21st Century Fund
An Undesignated Fund
Established by the Board of Trustees in 1987, the 21st Century Fund is truly a community resource with its ability to address the changing needs of the community.
Fund for the Arts
A Field-of-Interest Fund
Established in 1991 to provide support for the development, promotion, and production of the performing and visual arts.
Charles Shirley Avery Fund
An Undesignated Fund
Established in 1991 by a gift from the C. S. Avery Foundation to serve the areas of greatest need in the greater Lansing area.
Leahbelle and Harold Balbach Senior Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund
Established in 2002 to provide for charitable endeavors specific to senior citizens, including hospice and other critical health and human services needs.
Richard A. Barclay and Suzanne Elms-Barclay Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2000 to support charitable initiatives of the donors.
Robert H. and Jane M. Becker Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2001 to support charitable initiatives of the donors.
Lucile Belen Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 1997 to alternately support arts and culture and charitable organizations providing basic human needs, e.g. food, clothing, and shelter.
Bethards Family Charitable Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2007 to support the charitable interests of the donors.
Building Brighter Futures Fund
A Designated Fund
Established in 2006 to provide equal contributions to Ele's Place, Boys and Girls Club of Lansing and St. Vincent Catholic Charities.
Bullard-Bigler Memorial Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2008 to support the charitable initiatives of the donor.
Capitol National Bank Charitable Fund
A Designated Fund
Established in 2000 to fund CRCF initiatives and unanticipated needs that further the mission of the Foundation, including the HOPE Scholarship.
Cemetery Lot Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund
Established in 1998 to receive unneeded cemetery lots (with a tax benefit to donors) and, upon recommendation of area funeral directors, to grant their use to those in financial need.
Commercial Economic Development Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund
Established in 2000 to support community economic development by strengthening and sustaining MSHDA-supported neighborhoods.
Covenant Fund for Support of Faith and Families
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 1999 to enrich and enhance family life and spiritual development.
Susan and Jack Davis Charitable Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2007 to support the charitable initiatives of the donors.
Donovan Charitable Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 1999 to support charitable initiatives of the donor.
Mary A. Dunn Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 1996 in loving memory of Lansing educator Mary Dunn by her children, to fund scholarships to Michigan colleges and universities - with priority to her alma mater - for students from the Lansing School District enrolled in an education curriculum.
Eaton County Community Foundation (ECCF) Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 1995, this fund benefits the residents of Eaton County.
(See "ECCF" tab at the top of the website.)
Engler Family Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2000 to serve the charitable needs of the greater Lansing community and Michigan.
Jan and Joe Foster Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2001 to support the charitable initiatives of the donors.
Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund an Advisory Committee
Established in 2002 to support the charitable initiatives of the donor.
Gerald and Dorothy Francis Fund
An Undesignated Fund
Established in 2002
Joseph A. Frauenheim Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 1999 to support the charitable initiatives of the donor.
Diane Wilhelm Gabin Fund
A Designated Fund
Established in 2000 to provide support to specific charities as designated by the donor.
George Gillner and Julianne Gillner Christensen Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 1992 in loving memory of George Gillner by his wife, Julianne Gillner Christensen, to provide support for single women with children who need assistance to become self-sufficient.
Greater Lansing Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 1998 to support a wide variety of charitable needs.
Greene Family Charitable Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2004 to support specific charities as designated by the donor.
Betty and Frank Guerriero Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 1998 to support the charitable initiatives of the donors.
Healthy Youth and Seniors Fund
A Field-of-Internet Fund
Established in 2000 from interest earnings on Tobacco settlement revenue received by the State of Michigan and distributed by the Council of Michigan Foundations to support anti-tobacco programs for youth under 18 and seniors over the age of 65.
James Herbert Charitable Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2005 to support the charitable initiatives of the donor.
Thomas E. and Ethelyn M. Hoffmeyer Family Charitable Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2000 to support the charitable initiatives of the donors.
Chris Holman Biking for Kids Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 2000 to support programs which benefit youth, with a special interest in providing bicycles to children whose families are unable to afford them.
Hooper Family Charitable Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2005 to support the charitable initiatives of the donors.
Ingham County Continuum of Care Homelessness Prevention Services Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 2001 to identify and address the ongoing short- and long-term shelter and other needs of homeless individuals and families, and provide programs to prevent homelessness.
Charley and LeaAnne Janssen Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 1998 to support the charitable initiatives of the donors.
DeWayne Jenks Memorial Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2003 to support the charitable initiatives of the donor.
Kay Kribs Pioneer Civitan Past President Memorial Fund
A Designated Fund
Established in 2002 to support specific charities designated by the donor.
Captain John Roman Kurka Memorial Fund
A Designated Fund
Established in 1998 by John Kurka's father to award annual scholarships to deserving cadets at Michigan State University's Department of ROTC Military Science.
Lansing Chapter Credit Unions Youth Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund
Established in 2007 to support youth programs and activities.
Lansing Eastern High School Alumni Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 1997 to benefit Lansing Eastern High School, its students and its faculty by providing charitable support for special programs, equipment and scholarships.
Don Johnson Leadership Fund
Arthur E. and Hilda F. Mitchell Scholarship Fund
Russell and Frances Schneider Memorial Fund
Ted Wonch Entrepreneurial Fund
Jon Young Fine Arts Fund
Lansing Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 1995 to support economic development, building projects, education programs, and the arts for the betterment of the Lansing community and the mid-Michigan area.
Downtown Revitalization Project Fund
Established in 2001
HOPE Scholarship Fund
Established in 2001 to provide two-year college scholarships for Lansing students identified as HOPE scholars.
HOPE Connections Fund
Established in 2005 to help HOPE Scholarship students prepare for college.
Lansing Regional Youth Charities Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 1995 to support youth programs and projects in the tri-county area.
Lansing State Journal First Amendment Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 2005 to support mid-Michigan high school journalism programs where First Amendment principles are applied to student participation, while educating students
and teachers on the broad implications of First Amendment principles and challenges.
Louis A. Leitz, Jr. Memorial Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund
Established in 2006 to provide sponsorships/scholarships for boys and girls under 18 years of age who desire to participate in youth basketball programs in the greater Lansing area.
Len Family Charitable Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund
Established in 2006 to support the Leslie Library building expansion.
Leslie Community Fund
A Field-of-Interest Fund with an Advisory Committee
Established in 1997 to support charitable purposes within the greater Leslie area.
Richard D. Letts Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 1993 by Dick Letts and his wife, Olivia, to provide incidentals that make a difference for those in need striving to build productive lives.
Larry Lipton Family Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund
Established in 2001 to support the charitable initiatives of the donor.
