A Review of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Grantmaking in Support of American Indians

In an effort to assist the W.K. Kellogg foundation understand and maximize the impact of its grantmaking to American Indian causes and concerns, the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (Harvard Project) is conducting a 12-month research project that investigates the Foundation’s grantmaking in support of American Indians. The project will: (1) analyze the Foundation’s grantmaking to American Indian causes and concerns over the period 1989-2002; (2) critically assess the Foundation’s institutional capacity to pursue American Indian-related grantmaking; and (3) make recommendations that provide guidance and direction for how the Foundation can strengthen its ability to undertake American Indian-related grantmaking. At the project’s conclusions, the Harvard Project will submit a proprietary report to the Kellogg Foundation and hold two briefings to discuss the project’s findings. The first briefing will be for Kellogg Foundation personnel, held in Battle Creek; the second briefing will bring together a small group of funders in Cambridge, Massachusetts to discuss and disseminate the project’s findings.