Great Lakes Week
For on demand and special coverage of Great Lakes Week which took place in Detroit October 11-15, 2011, including information about embedding coverage on your website and accessing archival materials, visit the Great Lakes Now website.
Annual Report
Please click here for a copy of our 2011 Annual Report and here for our 2010 Annual Report.
Please visit our Annual Reports page to order a print copy of either report.
Latest News
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- March 2013 Grants Click Here and EBlast Click Here
- Weckerle Joins Foundation as Program Officer Click Here
- Crain’s Detroit Business Article “Erb Lumber builder, Philanthropist Dies at 90″ Click Here
- December 2012 Grants Click Here and Press Release
- September 2012 Grants Click Here
- June 2012 Grants Click Here
- March 2012 Grants Click Here
- December 2011 Grants Click Here
- September 2011 Grants Click Here
- Foundation Announces Refocused Great Lakes Program Click Here
Articles about the Foundation and Grants
- April 26, 2012 – Crain’s Detroit Business article “Erb Foundation Gives $1 Million to SHAR Foundation for urban farming project on Detroit’s east side“
- April 20, 2012 – Detroit Free Press article “Erb Foundation Pledges $1 Million for Proposed RecoveryPark farm in Detroit”
- August 2, 2009 – Oakland Press article “Erb Foundation Will Focus on Protecting the Environment” or Download PDF
- July 13, 2009 – Sherri Begin Welch’s Blog: The Business of Being a Nonprofit, “Family Foundations – Why Wait to Fund Them?” or Download PDF
- June 12, 2009 – Detroit News article “Erb Family Foundation Awards $2.5 Million in Grants or Download PDF
Philanthropy Resources (For resource links to environmental and arts organizations, please check out our Recent Grants Page).
- Council of Michigan Foundations – www.michiganfoundations.org
- Michigan Nonprofit Association – www.mnaonline.org
- Foundation Center – www.foundationcenter.org
- Independent Sector – www.independentsector.org
- National Center for Family Philanthropy – www.ncfp.org
- Chronicle of Philanthropy – philanthropy.com
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