The Greater Lansing Jewish Federation is an affiliate of the Jewish Federations of North America, an organization that represents 146 Jewish Federations and 300 independent Jewish communities. The Federation movement places collectively among the top ten charities on the North American continent in charitable activities and has the goal of protecting and enhancing the well-being of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and Torah (Jewish learning).

The local Federation serves as an umbrella organization for the Jewish community,  sponsoring events, giving gifts to all B'nai Mitzvah, sending local kids to Jewish camps, and providing a community calendar with events from the area synagogues and the MSU Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel.