Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation

For good. For ever.

306 South University Avenue Mount Pleasant, MI, 48858 United States

(989) 773-7322

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Isabella County, now and for generations to come, by attracting and holding permanent endowed funds from a wide range of donors, addressing needs through grant making and providing leadership on key community issues.

G. Charles and Janice L. Hubscher Fund

The G. Charles and Janice L. Hubscher Fund is a community impact fund started in 2000 by Mr. and Mrs. Hubscher as a way to provide the Foundation with funds that could be used to address the changing needs of Isabella County residents.

While there are many funds within the Foundation set up to be put to use for specific causes, community impact funds are a good way to give to a wide array of community needs every year. The fund is not limited to a field of interest or designated to a particular organization.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Hubscher have been highly involved within the Mt. Pleasant community and the Community Foundation for several years, but it was the time Mr. Hubscher spent on the Foundation’s Grant Review Committee which piqued his interest in starting a community impact fund. He observed that over the years they were presented with a number of grants that were worthwhile, but were not able to be matched with a particular donor advised or field of interest fund.

G. Charles and Janice Hubscher. The couple is wearing light colored clothing and are standing in front of some greenery at an event.

“That’s why there’s a need in the Foundation for more community impact funds,” Mr. Hubscher said.  “Community impact funds give the Foundation the flexibility to support grant requests which may otherwise be difficult to fund.” According to Mr. Hubscher, “You don’t need everything in unrestricted, but you do need a core group of community impact funds available at the Community Foundation.” As more community impact endowment funds like the Hubscher’s are started, the Community Foundation will be able to increase its support to a gamut of causes in mid-Michigan.