Greater Lansing Destination Development

LANSING, MI EIN: 20-2930623

Greater Lansing Destination Development is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in LANSING, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $266K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 27 grants totaling $118K. Net investment income was $2K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$266K

-22.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$118K

+93.0% YoY

Grant Count

27

+28.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+50.1% YoY

About Greater Lansing Destination Development

Based on IRS filings

Greater Lansing Destination Development is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in LANSING, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $266K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 27 grants totaling $118K. Net investment income was $2K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

DetroitEast LansingGrand RapidsLansingMasonOkemosSaint JohnsSt Johns

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$40K$80K$120K$159K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$265,719$344,022$281,242
Revenue$58,116$144,945$116,769
Expenses$136,404$82,496$89,052
Qualifying Distributions$117,700$61,000$72,500
Net Investment Income$1,706$1,665$705
Distributable Amount$14,074$14,139$12,389

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$29K$59K$88K$118K12 grants20205 grants202113 grants202221 grants202327 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CAPITAL CITY FAMILY BMX$21KIMPRESSION 5 SCIENCE CEN…$15KFRIENDS OF THE RIVER$15KLANSING ENTERTAINMENT & …$15KWHARTON CENTER$10KPOTTER PARK ZOOLOGICAL S…$10KMID MICHIGAN TENNIS ASSO…$10KCITY OF EAST LANSING$5KLANSING ART GALLERY$4KARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER …$2K

Grant Size Distribution

78 grants across all recorded years

78<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JULIE PINGSTONPRESIDENT/CEO1
TOM COLLINSCHAIRMAN1
PAULA CUNNINGHAMDIRECTOR1
BONNIE KNUTSONSECRETARY/TREASURER1
PAT GILLESPIEVICE-CHAIRMAN1
JACK ROBERTSDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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