Service Club Alliance

The Service Club Alliance is a collaborative partnership between Midland area service clubs to coordinate efforts and simplify grantmaking for community organizations. The Service Club Alliance streamlines the grant process by using a common application for applicants who provide essential support to Midland County residents.

When an organization submits an application, it is automatically shared with all participating service clubs for review and consideration. This collective approach was established collaboratively by the participating clubs to ensure that community resources are allocated in the most effective and impactful way possible.

Nonprofit organizations are not limited to a specific number of requests within a given time period and are encouraged to submit applications as needs arise.

The Midland Area Community Foundation is not responsible for the grantmaking decisions made by the organizations below. We serve solely as the convenor of this alliance.

Evening Exchange Club of Midland, Michigan

Exchange is an all volunteer, national service organization for men and women who want to serve their community, develop leadership skills and enjoy new friendships.

Deadlines: Rolling

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TO JOIN: Anyone may attend a bi-monthly meeting to see if our group is a good fit for you. We meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, September through June, at 6 pm at the Eagles on Monroe. We also have a summer and winter party that members and spouses are invited to. Interested parties do not need to be sponsored, they just need to be willing to help raise funds for the youth of the community and veteran causes.

Contact our Social Committee chairs Casey Mallek, (989) 513-1365, or Kim Lewis, 989-948-2049 with any questions.

Kiwassee Kiwanis Club

A global organization of volunteers, we are dedicated to improving the world, one child and one community at a time. At the local level, our vision is to be a positive influence in our community so that one day, all children, teens, and their families will wake up knowing their community believes in them, nurtures them, and provides the support they need to thrive.

Each committee is thoughtful, intentional, and purposeful in finding funding opportunities that recognize the dignity and potential of all children, teens, and their families and our desire to assist them to have a better quality of life. Funding requests may come in the form of a capital project or operational needs. Approval of funds will be determined at the committee level.

Deadlines: Rolling

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TO JOIN: Go to website, KiwasseeKiwanis.org and click on “becoming a member” and complete a brief application.

Contact Renee Castellon, a member of our membership development committee, at reneecastellon@yahoo.com, and ask for assistance to become a member. No sponsor required.

Kiwassee Kiwanis Foundation

The Foundation supports groups and projects that focus on children and youth. Funding is for capital projects only. Organizations must be tax-exempt to apply. Approval of funds will be determined by the Board of Directors.

Deadlines: Rolling

Kiwanis Club of Midland & Midland Kiwanis Foundation

Funding priorities (provided by Kiwanis Club of Midland): The focus of Kiwanis International and our local club is the well-being of children. We have combined financial resources with personal skills to assist teachers in preschool and elementary classrooms, to build local playgrounds, to fund scholarships, books and equipment, classroom improvement purchases, and holiday parties at many schools and preschools in Midland County. Projects are identified during annual interviews and visits with local schools and community centers and from applications made through the club’s website. Funds are controlled by the club’s committees and by the Midland Kiwanis Foundation Board, which oversees the management of the club’s investment income and provides most of the finances for the club’s projects. Note that only 501(c)(3) organizations are eligible for grants from the Midland Kiwanis Foundation.

Deadlines: Rolling

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TO JOIN: Please email Kevin Shaughnessy, kiwanisofmidlandmi@gmail.com, or contact a club member. We’ll invite you to join us for a club meeting. If you remain interested in joining we’ll invite you to fill out an application to join the club.

Midland Lions Club

Midland Lions Club is one of the 49,000 chartered clubs of Lions International. With clubs in over 200 countries, Lions International is one of the most extensive service organizations worldwide, with over 1.4 million members. Individual clubs within Lions International retain considerable autonomy and determine their programs.

The Midland Lions Club supports the global causes of Lions International: Vision, Hunger, Diabetes, Childhood Cancer, Environment, Disaster Relief, Humanitarian, Youth, in addition to hearing conservation. Vision and sight conservation are critical priorities for Lions International and Midland Lions. About 40% of our charity’s budget addresses vision needs, from Project Kids Sight to assisting with eye exams, eyeglasses, and supplies for the blind (e.g., white canes). We also help address hearing needs (e.g., assistance with hearing aids).

In addition to direct programs administered by the club, much of the Midland Lion’s service is via monetary support to other organizations (e.g., Leader Dogs for the Blind, Camp Fishtales, Food Bank, Michigan All State Band, Bear Lake Camp, etc.). We also consider organizational and individual requests for assistance on a case-by-case basis.

Deadlines: Rolling

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TO JOIN: Prospective new members are encourage to complete the Invitation-Application for Membership form. If a new member does not have a sponsor, the new member will be given a sponsor.

Prospective members are encouraged to contact any member of the Lions Club or may contact the Club’s Membership Chairperson. For the Midland Lions Club, the chairperson is Peter Conarty, (989) 859-5799, mlpjc@sbcglobal.net.

Rotary Club of Midland Morning

Funding priorities include environmental causes, early childhood education, and social services in Midland and the surrounding townships. Organizations must be tax-exempt to apply.

Rotary Club of Midland Morning’s grants are typically $500 - $1,000 but are occasionally larger.

Deadlines: Rolling

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TO JOIN: To join our club, we recommend you attend a weekly club meeting or service project to get to know us. We meet at 7 am every Tuesday (except the Tuesdays the week of New Year’s, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) at Windover High School.

Tell our membership chair, Kevin Heye at kheye22@yahoo.com, you would like to join, and he will send you an application. Our Club votes to officially add new members at the second club meeting after we receive your application. Club members are expected to pay dues after they join and have been accepted.

Midland Noon Exchange Club

Through the Programs of Service – Americanism, Community Service, and Youth Programs – members support activities that benefit youth, promote pride in our country, and honor military and public service providers, to name a few. Exchange's National Project is the prevention of child abuse.

Deadlines: Rolling

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TO JOIN: We welcome guests every month to come and join us for lunch and check us out to see if we are a good fit. We meet the first Wednesday of the month at the Midland Holiday Inn and the 3rd Wednesday of the month at Pizza Sam’s, all meetings are held at noon.

Midland Noon Rotary Club

The Midland Rotary Club Community Needs Committee serves to meet the financial needs for youth-oriented projects that are smaller in nature and otherwise not served by other grantors. The maximum grant is $3000, and grants are made on a just-in-time, as-needed basis.

Deadlines: Rolling

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TO JOIN: We welcome you to join us at one of our regular club meetings, held Thursdays at noon at the Midland Country Club. Our meetings offer a great opportunity for connection, networking, and engaging with dynamic speakers.

If you’re interested in becoming a member, a current Rotarian will serve as your sponsor (or mentor) throughout the process. You can also learn more and complete an application here: https://www.midlandrotaryclub.org/apply. Once your application is submitted, our review and vetting process takes a couple of weeks and following that, you will be contacted by someone from our Member Orientation and Social Committee with details on becoming a new Rotarian! Annual dues are $210 (prorated).

For any questions related to the club, attending a meeting, or about our events, please email: midlandnoonrotary@gmail.com

Midland Rotary Foundation

Midland Rotary Foundation supports projects benefitting disadvantaged youth in Midland County. Our grants typically range up to $5,000. We do not fund ongoing operations. The foundation limits applications to every three years. Successful applicants must provide a project summary, including photos, within 12 months of completion. There are two annual grant cycles.

Applicants who would like their request to be reviewed by Midland Rotary Foundation must have a Midland Noon Rotary Club member serve as a Sponsor to their request. The Sponsor must read the grant application ahead of submission. There is a field in the grant application form to include the Midland Noon Rotary Club sponsor name.

Deadlines: October 1 and April 1.

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Zonta Club

Zonta International and our members work at the international, national, and local levels to realize our vision of a world in which women's rights are recognized as human rights and every woman can achieve her full potential, where women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men, and where no woman lives in fear of violence. We awarded scholarships for women returning to school/non-traditional students.

Deadlines: Rolling

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General Application

Nonprofits are encouraged to use the link below to apply for all available grants from the service clubs in the alliance via this single application.

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Members Access

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