Detroit Arts Support Commits Over $11.2 Million in Grants for Multiyear Support
Today, the funders of the Detroit Arts Support program announced over $11 million in multiyear general operating support to strengthen Southeast Michigan’s cultural landscape.
As a part of this collective announcement, the Erb Family Foundation is granting $6 million in funding to 72 arts and cultural organizations in the tri-county area over the next three years. In this round of funding, the Foundation increased the total funding for this program and added 11 new partners.
107 arts and cultural organizations across Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties will receive multiyear general operating support through the Detroit Arts Support program—a shared initiative with The Kresge Foundation and the Hudson-Webber Foundation.
“These investments reflect our enduring commitment to Southeast Michigan and the broader Great Lakes region, and they build on our vision of creating lasting impact during the Foundation’s final decade,” said Melissa Damaschke, president of the Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation. “As we continue moving through our spenddown, we are deeply committed to supporting our partners to help carry Fred and Barbara’s legacy forward, creating a better world for current and future generations.”
Detroit Arts Support grants provide unrestricted operating support to nonprofits in the performing, visual, and literary arts, as well as to arts service, education, media and broadcasting, and cultural organizations. General operating support is not tied to a specific initiative, allowing nonprofits to use these grants to support their day-to-day work, and lessen the impact of unexpected costs such as canceled gigs or shifting funding priorities. This type of support for an organization’s core work helps them to sustain and grow their business over an extended period of time.
Grant recipients range from small to large organizations, spread throughout the region, including Motown Historical Museum, Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, and Signal-Return. Find the full list of Detroit Arts Support grants here.
Interested in Partnering?
If your organization also envisions a flourishing, healthy, and resilient Great Lakes ecosystem or a culturally vibrant, sustainable Southeast Michigan, let’s work together to create lasting change. Please email the appropriate Program Officer(s) about your interest.
