Our Grants
Great Lakes Environmental Health & Justice Anchor Arts
Community Arts Arts Education Alzheimer's Research Special Opportunities
Community Arts Arts Education Alzheimer's Research Special Opportunities
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For a printable list of grants please see our Annual Reports page
Great Lakes
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| Clinton River Watershed Council Rochester, MI for general operating support |
$33,000 2009 |
| Detroit Science Center Inc. Detroit, MI for a challenge grant to construct the Clean Water Through Green Engineering Exhibit Collection |
$125,000 2009 |
| Friends Of The Detroit River Trenton, MI for general operating support |
$15,000 2009 |
| Friends Of The Rouge Dearborn, MI for general operating support |
$35,000 2009 |
| Huron River Watershed Council Ann Arbor, MI for general operating support |
$75,000 2009 |
| Michigan League Of Conservation Voters Education Fund Ann Arbor, MI to strengthen the capacity of environmental and allied organizations in Southeast Michigan for policy work |
$30,000 2010 |
| National Wildlife Federation Ann Arbor, MI to support the Healing Our Waters Coalition: a collaborative effort to promote funding and policy reform for the Great Lakes and assistance for organizations conducting Great Lakes restoration projects |
$450,000 2010 (payable over 3 years) |
| Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA to complete the Lake Huron conservation planning process to hire a policy associate to help advance Great Lakes policy and funding |
$100,000 2009 (payable over 2 years) $150,000 2010 (payable over 2 years) |
| University of Michigan (School of Natural Resources And Environment) Ann Arbor, MI to engage stakeholders and create cumulative impact maps (threats, resources and human impact) of the Great Lakes ecosystem to guide conservation and restoration decisions |
$500,000 2010 (payable over 2 years) |
Environmental Health and Justice
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| Ecology Center Ann Arbor, MI for general operating support |
$100,000 2009 |
| Michigan Environmental Council Lansing, MI to strengthen the connections between the Detroit program and state policy work on environmental health, justice, and water issues |
$100,000 2009 |
| Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation Detroit, MI to create a policy advocacy initiative to address health disparities and environmental justice in Southwest Detroit |
$75,000 2009 |
| Detroiters Working For Environmental Justice Detroit, MI to expand DWEJ's capacity for community organizing and education |
$75,000 2009 |
| East Michigan Environmental Action Council Detroit, MI to build organizational capacity to expand the Environmental Justice Re-Media program |
$30,000 2009 |
| Fair Food Network Ann Arbor, MI to develop a federal funding stream to develop more healthy and sustainably-grown food in Detroit and Southeast Michigan |
$100,000 2010 |
| Self-Help Addiction Rehabilitation Detroit, MI to support a participatory planning process to develop an urban farm for recovering substance abusers and members from the broader community |
$25,000 2010 |
| Vanguard Community Development Detroit, MI to build the capacity of residents in the North End neighborhood of Detroit to proactively address environmental hazards |
$100,000 2010 (payable over 2 years) |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI to hire a full time coordinator for the Environmental Law Clinic to expand healthy, sustainable food choices for households on Detroit's east-side in partnership with Earthworks Urban Farm and the Capuchin Soup Kitchen |
$25,000 2010 $90,000 2010 (payable over 2 years) |
| YMCA Of Metropolitan Detroit Detroit, MI to develop a Y-Arts program to teach urban teens digital arts skills through a focus on environmental issues |
$100,000 2009 |
Anchor Arts
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The Foundation has selected 30 cultural and arts organizations to receive unrestricted operating support for a one year period. Preference was given to larger organizations that have had historical significance to the family, as well as to smaller organizations that are essential elements of a strong core central city and vibrant neighborhoods.
| Arts League of Michigan Detroit, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| Arts & Scraps Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| Artserve Michigan Wixom, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| College for Creative Studies (Community Arts Programs) Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community Bloomfield Hills, MI |
$100,000 2009 |
| Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan Detroit, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| Detroit Artist Market Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| Detroit Historical Society Detroit, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI |
$100,000 2009 |
| Detroit Educational Television Detroit, MI |
$100,000 2009 |
| Detroit Repertory Theater Detroit, MI |
$15,000 2009 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit, MI |
$100,000 2009 |
| Detroit Zoological Society Royal Oak, MI |
$100,000 2009 |
| Friends of Detroit Public Library Detroit Detroit, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| Heritage Works Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| Living Arts Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| Marygrove College, Institute of Music and Dance Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| Meadow Brook Theatre Rochester, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| Motown Historical Museum Detroit, MI |
$15,000 2009 |
| Museum of African American History Detroit, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Detroit, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| Pewabic Society Detroit, MI |
$25,000 2009 |
| PuppetArt Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| Rackham Symphony Choir Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| Scarab Club Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| The Henry Ford Dearborn, MI |
$100,000 2009 |
| VSA Arts of Michigan Detroit, MI |
$10,000 2009 |
| Wayne State University Detroit, |
2009 $15,000 $15,000 $10,000 |
Community Arts
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| Ann Arbor Hands On Museum Ann Arbor, MI to develop local environmental concern and activism in five communities in metro Detroit through a library-based arts program |
$85,500 2010 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community Bloomfield Hills, MI to support Artology: The Fusion of Art and Science, a collaborative exhibition and education effort between Cranbrook’s Institute of Science and Art Museum |
$100,000 2009 |
| Matrix Theatre Company Detroit, MI to develop puppetry/writing workshops about the Detroit's buried streams, marshes and lakes |
$150,000 2010 (payable over 3 years) |
| The Heidelberg Project Detroit, MI to hire a development director and program director to help implement the strategic plan for a cultural village |
$100,000 2009 (payable over 2 years) |
Arts Edcuation
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| Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Birmingham, MI to educate and connect talented,low-income high school art students in Metro Detroit to higher education in the visual arts and ultimately to viable art careers |
$35,000 2009 |
| Detroit International Jazz Festival Foundation Detroit, MI for educational programs throughout the year including a visiting artist in in-residence and school based programs |
$40,000 2009 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit, MI to support an intensive youth jazz education program |
$50,000 2009 |
| Insideout Literary Arts Project Detroit, MI for general operating support |
$50,000 2009 |
| Michigan State University-College of Music East Lansing, MI to provide intensive jazz education for urban youth through MSU Jazz@CMSDetroit |
$50,000 2009 |
| Mosaic Youth Theater Of Detroit Detroit, MI for general operating support, one-half of the grant in the form of a challenge to match new or increased contributions from individuals on a two to one basis |
$100,000 2009 |
| Music Hall Center For The Performing Arts Detroit, MI to continue and expand an experiential jazz education program |
$40,000 2009 |
| Sphinx Organization Detroit, MI to support the Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute and Sphinx Overture Programs, one-half of the grant in the form of a challenge to match new or increased contributions from individuals on a two to one basis |
$100,000 2009 |
Alzheimer's Research
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| Alzheimer's Association Chicago, IL to support peer-reviewed, donor-directed leading research aimed to prevent, treat and ultimately cure Alzheimer's disease |
$1,000,000 2010 (payable over 5 years) |
Special Opportunities
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| Detroit Educational Television Foundation Detroit, MI for the Because Minds Matter capital campaign |
$500,000 2009 (payable over 5 years) |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Inc. Detroit, MI for general operating support with emphasis on environmental education and public art |
$1,000,000 2010 (payable over 5 years) |
In December 2008, the Foundation approved three, one-time special grants totaling $500,000 to help meet the immediate, short term needs of individuals affected by the economic downturn. The grants were matched dollar for dollar by Fred and Barbara Erb personally.
| Forgotten Harvest Oak Park, MI to distribute fresh food to vulnerable families in Metro Detroit using rescued perishable food |
$125,000 2008 |
| Salvation Army Southfield, MI for emergency holiday and year round assistance to families |
$250,000 2008 |
| THAW Detroit, MI to provide energy assistance to low income families and individuals in Metro Detroit |
$125,000 2008 |
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