The Fred a & Barbara M Erb Family
Private foundation · Birmingham, MI · EIN 20-5966333 · reported 2023–2025
403grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$12Klower quartile
$50smallest grant
$51.1Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 403 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.0M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $3,000,000 |
| The Henry Ford | Dearborn, MI | $2,600,000 |
| The Henry Ford | Dearborn, MI | $2,600,000 |
| Cranbrook Educational Community | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,362,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,300,000 |
| Detroit Public Media | Wixom, MI | $1,125,000 |
| Southeast Michigan Foundation for Public Spaces | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| Motown Historical Museum INC | Detroit, MI | $1,000,000 |
| University OF Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $893,230 |
| Christ Church Cranbrook | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $879,575 |
| University OF Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $771,230 |
| University OF Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $733,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $700,000 |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association INC | Chicago, IL | $655,000 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorder Association INC | Chicago, IL | $655,000 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorder Association INC | Chicago, IL | $655,000 |
| Regents OF the University OF Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $600,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Detroit Educational Television Foundation | Wixom, MI | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Detroit's Future | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Ecology Center INC | Ann Arbor, MI | $460,000 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | Ann Arbor, MI | $455,000 |
| Ecology Center INC | Ann Arbor, MI | $385,000 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | Ann Arbor, MI | $379,250 |
| Council OF Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $379,000 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $362,500 |
| Michigan State University | Detroit, MI | $360,720 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | $350,000 |
| Friends OF the Rouge | Plymouth, MI | $335,000 |
| Huron River Watershed Council | Ann Arbor, MI | $317,500 |
| Inforum | Detroit, MI | $312,000 |
| Inforum | Detroit, MI | $311,000 |
| Clinton River Watershed Council | Rochester Hills, MI | $300,000 |
| Ecology Center INC | Ann Arbor, MI | $300,000 |
| Michigan Opera Theatre | Detroit, MI | $300,000 |
| Michigan Opera Theatre | Detroit, MI | $300,000 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | $290,000 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $272,500 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | $265,000 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $262,500 |
| Arts League OF Michigan INC (carr Center) | Detroit, MI | $258,750 |
| Inforum | Detroit, MI | $257,000 |
| Council OF Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $255,000 |
| Friends OF the Rouge | Plymouth, MI | $254,500 |
| Alliance for the Great Lakes | Chicago, IL | $254,000 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancy INC | Detroit, MI | $250,000 |
| Metropolitan Affairs Coalition | Detroit, MI | $250,000 |
| Michigan Voices | Detroit, MI | $250,000 |
| Promote the Vote Fund | Lansing, MI | $250,000 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancyinc | Detroit, MI | $250,000 |
| Midtown Detroit INC | Detroit, MI | $250,000 |
| Detroit Riverfront Conservancyinc | Detroit, MI | $250,000 |
| Metropolitan Affairs Coalition | Detroit, MI | $250,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Lansing, MI | $250,000 |
| Michigan State University | Detroit, MI | $248,610 |
| Council OF Michigan Foundations | Grand Haven, MI | $243,000 |
| The Greening OF Detroit | Detroit, MI | $233,000 |
| Clinton River Watershed Council | Rochester Hills, MI | $228,250 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | $225,000 |
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