Our Grants
The R.E. Olds Foundation is committed to Michigan's greater Lansing region through the support of community-based education programs, youth and family initiatives, animal welfare, and environmental issues.
Grants
Past Grantees
We're proud to have supported a broad range of nonprofits throughout greater Lansing.
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Current opportunities
See if your organization is eligible for funding considering from our family foundation.
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Are you eligible for grant consideration?
The R.E. Olds Foundation welcomes grant requests from nonprofits serving the Greater Lansing area. Our philanthropy focuses on community-based education programs focused on youth and family initiatives; animal welfare; and environmental issues. Grants are awarded to nonprofits, not individuals.
Eligible
Nonprofit serves greater Lansing
Our geographic area of focus is the greater Lansing region. Only funding requests from nonprofit organizations based in Michigan's Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties will be considered.
Nonprofit Organization
Applying Organizations must be recognized 501(c)3 nonprofits and have been in operation and providing services for more than 2 years.
Work aligns with our priorities
Our philanthropy focuses on community-based education programs, youth and family initiatives, animal welfare, and environmental issues. Grants are awarded to nonprofits, not individuals.
Multi-Funder Support
We generally prioritize programs and projects that seek funding from multiple funders.
Not Eligible
Outside Our Geographic Areas
We do not fund organizations outside of Michigan's Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.
Religious Organizations
We do not support religious organizations or religious affiliated nonprofits.
Types of Funding
We generally do not supply building or endowment funding, college scholarships, individual aid, stipends or salaries/benefits.
Multiple Requests
Each organization may only submit one application per year. If you have submitted a request in an earlier grant cycle, you are ineligible to apply within the same year.
Application Deadlines
1st Quarter Applications
Friday, February 27, 2026
2nd Quarter Applications
Friday, June 12, 2026
3rd Quarter Applications
Friday, August 28, 2026
4th Quarter Applications
Friday, December 4, 2026
Past Grantees
These are the organizations we've supported in recent years. We're proud to fund so many nonprofits doing valuable work throughout our region.
2025 Grantees
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Animal Welfare
- CANTER Michigan
- Cherryland Humane Society
- Giving Paws
- Saving the Scaled Reptile Rescue
- The Original Bunny Nip
- Wildside Rehabilitation & Education Center
Community Outreach
- All-of-Us Express Children's Theatre
- American Red Cross—Mid Michigan
- Car Ministry of Lansing
- Cinderella's Closet of Mid-Michigan
- East Lansing Public Library
- Elevate Equine Assisted Therapy
- Experiential Ink's
- Fit for Joy - Garden Of Wellness
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hayo-Went-Ha Arbutus
- Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Marble Elementary School
- Michigan Science Teachers Association
- RE Olds Transportation Museum
- Region 11 Michigan Science Olympiad
- UM Health-Sparrow Foundation
- WKAR TV
Environment
- Environment Michigan
- Lake Charlevoix Association
- The Nature Conservancy—Michigan
- Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
- Torch Lake Protection Alliance
- Woldumar Nature Center
Youth & Family
- Advent House Ministries
- All-of-Us Express Children's Theatre
- Annie’s Big Nature Lesson
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Boys & Girls Club of Lansing
- Capital Area College Access Network
- Child & Family Charities
- Clinton County THRIVE Inc.
- Communities in Schools-Lansing
- Everett High School
- Lansing Symphony Orchestra—Link Up Concert
- Mikey 23 Foundation
- Planned Parenthood Michigan
- Region 11 Michigan Science Olympiad
- Small Talk Children's Assessment Center
- The Davies Project
- The Fledge Foundation
- WAI-IAM, Inc.
- YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing-Mystic Lake
2024 Grantees
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Animal Welfare
- CANTER Michigan
- Wildside Rehabilitation & Education
- Capital Area Humane Society
- Potter Park Zoological Society
- Saving the Scales Reptile Rescue
- Mitten Misfits Farm Sanctuary
- Canines for Change
- Eaton County Humane Society
Community Outreach
- Gospel Army Black History Group
- Charlotte School Band Boosters
- R.E.Olds Transportation Museum
- American Red Cross – Mid-Michigan—Tiffany Circle
- Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan, Inc
- Greater Lansing Food Bank
- WKAR TV
- Council of Michigan Foundations
- Historical Society of Michigan
- The Sparrow Hospital Foundation-Hats in the Garden
- Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce
- East Lansing Public Library
- Patriarche Park Pickleball Association
- Cinderella’s Closet of Mid-Michigan
- East Lansing Educational Foundation
- Hayo-Went-Ha Arbutus
- Rescue of Southern Sudan Village People
- Next Generation Family Services
Environment
- Woldumar Nature Center
- Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
- Nature Conservancy—Michigan
Youth and Family
- Everett High School Media and Video Production
- Sleep in Heavenly Sleep
- Annie's Big Nature Lesson
- Highfields
- Allen Neighborhood Center
- Mikey 23 Foundation
- Waverly Schools Robotics
- Impression 5 Science Museum
- All-Of-Us Express Children’s Theatre
- Child and Family Charities
- Grit, Glam and Guts’
- Michigan Science Teachers Association
- U.S. Navel Sea Cadets
- MAGIC Academy
- Brotherhood Against Drugs
- VFW National Home
- East Lansing Public Schools -MSAN Student Conference
- Communities in Schools-Mid Michigan
- East Lansing Trojan Track and Field
- Lansing Art Gallery
- WAI-IAM, Inc.
- The Turning Point of Lansing
- Lansing Symphony Orchestra—Link Up Concert