10,000 Acts of Kindness Lead to $1 Million Gift to Fight Hunger

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 6, 2025 — In a remarkable show of compassion and community spirit, Kimley-Horn employees completed more than 10,000 documented and shared acts of kindness in just 100 days during the firm’s “Kindness Counts” challenge. Launched and sponsored by The Kimley-Horn Foundation, the initiative celebrated everyday acts of kindness and turned them into meaningful support for communities across the country.

The result: a $1 million donation from The Kimley-Horn Foundation to Feeding America affiliates nationwide, providing an estimated 10 million meals to families facing food insecurity.

Research shows that kindness in the workplace is more than feel-good; it is foundational to a company’s success. A major review of studies involving more than 50,000 people, published by the American Psychological Association, found that acts of courtesy, helping, and praise lead to improved productivity, greater efficiency, and lower turnover rates. A workplace culture built on kindness drives collaboration and innovation, reflecting the spirit of the Kindness Counts challenge.

The Kindness Counts challenge celebrated the small, thoughtful gestures that define Kimley-Horn’s people-first culture. Employees shared stories of surprise coffees, airport rides, thoughtful gifts, wedding showers, and countless other moments of kindness. These moments reflect the firm’s core value of “Sharing and Caring” and reinforce the belief that, at Kimley-Horn, kindness isn’t just a value — it is a way of life.

“Kindness is part of who we are at Kimley-Horn,” said Lori Hall, chair of The Kimley-Horn Foundation and Kimley-Horn’s Chief Human Resources Officer. “Through Kindness Counts, our teams demonstrated our core values in real, tangible ways. The energy, connection, and impact we created together were truly inspiring.”

Interns and new hires also participated in the Kindness Counts challenge, giving them firsthand experience of Kimley-Horn’s values in action. The initiative built on momentum from past Kimley-Horn Foundation efforts such as “Rock, Paper, Scissors” (2022) and “Roll for a Reason” (2024), which together raised more than $1.3 million for charitable causes.

About The Kimley-Horn Foundation

The Kimley-Horn Foundation supports community involvement and Kimley-Horn employees who volunteer in meaningful ways. The Foundation emphasizes assistance for the socioeconomically disadvantaged, veterans, and individuals with disabilities across priority areas including housing, health care and food, children’s services, special education programs, disaster relief, rehabilitation programs, environmental conservation, and promotion of STEM education. To learn more, visit www.kimley-horn.com/about-us/community-involvement/.

About Kimley-Horn

Kimley-Horn is one of the nation’s premier engineering, planning, and design consultancies with more than 9,000 employees in more than 140 offices across the United States and Canada. The firm works across disciplines including transportation, aviation, environmental, land development, transit, urban planning, landscape architecture, and water resources. Kimley-Horn has appeared on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 18 years and operates with a philosophy of providing exceptional client service while supporting an environment where employees can flourish. For more information, visit www.kimley-horn.com and follow Kimley-Horn on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.

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