Lansing Area Community Trust Fund
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Lansing Area Community Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Lansing Area Community Trust Fund gave $108K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $108,253
- -4.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $36,084
- -4.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,000
- Total assets
- $2,866,710
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lansing Area Community Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was GW Beckwith Fund ($95K). Together the top 3 received $108K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 18 (72%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lansing Area Community Trust Fund gives
- Giving fell 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $79K (2019) to $142K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $108K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| GW Beckwith Fund East Lansing, MI | REQ per Trust Agmt | $94,519 |
| Allen Street Neighborhood Center Lansing, MI | — | $7,000 |
| League of Enchantment Leslie, MI | — | $6,734 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,866,710 | $269,648 | $143,078 | $108,253 | 3 | $269,648 |
| 2024 | $2,688,796 | $101,985 | $140,272 | $112,987 | 3 | $101,985 |
| 2023 | $2,497,720 | $179,184 | $152,379 | $120,332 | 4 | $179,184 |
| 2022 | $2,393,282 | $275,299 | $170,161 | $142,036 | 7 | $265,299 |
| 2021 | $2,712,650 | $203,738 | $103,133 | $80,912 | 1 | $203,738 |
| 2020 | $2,011,072 | $84,485 | $150,621 | $126,694 | 5 | $84,485 |
| 2019 | $2,276,790 | $175,854 | $105,494 | $79,299 | 1 | $175,854 |
About Lansing Area Community Trust Fund
Based on IRS filings
Lansing Area Community Trust Fund is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Lansing, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $108K. Net investment income was $270K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lansing Area Community Trust Fund is led by Frederick M. Baker Jr., President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Frederick M. Baker Jr.
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Carolyn Koenig
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Myrtelisa Schumacher
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Lansing Area Community Trust Fund
How much does Lansing Area Community Trust Fund give each year?
Lansing Area Community Trust Fund gave $108K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $113K across 3 grants.
What is Lansing Area Community Trust Fund's typical grant size?
Lansing Area Community Trust Fund's median grant in 2025 was $7,000, and its average grant was $36,084, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Lansing Area Community Trust Fund give grants?
Lansing Area Community Trust Fund gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
How large is Lansing Area Community Trust Fund?
Lansing Area Community Trust Fund reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $270K.
What is Lansing Area Community Trust Fund?
Lansing Area Community Trust Fund is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Lansing, MI. It holds $2.9M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Lansing Area Community Trust Fund's EIN?
Lansing Area Community Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2536389. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
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