Community Foundation

School's out for the summer! Which of our parks along the Lansing riverfront are you visiting first?
Is it Play Michigan! for some slides, swings, and a picnic lunch by the river?
Maybe it's Fish Ladder Music Park for morning yoga or an evening of music?
Or Rotary Park for sun, sand and a treat from Lansing Shuffle?

The options are endless along the riverfront — we hope to see you there!

Join us in celebrating some of our graduating Youth Advisory Council members! 🎓️ 🥳

We have loved seeing your photos and videos from the Fish Ladder Music Park opening last week!

Thanks FOX 47 News - WSYM for sharing this story which captures the excitement Friday night — watch for a glimpse of the space, the amazing community turnout, and an interview with our own Director of Communications Jessica Donahue!

After months of anticipation and renovation, the newly transformed Fish Ladder Music Park officially welcomed visitors Friday night with its first concert ahead of the summer season. READ MORE ⬇️

Next up in our video series featuring fundholders and nonprofit partners of the Community Foundation, take a look inside the colorful classrooms of Reach Studio Art Center!

REACH provides art education through classes, summer camps and more from their studio spaces in Lansing's REO Town neighborhood.

We provided REACH with a Capacity Building Grant during a time of leadership transition, which helped them bring stakeholders together to build a strategic plan and create a roadmap for decades to come.

Hear more from REACH Director Melissa Keely:

From the Inside Out with REACH Studio Art Center What does it look like when a funder becomes a true partner? REACH ...