Societal Impact

There is so much more that we can do to demonstrate our company purpose, Creating Quality for Life, for our stakeholders than just doing our jobs. This year, we donated even more treasure, time, and talent to help others—not only in the communities where we have operations, but also beyond where our buildings exist by helping worthy causes worldwide. In 2022, we donated $333,865 worth of treasure, time, and talent (including 1,619 hours of paid employee time). We strive to donate up to 1% of our net income to worthy causes annually.

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Laem Chabang, Thailand

• Donated money to a center that helps children who are victims of human trafficking.
• Donated essential items to a local Buddhist temple.
• Supported a charitable organization that provides tuition to underprivileged children.

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Trivandrum, India

• Donated laptops to a school in a remote area.
• Donated money to an NGO that helps people in rural communities struggling to break the cycle of poverty, exploitation, and lack of opportunities. The money was used to fund modern technology aimed at enhancing learning for students. Employees also volunteered at the school.

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Donated money to Nhat Hong Support Center for Blind Children.
• Held a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake bake sale to raise money for a community cause.

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Suzhou, China

• The Company and employees donated money to a local nursing home, and we also volunteered there.

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Tampa, Florida

• Donated money to support a cottage for autistic children via Children’s Home Network.
• Donated Halloween costumes to Children’s Home Network.
• Supported Red Nose Day, an international, nonprofit organization that “supports programs that help break the cycle of child poverty and ensure children are healthy, safe, educated, and empowered, at home and abroad.”
• Hosted employee blood drives.
• Held a Christmas toy drive for Children’s Home Network.
• Held a Thanksgiving food drive for Metropolitan Ministries.

Nanjing, China

• To celebrate Protection of Minors Month in China, we partnered with Nanjing Charity Foundation to donate money to help children in need. Also donated paid time for employees to volunteer at the center receiving the money.

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Jasper, Indiana (Manufacturing)

• Donated money to Dubois County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), which represents the best interests of children who have faced abuse and neglect.
• Donated money to the local Child Hunger Ending Workshop (CHEW) organization.
• Donated money to help flood victims in Eastern Kentucky.
• Donated food to a local food bank.
• Held a soup contest to raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital and a local humane society.
• Partnered with a local university, schools, and other businesses to educate students on job skill needs.
• Hosted employee blood drives.
• Supported various youth sports organizations.
• Donated money to help Ukrainian refugees.

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Jasper, Indiana (World Headquarters)

• Donated $25,000 to Southwestern Indiana Child Advocacy Center Coalition (SWICACC) as part of our three-year $100,000 commitment. SWICACC provides a safe reporting location for children who are victims of abuse.
• The KE Gives employee giving circle, which had 70 employee partners, granted $8,406 to seven worthy causes in 2022, including a summer camp for disabled children, nonprofits helping abused women and children, the North Texas Food Bank in Plano, Texas, Children’s Home Network in Tampa, Florida, and the Wheeler Mission in Indianapolis. In five years, KE Gives has donated $41,500 to worthy causes in communities where we operate throughout the U.S.
• Hosted employee blood drives.
• Our legal department donated 56 hours of pro bono legal services.
• Donated money to a local food bank.
• Held a holiday toy drive for Toys for Tots.
• Sponsored the Latino Culture Fest in Huntingburg, Indiana.
• Recognized as a “partner in helping save lives” through customer ZOLL’s The Heroes for Life program. We provide manufacturing support for ZOLL's automated external defibrillator product. On our behalf, ZOLL donated an AED to the Indianapolis Public Schools system. “Kimball Electronics components are part of what enables this lifesaving technology,” stated ZOLL.
• An employee donated money on our behalf to sponsor several local sports teams.

San Jose, California

• Donated money to Hope Services, which delivers a range of services to thousands of people with developmental disabilities.

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Indianapolis, Indiana

• Donated money to a charity that assists homeless military veterans and their families.
• Created awareness for the Indiana Canine Assistant Network during a family picnic. The charity offers a service dog placement program that provides safety, friendship, and independence for children and adults with disabilities.
• Raised money for Special Olympics.
• 76 employees created and packaged 12,000 boxes of macaroni and cheese— positively impacting 3,000 families—for the charity, Million Meal Movement.
• Hosted an employee blood drive.
• Held a chili contest to raise donations for Servants at Work, which builds wooden wheelchair ramps for lowincome, permanently disabled clients.
• Donated food to a food bank.

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Reynosa, Mexico

• Donated money to a local migrant center for food, clothes, and blankets to help migrants arriving in Reynosa.
• Donated 100 bags of food to a local organization that supports domestic abuse victims.
• Donated canes, uniforms, and shoes to a local school for blind children.
• Provided insulation to a local school to help keep students and staff safe from sweltering temperatures.
• Donated hygiene items to a local school.
• Donated soccer balls to a youth soccer team.
• Donated 20 thermometers to a local kindergarten.
• Supported a local drug rehab center’s bakery program, which helps addicts return to society with job skills.
• Donated pet food to a local animal shelter.
• Donated money to a local food bank.
• Donated money to a local kindergarten to upgrade restrooms.
• Donated air conditioners to a local elementary school.
• Donated money to repair tennis courts used by blind athletes.
• Donated money to a local cancer center.

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Chiba, Japan

• Donated money to the Chiba Association for Physically Disabled Children.

Poznan, Poland

• Donated money and time to support refugees from Ukraine.
• Continued to support The Great Orchestra Charity Foundation, focused on helping provide the highest standards of diagnosis and treatment of children’s eyesight.
• Donated toys and Teddy Bears to a children’s oncology hospital on Teddy Bear Day.

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Timişoara, Romania

• Continued to support Little People Association, which helps children with cancer.
• The KIMKind Hero volunteer program held fundraisers to purchase items necessary for daily living for those in need and pet food for a local animal shelter.
• Donated money to Timişoara for Ukraine, Romanian Red Cross Timis Branch, Ecostuff Romania, Oilright, Lindefeld Association’s “We Get Big” project, and Animal Hope Association.