LEAP

As filed

Subsection

06

NTEE code

S41

Classification

1000

Street

1000 S WASHINGTON AVE STE 201

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• LEAP FOUNDATION INC

  EIN 26-0206557

• LEAP THRIVE

  EIN 33-3582985

Mission and programs · 2025

• REGIONAL GROWTH DEPARTMENT: THE LANSING ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP (LEAP) PROVIDES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN LANSING REGION (INGHAM, EATON, AND CLINTON COUNTIES). THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON PROACTIVE BUSINESS EXPANSION, ATTRACTION, AND RETENTION, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH KEY BUSINESSES IN TARGETED INDUSTRIES, BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND INCENTIVES THAT RESULT IN THE CREATION AND RETENTION OF JOBS AND INVESTMENT IN THE LANSING REGION. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH REGIONAL BUSINESSES, ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REAL ESTATE SITE SELECTION COMMUNITY, COLLABORATION WITH REGIONAL MUNICIPALITIES, AND PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT. LEAP'S FIVE STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS ARE: ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT, EXPANDING AND RETAINING EXISTING BUSINESSES, SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS, ADVANCING EQUITABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKETING THE LANSING REGION.IN 2025, LEAP'S REGIONAL GROWTH DEPARTMENT DELIVERED RECORD-BREAKING RESULTS: 76 BUSINESS RETENTION VISITS ALONG WITH A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 260 NEW JOBS AND $143,205,000 IN NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTED TO THE REGION. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO CONDUCTED 48 REAL ESTATE SITE SEARCHES AND HOSTED 20 PROSPECTIVE COMPANY VISITS TO THE REGION. LEAP'S REGIONAL GROWTH DEPARTMENT EXECUTES THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MISSION THROUGH BUSINESS ATTRACTION, BUSINESS EXPANSION, RETENTION, INDUSTRY CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY PLACEMAKING. IN 2025, THE DEPARTMENT DROVE SIGNIFICANT NEW INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION, LAUNCHED A NEW INDUSTRY CLUSTER INITIATIVE, AND SUPPORTED KEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. LEAP'S BUSINESS ATTRACTION EFFORTS IN 2025 RESULTED IN SEVERAL MAJOR PROJECT WINS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ACROSS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURE, AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT.NIOWAVE, INC. - A NATIONAL LEADER IN SUPERCONDUCTING LINEAR ACCELERATORS AND ADVANCED RADIOISOTOPE TECHNOLOGY - ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FACILITY AT THE CAPITAL REGION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAN), REPRESENTING A $65 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND THE CREATION OF 80 HIGH-WAGE JOBS. CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN SPRING 2026, WITH FULL OPERATIONS EXPECTED BY FALL 2027. NIOWAVE'S TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS MEDICAL ISOTOPE PRODUCTION, CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH, AND NATIONAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS, FURTHERING LANSING'S POSITION AS A HUB FOR PARTICLE ACCELERATOR TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, ANCHORED BY PROXIMITY TO MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU) AND THE FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS (FRIB). THE PORT LANSING NEXT MICHIGAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NMDC) ESTABLISHED AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND GRANTED NIOWAVE A PUBLIC ACT 198 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TAX EXEMPTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.MICHIGAN MILK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION (MMPA) - THE NINTH-LARGEST U.S. DAIRY FARMER-OWNED COOPERATIVE - CELEBRATED A RIBBON-CUTTING FOR A MAJOR EXPANSION OF ITS ULTRAFILTERED MILK PROCESSING FACILITY IN OVID, MICHIGAN. THE PROJECT REPRESENTS A $47.8 MILLION INVESTMENT AND THE CREATION OF 13 NEW JOBS, WITH FULL OPERATIONS EXPECTED IN 2026. THE EXPANSION ADDRESSES GROWING CONSUMER DEMAND FOR HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-SUGAR DAIRY PRODUCTS AND BRINGS RENEWED INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT TO A RURAL COMMUNITY IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION. LEAP'S FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT EFFORTS IN 2025 SUPPORTED THE SUCCESSFUL U.S. MARKET ENTRY OF UBIVIS, A BRAZILIAN-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANY THAT USES AI TO HELP MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, PROFITABILITY, AND COMPETITIVENESS. LEAP PROVIDED FULL-SPECTRUM SUPPORT FOR UBIVIS'S TRANSITION TO LANSING, INCLUDING NAVIGATING REGULATORY AND BUSINESS PROCESSES AND SUPPORTING EMPLOYEE SETTLEMENT.AS PART OF LEAP'S GLOBAL LANSING INITIATIVE, UBIVIS RECEIVED PROJECT FUNDING AND WAS FURTHER SUPPORTED THROUGH LEAP'S ASCEND BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. UBIVIS SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME A TENANT IN THE EAST LANSING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER (TIC), OPERATED BY LANSING REGIONAL SMARTZONE (LRSZ). UBIVIS'S TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM , DEPLOYED BY GLOBAL CLIENTS INCLUDING SHELL, NISSAN, VOLKSWAGEN, AND TOYOTA - PROVIDES REAL-TIME OPERATIONAL INSIGHTS THROUGH AN AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IIOT) PLATFORM AND A DIGITAL TWIN FOR MACHINERY THAT ENABLES AUTONOMOUS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS. LANSING NOW SERVES AS UBIVIS'S U.S. HOME BASE AS IT SCALES INTO THE AMERICAN MARKET. LEAP CONDUCTED 76 RETENTION VISITS WITH EXISTING REGIONAL BUSINESSES IN 2025, A RECORD FOR THE ORGANIZATION IN RECENT YEARS. THESE VISITS STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, SURFACE EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONNECT BUSINESSES WITH REGIONAL RESOURCES AND VALUE-ADDED SERVICES. THE RECORD RETENTION ACTIVITY REFLECTS LEAP'S PROACTIVE COMMITMENT TO KEEPING ESTABLISHED EMPLOYERS ENGAGED, COMPETITIVE, AND INVESTED IN THE CAPITAL REGION. IN 2025, LEAP LAUNCHED ITS CREATIVETECH CLUSTER INITIATIVE, A NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORT FOCUSED ON THE CONVERGENCE OF TECHNOLOGY AND CREATIVITY - INCLUDING IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING, VIDEO GAME DESIGN, E-SPORTS, ROBOTICS, MOTION CAPTURE, AND NEXT-GENERATION DIGITAL PRODUCTION.THE INAUGURAL CREATIVETECH DEMO DAY, HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2025, CONVENED BUSINESS LEADERS, REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURS, EDUCATORS, AND INNOVATORS TO SPARK COLLABORATION AND INVESTMENT IN THIS FAST-GROWING SECTOR. THE SHOWCASE FEATURED 12 LOCAL BUSINESSES, STARTUPS, AND ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY BUILDING THE REGION'S CREATIVETECH INFRASTRUCTURE, FROM VR GAMING TO 3D PRINTING, ALONGSIDE A PANEL DISCUSSION ON HOW CREATIVETECH CAN SHAPE LANSING'S ECONOMY, WORKFORCE, AND CULTURE.

• SITE READINESS FUNDS: LEAP ADMINISTERS STATE-FUNDED SITE READINESS PROGRAMS TO PROACTIVELY PREPARE REAL ESTATE ACROSS THE CAPITAL REGION FOR MAJOR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. BY LEADING THE COMPLEX, UPFRONT WORK OF REHABILITATING AND READYING SITES FOR CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS, ENGINEERING, AND REAL ESTATE ASSEMBLY - LEAP MAKES THE LANSING REGION MORE COMPETITIVE WHEN ATTRACTING BUSINESSES AND INVESTMENT AGAINST OTHER REGIONS AND STATES. POWERED BY THE MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S (MEDC) STRATEGIC SITE READINESS PROGRAM, LEAP MANAGES THE LANSING REGIONAL SITE READINESS (LRSR) GRANT PROGRAM. THROUGH A COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS, LRSR ALLOCATED GRANTS COVERING ELIGIBLE EXPENSES SUCH AS REAL ESTATE ASSEMBLY AND OPTIONING, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS, BUILDING ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING, AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS A KEY MECHANISM FOR ENSURING THE REGION MAINTAINS SHOVEL-READY SITES CAPABLE OF ATTRACTING SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE INVESTMENT. LEAP CONTINUED ADMINISTRATION OF THE APPROXIMATELY $1.2 MILLION MEDC SITE READINESS GRANT, ADVANCING PROACTIVE SITE PLANNING ACROSS NINE SITES THROUGHOUT THE REGION SPANNING INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND MIXED-USE REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE OUT IN 2026. AN EXAMPLE OF THE USE CASE THAT LATER CREATED A PROJECT IS THE MSU CHILD DEVELOPMENT LAB EXPANSION. LEAP FACILITATED THE REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT LAB (CDL) EXPANSION TO LANSING'S EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE $4.7 MILLION PROJECT, SUPPORTED BY A $2 MILLION STATE APPROPRIATION AND A $2,187,500 CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION, WILL ESTABLISH A THIRD CDL SITE AT A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY ON MICHIGAN AVENUE. THE NEW CENTER WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR LANSING FAMILIES WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A RESEARCH AND TRAINING ENVIRONMENT FOR MSU'S COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. THE FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN FALL OF 2026, WELCOMING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF LANGUAGES, COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, INCOME LEVELS, AND FAMILY STRUCTURES. THROUGH THESE PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN 2025, LEAP FULFILLED ITS CORE MISSION OF GROWING THE CAPITAL REGION ECONOMY BY GENERATING TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENT, EXPANDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS SECTORS, AND BUILDING THE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN BUSINESSES FOR YEARS TO COME. RECORD RETENTION ACTIVITY, MAJOR ATTRACTION WINS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, THE LAUNCH OF THE CREATIVETECH CLUSTER, AND STRATEGIC SITE DEVELOPMENT ALL REFLECT LEAP'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE, LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR INGHAM, EATON, AND CLINTON COUNTIES. LEAP CONTINUED MANAGING THE $6.5 MILLION IN SITE READINESS FUNDS FOR THE DELHI TOWNSHIP SITE AS WELL, WHICH IS THROUGH A SEPARATE GRANT MECHANISM WITH THE MEDC.

• ULTIUM PROJECT: CONTINUED ADMINISTRATION OF $66.1M IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING THROUGH THE MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND'S STRATEGIC SITE READINESS PROGRAM (SSRP) GRANT, FOR WHICH LEAP SERVES AS FIDUCIARY AND ADMINISTRATOR. THE LANSING BOARD OF WATER & LIGHT (BWL) SUBGRANT PORTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE DELTA TOWNSHIP SUBGRANT PORTION COVERING WATER, SEWER, AND WASTEWATER SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE AND REMAINS ACTIVE WITH COMPLETION AND GRANT CLOSEOUT EXPECTED IN 2026. AS OF DECEMBER 2025, THE GRANT WAS APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT EXPENDED ON ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.IN 2025, LEAP NAVIGATED A SIGNIFICANT OWNERSHIP TRANSITION FOR THE PROJECT. FOLLOWING GENERAL MOTORS' DECEMBER 2024 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SALE OF ITS STAKE IN THE LANSING BATTERY FACILITY TO ITS JOINT VENTURE PARTNER LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LEAP WORKED WITH MEDC AND PROJECT PARTNERS TO EXECUTE A FORMAL AMENDMENT TO THE SSRP GRANT AGREEMENT. ON MARCH 17, 2025, LEAP SUBMITTED A MODIFICATION REQUEST TO THE MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND TO UPDATE THE AGREEMENT TO REFLECT LG ENERGY SOLUTION MICHIGAN AS THE PROJECT COMPANY IN PLACE OF ULTIUM CELLS LLC. THE MSF APPROVED THE AMENDMENT ON MARCH 25, 2025. THE PROJECT AMENDMENTS DID NOT IMPACT THE TIMING, JOB COMMITMENTS, OR MINIMUM INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. LG ENERGY SOLUTION MICHIGAN HAS COMMITTED TO CREATING AT LEAST 1,360 JOBS AT THE FACILITY AND SECURED TOYOTA AS A BATTERY CUSTOMER FOR THE LANSING PLANT GOING FORWARD.

• SMALL BUSINESS & INNOVATION DEPT GENERAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES: THE DEPARTMENT HELPS ENTREPRENEURS LAUNCH NEW VENTURES THROUGH BUSINESS PLAN ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE ON LICENSING AND PERMITTING, AND CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL RESOURCES LIKE THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (SBDCS) AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO COACH SMALL BUSINESSES HOW TO GROW AND SCALE THEIR OPERATIONS. WE SUPPORT ALL TYPES OF SMALL BUSINESSES FROM HIGH-TECH/HIGH-GROWTH TO MAIN STREET BUSINESSES. TYPICAL CLIENTS ARE BETWEEN 0 AND 10 EMPLOYEES AND LESS THAN $1 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE.

• SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT HUB (SBSH): THE TREK SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT HUB IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS - PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED OR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND IS FUNDED THROUGH THE MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARPA). TREK IS TYPICALLY FRAMED AROUND THE JOURNEY OF BUILDING A BUSINESS - GUIDING ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH THE KEY STAGES OF STARTING, GROWING, AND SUSTAINING A SMALL BUSINESS WITH THE RIGHT RESOURCES AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH THE RIGHT PARTNERS. IT ALSO INCLUDE A SHARED INTAKE PROCESS FOR THE ENTIRE REGION AND SHARED METRICS BETWEEN PARTNERS.

• ECONOMIC INCLUSION SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANT 1 (SBSG1): SBSG1 IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR REGION PARTICULARLY FOR PROGRAMS WITH A FOCUS ON PROMOTING ECONOMIC INCLUSION INCLUDING OUR ONE & ALL PROGRAM, ALUMNI SUPPORT PROGRAMS, AND DEEP DIVE GROWTH ACCELERATION WITH KEY ALUMNI OF EXISTING PROGRAMS PRIORITIZING BUSINESSES OWNED BY MINORITIES, WOMEN, VETERANS, AND LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME ENTREPRENEURS WHO FACE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO ACCESSING TRADITIONAL CAPITAL.

• HIGH-TECH SUPPORT (GWR): THE GATEWAY REPRESENTATIVE (GWR) PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND (MSF) AND MANAGED BY THE MEDC'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION DIVISION, PLACING A DEDICATED REPRESENTATIVE AT EACH SMARTZONE TO SERVE AS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR TECHNOLOGY-BASED STARTUPS. THE GWR SUPPORTS LOCAL CLIENT SERVICES BY WELCOMING NEW COMPANIES INTO THE ECOSYSTEM, PROVIDING STRATEGIC BUSINESS GUIDANCE, VETTING AND RECRUITING TECH COMPANIES, AND CONNECTING THEM TO STATEWIDE MSF-FUNDED ENTREPRENEURIAL RESOURCES. THEY ALSO ASSIST STARTUPS WITH APPLICATIONS TO KEY FUNDING PROGRAMS - INCLUDING THE BUSINESS ACCELERATOR FUND, FIRST CAPITAL FUND, PRESEED FUND, AND FEDERAL SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS - WHILE SUPPORTING BROADER SMARTZONE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

• LANSING PROTO/PROTO ACCELERATOR: PROTO ACCELERATOR IS A THREE-MONTH ACCELERATOR PROGRAM AND VENTURE FUND THAT CONNECTS TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS WITH CORPORATE PARTNERS AND SEED STAGE CAPITAL TO DRIVE INNOVATION, EFFICIENCY, AND VALUE CREATION ACROSS INDUSTRIES FOCUSED ON FINTECH AND INSURETECH. THE PROGRAM IS NO LONGER ACTIVELY SUPPORTING COMPANIES AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF WINDING DOWN ITS INVESTMENT ASSETS AND HOLDINGS IN THE COMPANIES THAT WERE SUPPORTED.

• INGHAM COUNTY AGREEMENT: THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH INGHAM COUNTY, LEAP PROVIDES ENHANCED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO OPTIMIZE AND ALIGN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION, CREATING JOBS AND SUPPORTING BUSINESS STARTUPS AND INVESTMENT. IN 2025, LEAP CONTINUED ITS SUBSTANTIVE WORK WITH THE INGHAM COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC) AND BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BRA), ADMINISTERING BOARD MEETINGS, ADVANCING A GROWING PROJECT PIPELINE, AND PROVIDING HANDS-ON SUPPORT TO CONTRACTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY.LEAP COORDINATED, HOSTED, AND ADMINISTERED FIVE TOTAL BOARD MEETINGS OF THE EDC AND SEVEN TOTAL BOARD MEETINGS OF THE BRA, IN ADDITION TO ATTENDING NEARLY ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE FIVE CONTRACTED COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LEAP STAFF ALSO COORDINATED THE BIANNUAL UPDATE AND REVIEW OF THE BRA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DOCUMENT TO ENSURE THE PROCESS REMAINS CURRENT AND EQUITABLE FOR APPLICANTS NAVIGATING BROWNFIELD PLAN APPROVALS. LEAP ADMINISTERED ONGOING BROWNFIELD PLANS AND LED THE APPROVAL OF SIGNIFICANT NEW PROJECTS DURING 2025:KLAVON'S PIZZERIA & PUB (CITY OF MASON) - THIS ACTIVE BROWNFIELD TIF PROJECT WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED FOR AUDIT BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES AND ENERGY (EGLE). LEAP LED THE AUDIT RESPONSE ALONGSIDE INGHAM COUNTY'S FINANCE TEAM, PROVIDING ALL RELEVANT PROJECT DOCUMENTATION AND COORDINATING WITH THE PROJECT OWNER TO OBTAIN CURRENT JOBS DATA.GENESEE POINT CONDOMINIUMS (INGHAM COUNTY LAND BANK) - LOCATED ON THE 400 BLOCK OF N. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD., THIS PROJECT CONVERTED FOUR VACANT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS INTO NEW CONDOMINIUMS EQUIPPED WITH SOLAR PANELS AND HIGH-EFFICIENCY HVAC AND WATER SYSTEMS. LEAP ATTENDED THE ON-SITE RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH OF THE COMPLETED DEVELOPMENT.TAILGATERS WILLIAMSTON (TG WILLIAMSTON LLC) - LEAP LED THE BROWNFIELD PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS FOR A NEW TAILGATERS GAS STATION AND DUNKIN' DONUTS DEVELOPMENT AT 2810 WILLIAMSTON RD., REPRESENTING $6 MILLION IN INVESTMENT AND THE CREATION OF 55 PERMANENT JOBS.LESLIE HOUSING TIF (BOB HOWE REDEVELOPMENT) - LEAP ASSISTED WITH THE HOUSING TIF APPROVAL PROCESS FOR A MIXED-USE REDEVELOPMENT AT 101 S. MAIN STREET IN LESLIE, WHICH WILL RENOVATE EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND ADD SIX RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE UPPER FLOOR, TOTALING 3,829 SQUARE FEET. ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IS EARLY 2027.IN ADDITION, LEAP ENGAGED ACTIVELY WITH THE BRA BOARD REGARDING NEW MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MSHDA) LEGISLATION ENABLING TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, WITH THE GOAL OF POSITIONING THE INGHAM COUNTY BRA AS A GAP-FILLING RESOURCE ACROSS THE COUNTY WHERE LOCAL BRAS ARE NOT ACTIVE. LEAP PROVIDED TARGETED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO FIVE CONTRACTED COMMUNITIES WITHIN INGHAM COUNTY: CITY OF LESLIE - LEAP WORKED CLOSELY WITH PLATINUM METALS, THE NEW OCCUPANT OF THE 833 RICE ST. BUILDING, TO CONNECT THE COMPANY WITH MEDC SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ENSURE CONTINUED GROWTH. ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT TOOK PLACE WITHIN LESLIE'S INDUSTRIAL PARK, SUPPORTING A SEPARATE BUYER WHO PURCHASED REMAINING ACREAGE WITH THE INTENT OF BRINGING TWO NEW BUSINESSES TO THE PARK. LEAP ALSO ENGAGED POMP'S TIRES, A NEW COMMERCIAL TIRE SERVICE OPERATOR EXPANDING INTO INGHAM COUNTY, AS WELL AS ADMINISTERING A SMALL-TOWN ENHANCEMENT GRANT TO THE CITY OF LESLIE FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW PAVILION. LEAP CONTINUES TO ASSIST LESLIE IN ACHIEVING REDEVELOPMENT READY COMMUNITIES (RRC) CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE MEDC.VEVAY TOWNSHIP DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - LEAP CONTINUED SITE READINESS WORK ON THE 130-ACRE FREDERICKS PROPERTY (JEWETT ROAD SITE) THROUGH THE MEDC'S STRATEGIC SITE READINESS PROGRAM, SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING, ASSESSMENTS, AND MARKET VIABILITY ANALYSIS TO PREPARE THE SITE FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. LEAP ALSO ASSISTED IN ESTABLISHING A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A POTENTIAL DEVELOPER AND TOWNSHIP STAFF.VILLAGE OF WEBBERVILLE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - LEAP SUPPORTED WEBBERVILLE'S REDEVELOPMENT READY COMMUNITY (RRC) CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND CONTINUED WORK ON THE REHABILITATION OF THE FORD BUILDING AND PLANS FOR A NEW VILLAGE HALL AND BRIGGS BUILDING COMMUNITY CENTER CONVERSION. LEAP ALSO BEGAN SUPPORTING A PRIVATE DEVELOPER PLANNING A TRUCK STOP, GAS STATION, RETAIL, AND DINING DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE INTERSTATE, AND CONTINUED COORDINATION ON A DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY NORTH OF THE ALDI DISTRIBUTION FACILITY, WITH TRACTION ANTICIPATED IN 2026.CITY OF WILLIAMSTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - LEAP CONTINUED TO ASSIST WITH LISTING PRIVATELY OWNED PARCELS ON THE LEAP WEBSITE VIA ZOOM PROSPECTOR AND ENGAGED WITH DEVELOPERS ON TWO SEPARATE POTENTIAL MIXED-USE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INVOLVING HOUSING AND RETAIL. LEAP MAINTAINED STRONG ATTENDANCE AT WILLIAMSTON DDA MEETINGS, PROVIDED BROWNFIELD TIF EDUCATION TO CITY COUNCIL AND DDA BOARD MEMBERS, AND DELIVERED A HOUSING TIF PRESENTATION TO SUPPORT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY.LASTLY, THE VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE - LEAP CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO STOCKBRIDGE, INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGARDING MEDC PROGRAMS SUCH AS MATCH ON MAIN STREET AND REDEVELOPMENT READY COMMUNITIES CERTIFICATIONS TO BOLSTER DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.

• CLINTON COUNTY AGREEMENT: THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH CLINTON COUNTY, LEAP PROVIDES ENHANCED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO HELP OPTIMIZE AND ALIGN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION, CREATING JOBS AND SUPPORTING BUSINESS STARTUPS AND INVESTMENT. LEAP'S WORK IN CLINTON COUNTY SPANS BUSINESS ATTRACTION AND RETENTION, SITE READINESS, PLACEMAKING, SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT, AND DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. LEAP PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FACILITATING AND SUPPORTING TWO SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITHIN CLINTON COUNTY IN 2025:NIOWAVE, INC. - LEAP ADMINISTERED THE PUBLIC PROCESS AND PROVIDED DIRECT FACILITATION SUPPORT FOR NIOWAVE'S EXPANSION TO THE CAPITAL REGION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THROUGH THE PORT LANSING NEXT MICHIGAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. LEAP ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED A PUBLIC MEETING ON OCTOBER 22, 2025, WHERE NIOWAVE PRESENTED ITS PROPOSED PROJECT AND THE LANSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OUTLINED AVAILABLE LOCAL INCENTIVES. AT A FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON NOVEMBER 12, 2025, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD, THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (IDD) WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, AND THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TAX EXEMPTION UNDER PUBLIC ACT 198 WAS APPROVED 30 (WITH ONE ABSTENTION). THIS $65 MILLION INVESTMENT WILL CREATE 80 HIGH-WAGE JOBS AT A NEW ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FACILITY.MICHIGAN MILK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION (MMPA) - LEAP ACTIVELY SUPPORTED MMPA'S $47.8 MILLION EXPANSION OF ITS ULTRAFILTERED MILK PROCESSING FACILITY IN THE CITY OF OVID, WHICH WILL CREATE 13 NEW HIGHER-SKILL JOBS AND INCREASE PROCESSING CAPACITY TO UP TO 8 MILLION POUNDS OF RAW MILK ANNUALLY. LEAP ATTENDED AND SUPPORTED A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 3, PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE DECEMBER 8 OVID CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE DECEMBER 9 MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND MEETING WHERE THE MSF BOARD APPROVED AN MBDP AWARD AND TWO ALTERNATIVE STATE ESSENTIAL SERVICES ASSESSMENT EXEMPTIONS.SITE READINESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE:BINGHAM TOWNSHIP / 2690 N. US-27 (ST. JOHNS) - WITH SUPPORT FROM BINGHAM TOWNSHIP, LEAP APPLIED TO MEDC'S MI SITES PROGRAM FOR A FORMAL SITE READINESS CLASSIFICATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARCEL AT 2690 N. US-27. LEAP HOLDS AN OPTION AGREEMENT ON THE PROPERTY THROUGH A SEPARATE LLC TO CONDUCT REQUIRED DUE DILIGENCE. LEAP SUBMITTED A $2.9 MILLION SITE READINESS GRANT REQUEST TO MEDC AND IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF POTENTIALLY SECURING THE AWARD TO ADVANCE SITE DEVELOPMENT.CAPITAL REGION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SITE - WITH SUPPORT FROM THE CAPITAL REGION AIRPORT AUTHORITY, LEAP APPLIED TO MEDC'S MI READY SITES PROGRAM FOR AN INDUSTRIAL SITE AT 4100 CAPITOL CITY BLVD., PROVIDING A FORMAL SITE READINESS CLASSIFICATION TO HELP DE-RISK THE PROPERTY AND POSITION IT FOR FUTURE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOPMENT.BINGHAM TOWNSHIP WHOLESALE WATER AGREEMENT - THE WHOLESALE WATER AGREEMENT FOR A WASTEWATER AUTHORITY BETWEEN BINGHAM TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF ST. JOHNS WAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED, A SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE MILESTONE. LEAP SUPPORTED THE PROCESS AND ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE ON DECEMBER 17, 2025.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT:A FEW ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE: DEWITT AREA ENGAGEMENT: LEAP PRESENTED TO LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AT A DEWITT DDA EVENT TO HIGHLIGHT AVAILABLE TOOLS AND RESOURCES, ORGANIZED AND CONDUCTED SMALL BUSINESS RETENTION VISITS IN BOTH DEWITT TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF DEWITT, AND ATTENDED THE MONTHLY DEWITT CHAMBER LUNCHEON.VILLAGE OF ELSIE REDEVELOPMENT READY COMMUNITY: LEAP BEGAN SUPPORTING THE VILLAGE OF ELSIE AS IT CONSIDERS PURSUING REDEVELOPMENT READY COMMUNITIES (RRC) CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE MEDC AND CONTINUED TO ASSIST WITH REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER ELSIE SCHOOL.PREVAIL SOLAR / FEDERAL MOGUL BUILDING: LEAP CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS WITH PREVAIL SOLAR REGARDING POTENTIAL REUSE OF THE FEDERAL MOGUL BUILDING, WITH UPDATES FORTHCOMING AS CONVERSATIONS PROGRESS.

As filed on the 2025 return. The first 10 program lines listed; the rest are in the source return and the API. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $9,390,553

  Expenses

  $9,563,174

  Contributions

  $7,247,728

  Grants paid

  $6,712,457

• 2024

  Revenue

  $27,497,893

  Expenses

  $30,041,990

  Contributions

  $25,211,478

  Grants paid

  $27,357,995

• 2023

  Revenue

  $46,166,404

  Expenses

  $44,574,501

  Contributions

  $44,138,896

  Grants paid

  $42,104,330

• 2022

  Revenue

  $9,213,964

  Expenses

  $7,915,934

  Contributions

  $7,112,078

  Grants paid

  $5,510,884

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $15,493,708

  Expenses

  $15,253,927

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,631,252

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,791,185

  Expenses

  $8,343,150

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,305,758

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,353,304

  Expenses

  $2,412,840

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,591,756

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,303,960

  Expenses

  $2,152,304

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,558,838

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,226,029

  Expenses

  $2,191,075

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,326,380

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,367,869

  Expenses

  $2,131,123

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,310,406

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,270,807

  Expenses

  $2,131,146

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,157,406

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,250,472

  Expenses

  $1,974,989

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,054,926

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,040,690

  Expenses

  $1,547,900

  Assets (EOY)

  $923,305

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,277,084

  Assets (EOY)

  $457,683

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• LANSING BOARD OF WATER AND LIGHT

  $25,763,078

  2023 · MSF STRATEGIC FUND ULTIUM

• DELTA CHARTER TOWNSHIP

  $17,059,815

  2024 · MSF SSRP ULTIUM GRANT EXPENSE - MSF STRATEGIC FUND ULTIUM EXPENSE

• DELTA CHARTER TOWNSHIP

  $12,641,632

  2023 · MSF STRATEGIC FUND ULTIUM EXP

• LANSING BOARD WATER AND LIGHT

  $4,435,796

  2024 · MSF SSRP ULTIUM GRANT EXPENSE - MSF STRATEGIC FUND ULTIUM EXPENSE

• LANSING BOARD WATER AND LIGHT

  $2,711,126

  2022 · MSF STRATEGIC FUND ULTIUM EXP

• DELTA CHARTER TOWNSHIP

  $2,639,900

  2025 · MSF SSRP ULTIUM GRANT EXPENSE - MSF STRATEGIC FUND ULTIUM EXPENSE

• M-100 FARM LLC

  $1,000,000

  2023 · MEDC-BUILD READY SITE

• DELTA CHARTER TOWNSHIP

  $668,323

  2022 · MSF STRATEGIC FUND ULTIUM EXP

• TRITERRA

  $436,555

  2023 · MEDC-BUILD READY SITE

• DTN MANAGEMENT CO

  $365,000

  2025 · MEDC DELHI TWP SSRP GRANT EXPENSE - DELHI TWP SSRP GRANT EXPENSE SOFT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• LEAP FOUNDATION INC

  $210,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• LEAP FOUNDATION INC

  $205,000

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• LEAP FOUNDATION INC

  $140,000

  2025 · MEMBER AND PROGRAM CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.

• LEAP FOUNDATION INC

  $135,000

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC

  $6,000

  2023 · CEO ROUNDTABLE GRANT

• LEAP

  $5,334

  2023 · MEDC - CDC GRANT EXPENSE

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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