The Kindness Coalition
Private foundation · Lancaster, PA · EIN 47-4160906 · reported 2023–2025
41grants reported
$40Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 41 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $167K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1861 Santa Barbara Dr
Lancaster, PA 17601-4144
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Berks County PROMOTE KINDNESS MATTERS CHALLENGE | Reading, PA | $285,000 |
| Opportunity House FUNDING OF SHELTER ACTIVITIES | Reading, PA | $115,000 |
| Hannah's Hope Ministries SUPPORT BUILDING PURCHASE | Reading, PA | $76,473 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota & Desoto Counties ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND GUIDANCE PROGRAMMING | Sarasota, FL | $75,000 |
| Opportunity House CONTRIBUTION - GENERAL FUND | Reading, PA | $75,000 |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES THAT HELP SMH MAINTAIN ITS RANKING AS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP HOSPITAL | Sarasota, FL | $75,000 |
| Berks Encore REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS IN READING HEADQUARTERS | Reading, PA | $70,000 |
| United Way of Berks County PROMOTE KINDNESS MATTERS CHALLENGE | Reading, PA | $70,000 |
| Hannah's Hope Ministries MAKE IMPROVEMENT ON THE MINISTRIES BULIDING | Reading, PA | $57,000 |
| Opportunity House CONTRIBUTION - GENERAL FUND | Reading, PA | $50,085 |
| Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading & Berks County ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES | Reading, PA | $50,000 |
| Olivet Boys & Girls Club ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND GUIDANCE PROGRAMMING | Reading, PA | $50,000 |
| Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg Inc HELPING THE HOMELESS IN HARRISBURG | Harrisburg, PA | $50,000 |
| Helping Harvest FEEDING THE HUNGRY | Reading, PA | $50,000 |
| Children's Alopecia Project FUND ALOPECIAPALOOZA 2026 | Wyomissing, PA | $41,000 |
| Safe Berks Co Berks Women in Crisis DOOR RENOVATIONS | Reading, PA | $41,000 |
| Downtown Daily Bread FUNDING OF DAY SHELTER | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 |
| Harrisburg Area YMCA PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND TEENS IN THE CITY OF HARRISBURG | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 |
| IM Able Foundation FUNDING OF OPERATION LEAD FROM THE FRONT PROGRAM | Wyomissing, PA | $40,000 |
| Downtown Daily Bread FUNDING OF DAY SHELTER | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 |
| Harrisburg Area YMCA ASSIST WITH THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPTS | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 |
| Downtown Daily Bread FUNDING OF DAY SHELTER | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 |
| Harrisburg Area YMCA ASSIST WITH THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPTS | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 |
| Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg Inc HELPING THE HOMELESS IN HARRISBURG | Harrisburg, PA | $38,000 |
| Hannah's Hope Ministries SUPPORT BUILDING PURCHASE | Reading, PA | $33,900 |
| Hospice of Central PA TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED, COMPASSIONATE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES COPING WITH SERIOU | Harrisburg, PA | $30,000 |
| Children's Alopecia Project CHILDREN'S ALOPECIA PROJECT | Wyomissing, PA | $25,000 |
| Co-County Wellness Services SUPPORT ORGANZATION AND BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF THE BERKS TEEN INITIATIVE | Reading, PA | $25,000 |
| Lighthouse Women & Children's Center SAFE SHELTER FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN. | Reading, PA | $25,000 |
| Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development CONTRIBUTION - GENERAL FUND | Lancaster, PA | $25,000 |
| Children's Alopecia Project CHILDREN'S ALOPECIA PROJECT | Wyomissing, PA | $25,000 |
| Co-County Wellness Services SUPPORT ORGANZATION AND BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF THE BERKS TEEN INITIATIVE | Reading, PA | $25,000 |
| Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development CONTRIBUTION - GENERAL FUND | Lancaster, PA | $25,000 |
| Hospice of Central PA FUNDING THE CHOICES PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE IN-HOME CARE | Harrisburg, PA | $20,000 |
| Co-County Wellness Services EXPANSION OF THE SHAPE INITATIVE | Reading, PA | $10,000 |
| Keystone Kidspace FUNDING TO TAKE STEAM PROGRAMS ACROSS THE REGION | York, PA | $10,000 |
| Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development FUNDING TO THE KIDS' CARE FUND | Lancaster, PA | $10,000 |
| Concern HELPING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IMPROVE THEIR LIVES | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Pappus House FUNDING FOR RESIDENCE NEEDS | Thomasville, PA | $8,500 |
| Pappus House CONTRIBUTION - GENERAL FUND | Thomasville, PA | $7,500 |
| Pappus House CONTRIBUTION - GENERAL FUND | Thomasville, PA | $5,000 |
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