Where is the Big Sugar money coming from?
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was founded in 1930 with funding from the Kellogg Company founder W.K. Kellogg.
Although the foundation and the corporation remain separate legal entities, the two remain closely intertwined. The Foundation today remains The Kellogg Company’s largest shareholder, Company stock makes up the majority of the Foundation’s assets, and the Foundation annually receives hundreds of millions in dividends from the Kellogg Company.
Additionally, the CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, La June Montgomery Tabron, serves on The Kellogg Company’s Board of Directors and chairs its Social Responsibility & Public Policy Committee.
Instead of using a voice on the board or its position as the largest shareholder of the Kellogg Company to push for reducing or eliminating added sugars from its products intended for children, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has instead chosen to continue underwriting its activities with the profits from the sale of these products.