The Fred & Barbara Erb Family
Royal Oak, MI · EIN 20-5966333. Reported 669 grants totalling $77.3M to 270 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$77.3Mgranted, 2020-2024
270recipients, as named on its returns
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$377.4Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $12,500 and $130,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $3,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
270 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Henry Ford | Dearborn, MI | $5,700,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $4,575,250 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorder Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $2,510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancyinc | Detroit, MI | $2,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,448,460 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $2,287,130 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | $2,220,050 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,973,202 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $1,656,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ecology Center Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,630,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | $1,394,870 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Inforum | Detroit, MI | $1,339,012 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Public Media | Wixom, MI | $1,125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Rouge | Plymouth, MI | $1,107,250 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Motown Historical Museum Inc | Detroit, MI | $1,094,220 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Educational Television Foundation | Wixom, MI | $1,055,120 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Michigan Opera Theatre | Detroit, MI | $1,050,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University | Detroit, MI | $1,037,770 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Clinton River Watershed Council | Rochester Hills, MI | $1,009,400 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Lansing, MI | $1,000,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christ Church Cranbrook | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southeast Michigan Foundation for Public Spaces | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $880,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings | Southfield, MI | $848,490 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Cranbrook Project | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Detroit River | Taylor, MI | $711,750 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Zoological Society | Royal Oak, MI | $700,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Freshwater Future | Petoskey, MI | $700,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southeastern Michigan Health Association | Detroit, MI | $661,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arts League of Michigan Inc (carr Center) | Detroit, MI | $655,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $655,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Greening of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $625,570 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Midtown Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | $605,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stratford Shakespearean Festival of America | Stratford, Ontario | $602,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for the Great Lakes | Chicago, IL | $582,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Michigan Association Conservation Districts Add | East Lansing, MI | $537,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Detroits Future | Detroit, MI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Metropolitan Affairs Coalition | Detroit, MI | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation | Harper Woods, MI | $470,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, MI | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Culturesource | Detroit, MI | $424,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Great Lakes Environmental Law Center | Detroit, MI | $410,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michigan Association Conservation Districts (macd) | East Lansing, MI | $370,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delta Institute | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Eastside Community Network | Detroit, MI | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Ann Arbor, MI | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Council of the Great Lakes Region Foundation | Toronto, Ontario | $345,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arts League of Michigan Inc | Detroit, MI | $339,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Belle Isle Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $320,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Signal Return Inc | Detroit, MI | $307,500 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies | Cambridge, MD | $296,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Detroit Sound Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $291,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Public Theatre | Detroit, MI | $286,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Music Hall Center for the Music Hall Center for the | Detroit, MI | $285,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Council of the Great Lakes Region | Toronto, Ontario | $271,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan Voices | Detroit, MI | $260,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast- Midwest Institute | Washington, DC | $259,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Strategic Framework Inc | Detroit, MI | $251,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Inc | Detroit, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Promote the Vote Fund | Lansing, MI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Royal Oak Civic Foundation | Royal Oak, MI | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Legal Aid | Warren, MI | $245,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Alliance of Rouge | Canton, MI | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Detriot Public Media Wixom | Wixom, MI | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Historical Society | Detroit, MI | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland | Cambridge, MD | $221,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tech Town Detroit | Detroit, MI | $213,500 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| River Raisin Watershed Council | Adrian, MI | $207,600 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority | Exeter, Ontario | $202,350 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | Lyons, NE | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Watershed Protection Inc | Fulton, MD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Detroit Institute of Art | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dptv and Wrcj (detriot Educational Television Foundation) | Wixom, MI | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition | Detroit, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes and St Lawrence Cities Initiative | New Lenox, IL | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts Inc | Detroit, MI | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Detroit | Detroit, MI | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Oudolf Garden | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency | Detroit, MI | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation | Exeter, Ontario | $159,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Environmental Working Group | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Local First Education Foundation Dba People First Economy | Grand Rapids, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Local First Educational Foundation (dba People First Economy | Grand Rapids, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eco Works | Detroit, MI | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | $135,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Alliance of Rouge Communities | Canton, MI | $133,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI | $130,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc | Baltimore, MD | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tech Town Detroitwayne State University | Detroit, MI | $128,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cglr- Council of the Great Lakes Region | Cleveland, OH | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charles H Wright Museum of African American History | Detroit, MI | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice | Gregory, MI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mothering Justice | Detroit, MI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pewabic Pottery | Detroit, MI | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc | New York, NY | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Commission | Ann Arbor, MI | $116,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Community Progress | Flint, MI | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwest Detroit Business Association Inc | Detroit, MI | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Virginia Organizing Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Living Arts | Detroit, MI | $102,100 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Cultural Center Association | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Institure of Art | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environmental Defence Canada Inc | Toronto, Ontario | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Michigan Municipal League Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sphinx Organizations Inc | Detroit, MI | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Theatre Ensemble Inc Dba Meadow Brook Theatre | Rochester, MI | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $99,100 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Insideout Literary Arts | Detroit, MI | $97,900 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Heidelberg Project | Detroit, MI | $94,100 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services Access | Dearborn, MI | $86,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Inc | Birmingham, MI | $86,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Far Conservatory of Therapeutic and Performing Arts | Birmingham, MI | $86,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sidewalk Detroit | Southfield, MI | $86,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Culture Source | Detroit, MI | $84,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | $79,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heritage Works | Detroit, MI | $76,250 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| ACLU of Michigan | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Building Community Value | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Circle of Blue | Traverse City, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detriot Michigan Science Center- Detroit Science Center | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Detroit Opera | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Michigan Science Center | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sugar Law Center | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Detroit Future City | Detroit, MI | $70,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Msu Detroit Center - Community Music School | Detroit, MI | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green & Healthy Home Initiative Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum | Ann Arobor, MI | $63,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit | Detroit, MI | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southeatern Michigan Health Association | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All the Worlds a Stage | Clinton Township, MI | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Arts & Scraps | Detroit, MI | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Artists Market | Detroit, MI | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation Inc | Detroit, MI | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Garage Cultural Inc | Detroit, MI | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Insideout Literary Arts Project | Detroit, MI | $57,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Matrix Theatre Company | Detroit, MI | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northeast-Midwest Institute | Silver Spring, MD | $57,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Nation | Detroit, MI | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Macomb Center for the Performing Arts | Clinton Twp, MI | $56,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keep Growing Detroit | Detroit, MI | $50,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Council of State Governments Ltd | Lombard, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Greenways Coalition | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Environmental Defense Canada Inc | Toronto, Ontario | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Environmental Leadership Program Inc | Greenbelt, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Make Way Foundation | Vancouver, British Columbia | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Makeway Foundation | Vancouver, British Columbia | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meadow Brook Theatre (the Theatre Ensemble) | Rochester, MI | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project | Detroit, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Scarab Club | Detroit, MI | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community House Association Inc | Birmingham, MI | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Huron-Clinton Metroparks | Brighton, MI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan - (oauf) | Ann Arbor, MI | $44,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 826 Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $37,850 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Shakespeare in Detroit | Dearborn, MI | $37,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Host of People | Detroit, MI | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Accent Pontiac | Pontiac, MI | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Puppet Company | Detroit, MI | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Huron Valley Council for the Arts | Highland, MI | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Live Coal | Detroit, MI | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Msu - Community Music School-Detroit | Detroit, MI | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planet Ant Theatre | Hamtramck, MI | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| We Are Culture Creators | Detroit, MI | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Detroit Children's Choir Inc | Detroit, MI | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Millan Theatre Company | Detroit, MI | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Plowshares Theater Company | Lathrup Village, MI | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Birmingham Community House (community House Asspciation) | Birmingham, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Birmingham YMCA (ymca of Metropolitan Detroit) | Birmingham, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Ensemble Theatre | West Bloomfield, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Wildlife | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Windsor | Windsor, Ontario | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wemu Radio (eastern Michigan University) | Ypsilanti, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Anton Arts Center | Mount Clemens, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fair Food Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Global Philanthropy | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Plowshares Theatre Company | Lathrup Village, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sphinx Organization Inc | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Y Arts (ymca of Metropolitan Detroit) | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Center for Michigan Inc | Ypsilanti, MI | $20,250 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Carrie Morris Arts Production | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Chn Housing Partners | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marygrove Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Michigan Organizing Project | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Plant Ant Theatre Inc | Hamtramck, MI | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| College for Creative Studies- Community Arts Partnerships | Detroit, MI | $18,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College for Creative Studies-Design Core Detroit | Detroit, MI | $18,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Insideout Literacy Arts Project | Detroit, MI | $18,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clinton River Waters | Rochester Hills, MI | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Birmingham YMCA | Birmingham, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastern Michigan University Radio | Ypsilanti, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Eastern Michigan University Radio (wemu-Fm) | Ypsilanti, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan State University- Department of Community Sustainability | East Lansing, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Miseum of Conremporary Art Detroit | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Water Alliance | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wemu-Fm | Ypsilanti, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Habitat Council | Silver Spring, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anton Art Center | Mount Clemens, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Detroit Repertory Theatre | Detroit, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Detroit Repertory Theatre- Millan Theatre Company | Detroit, MI | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Micah 6 Community | Pontiac, MI | $10,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Power Hous Productions | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Power House Productions | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Scrab Club | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We the People Opportunity Farm | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary of Redford | Detroit, MI | $5,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jimmy's Kids | Clawson, MI | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Development Advocates Detroit | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Detroitisit | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eastern Michigan University Foundation | Ypsilanti, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Association | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan Jazz Festival | Livonia, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pope Francis Center | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Ringwald Theatre | Ferndale, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Windsor Great Lakes Institute | Windsor, Ontario | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| We the People of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Detroit | Taylor, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junction Coalition | Toledo, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chandler Park Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit 2030 District | Bloomfiled Hills, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians | Peshawbestown, MI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michigan Department of Environment | Lansing, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Six Rivers Land Conservatory | Rochester, MI | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Theatre Network | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inland Seas Educatio | Suttons Bay, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Local First Educational Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State of Michigan | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Superior Watershed Partnership | Marquette, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Discovery Center Great Lakes | Traverse City, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The St Andrews Society | Troy, MI | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Green Living Science | Detroit, MI | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way for Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Food Policy Council | Detroit, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farmington Friends of the Library | Farmington Hills, MI | $250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club - Michigan Chapter | Detroit, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christ the King Parish | Detroit, MI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Elks National Foundation | Chicago, IL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
150 of 270 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 435 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 139 | $12.2M | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 127 | $14.0M | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 135 | $16.1M | $37,500 |
| 2023 | 146 | $17.7M | $18,750 |
| 2024 | 122 | $17.3M | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family has 330 of them, worth $50.5M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorder Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $2,620,000 |
| The Henry Ford | Dearborn, MI | $2,600,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,600,000 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorder Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,965,000 |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,310,000 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancyinc | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $919,230 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | Ann Arbor, MI | $825,000 |
| Michigan State University | Detroit, MI | $821,560 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancyinc | Detroit, MI | $750,000 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $718,230 |
| Friends of the Rouge | Plymouth, MI | $670,000 |
| Council of Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $661,000 |
| Michigan State University | Detroit, MI | $600,840 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $600,000 |
Where its money goes
86% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Community Foundation for Southeast96 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund85 shared recipientsThe Kresge Foundation84 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc61 shared recipientsThe Skillman Foundation57 shared recipientsHudson-Webber Foundation54 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Fred & Barbara Erb Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 400 W 4TH Street 400, Royal Oak, MI, 48067. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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