About Lansing Economic Area Partnership
Promote regional economic growth by supporting business attraction, retention and expansion, providing programs and grants, and coordinating community and workforce initiatives across the Lansing region.
Focus Areas
Economic developmentSmall business supportBusiness acceleration programsGrants and community fundingSite readiness and real estateWorkforce development and dataIndustry cluster support (AgTech, MedTech, CreativeTech, InsurTech, Mobility)Public art and community enhancementChild care coalition initiatives
Who They Fund
startup and early-stage businessessmall business owners and entrepreneursBlack entrepreneurs and other underrepresented founders
About Lansing Economic Area Partnership
Lansing Economic Area Partnership stands out for the scale of its public economic development work: a $25,763,078 grant to Lansing Board of Water and Light for MSF Strategic Fund Ultium and a $17,059,815 grant to Delta Charter Township for MSF SSRP Ultium Grant Expense in the recent grants list. That pattern points to a funder that moves through large, place-based transactions tied to site readiness, business attraction, and regional development. The partnership’s grantmaking also reaches smaller community and business support efforts, including funding for small-town enhancement, community grants, and local business programs across the Lansing region. Across recent grants, the foundation appears to operate as a regional intermediary rather than a traditional private grantmaker. It supports public entities, consulting firms, and local organizations that carry out economic development, workforce, child care, and placemaking projects. The grant record also shows repeated use of program-specific funding streams, including business acceleration, community enhancement, and site-readiness work. Recent awards to M-100 Farm LLC for MEDC Build Ready Site and to National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Inc for EDA Medtech Innovation show that the partnership funds both physical development and sector-focused innovation work.
What Lansing Economic Area Partnership Funds
Site readiness is one of the clearest threads in the grant record. Lansing Economic Area Partnership gave $1,000,000 to M-100 Farm LLC for MEDC-Build Ready Site and $436,555 to Triterra for the same purpose, showing direct support for land and development preparation. The foundation also funds industry strategy and commercialization. It awarded $180,000 to National Collegiate Inven & Innov Inc for EDA Medtech Innovation and $120,000 to Didio Design LLC for EDA Medtech Strategy & Research. A separate $130,000 grant to Spartan Innovations for EDA Medtech Innovation points to a recurring medical technology emphasis. Workforce and community supports appear in other grants. The partnership gave $130,000 to The Fledge for Ingham County Sunrise Grant Expense - One & All and $111,613 to Best Practices Consulting Service LLC for DEEP - PNC Black Entrep TA / Trek DEEP-TREK Ascend / Ingham County Sunrise-Elevate Grants. It also funded Public Sector Consultants Inc for ECIC Childcare Grant Expense, tying economic development to child care capacity.
How Lansing Economic Area Partnership Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$24.4M
Total Assets
$13M
Total Revenue
$27.5M
Total Expenses
$30M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $76K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$76K
Geographic Reach
Local13 states funded
About 83% of grants go to recipients in MI.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ROBERT L TREZISE JR
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Lansing Economic Area Partnership Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Lansing Economic Area Partnership.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 175 | $72.7M | 99.4% |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | $50K |
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