About City Square Elderly Housing
Using cooperative principles, CSI develops and manages exceptional, affordable rental communities where seniors enjoy opportunities to thrive. To preserve and grow our cooperative senior housing communities, helping members lead full, healthy, social lives.
Focus Areas
Affordable housingSenior servicesHousing development and acquisitionsEducation and trainingHealth and wellness programs
Who They Fund
low-income householdslow-income familiesindividuals at risk of homelessness
Funding Style
direct service supportcapital/project development grantsoperating support for housing programs
About City Square Elderly Housing
City Square Elderly Housing Inc’s two largest recent grants both went to Csi Support & Development Services in Warren, Michigan, for the same low-income housing mission, with awards of $9,683,023 in 2025 and $8,875,158 in 2024. That pattern fits the organization’s broader role as a cooperative housing funder: it develops and manages affordable rental communities for seniors and backs projects that preserve and grow those communities. The foundation’s own summary says its work is grounded in cooperative principles and focused on helping members lead full, healthy, social lives. Its grantmaking is tied to senior housing and the support services that make those communities function. The active program descriptions point to grants for resident education, health and wellness, member services, capital improvements, acquisitions, and new construction. The funding structure also includes favorable loan terms for co-ops acquiring affordable housing projects, showing that capital support is part of the model as well as operating support for resident programs. Leadership is listed under Cindy Lamb.
What City Square Elderly Housing Funds
A core theme in the foundation’s work is resident services for cooperative senior housing. One program supports education, health and wellness, and other member-focused services for CSI-managed and affiliated housing cooperatives. Another extends that same emphasis to programs and services for resident members. Capital support is a second major area. The loan and capital support program includes favorable loan terms and funding for capital improvements, new construction, and acquisitions tied to preserving cooperative senior housing. A related grants-and-loans program uses the same framework to support senior housing preservation alongside member services. The foundation also connects housing to wellbeing. Program descriptions explicitly pair affordable senior housing with education, health and wellness, and community programming, indicating that the funder sees resident support as part of housing stability rather than a separate activity.
How City Square Elderly Housing Gives
The grant-size profile is very large and tightly clustered: p25 is $9,077,124, median is $9,279,090, and p75 is $9,481,057. The two recent grants fall within that narrow band, which suggests a consistent funding level rather than small transactional awards. The pattern also appears recurring. The same grantee, Csi Support & Development Services, received grants in both 2024 and 2025 for the same mission. City Square Elderly Housing Inc also makes program-related investments, and its active programs show a mix of grants, loans, and capital support. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in the active programs that list that policy.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.7M
Total Assets
$11M
Total Revenue
$4.2M
Total Expenses
$13M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9.1M and $9.5M, with a median of $9.3M.
25th Percentile
$9.1M
Median
$9.3M
75th Percentile
$9.5M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MI.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CINDY LAMB
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