Capital Region Community Foundation

10/08/2026

We had such a memorable and meaningful evening gathering with our donors, colleagues, and friends at the Lansing Community Leadership Reception last night.

Each year we look forward to this opportunity to connect and celebrate the work we all do to build vibrant communities across the capital region. We're making a difference, together!

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, Foster Swift Collins & Smith!

Thank you to our premiere sponsors: Auto-Owners Insurance and Plante Moran.

And our supporting sponsors: Gillespie Group, Horizon Bank of Lansing, IPEX, MSU Federal Credit Union, Jack & Peggy Roberts, and TechSmith.

10/05/2026

We're hiring!

The Capital Region Community Foundation is looking for a Communications & Events Manager to help tell our story, strengthen our communications, and bring great community events to life.

If you’re a strong writer, creative communicator, strategic thinker, and passionate about making a difference in Michigan’s capital region, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more and apply: ourcommunity.org/about/careers

09/30/2026

09/23/2026

A big thank you to the nonprofit leaders who joined us for our Clinton County Roundtable last night!

We had thoughtful conversations about the needs, opportunities, and challenges facing communities across Clinton County, and we’re grateful to everyone who shared their perspectives and ideas.

These conversations help us better understand what’s happening in our communities and how we can continue showing up as a partner.

And a special thank you to Clinton County Senior Center for providing the space for us to gather!

09/20/2026

We’re proud to work so closely with The Izzo Legacy!

Last night, we celebrated something at the heart of The Izzo Legacy: the power of people coming together to make a difference💚

We were honored to recognize our 2026 Izzo Impact Grant recipients and celebrate the incredible work they are doing in communities across Michigan.

The Izzo Impact Grants go beyond simply providing financial support. They help bring meaningful projects to life and create tangible, lasting impact for children, families, and communities.

We are honored to stand beside our charity partners. Together, we are building a legacy of giving that will continue to make a difference for generations to come!

09/17/2026

We had a pretty special night earlier this week.

We gathered with friends, colleagues, and community partners to celebrate Cindy Hales and Tracy Russman as they head into retirement after eight years with the Community Foundation!

If you’ve worked with us over the years, there’s a good chance Cindy or Tracy has been part of your story.

Cindy brought so much heart and intention to our community investment work, always thinking about how we could listen better, build stronger relationships, and make sure our resources were reaching the people and organizations doing important work in our community.

And Tracy was the person making sure all the pieces came together. Applications, deadlines, details, questions, follow-ups, and about a million things happening behind the scenes. She brought so much care and consistency to the work, and we’re going to miss having her steady presence around here.

Together, they helped support hundreds of organizations and countless people across our region. But what we’ll remember most are the relationships they built and the care they brought to the work every single day.

Cindy and Tracy, thank you! For your hard work, your humor, your kindness, your partnership, and everything you’ve given to this community. We’re so grateful we got to celebrate you, and we’re even more grateful we got to work alongside you.

Congratulations on retirement! We hope this next chapter is full of all the good stuff.

And a big thank-you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us, and to Child and Family Charities for being such a wonderful host!

09/09/2026

Having Jon Herrmann on board as our Riverfront Operations Manager to produce all our events through our Lansing Riverfront.org work has been amazing, and we're so glad everyone has been appreciating him as much as we get to! Congrats Jon - we're lucky to have you with us!

09/07/2026

Our office is closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 7th.

09/02/2026

Our 2026 Impact Report is out! In 2025 we opened 19 new funds, received over $8 million in gifts, and put $10,118,989 to work across Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton counties.

Read the full story → ourcommunity.org/about/reports