Midland Soccer Club, a 501 (c) 3 formed in 1977, serves nearly 4,000 players annually from 25 counties. With over 104,000 visitors and players annually, the club brings over $3 million to the region in sports tourism. Given the growing ranks of area athletes and youth recreational programs, the MSC recognizes that the region desperately needs additional indoor athletic facilities and has launched a capital campaign to construct a 150,000-square-foot indoor athletic facility on its campus. Construction is slated for fall of 2025 and opening in the 2026 soccer season.

The Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Charles J. Strosacker Foundation for essential print materials that support grieving children and families in the community. This funding will allow The Children’s Grief Center to distribute high-quality resources that provide guidance, comfort, and education to children, teens, and their families navigating the difficult journey of grief helping reach their vision of communities where no one grieves alone.

Davenport University announced gifts totaling $210,000 from two foundations committed to the Midland community. The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation and the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation are supporting the university’s new Health and Science Innovations for Workforce Preparedness initiative, which aims to equip students with cutting-edge tools and technologies that will enhance health care education and directly address workforce shortages in Michigan.

United Way of Midland County announced Beverlee Wenzel, President and CEO of The ROCK Center for Youth Success, as the recipient of the 2024 Charles J. Strosacker Award.

United Way of Midland County announced Beverlee Wenzel, President and CEO of The ROCK Center for Youth Success, as the recipient of the 2024 Charles J. Strosacker Award.

The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation provided a $30,000 grant to the Greater Midland Community center to support youth athletics.

The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation and other local foundations supported a new Changing Places restroom facility at Grove Park, a first in Michigan.

The Strosacker Foundation, other local Foundations and 160 other donors contributed nearly $5.1M to support the Nature Education Center.

The Strosacker Foundation and other local Foundations contributed to the $4.7M improvement project for Dow Diamond.

The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation weclomes Rod Coleman to the Board of Trustees

The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation, other local foundations and about 50 attendees gathered for the groundbreaking event for Michigan’s first Changing Places facility – a restroom that goes beyond Americans With Disabilities Act standards.

The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation and other local foundations supported the renovation of Cleveland Manor and celebrated the completion of the project with local residents.

The business alliance — with support from the Charles J. Strosacker Foundation and the Midland Area Community Foundation — is piloting a community collaborative to approach and implement solutions to the rehabilitation and development of attainable housing throughout Midland County.