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Grants Announcements

05.28.2025

$6.5M Awarded to Democracy, Great Lakes, and Arts Partners

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Partner Stories

05.12.2025

The 2025-2028 Detroit Arts Support Grants Cycle is Now Open!

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News

03.26.2025

Learning Together at the 2025 Jazz Education Conference

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Friends of the Detroit River

Grants Announcements

02.11.2025

Grants Support Great Lakes, Arts, Alzheimer’s Research and Sustainable Business Partners

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People voting

News

12.16.2024

Future-Proofing Southeast Michigan Starts With Safeguarding Democracy

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Sustainable business practices

News

12.16.2024

The Drivers of Sustainability: Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

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October Grants Strengthen the Arts and Organizations Contributing to a Healthier Environment

Grants Announcements

10.01.2024

October Grants Strengthen the Arts and Organizations Contributing to a Healthier Environment

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Erb Family Foundation Awards More Than $13.1M in Funding to Nonprofits

Grants Announcements

06.04.2024

Erb Family Foundation Awards More Than $13.1M in Funding to Nonprofits

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Fred and Barbara Erb’s Deep Passion and Support for Detroit Public Media

Grants Announcements

05.30.2024

Fred and Barbara Erb’s Deep Passion and Support for Detroit Public Media Carries On Through Foundation’s Leadership Gift

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Foundation Lead Funder for Detroit PBS Headquarters Move

Grants Announcements

05.30.2024

Foundation Lead Funder for Detroit PBS Headquarters Move

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An Update On Our Spenddown Progress

News

02.27.2024

An Update On Our Spenddown Progress

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Erb Family Foundation Grants Over $6.6M to Nonprofit Organizations in the Region

Grants Announcements

02.06.2024

Erb Family Foundation Grants Over $6.6M to Nonprofit Organizations in the Region

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Adam DesJardins Joins Erb Family Foundation as Program Officer

Team Updates

01.17.2024

Adam DesJardins Joins Erb Family Foundation as Program Officer

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Erb Family Foundation Announces Incoming Foundation President and Vice Presidents

Team Updates

10.10.2023

Erb Family Foundation Announces Incoming Foundation President and Vice Presidents

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Foundation Grants Over $9.5M to Metro Detroit Organizations

Grants Announcements

10.02.2023

Foundation Grants Over $9.5M to Metro Detroit Organizations

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Erb Family Foundation Commits $5 Million to The Henry Ford's Jackson House Project

Grants Announcements

09.29.2023

Erb Family Foundation Commits $5 Million to The Henry Ford’s Jackson House Project

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Special Grant Uplifts Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement

Grants Announcements

09.29.2023

Special Grant Uplifts Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement

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Alzheimers Research

Partner Stories

08.10.2023

Fred and Barbara Erb Clinical Research Science Fellows

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A Place of Honor

News

04.27.2023

A Place of Honor

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Erb lumber store

News

04.25.2023

The Erbs: A Founding Family of Royal Oak

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University of Michigan Leads the Charge in Cross-Sector Sustainability Collaboration

Partner Stories

04.17.2023

University of Michigan Leads the Charge in Cross-Sector Sustainability Collaboration

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Team Updates

02.21.2023

Tara Tuomaala Selected for 2023 PLACES Fellowship

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Partner Stories

02.10.2023

Advancing the Legacy of Cultural Arts in Detroit

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The New Standard

Partner Stories

02.10.2023

The New Standard

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Celebrating 100

Grants Announcements

02.03.2023

Celebrating 100

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John Erb Receives Michigan Executive of the Year Award from Mike Ilitch School of Business

Team Updates

10.06.2022

John Erb Receives Michigan Executive of the Year Award from Mike Ilitch School of Business

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Erb Family Foundation Announces 61 Detroit Arts Support Grantees

Grants Announcements

09.23.2022

Erb Family Foundation Announces 61 Detroit Arts Support Grantees

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Collaboration - Our Key to a Sustainable Future

Uncategorized

09.22.2022

Sustainable Development Through Sustainable Business

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The Erb Institute at 25: Ready for the Transformation

Partner Stories

06.10.2022

The Erb Institute at 25: Ready for the Transformation

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News

05.16.2022

A Transformational Decision

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News

05.05.2022

Erb Institute Webinar: John Erb & Next Generation Sustainability Leaders

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Foundation Shares Study About Keeping Sewage Out of Rivers

News

01.13.2022

Foundation Shares Study About Keeping Sewage Out of Rivers

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Four Ways Jazz Education Impacts Youth

Partner Stories

06.10.2021

Four Ways Jazz Education Impacts Youth

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Erb Family Foundation: 10 Year Retrospective

News

06.02.2020

Erb Family Foundation: 10 Year Retrospective

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Team Updates

10.08.2019

Congratulations, John!

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Great Lakes Watersheds Map

News

06.05.2019

Great Lakes Watersheds Map

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News

09.15.2018

New Report Summarizes State-Run Voluntary Agricultural Stewardship Programs

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News

09.23.2017

Welcome New Erb Board Members

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Jazz masterclass

Partner Stories

03.15.2017

Jazz Masterclass with Terence Blanchard

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GM Renaissance Center

Partner Stories

01.13.2014

The Grand Bargain

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Press Releases

12.22.2008

2008 Press Releases

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