About Kalas Foundation
To improve the lives we touch by lending financial, emotional, and physical assistance to individuals and organizations in need within the communities where our associates live and work.
Focus Areas
Shelter & servicesFood banks / food securityArts & cultureEducation / STEMHealth & disease support (e.g., Four Diamonds, MDA)Veterans servicesDisability servicesCommunity enrichment / municipal support
Who They Fund
children and youth (including summer camp participants and student-athletes)families experiencing food insecurityhomeless adults seeking vocational trainingwomen and children affected by abuse
About Kalas Foundation
Kalas Foundation uses quarterly donation requests to provide financial, emotional, and physical assistance to people and organizations in the communities where Kalas associates live and work. That local orientation shows up in its recent grant record, which includes both direct support for individuals and community groups, plus repeated backing for organizations serving children, families, veterans, and people facing illness or disability. A defining feature of the foundation is its mix of human services and community-based programming. It gave $10,000 to Re-ignite Hope for training homeless adults to become skilled welders, and it supported Four Diamonds Fund for a Manheim Township High School Mini-Thon. The same pattern appears across smaller awards as well: assistance for pediatric health, food access, shelter, arts, and education appears alongside event-based community fundraising. The foundation also accepts unsolicited requests through its disbursement programs, and priority can be given when a Kalas associate is impacted or when a recipient has prior support. Recent grants show both unrestricted and restricted disbursements, with support flowing through quarterly and ad hoc decisions.
What Kalas Foundation Funds
One clear thread is basic needs and emergency support. Kalas Foundation gave $5,000 to Helping Harvest for a fresh food bank, $4,000 to Water Street Rescue Mission for meals for needy people, and $3,000 to Cocalico Ministerium for holiday meals. Children and family services are another recurring area. The foundation awarded $4,000 to Clare House for supplies to support women and children, $4,000 to Milagro House for supplies to support women and children, and $5,000 to Turning Point Counseling for services for victims of abuse. It also backs education, youth, and enrichment. Examples include $5,000 to Arbor Place for an after-school program, $5,000 to Lancaster Science Factory for STEM, and $6,500 to Fulton Theatre for Mainstage. Health-related grants include $5,000 to Schreiber Center for Pediatrics for annual fundraising and $5,000 to MDA for Ride for Life.
How Kalas Foundation Gives
Typical awards are modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $4,000. The recent grant list still includes a few larger exceptions, but most disbursements cluster at small community-gift sizes. The foundation appears to fund both one-time and recurring support. Fulton Theatre received the same $6,500 Mainstage grant in both 2023 and 2025, and Lancaster County Project for Needy appears more than once as well. The active programs emphasize quarterly review, with additional ad hoc disbursements in some channels. Kalas Foundation also funds individuals as well as organizations, and its programs accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$169K
Total Assets
$2.3M
Total Revenue
$542K
Total Expenses
$183K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$4K
Geographic Reach
Local10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Kalas Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Kalas Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 138 | $405K | 99.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1 |
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