Kalas Foundation
Lancaster, PA · EIN 30-0472166. Reported 178 grants totalling $559,204 to 90 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Kalas Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $16,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schreiber Center for Pediatrics | Lancaster, PA | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fulton Theatre | Lancaster, PA | $26,554 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Water Street Rescue Mission | Lancaster, PA | $26,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Penn Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Berks Food Bank | Reading, PA | $21,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Ephrata, PA | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lancaster County Project for Needy | East Petersburg, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clare House | Lancaster, PA | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milagro House | Lancaster, PA | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helping Harvest | Reading, PA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Pennsylvania | York, PA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lancaster Sunrise Rotary | Lititz, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lancaster Science Factory | Lancater, PA | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation | Lancaster, PA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Ojibwa | Eagle River, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Four Diamonds Fund | Landisville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Linde | Burr Ridge, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Re-Ignite Hope | Gardena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mix at Arbor Place | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Turning Point Counseling | York, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| MDA | Sinking Springs, PA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adamstown Area Library | Adamstown, PA | $8,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denver Fire Company | Denver, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lafayette Fire Company | Lancaster, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reamstown Fire Company | Reamstown, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| B Strong Fight on Foundation | West Reading, PA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denverephrata Rotary Club | Stevens, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| One Wish Foundaton | Fleetwood, PA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pos of a WC211 | Shillington, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hempfield Girls Volleyball | Lancaster, PA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arbor Place | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cavod Performing Arts | Manheim, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services of Lancaster | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Star Initiative | Lititz, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Psu Club of Lancaster | Lititz, PA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Real Life Community Services | Denver, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Lancaster | Elizabethtown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wreaths Across America | Columbia Falls, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penn State Sigma Pi | University Park, PA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Air | San Diego, CA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Praxair | Burr Ridge, IL | $4,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eagle Pride Basketball | Stevens, PA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adamstown Rodgun Club | Reinholds, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cocalico Wrestling Booster Club | Denver, PA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Patriotic Order of Sons of America #211 | Mohnton, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cocalico Ministerium | Denver, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jan's Circle of Friends | Reinholds, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Noramco | West Chester, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Welding Supply | Nashville, TN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Drillers Service Inc | Hickory, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gigi's | Lancaster, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haun Welding | Syracuse, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hbbc | Lancaster, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hempfield Foundation | Landisville, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Im Able Foundation | Wyomissing, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jan's Daily Dash | Reinholds, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Re-Ignite Hope | Indianapolis, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reamstown Church of God | Denver, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shawn Keehan | Collegeville, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Iris Project | Brigstock, Northants | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Men's Business League | Lancaster, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cocalico Boys Basketball | Stevens, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Concern Professional Services | Fleetwood, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Denver Borough | Denver, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Denver Fair | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Denver Sharks Swim Team | Denver, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friendship Community | Lititz, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gcg | Collegeville, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Elite | Lancaster, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Palmyra Civic Baseball Asso | Palmyra, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Reading | Reading, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cocalico Midget Football | Stevens, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lone Oak | Lancaster, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lumen | Monroe, LA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cocalico Cheerleading | Denver, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services | Lancaster, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Cocalico Lions Club | Reamstown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Cocalico Police Association | Denver, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kyle Pagerly Memorial Fund | Reading, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Psu Thon | University Park, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Denver | Ephrata, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Servant Stage Company | Strasburg, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Solanco Neighborhood Ministries | Quarryville, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vision Corps | Lancaster, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wesco | Prichard, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scout Troop 4318 | Denver, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Las Valientes Softball Team | Wernersville, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Lancaster Chamber of Commerce | Ephrata, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
44 of 90 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Re-Ignite Hope
TRAINING FOR HOMELESS TO BECOME SKILLED WELDERS - Four Diamonds Fund
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL MINI-THON - Good Samaritan Shelter
SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT WOMEN AND CHILDREN - Junior Achievement of Central Pennsylvania
SCHOLARSHIPS TO SYMPOSIUM - Turning Point Counseling
SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE - Linde
LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 50 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $151,450 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 35 | $94,200 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $145,054 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 58 | $168,500 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Kalas Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 167 Greenfield Rd, Lancaster, PA, 17601. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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