The Kalmbach Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving. Its mission focuses on supporting a variety of charitable causes, particularly in the areas of food assistance, community services, health care, and human services. The foundation primarily serves organizations that provide essential services to the community, including food banks and health centers. It has a strong emphasis on supporting local initiatives, with all its funding directed towards recipients in a specific geographic area.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid‑sized charitable organizations based in Shreveport/Louisiana working in food assistance, community services, health clinics, or local faith‑based programs with existing local credibility or a referral to the foundation.
Good Fit
- • Located in Shreveport or elsewhere in Louisiana.
- • Provides food bank, community services, health, shelter, or faith‑based programs.
- • Has an existing relationship, referral, or prior grant history with the foundation.
- • Seeks modest grants in the low‑thousands range.
- • Is known within the local nonprofit ecosystem.
Geography
All observed grants in the available history are to organizations in Louisiana (Shreveport), representing a single‑state, locally concentrated footprint.
Recipient Variety
Latest year shows six distinct grantees and across three years the foundation funded six to eight recipients with five repeat grantees, indicating a moderate spread of independent local recipients rather than a single beneficiary.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it funds only preselected recipients and most grants repeat to known organizations; while one new recipient appeared in the latest year, the declared preselection policy and high repeat rate make unsolicited new entrants unlikely to access funding.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
