Michigan · Nonprofit
LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP
LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP (Michigan) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $151,500 to it, the largest being DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF MICHIGAN INC ($140,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $27M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $152k
- Net assets
- $2.5M
What Lansing Economic Area Partnership does
Mission
We build a stronger community for all, working everyday to grow, retain and attract business to the region.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Economic inclusion small business support grant 2 (sbsg2) - this is a continuation of funding from the sbsg1 appropriation with continued resources. The trusted connector grant program is a michigan economic development corporation initiative that awards grants to established member-based organizations - such as chambers of commerce, cultural business associations, and entrepreneurial support groups that regularly engage with under-represented small businesses and tech-based entrepreneurs across michigan. The program's $6.8 million in total funding supports technical assistance, networking events, mentorship, coaching, workshops, and outreach, with a focus on capital access, digital skills, and connections to innovation resources. In the most recent round, 23 organizations across the state received grants, including leap which received $250,000 to serve region 7. The program was highly competitive, drawing 44 eligible applications. Leap will use the funds to launch a new online platform to add more access to our programs and educational services for small businesses. Leap applied and was awarded $2.27 million through the michigan economic development corporation's (medc) revitalization and placemaking (rap) grant program. This transformative funding, distributed through leap's community enhancement grant (ceg) program, supports revitalization projects in 12 communities big and small, all across clinton, eaton, and ingham counties. In addition, leap reapplied for the ecic…
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Regional growth department: the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (leap) provides economic development services and programs throughout the metropolitan lansing region (ingham, eaton, and clinton counties). The organization focuses on proactive business expansion, attraction, and retention, working directly with key businesses in targeted industries, both domestically and internationally, to provide assistance and incentives that result in the creation and retention of jobs and investment in the lansing region. This is achieved through regular communication with regional businesses, engagement with the real estate site selection community, collaboration with regional municipalities, and partnership with local universities and colleges to attract and retain talent. Leap's five strategic focus areas are: attracting new business and investment, expanding and retaining existing businesses, supporting entrepreneurs, advancing equitable economic development, and marketing the lansing region.in 2025, leap's regional growth department delivered record-breaking results: 76 business retention visits along with a cumulative total of 260 new jobs and $143,205,000 in new capital investment…
Site readiness funds: leap administers state-funded site readiness programs to proactively prepare real estate across the capital region for major investment opportunities. By leading the complex, upfront work of rehabilitating and readying sites for construction including environmental assessments, infrastructure analysis, engineering, and real estate assembly - leap makes the lansing region more competitive when attracting businesses and investment against other regions and states. Powered by the michigan economic development corporation's (medc) strategic site readiness program, leap manages the lansing regional site readiness (lrsr) grant program. Through a competitive selection process, lrsr allocated grants covering eligible expenses such as real estate assembly and optioning, environmental assessments, infrastructure analysis, building architecture and engineering, and building improvements. This program is a key mechanism for ensuring the region maintains shovel-ready sites capable of attracting significant private investment. Leap continued administration of the approximately $1.2 million medc site readiness grant, advancing proactive site planning across nine sites…
Ultium project: continued administration of $66.1m in public infrastructure funding through the michigan strategic fund's strategic site readiness program (ssrp) grant, for which leap serves as fiduciary and administrator. The lansing board of water & light (bwl) subgrant portion has been completed. The delta township subgrant portion covering water, sewer, and wastewater service infrastructure and remains active with completion and grant closeout expected in 2026. As of december 2025, the grant was approximately 90 percent expended on eligible activities.in 2025, leap navigated a significant ownership transition for the project. Following general motors' december 2024 announcement of the sale of its stake in the lansing battery facility to its joint venture partner lg energy solution, leap worked with medc and project partners to execute a formal amendment to the ssrp grant agreement. On march 17, 2025, leap submitted a modification request to the michigan strategic fund to update the agreement to reflect lg energy solution michigan as the project company in place of ultium cells llc. The msf approved the amendment on march 25, 2025. The project amendments did not impact the…
Small business & innovation dept general programs & services: the department helps entrepreneurs launch new ventures through business plan assistance, guidance on licensing and permitting, and connections to local resources like the small business development centers (sbdcs) and other community partners who coach small businesses how to grow and scale their operations. We support all types of small businesses from high-tech/high-growth to main street businesses. Typical clients are between 0 and 10 employees and less than $1 million in annual revenue.
Small business support hub (sbsh): the trek small business support hub is a program designed to provide comprehensive support to small business owners and entrepreneurs - particularly those from underserved or underrepresented communities and is funded through the michigan economic development corporation and the american rescue plan (arpa). Trek is typically framed around the journey of building a business - guiding entrepreneurs through the key stages of starting, growing, and sustaining a small business with the right resources at the right time with the right partners. It also include a shared intake process for the entire region and shared metrics between partners.
Economic inclusion small business support grant 1 (sbsg1): sbsg1 is designed to provide assistance to small businesses in our region particularly for programs with a focus on promoting economic inclusion including our one & all program, alumni support programs, and deep dive growth acceleration with key alumni of existing programs prioritizing businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, and low-to-moderate income entrepreneurs who face systemic barriers to accessing traditional capital.
High-tech support (gwr): the gateway representative (gwr) program is funded by the michigan strategic fund (msf) and managed by the medc's entrepreneurship and innovation division, placing a dedicated representative at each smartzone to serve as the primary point of contact for technology-based startups. The gwr supports local client services by welcoming new companies into the ecosystem, providing strategic business guidance, vetting and recruiting tech companies, and connecting them to statewide msf-funded entrepreneurial resources. They also assist startups with applications to key funding programs - including the business accelerator fund, first capital fund, preseed fund, and federal sbir/sttr programs - while supporting broader smartzone business development activities.
Lansing proto/proto accelerator: proto accelerator is a three-month accelerator program and venture fund that connects technology startups with corporate partners and seed stage capital to drive innovation, efficiency, and value creation across industries focused on fintech and insuretech. The program is no longer actively supporting companies and is in the process of winding down its investment assets and holdings in the companies that were supported.
Ingham county agreement: through a contract with ingham county, leap provides enhanced economic development services to optimize and align economic development opportunities across the region, creating jobs and supporting business startups and investment. In 2025, leap continued its substantive work with the ingham county economic development corporation (edc) and brownfield redevelopment authority (bra), administering board meetings, advancing a growing project pipeline, and providing hands-on support to contracted communities across the county.leap coordinated, hosted, and administered five total board meetings of the edc and seven total board meetings of the bra, in addition to attending nearly all public meetings of the five contracted communities and providing supplementary services throughout the year. Leap staff also coordinated the biannual update and review of the bra policies and procedures document to ensure the process remains current and equitable for applicants navigating brownfield plan approvals. Leap administered ongoing brownfield plans and led the approval of significant new projects during 2025:klavon's pizzeria & pub (city of mason) - this active brownfield…
Clinton county agreement: through a contract with clinton county, leap provides enhanced economic development services to help optimize and align economic development opportunities across the region, creating jobs and supporting business startups and investment. Leap's work in clinton county spans business attraction and retention, site readiness, placemaking, small business support, and direct engagement with municipal development authorities and community partners throughout the county. Leap played an active role in facilitating and supporting two significant capital investment projects within clinton county in 2025:niowave, inc. - leap administered the public process and provided direct facilitation support for niowave's expansion to the capital region international airport through the port lansing next michigan development corporation. Leap organized and facilitated a public meeting on october 22, 2025, where niowave presented its proposed project and the lansing economic development corporation outlined available local incentives. At a follow-up meeting on november 12, 2025, a public hearing was held, the industrial development district (idd) was approved unanimously, and the…
Early childhood investment corporation (ecic) grant - capital area child care coalition (caccc): leap's economic development mission extends beyond physical infrastructure to include the human infrastructure of people including things like childcare, housing, public transportation, and inclusive educational and career pathways that support a diverse and skilled regional workforce. In 2025, leap continued to co-lead the capital area child care coalition (caccc), a regional initiative serving eaton, clinton, and ingham counties (region 7), funded by the early childhood investment corporation (ecic) innovation fund and mileap.the caccc is co-led by leap, capital area michigan works! (camw!), and united way of south-central michigan, and brings together community leaders, employers, parents, and childcare providers committed to increasing the supply of high-quality, affordable childcare across the region. During the 2025 grant period, leap and its coalition partners carried out a comprehensive set of engagement, communication, and coordination activities:coalition meetings: the caccc held quarterly meetings, including at least two within the active grant period, to reconvene members,…
Community enhancement grant (ceg) program via medc: leap's community enhancement grant (ceg) program is a sub-grant mechanism administered by leap through the michigan economic development corporation's (medc) revitalization and placemaking (rap) grant program. The ceg program funds projects across clinton, eaton, and ingham counties that revitalize communities by rehabilitating underused buildings and historic structures, and by developing permanent infrastructure for social zones, traditional downtowns, outdoor dining, and public gathering spaces.in 2025, leap was awarded more than $2.27 million in rap funding, which is being distributed through the ceg program to 12 communities across the tri-county region. This represents leap's first full program cycle of ceg administration and marks the launch of a multi-year initiative expected to run through 2027. Projects were selected through a competitive scoring process administered by a leap-assigned review committee. Selected project leads were notified in january 2025, with all awards contingent upon leap's overall program funding approval by the medc. The 12 communities awarded through the 2025 ceg program represent a diverse…
The 12 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $5.6M to $22M (+291%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 8% · 2018 8% · 2019 8% · 2020 76% · 2021 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Robert L Trezise Jr
President & CEO
Board chair
Don Mcnabb
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2020: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $41k → $35k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $776k from 3 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Leap Foundation Inc); $5k from one payer (the same organization on both sides, largest Lansing Economic Area Partnership). These are real filings, and they are not money LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP raised.
From the IRS filings of LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP leans on a few funders — its largest provides 92% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
96% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 86% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
96% of LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP's grant income comes from Michigan funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP has grown faster than three-quarters of the 659 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 659 community improvement nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $813k on record.
- Department of Commerce$813k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 6 related entities
- JA&O LLC · disregarded
- MN&V LLC · disregarded
- PG&W LLC · disregarded
- Pmsd LLC · disregarded
- Leap Foundation Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP?
- LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP (Michigan) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $151,500 to it, the largest being DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF MICHIGAN INC ($140,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $151,500 in grants to LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP?
- DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF MICHIGAN INC is the largest funder on record, with $140,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing