Lansing Foundation
This organization is a private foundation focused on supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission appears to center around providing general purpose funding to nonprofit organizations, with a notable emphasis on community service, health initiatives, and support for veterans. The foundation has funded a range of organizations, including those addressing homelessness, health care, and educational projects. It primarily serves recipients across various states, with a significant concentration of support directed towards Virginia-based organizations.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized charities doing community service, veterans, housing, or health-related work, especially those with a Virginia presence or visible local referrals, and projects that fit modest one-time grant sizes.
Good Fit
- • Organization with a clear local presence or program in Virginia (the foundation’s largest state concentration).
- • Projects or general operating needs that can be funded with one-off grants in the low-thousands range.
- • Established local credibility or an introducer/referral from a known partner or prior grantee.
- • Work in community service, housing, veterans, or health causes consistent with past recipients.
Geography
The latest filing shows grants to recipients in 22 states, though just over half of dollars were directed to Virginia; the footprint is multi-state rather than purely local.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 35 distinct recipients in the latest year with very high new-recipient turnover (33 newcomers), indicating a broad and diverse recipient set despite some dollar concentration in a few larger gifts.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows very high turnover and many first-time grantees in the observed years, so new organizations have been added frequently; however, the foundation states grants are by preselection and no public application route is published, so access is likely invitation- or referral-driven rather than via an open online application.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
