Cinnaire

About Cinnaire

Cinnaire Corporation’s largest recent award was a $250,000 grant to Allen Neighborhood Center for debt forgiveness, which captures the foundation’s practical approach to household financial relief. Across recent grants, the corporation backs neighborhood-serving nonprofits, regional intermediaries, youth organizations, and housing-related partners with general support and targeted assistance. Its portfolio includes repeat funding for the Greater Lansing Area Holiday Commission and the Michigan Association of United Ways, alongside support for community development and child-serving organizations. The pattern suggests a funder interested in stabilizing local systems rather than one-off visibility projects. The foundation’s work reaches beyond a single program area. It funds emergency and holiday assistance, neighborhood revitalization, youth development, and affordable housing-related initiatives through both grants and program-related investments. Recent recipients in Michigan, Delaware, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Maryland indicate that its regional footprint extends past Lansing even as most giving remains in Michigan. The presence of impact initiatives such as Jumpstart Wilmington, the Detroit Lease Purchase initiative, and the Preserve Affordability Pittsburgh Loan Pool shows a funder using multiple tools to support community development and housing outcomes.

What Cinnaire Funds

Debt relief is a clear part of Cinnaire Corporation’s grantmaking. In 2023, it gave $250,000 to Allen Neighborhood Center for debt forgiveness, aligning with its broader interest in household financial stability. Basic-needs and emergency support also appear repeatedly. The foundation awarded $70,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 to the Greater Lansing Area Holiday Commission for general support, and it gave $50,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024 to Michigan Association of United Ways for general support. Youth and family-serving organizations receive smaller grants as well. Cinnaire gave $25,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Alpena and $21,267 to Children Trust Michigan, both in Michigan, showing attention to child and youth programs. Housing and neighborhood development are another thread, including $7,206 to Habitat for Humanity Capital Region and $7,500 to Mission First Housing Group for general support.

How Cinnaire Gives