. They want to see: (1) a racial equity analysis in your problem statement (WHY do racial health disparities exist in your community — not just THAT they exist), (2) racially disaggregated data in your needs assessment, (3) interventions designed with and led by communities of color (not just serving them), (4) a racial equity impact assessment of your proposed intervention. The child centering: WKKF's…

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