Our Grants

Program AreaOrganizationCityPurpose of GrantGrant AmountTermFiscal Year Approved
Anchor Arts Organizations826 MichiganAnn ArborProject Description
Detroit Arts Support
37,850242021
Anchor Arts Organizations826 MichiganAnn Arborfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts Organizations826 MichiganAnn Arborfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsA Host Of People IncDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAccent Pontiac IncPontiacfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAll The Worlds A StageClinton Townshipfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAll The Worlds A StageClinton Townshipfor general operating support20,000242021
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto help advance citywide stormwater management policies in Detroit.50,000122023
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoEnsure that Michigan is spending enough money to address water quality goals in the western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB).200,000242023
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto develop an investment strategy that estimates the gap between current and necessary funding to achieve Michigan's 40% phosphorus reduction goal for Lake Erie.128,000122022
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto help advance citywide stormwater management policies in Detroit.50,000122021
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto help advance citywide stormwater management policies in Detroit90,000122020
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto help advance citywide stormwater management policies90,000122019
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto work with other organizations and coalitions in a coordinated fashion to support the city in implementing integrated water management policies and practices135,000122018
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto move water-related local and regional planning forward to achieve on-the-ground results and policy improvements in Detroit while inspiring citizen engagement60,000122017
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto move water-related local and regional planning forward to achieve on-the-ground results and policy improvements in Detroit while inspiring citizen engagement60,000122016
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto move water-related local and regional planning forward to achieve on-the-ground results and policy improvements in Detroit while inspiring citizen engagement60,000122015
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto continue and expand the Alliance's work in southeast Michigan30,000122013
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto continue and expand support for the Alliance's work in southeast Michigan30,000122012
Great LakesAlliance for the Great LakesChicagoto help support the Alliance's new office in southeast Michigan15,000122011
Great LakesAlliance of Rouge CommunitiesCantonto secure and facilitate assistance from the EPA through the Great Lakes Legacy Fund to work with industry to remediate contaminated sediments in the Rouge River Area of Concern61,251182012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAllied Media ProjectsDetroitfor general operating support75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAllied Media ProjectsDetroitProject Description
Allied Media Projects
50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAllied Media ProjectsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Arts & Community LifeAllied Media ProjectsDetroittowards Know Allegiance Nation’s Illuminate, a youth education initiative that integrates creativity, literacy, entrepreneurship, and stewardship for students in the North End. 45,00082019
Arts & Community LifeAllied Media ProjectsDetroitto support Essay'd's contributions to the creation of an economically sustainable arts environment in Detroit55,000242018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsAllied Media ProjectsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000302017
Arts & Community LifeAllied Media ProjectsDetroitan 18-month long series of art programs along the Detroit/Hamtramck border by Power House Productions that generate collaboration, community, artistic development and economic development79,500122015
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.Chicagoto enhance support of early-career dementia scientists with special awards named for Fred A. Erb3,275,000602023
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.Chicagoto support U.S. POINTER which will evaluate how lifestyle interventions may protect cognitive function in a set of healthy, diverse, older adults at increased risk of cognitive decline600,000122022
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.Chicagoto support the U.S. POINTER study.600,000122021
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.Chicagoto support the U.S. POINTER study which will evaluate how lifestyle interventions may protect cognitive function in healthy, diverse older adults at increased risk of cognitive decline750,000122020
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.Chicagotowards a $140 million clinical trial to attempt to prevent Alzheimer's by keeping amyloid from being deposited in the brain (year 2 payment repurpose for US POINTER Study)1,200,000242017
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.Chicagoto support the International Research Grant Program, which funds leading research and connections between researchers around the world300,000122016
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.Chicagoto support peer-reviewed, donor-directed leading research aimed to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure Alzheimer's disease through the Zenith Research Grant program600,000242015
Alzheimer's ResearchAlzheimers Disease And Related Disorders Association, Inc.Chicagoto support peer-reviewed, donor-directed leading research aimed to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure Alzheimer's disease, $100,000/year for New Investigative Research Grants (beginning year 3 of 5) and $200,000/year for Zenith Research Grants1,300,000602010
Great LakesAmerican ForestsWashingtonto support the restoration of Detroit’s urban tree canopy as part of the Detroit Reforestation Tree Equity Initiative coalition which is developing a new urban forestry management approach for Detroit that prioritizes social, economic, and environmental equity outcomes.450,000242022
Great LakesAmerican ForestsWashingtonresearch and present the case for how newly planted trees can be credited for helping to reduce stormwater runoff and, as part of the city’s Urban Reforestation Initiative, develop support among Detroit residents for trees20,000122020
Arts & Community LifeAnn Arbor Hands On MuseumAnn Arborto develop local environmental concern and activism in five communities in metro Detroit through a library-based arts program85,50092010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArab Community Center For Economic & Social Services AccessDearbornfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArab Community Center For Economic & Social Services AccessDearbornProject Description
For Detroit Arts Support
30,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeArab Community Center For Economic & Social Services AccessDearbornto enhance community education, awareness and advocacy of environmental issues through engagement of community members in skill-based action, career development and policy change65,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArt CenterMount Clemensfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & ScrapsDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & ScrapsDetroitfor general operating support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & ScrapsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & ScrapsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & ScrapsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & ScrapsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & ScrapsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts & ScrapsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122010
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitfor jazz education programs140,000242023
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitTo create a documentary film exploring Detroit's profound influence on jazz history.100,000122023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitfor 10 field trips to the "New Standards" exhibition for students from schools in Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb Counties

to expose high school and college age students of jazz to the newly developed New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers
24,00072022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitfor general operating support30,000242021
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto support the Carr Center’s jazz education programs.65,000122021
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto continue and expand the youth jazz education program65,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto solidify the Carr Center’s expansion of programs and infrastructure.750,000362020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto support an evaluation of the 2014-16 transformational grant to the Carr Center and provide general operating support for programming and staff time over the course of the assessment. 125,00092019
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto continue and expand the youth jazz education program65,000122019
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitfor a transformational grant to significantly expand infrastructure and programs500,000242016
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122016
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122015
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122014
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122013
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122012
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto support the youth jazz education program, including education and performance opportunities with professional musicians50,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122010
Jazz EducationArts League Of Michigan IncDetroitto support the youth jazz education program, including education and performance opportunities with professional musicians35,000122010
LegacyBeaumont FoundationRoyal Oakto create the Michael E. Maddens, M.D. Distingished Chair of Internal Medicine at Beaumont Health500,000122019
Great LakesBelle Isle ConservancyDetroitto continue stewardship work on the importance of protecting and preserving the natural resources of Belle Isle and the entire region.120,000242022
Great LakesBelle Isle ConservancyDetroitoperating support to enable public island stewardship efforts on Belle Isle50,000122021
Great LakesBelle Isle ConservancyDetroitto keep Belle Isle and its waterways free from plastic and other litter and educte residents on preventing plastic pollution195,000242019
Great LakesBelle Isle ConservancyDetroitto construct a stormwater demonstration garden and related educational and community education as part of Oudolf Garden Detroit500,000242019
Great LakesBelle Isle ConservancyDetroitfor renewed support for the volunteer-membership initiative50,000242016
Great LakesBelle Isle ConservancyDetroitto hire a volunteer/membership coordinator50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsBirmingham Bloomfield Art Center IncBirminghamfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsBirmingham Bloomfield Art Center IncBirminghamfor general operating support30,000242021
Jazz EducationBirmingham Bloomfield Art Center IncBirminghamfor a final year of support for the ArtBridge program, which educates and connects artistically talented, low-income high school art students in Southeast Michigan to higher education in the visual arts and ultimately to viable art careers35,000122010
Jazz EducationBirmingham Bloomfield Art Center IncBirminghamto help educate and connect talented, low-income high school art students in Southeast Michigan to higher education in the visual arts and ultimately to viable art careers35,000122009
Environmental Health & JusticeBuilding Community ValueDetroitto explore the interest and potential of single-family landlords in reducing elevated blood lead levels in children and understand their concerns and frustrations in providing healthy and compliant housing more broadly75,000122021
Great LakesCapuchin Soup KitchenDetroitto fund rainwater harvesting systems at two significant urban farms in the city of Detroit132,800182012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCarrie Morris Arts ProductionDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCarrie Morris Arts ProductionDetroitfor general operating support20,000242021
Great LakesCenter for Rural AffairsLyonsto work with Michigan farmers to educate Michigan and Great Lakes members of Congress on the need for increased investment and reforms to farm bill conservation programs200,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeCentral Detroit Christian Community Development CorporationDetroitfor general operating support with a focus on food production and distribution work25,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeCentral Detroit Christian Community Development CorporationDetroitto support an aquaponics system as a means of environmentally friendly farming125,000482017
Environmental Health & JusticeCentral Detroit Christian Community Development CorporationDetroitto improve and sustain an aquaponics system raising fish and produce in a repurposed corner liquor store110,000122015
Jazz EducationChamber Music Society Of DetroitFarmington Hillsto serve children deprived of adequate arts education, by equipping musicians with online tools that leverage measurable outcomes through live program visits to schools25,000102017
Special OpportunitiesChandler Park ConservancyDetroitto explore the creation of a Detroit park coalition that supports the work of Belle Isle Conservancy, Chandler Park Conservancy, Clark Park Coalition, People for Palmer Park, and Friends of Rouge Park35,000122019
Great LakesChandler Park ConservancyDetroitfor stormwater management installation and operating support for The Chandler Park Conservancy607,000362016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitfor general operating support75,000362024
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Great LakesCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitplanning grant for development of final concept and work plan for collaborative storm water demonstration site between The Wright Museum and the Michigan Science Center157,000122018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Great LakesCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitplanning grant for development of final concept and work plan for collaborative storm water demonstration site between The Wright Museum and the Michigan Science Center54,00062017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCharles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeCHN Housing PartnersClevelandto conduct an opportunity analysis of a lead safe home fund in Detroit including quantitative and qualitative analyses related to demand for lead funding; determination of the cost/benefit of funding available to landlords for lead-safe interim controls; and determination of the potential landscape of public and private funders for a new lead safe fund for landlords in Detroit/Wayne County.20,00092022
LegacyChrist Church CranbrookBloomfield Hillsto use projects in music, arts and education to close the distance between cities and suburbs, as well as religious and educational communities, in metropolitan Detroit, This is an Erb Family Legacy Grant.73,000122019
LegacyChrist Church CranbrookBloomfield Hillsto use projects in music, arts and education to close the distance between cities and suburbs, as well as religious and educational communities, in metropolitan Detroit, This is an Erb Family Legacy Grant.56,100122018
Great LakesChrist Church CranbrookBloomfield Hillsto collaborate with DWSD and Detroit churches to provide programming in water stewardship.16,000122018
LegacyChrist Church CranbrookBloomfield Hillsto use projects in music, arts and education to close the distance between cities and suburbs, as well as religious and educational communities, in metropolitan Detroit, This is an Erb Family Legacy Grant.90,000122017
LegacyChrist Church CranbrookBloomfield Hillsto use projects in music, arts and education to close the distance between cities and suburbs, as well as religious and educational communities, in metropolitan Detroit, This is an Erb Family Legacy Grant.90,000122016
Great LakesCircle of BlueTraverse Citya one-year research, investigative reporting, and convening project addressing Great Lakes harmful algal blooms challenges and opportunities75,000122022
Great LakesCircle of BlueTraverse Cityto support a multi-media and engagement program that will elevate concerns groundwater contamination in Michigan33,00062019
Environmental Health & JusticeCity Connect DetroitDetroitto conduct and map environmental research to benefit the City of Detroit and surrounding communities75,000112011
Great LakesClean Water FundClinton Townshipto bring necessary attention to the need for infrastructure improvements to better manage and protect water quality in the Lake St. Clair area10,000122015
Great LakesClean Water FundClinton Townshipto educate residents about ways they can cleanup and protect Lake St. Clair and connect them to governmental efforts with linkages to the lake100,000122012
Great LakesClean Water FundClinton Townshipto plan collaborative civic engagement, policy and research programs in Metro Detroit, especially Macomb County, for new models of water efficiency and stormwater and infrastructure improvements30,000112011
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester HillsTo increase social media engagement and support overall communications efforts, including earned media, to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.39,750242023
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsto recruit three new communities and facilitate stronger stewardship engagement and implementation in six enrolled WaterTowns270,000362022
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsfor renewed general operating support165,000362022
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsto conduct an organizational assessment and develop a new 5-year strategic plan for the Clinton River Watershed Council which will be unveiled as part of its 50th Anniversary in 2021.45,00072021
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsto continue to support WaterTowns, which leverages the placemaking potential of the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair. This includes watershed management, the blue economy, tourism, and green stormwater infrastructure.225,000362019
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsfor continued general operating support165,000362019
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsfor continued general operating support: $50,000 per year over three years, plus $50,000 in 2016 for construction of biocells and other stormwater features at the Center Street Parklet in Royal Oak200,000362016
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsto continue to support WaterTowns!, a community-based initiative designed to help towns and cities in the watershed leverage the assets of the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair for water-oriented community development255,000362016
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsto hire a Watershed Planner to advance place-based community, economic and ecosystem development that maximizes the potential of the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair180,000362013
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsfor general operating support: $45,000 per year over 3 years135,000362013
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsto increase individual and group membership30,000122011
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsfor general operating support115,000362010
Great LakesClinton River Watershed CouncilRochester Hillsfor general operating support33,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitProject Description
Detroit Arts Support
30,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programs25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programs75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programs50,000242015
Arts & Community LifeCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitto partner with Detroit Future City and The Greening of Detroit to create four large community-generated public art projects for Detroit's neighborhoods through the CPAD program150,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programs50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programs50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCollege for Creative StudiesDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for CCS' non-degree community arts education and outreach programs25,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeCommunity Development Advocates of DetroitDetroitfor a pre-development process among four institutional partners to strengthen the community development system in Detroit.400,000242019
Environmental Health & JusticeCommunity Development Advocates of DetroitDetroitfor a pre-development process among four institutional partners to build the framework for a community development system in Detroit.25,00092016
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganDETROITfor the Mariam C. Noland Public Spaces Fund100,000122022
Great LakesCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganDETROITto support the Great Lakes Way which aims to have all residents and visitors of southeast Michigan connected to and benefit from world-class freshwater, wildlife, recreation, and heritage250,000242022
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganDETROITto replenish the Foundation's donor advised fund350,000122022
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganDETROITto replenish our donor advised fund250,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganDETROITto support the City of Detroit’s "Be Counted Detroit 2020" census outreach program.100,000122020
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganDETROITto support high-impact collaborative initiatives through the COVID-19 Relief Fund to address the fast-emerging health needs in metro Detroit related to the pandemic.250,000122020
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganDETROITto replenish the Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation to administer the foundation's matching gifts program and certain challenge and other grants the further the foundation's mission150,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganDETROITto match a Partners for Places grant to increase the number of lead safe homes in Detroit100,000242020
Special OpportunitiesCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganDETROITto create a Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation to administer the foundation's matching gifts program and certain challenge and other grants the further the foundation's mission500,0001202019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCommunity House Association IncBirminghamfor general operating support45,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCommunity House Association IncBirminghamfor Detroit Arts Support30,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeCorporation for a Skilled WorkforceANN ARBORConduct workforce demand and supply research on the regional food system in Detroit and the tri-county area.20,00082019
Great LakesCouncil of Michigan FoundationsGrand Havento support the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Funders Collaboration25,00062018
Special OpportunitiesCouncil of Michigan FoundationsGrand Havento create the Robert S. Collier Public Policy Endowment Fund at the Council of Michigan Foundations in honor of Rob's retirement after 18 years of service25,000122018
Great LakesCouncil of the Great Lakes RegionTorontoto continue to deepen the engagement of business leaders in the bi-national Great Lakes economic region to inform the socioeconomic and environmental policy and strategy210,000242022
Great LakesCouncil of the Great Lakes RegionTorontoto deepen the engagement of companies and business leaders in the Great Lakes economic region to inform the socioeconomic and environmental strategies, policies, and solutions for the region's long-term success and sustainability200,000242020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor general operating support300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor general operating support200,000242021
Great LakesCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor a Hydrological Study Implementation Plan to conduct an evaluation of the Cranbrook campus and previous studies in order to provide options for better management of stream flows and to improve water quality through the campus and its downstream neighbors25,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grant.100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programs100,000122020
LegacyCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor scholarships for southeast Michigan families economically impacted by COVID-19300,000362020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programs300,000362017
LegacyCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsto implement the necessary steps to arrest degradation of Cranbrook Archives' holdings of acetate film and to preserve the photographic negatives. This is a Family Legacy Grant.50,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programs200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programs200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programs200,000242011
Great LakesCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsto create 3 new community gardens to demonstrate freshwater management through green infrastructure in collaboration with Welcome Missionary Baptist Church, Greater Pontiac Community Coalition, Pontiac Garden Club, Pontiac Public Schools, Lawrence Technological University and the Engineering Society of Detroit90,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsfor unrestricted general operating support for Cranbrooks' cultural and arts programs, including its community education and outreach programs100,000122010
Arts & Community LifeCranbrook Educational CommunityBloomfield Hillsto support Artology: The Fusion of Art and Science at Cranbrook, a collaborative exhibition and education effort between the Institute of Science and Art Museum100,00082009
LegacyCranbrook ProjectBloomfld Hlsfor general operating support for the Cranbrook Project1,000,000602021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many MichiganDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many MichiganDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many MichiganDetroitto continue the Cultural Data Project and provide other services benefitting metro Detroit arts organizations50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many MichiganDetroitto continue the Cultural Data Project, begin Creative Impact and provide other services benefitting metro Detroit arts organizations50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCreative Many MichiganDetroitfor the Cultural Data Project and services benefitting metro Detroit arts organizations25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitfor general support150,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitto administer the Detroit Arts Support 2022-2025 cycle127,000362022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitfor general operating support100,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitto administer the application and review process for the Kresge and Erb Family Foundations' arts general operating support programs; implement a regrant program for arts organizations that are too small or new to qualify for those programs; and develop a donor advocacy and education initiative using data from the application process.304,000362019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support150,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support70,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Arts & Community LifeCultureSourceDetroitto support a planning process for a new initiative to increase attendance and participation of arts and culture programs of more than 100 organizations in southeast Michigan25,00042010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsCultureSourceDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122010
Great LakesDelta InstituteChicagoDelta Institute (Delta) seeks to create an economic incentive for the adoption of soil health management systems by integrating soil health indicators as a factor when calculating property value.180,000242023
Great LakesDelta InstituteChicagoto undertake efforts to incentivize implementation of conservation practices among landowners, land managers, stewards, and farmers in southeast Michigan170,000202021
Great LakesDelta InstituteChicagoto undertake efforts to incentivize implementation of conservation practices among landowners, land managers, stewards, and farmers in southeast Michigan115,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists MarketDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists MarketDetroitfor general operating support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists MarketDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support15,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists MarketDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support45,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists MarketDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists MarketDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists MarketDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Artists MarketDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Chamber Winds & StringsSouthfield56,250362023
Jazz EducationDetroit Chamber Winds & StringsSouthfieldto support JazzEd Detroit.84,000122022
Jazz EducationDetroit Chamber Winds & StringsSouthfieldfor a bridge grant to support the continuation of JazzEd Detroit's innovative educational programs and to plan next steps for collaborative jazz education in Detroit by Erb grantees50,00042021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Chamber Winds & StringsSouthfieldfor general operating support30,000242021
Jazz EducationDetroit Chamber Winds & StringsSouthfieldto increase awareness for and participation in jazz education in metro Detroit through JazzEd Detroit marketing and partner convenings.67,140122021
Arts & Community LifeDetroit Chamber Winds & StringsSouthfieldto continue community arts programming in Highland Park and transition program administration to the Highland Park Business Association.444,800362019
Jazz EducationDetroit Chamber Winds & StringsSouthfieldto establish a jazz education network that will increase student participation in Erb-funded jazz education programs163,600122019
Arts & Community LifeDetroit Chamber Winds & StringsSouthfieldto pilot a program that uses the arts to enhance community life in Highland Park, including a robust community planning process, technical assistance and implementation grants152,800242016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir IncDetroit37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir IncDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Childrens Choir IncDetroitGeneral Operating Support: Anchor Arts20,000242015
Great LakesDetroit Eastside Community Collaborative Inc. (DECC)Detroitto continue to support efforts to link greenways on Detroit's Eastside, through a collaborative framework for implementation including incorporation of stormwater management strategies5,000122015
Great LakesDetroit Eastside Community Collaborative Inc. (DECC)Detroitto support continued efforts to link greenways on Detroit's Eastside, through a collaborative framework for implementation including incorporation of stormwater management strategies10,000122013
Arts & Community LifeDetroit Economic Growth AssociationDetroitto support outreach and engagement for artists and community stakeholders to participate the City of Detroit Planning & Development’s cultural planning process.25,000122018
Great LakesDetroit Economic Growth AssociationDetroitfor contractor training and funding to help property owners construct green infrastructure to manage stormwater and qualify for a credit towards the DWSD drainage charge50,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Economic Growth AssociationDetroitto support the development of a Sustainability Action Plan by the new Office of Sustainability25,000122017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Economic Growth AssociationDetroitto help increase small business investment on neighborhood commercial corridors by matching buildings and businesses with competitive grants, loans and counseling500,000362016
Great LakesDetroit Economic Growth AssociationDetroitto support Detroit Future City's development of the Vacant Lot Transformation Guide80,000122015
Great LakesDetroit Economic Growth AssociationDetroitto match an EPA GLRI grant to test and develop methods for improving stormwater management through green infrastructure in the Near Eastside Drainage District of Detroit500,000242014
Great LakesDetroit Economic Growth AssociationDetroitto engage landscape architect consultants as part of the technical team for the Detroit Works Project100,000182011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor general operating support300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic105,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor Detroit Arts Support200,000242021
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor support of Great Lakes Now's in-depth coverage of news, issues, events and developments affecting the Great Lakes region750,000362021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122020
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomto work with partners to create, curate and distribute multi-platform content embracing Basin matters (policy, research, restoration, economy, land use, recreation) to inspire informed, responsible action750,000372018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor unrestricted general operating support300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242015
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomto work with partners to create, curate and distribute multi-platform content embracing Basin matters (policy, research, restoration, economy, land use, recreation) to inspire informed, responsible action850,000372015
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor multi-media coverage of Great Lakes Week 2014 in partnership with other media outlets, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities throughout the bi-national Great Lakes region100,000122014
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor multi-media coverage of Great Lakes Week 2013 in partnership with other media outlets, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities throughout the bi-national Great Lakes region100,000122013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242013
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor multi-media coverage of Great Lakes Week 2011 in partnership with other media outlets, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities throughout the bi-national Great Lakes region95,000122012
Great LakesDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor multi-media coverage of Great Lakes Week 2012 in partnership with other media outlets, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities throughout the bi-national Great Lakes region100,000122012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor unrestricted general operating support100,000112010
Special OpportunitiesDetroit Educational Television FoundationWixomfor the "Because Minds Matter" Capital Campaign (Challenge Grant)500,000602009
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food & Entrepreneurship AcademyDetroitfor a program where students explore sustainability, including healthy MI food, land, and a respect for water. The lessons, fieldtrips, and workshops developed by DFA will impact programming long-term50,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food & Entrepreneurship AcademyDetroitto support development of a just and equitable food system by investing in Detroit's high school students as the leaders, entrepreneurs, employees, and employers of tomorrow30,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food Policy CouncilDetroitfor general operating support130,000242019
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food Policy CouncilDetroitto facilitate action on recommendations from the Economic Analysis of Detroit's Food System110,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Food Policy CouncilDetroitto facilitate action on recommendations from the Economic Analysis of Detroit's Food System45,000122016
Great LakesDetroit Greenways CoalitionDetroitgeneral operating support25,000122022
Great LakesDetroit Greenways CoalitionDetroitfor general operating support25,000122021
Great LakesDetroit Greenways CoalitionDetroitto encourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenways25,000122020
Great LakesDetroit Greenways CoalitionDetroitto encourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenways30,000122019
Great LakesDetroit Greenways CoalitionDetroitto encourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenways20,00082018
Great LakesDetroit Greenways CoalitionDetroitto encourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenways20,000122018
Great LakesDetroit Greenways CoalitionDetroitencourage stormwater management practices in tandem with greenways, especially for Detroit's lower eastside, Belt Line Greenway, May Creek Greenway, and Inner Circle Greenway10,00082017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development CorporationDetroitbuild a broad base of environmental leadership and advocacy that will improve air quality and protect public health in Detroit and nearby communities by reducing air pollution from trucks traveling and idling in residential areas225,000362019
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development CorporationDetroitfor the Informed Action to Promote Environmental Engagement, Advocacy, and Leadership (I-APEEAL), a collaborative housed at Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation and the University of Michigan. This collaborative will participate in the development of a public health action plan and foster leadership and advocacy to implement the plan. I-APEEAL works within the framework of the Detroit Environmental Agenda395,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development CorporationDetroitto continue support for a policy advocacy initiative to address health disparities and environmental justice in Southwest Detroit30,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development CorporationDetroitto continue support for a policy advocacy initiative to address health disparities and environmental justice in Southwest Detroit60,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Hispanic Development CorporationDetroitto help create a policy advocacy initiative to address health disparities and environmental justice in Southwest Detroit75,000112009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroit75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroitto support the public education, marketing, and outreach efforts required to heighten public awareness of Detroit Historical Society and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History100,00052022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Historical SocietyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitfor general operating support300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grant100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitfor general operating support200,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitto increase the DIA’s engagement with African American art collectors and philanthropists250,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Institute of ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsfor general operating support75,000362023
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsfor jazz education programs140,000242022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsfor general operating support50,000242021
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto support Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation’s jazz education programs.65,000122021
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsfor continued jazz education programming.50,000122020
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsfor continued jazz education programming.65,000122020
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122018
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122017
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122016
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122015
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122015
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122013
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto continue and expand the youth jazz education program50,000122012
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto continue support for the Detroit school-based youth jazz education program, including education and performance opportunities with professional musicians50,000122011
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsto continue support for the Detroit school-based youth jazz education program, including education and performance opportunities with professional musicians37,500122010
Jazz EducationDetroit Jazz Festival FoundationHarper Woodsfor educational programs throughout the year, including a visiting artist in residence and school based programs40,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit OperaDetroitfor general operating support75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit OperaDetroitto leverage Detroit Opera's new artistic vision via a comprehensive institutional planning process and organizational re-positioning that will expand audiences and strengthen the Opera’s sustainability and community impact1,000,000362022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit OperaDetroitfor general operating support50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit OperaDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit OperaDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit OperaDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit OperaDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit OperaDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit OperaDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation IncDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation IncDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public Library Friends Foundation IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public TheatreDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public TheatreDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support30,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public TheatreDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support15,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public TheatreDetroittowards Detroit Public Theatre’s new building and business model300,000362020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Public TheatreDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support45,000362017
Great LakesDetroit Riverfront Conservancy, Inc.Detroitto support public engagement with and stewardship of the waters of the Detroit River and Great Lakes watershed3,000,000572022
Special OpportunitiesDetroit Riverfront Conservancy, Inc.Detroitfor general operating support with emphasis on environmental education and public art1,000,000602010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Science Center IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000242011
Great LakesDetroit Science Center IncDetroitfor a challenge grant to construct the Clean Water Through Greenengineering exhibit collection125,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Sound ConservancyDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework IncDetroitto continue Detroit Future City's work around stormwater management, combined sewer overflows, and green stormwater infrastructure.250,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroit Strategic Framework IncDetroitto conduct and publish quantitative research on landlord typologies and rental housing conditions in Detroit for use in increasing compliance with lead-safe housing regulations and the prevalence of healthy homes. 70,000122021
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework IncDetroitto support an assessment of the existing and projected market for jobs that support the expansion of green stormwater infrastructure in Detroit50,00092019
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework IncDetroitto continue support for the Land + Water WORKS Coalition (LWWC) working to engage, educate and leverage the strength of Detroiters to scale up green stormwater infrastructure (GSI). The renewal term will emphasize improvements to the ambassador program and innovations in GSI design1,010,000242019
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework IncDetroitto evaluate phase I and plan phase II of Land + Water WORKS, to amplify Detroiters as land and water stewards through education and installation of green stormwater infrastructure125,00062018
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework IncDetroitto amplify Detroiters as land and water stewards through education and installation of green stormwater infrastructure and help residents transition to DWSD's drainage credits326,500122017
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework IncDetroitto develop a competitive application to US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for disaster response funding for sustainable infrastructure to improve resiliency.115,00062016
Great LakesDetroit Strategic Framework IncDetroitto support implementation of Detroit Future City's Field Guide to Working with Lots through a mini-grant program, technical assistance, and communications and storytelling140,00062016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor general operating support300,000362023
Special OpportunitiesDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto ensure permanent funding for the Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair and expenses associated with the Chair and other Detroit Symphony Orchestra jazz programs1,000,000122022
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor jazz education programs140,000242022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grant100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support200,050242021
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto support, strengthen, and enrich the vibrant Jazz Legacy of Detroit through world-class youth Jazz education65,000122021
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor continued jazz education programming. 65,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122020
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor continued jazz education programming. 85,000122019
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto continue support for the youth jazz education programs65,000122018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto build the endowment of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, ensuring long-term financial and artistic viability1,000,000622017
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto continue support for the youth jazz education programs50,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support300,000362017
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto continue support for the youth jazz education programs50,000122016
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto continue support for the youth jazz education programs50,000122015
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto continue support for the youth jazz education programs50,000122015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242013
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto continue support for the youth jazz education programs50,000122013
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto continue support for the youth jazz education programs50,000122012
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto continue to support for the youth jazz education programs50,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122010
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto continue to support for the youth jazz education programs50,000122010
Jazz EducationDetroit Symphony OrchestraDetroitto support intensive jazz education for artistically talented youth50,000122009
Great LakesDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakto develop a strategic partnership plan for a Detroit Zoological Society and Huron-Clinton Metroparks Alliance100,000122023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakfor general operating support300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakfor general operating support200,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakto establish a Great Lakes Nature Center in Macomb County, strengthening the Detroit Zoological Society’s engagement with its audience and deepening visitors’ understanding of their relationship to the Great Lakes.1,000,000302018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakfor unrestricted general operating support300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242015
Special OpportunitiesDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakto help advance the Zoo's Greenprint by installing an anaerobic digester to process manure into energy and fertilizer and providing free refillable water bottles for low income families625,000242014
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsDetroit Zoological SocietyRoyal Oakfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitto support continued work by the members of Detroit Environmental Agenda to engage with the City to implement the Detroit Sustainability Action Agenda, a strategic roadmap toward sustainability so that Detroiters will thrive and prosper in an equitable, green city.250,000242020
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitPlanning for the future40,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitconvene a process to determine the feasibility of Michigan implementing policies that draw on data from cumulative risk assessments to advance environmental justice110,00072019
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitfor a challenge grant for general operations30,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitfor renewed general operating support135,000242018
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitfor renewed general operating support75,000122017
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitfor renewed general operating support75,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitto support continued work on the Detroit Environmental Agenda621,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitfor renewed general operating support75,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitfor general operating support75,000122014
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitto continue support of a collaborative effort to follow up to the 2011 Environmental Summit40,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitfor capacity building and general operating support300,000242013
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitto support the network of activists who are organizing to promote environmental justice issues of statewide importance with an emphasis on southeast Michigan90,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitto support a collaborative effort to follow up to the 2011 Environmental Summit40,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitto continue support for community organizing and public education programs75,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitto continue support for community organizing and public education programs75,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitto continue support for community organizing and public education programs60,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeDetroiters Working For Environmental JusticeDetroitto expand DWEJ's capacity for community organizing and education75,000122009
Environmental Health & JusticeDevelop Detroit IncDetroitto pilot sustainable building practices and green property management at the University Meadows multifamily development; apply lessons from this pilot to all Develop Detroit projects in metro-Detroit; educate other developers on how to adopt these practices. 700,000242019
Great LakesDowntown Detroit Partnership IncDetroitto incorporate green infrastructure capital improvements into the Woodward Avenue bike mobility streetscape design250,000122017
Great LakesDucks Unlimited IncMemphisto build organizational capacity in Michigan to accelerate voluntary wetlands conservation through strategic planning and partnerships and to educate landowners, practitioners, other conservation organizations and community leaders on newly established wetland restoration permitting process100,000162019
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council IncDetroitfor a challenge grant for energy retrofits for EMEAC's Commons Building in Midtown60,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council IncDetroitto continue to support the ReMedia program, which integrates environmental education, multi-media production, and civic engagement to create positive environmental change60,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council IncDetroitto expand the ReMedia program, which integrates environmental education, multi-media production, and civic engagement to create positive environmental change60,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council IncDetroitto expand the ReMedia program, which integrates environmental education, multi-media production, and civic engagement to create positive environmental change60,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeEast Michigan Environmental Action Council IncDetroitto build organizational capacity to expand the Environmental Justice Re-Media program30,000122009
Special OpportunitiesEastern Market CorporationDetroitto support implementation of a strategy to promote reusable bags and baskets in the spring of 201950,000122019
Great LakesEastern Market CorporationDetroitto develop stormwater management practices, organizational structure and funding mechanisms to establish a Stormwater Management District as part of the Market's 2025 Strategy.75,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeEastern Market CorporationDetroitto support Keep Growing Detroit's efforts to promote food sovereignty in Detroit by distributing resources, hosting education and community events, and building capacity to decentralize and broaden leadership50,000242013
Environmental Health & JusticeEastern Market CorporationDetroitto help expand the local food system in Detroit by creating a community kitchen to incubate new food ventures and increase access to locally grown or processed healthy food200,000242011
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto continue community organizing, planning, and implementation of resident-driven green stormwater infrastructure and related efforts on Detroit’s Lower Eastside600,000362020
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto continue community organizing, planning, and implementation of resident-driven green stormwater infrastructure and related efforts on Detroit’s Lower Eastside300,000122019
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of Detroit, adding a proof of concept study on offsite compliance under Detroit's proposed Post Construction Stormwater Ordinance300,000122018
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto continue to support the Lower Eastside Action Plan (LEAP), a resident-driven process using data analysis, community outreach and education to plan and implement the sustainable redevelopment of Detroit's lower eastside250,000122017
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of Detroit250,000122016
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of Detroit250,000122015
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of Detroit100,000122014
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of Detroit, $150,000 upon the receipt of an executed renewal grant agreement and $20,000 in the form of a challenge grant to create the Project Fund170,000122013
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto continue the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP) on the lower east side of Detroit170,000122012
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto expand the Lower East Side Action Plan (LEAP), a multi-agency community-based planning process to determine equitable, productive and environmentally sustainable re-use of vacant land on Detroit's lower eastside146,000122011
Great LakesEastside Community NetworkDetroitto support data analysis and community outreach and education for a community-based planning process to determine appropriate, environmentally sustainable re-uses of vacant land on Detroit's lower eastside120,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor general operating support100,000122023
Ecology Center IncAnn Arborto empower and engage PFAS impacted community members across Michigan through the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network.150,000242023
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn ArborTo strengthen collaboration to support clean air and public health in Detroit and Wayne County250,000242023
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborto engage stakeholders concerned about air quality in Detroit and Wayne County in developing collaborative structure and shared policy agenda125,000122022
Great LakesEcology Center IncAnn Arborto build a robust PFAS Action Network in Michigan that addresses existing contamination and prevents future pollution105,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborto conduct an audit of air quality monitors in Wayne County and create a website and interactive map to share data from the monitors with the public80,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor general operating support100,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support100,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborto expand the Clean Air Council, educating residents and community organizations about the health and environment impacts of air pollution and working to improve policies and health outcomes, especially in children. 155,000242019
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support100,000122019
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborto support the Ecology Center’s work in the community to reduce air pollution by advocating for full enforcement of emissions restrictions or an end to waste incineration in Detroit195,000362019
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborto create a thorough review of current activity and organizations in Wayne County working on lead and asthma prevention, assess gaps, and identify opportunities50,00072018
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support100,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support100,000122017
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support100,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support100,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support100,000122014
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support100,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support100,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor general operating support100,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor general operating support100,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeEcology Center IncAnn Arborfor general operating support100,000122009
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto institute Phase 2 of the project to research the application of amendments to soil in order to develop and disseminate low-cost strategies for remediating lead in soil.290,000242020
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto continue support for the Great Lakes Bioneers28,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitfor a research study to develop guidelines for the application in situ amendments to reduce soil lead exposure in vulnerable populations216,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto continue support for the Great Lakes Bioneers10,000122016
Special OpportunitiesEcoWorksDetroitto expand and solidify the Youth Energy Squad as a self-sustaining, national model for comprehensive green schools and youth leadership development programs300,000352015
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto continue support for the Great Lakes Bioneers10,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto continue support for the Great Lakes Bioneers10,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto continue support for the Great Lakes Bioneers10,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto continue support for the Great Lakes Bioneers10,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto continue support for the Great Lakes Bioneers10,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto expand the Detroit Youth Energy Squad, building future environmental leaders amongst low-income youth through a youth employment and training program on climate change and home weatherization50,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeEcoWorksDetroitto expand the operations of the Great Lakes Bioneers10,000122010
Great LakesEnvironmental Defence Canada Inc.Toronto
support collaboration between Environmental Defence Canada (EDC) and National Farmers Union - Ontario to reduce agricultural nutrient loadings into Lake Erie.
50,000122023
Great LakesEnvironmental Defence Canada Inc.Torontoto educate and engage decision makers in protecting and restoring the health of Lake Erie100,000242021
Great LakesEnvironmental Defence Canada Inc.Torontoto educate and engage decision makers in protecting and restoring the health of Lake Erie100,000242019
Great LakesEnvironmental Law & Policy Center Of The MidwestChicagoto develop and begin implementing a policy framework to mitigate large animal farm manure (phosphorus) pollution in Michigan's portion of the western Lake Erie basin300,000242022
Great LakesEnvironmental Law & Policy Center Of The MidwestChicagoto develop a binational network of public policy researchers, environmental NGO attorneys and academics to promote a better exchange of best practices, resources, and policies across the Great Lakes region.50,000242021
Great LakesENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, INC.GREENBELTprovide training, coaching, and support to environmental leaders in Southeast Michigan, and in particular, those leaders within the foundation’s portfolio as part of our Great Lakes Regional Network75,000362020
Great LakesEnvironmental Working GroupWashingtonto determine which conservation practices should be implemented at specific locations on farm fields in Michigan’s subwatersheds in the Western Lake Erie Basin in order to reduce phosphorus runoff. 300,000242023
Great LakesEnvironmental Working GroupWashingtonto support technical analysis and work with state agencies and university experts to identify pollution hotspots and geospatially target effective farm conservation measures in Michigan and Ohio to reduce nutrient pollution to Lake Erie150,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food NetworkAnn Arborbuild Fair Food Network’s skills and resources to strengthen internal infrastructure, systems, and capacity to meet our ambitious program goals, including necessary pivots to maintain and grow impact in response to COVID-19 crisis25,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food NetworkAnn Arborto support small food entrepreneurs in the Detroit Tri-county area, creating jobs, increasing healthy food access, and building vibrant and sustainable local food systems80,000242019
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food NetworkAnn Arborto build organizational capacity90,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food NetworkAnn Arborto expand Double Up Food Bucks in direct markets and groceries, leveraging federal monies and building evidence so food assistance policy expands funding made available through the Farm Bill100,000482015
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food NetworkAnn Arborto advance federal policies to improve food access for low income populations50,000242012
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food NetworkAnn Arborto match a grant from the Open Society Institute to increase the purchasing power of low-income families for fresh produce, support the local food economy and inform future federal food assistance policy25,000112011
Environmental Health & JusticeFair Food NetworkAnn Arborto develop a federal funding stream to develop more healthy and sustainably-grown food in Detroit and Southeast Michigan100,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsFar Conservatory Of Therapeutic And Performing ArtsBirminghamfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsFar Conservatory Of Therapeutic And Performing ArtsBirminghamfor general operating support30,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeFocus HopeDetroitfor the LaSalle EcoHome Demonstration Project -- the first LEED Platinum home rehab in Detroit60,000122017
Special OpportunitiesForgotten Harvest, Inc.Oak Parkto distribute fresh food to vulnerable famlies in metro Detroit using rescured perishible food (this was one of three, one-time special grants approved by the Foundation in December 2008 totalling $500,000 to help meet the immediate, short term needs of individuals affected by the economic downturn)125,000122009
Special OpportunitiesFoundation for Detroit's FutureDetroitfor a multi-year commitment to support the Detroit Grand Bargain as part of a coalition of funders10,000,0002402015
Great LakesFreshwater FuturePetoskeyfor the Great Lakes Network, which protects and restores the water resources of the Great Lakes region by building collaborative efforts that improve the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of water-related policies and regulations for the Great Lakes region. 250,000242021
Great LakesFreshwater FuturePetoskeyto continue coordination of the Great Lakes Network, which supports binational collaboration among nonprofits to improve water-related outcomes340,000242019
Great LakesFreshwater FuturePetoskeyto continue to support the Canadian engagement activities of the Lake Erie Collective70,000122018
Great LakesFreshwater FuturePetoskeyto support the Canadian engagement activities of the Lake Erie Collective.70,000122017
Great LakesFreshwater FuturePetoskeyto coordinate the Great Lakes Network to support binational collaboration amongst nonprofits to improve water-related outcomes300,000242017
Great LakesFreshwater FuturePetoskeyto create the Great Lakes Network to support binational collaboration amongst nonprofits to improve water-related outcomes, with an initial emphasis on the Western Lake Erie Basin500,000242016
Great LakesFreshwater FuturePetoskeyto continue a neighborhood climate resilience mini-grants program to support small-scale projects, educate residents and reduce pollution35,000122015
Great LakesFreshwater FuturePetoskeyto provide regrants and related technical assistance to fund community based climate adaptation projects in the Detroit area35,000122014
Great LakesFreshwater FuturePetoskeyto provide regrants and related technical assistance to fund community based climate adaptation projects in the Detroit area35,000122012
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTaylorTo increase social media engagement and support communications to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.39,750242023
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTaylorto develop and implement a new stewardship program and cultivate more stewards of the Detroit River.330,000362022
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTaylorfor renewed general operating support120,000362022
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTaylorto develop a five-year strategic plan43,00062020
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTaylorfor continued general operating support66,000362019
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTaylorfor continued general operating support: $20,000 per year over three years plus up to $6,000 in 2016 for additional expenses66,000362016
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTaylorfor general operating support45,000362013
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTaylorfor general operating support45,000362010
Great LakesFriends Of The Detroit RiverTaylorfor general operating support15,000122009
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthTo create tools and strategies that will allow Friends of the Rouge to expand intentional and inclusive engagement and develop stewards in unreached communities.212,000242023
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthto increase social media engagement and support communications to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.39,750242023
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthfor renewed general operating support300,000362022
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthto create a southeast Michigan collaborative social enterprise around watershed improvements that generates sustainable revenue for long-term mission-focused work35,000122021
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthto continue and expand Rain Gardens to the Rescue120,000242021
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthto conduct an organizational assessment and develop a five-year strategic plan22,000122019
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthfor continued general operating support.126,000362019
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthto continue and expand Rain Gardens to the Rescue330,000362018
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthto support Phase II implementation of the 25 mile Rouge River Water Trail on the lower branch76,660122018
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthfor continued general operating support: $40,000 per year over three years120,000362016
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthto explore potential merger between Friends of the Rouge and Alliance of Rouge Communities70,000182015
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthfor continued general operating support105,000362014
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthfor general operating support105,000362011
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthto support the volunteer benthic macroinvertebrate sampling program as part of a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program to create or restore 25 acres of green infrastructure and improve wildlife habitat in Detroit and in Wayne County80,000232011
Great LakesFriends Of The RougePlymouthfor general operating support35,000122009
Great LakesFunders Network For Smart Growth And Livable Communities IncCoral Gablesto support green stormwater infrastructure projects within the national Partners for Places matching grant program, catalyzing partnerships between municipal or county-level sustainability directors and local, place-based foundations50,000182017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsGarage Cultural IncDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsGarage Cultural IncDetroitfor general operating support20,000242021
Great LakesGenesis Harbor Of Opportunities Promoting ExcellentDetroitto support a demonstration project of a shared GSI practice between a new mixed used affordable housing development and an adjacent church in Detroit's Islandview neighborhood110,000122019
Environmental Health & JusticeGlobal DetroitDetroitfor lead abatement training for Detroit- based, minority-owned contractors170,000242022
Arts & Community LifeGrandmont Rosedale Development CorporationDetroitto install a public art project that will reflect the spirit of community through a unique, quality installation that will integrate art into Stoepel Park, a heavily utilized recreational area20,00032015
Great LakesGreat Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities InitiativeChicagoto organize and assist southeast Michigan’s mayors in developing environmental restoration, water infrastructure, and shoreline resilience projects and to support cities in their efforts to fund water infrastructure in their cities through federal and non-federal sources90,000242021
Great LakesGreat Lakes CommissionAnn Arborto support ErieStat, which is measuring progress toward phosphorus reductions in the Western Lake Erie Basin100,000122021
Great LakesGreat Lakes CommissionAnn Arborto increase the adoption of green stormwater infrastructure practices by supporting a mentoring network of green infrastructure champions across the binational Great Lakes basin245,000242019
Great LakesGreat Lakes CommissionAnn Arborto support the second phase of two Great Lakes Blue Accounting efforts: ErieStat, which is measuring progress toward phosphorus reductions in the Western Lake Erie Basin, and the Source Water Initiative, which is measuring progress toward shared goals for source water protection250,000242018
Great LakesGreat Lakes CommissionAnn Arborto determine how the investment that the federal government has made under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative since 2010 has impacted the Great Lakes economy125,00072018
Great LakesGreat Lakes CommissionAnn Arborto catalyze the adoption of green infrastructure practices and policies that can heal the fractured water cycle in mid-sized communities across the binational Great Lakes basin through the creation of a green infrastructure champions mentoring network245,000242017
Great LakesGreat Lakes CommissionAnn Arborto build a collaborative information sharing platform for the Great Lakes region called "Blue Accounting" focused on Source Water Initiative that will develop a Phosphorus Reduction Tracking System to track progress toward the 40 percent phosphorus reduction target for Western Lake Erie by 2025250,000242016
Environmental Health & JusticeGreat Lakes Environmental Law CenterDetroitTo provide community education, policy support, and legal guidance to reduce exposures to lead hazards, and advance and public health.170,000242023
Environmental Health & JusticeGreat Lakes Environmental Law CenterDetroitto provide community education and policy support to improve the ability of nonprofits, community groups, and local governments in southeastern Michigan to engage in public health decision-making processes related to air quality and lead exposure.140,000242020
Environmental Health & JusticeGreat Lakes Environmental Law CenterDetroitto provide community education and policy support to improve the ability of nonprofits, community groups, and local governments in southeastern Michigan to engage in public health decision-making processes related to air quality.141,000242018
Environmental Health & JusticeGreen & Healthy Homes Initiative IncBaltimoreto support a Green and Healthy Homes program manager in Detroit to drive multisector resource alignment and capacity building for heathy housing and lead hazard remediation130,000242023
Special OpportunitiesGreen Living ScienceDetroitto embed sustainable solid waste management practices and policies in the City of Detroit in order to increase recycling of waste and materials.200,000242018
Great LakesHeart Of The Lakes Center For Land Conservation PolicyGrand Ledgeto continue to strengthen capacity of both land conservancies and watershed organizations while working toward cooperative protection of lands that contribute to healthy waters, especially in southeast Michigan25,000122013
Great LakesHeart Of The Lakes Center For Land Conservation PolicyGrand Ledgeto continue to strengthen capacity of both land conservancies and watershed organizations while working toward cooperative protection of lands that contribute to healthy waters, especially in southeast Michigan25,000122012
Great LakesHeart Of The Lakes Center For Land Conservation PolicyGrand Ledgeto strengthen capacity of both land conservancies and watershed organizations while working toward cooperative protection of lands that contribute to healthy waters, especially in southeast Michigan25,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage WorksDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage WorksDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage WorksDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage WorksDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage WorksDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242015
Arts & Community LifeHeritage WorksDetroitto complete development of a park at the corner of MLK and Rosa Parks100,000182015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage WorksDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage WorksDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHeritage WorksDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122010
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn ArborTo increase social media engagement and support communications to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.39,750242023
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborto increase social media engagement and watershed organization media159,202122022
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborto build a stronger relationships within the watershed communities and mobilize an engaged network of new water stewards393,000362022
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborfor renewed general operating support450,000362022
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborto engage stakeholders to develop a framework for a statewide funding mechanism for watershed protection groups and garner support for such initiative.50,000242022
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborto partner with three Southeast Michigan watershed organizations to increase regional awareness of local water-related issues, resulting in river-friendly behaviors and policies that ultimately improve water quality100,000122021
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborto partner with three Southeast Michigan watershed organizations to increase regional awareness of local water-related issues, resulting in river-friendly behaviors and policies that ultimately improve water quality100,000122020
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborto advance the diversity, equity and inclusion core values of five watershed organizations to advance stewardship in southeast Michigan118,000122020
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborto partner with three Southeast Michigan watershed organizations to increase regional awareness of local water-related issues, resulting in river-friendly behaviors and policies that ultimately improve water quality93,000122019
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborto teach environmentally responsible behaviors and increase stewardship in the Huron River watershed360,000362019
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborfor continued general operating support.360,000362019
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborfor a challenge grant to continue to support the RiverUp! initiative to restore and revitalize the Huron River corridor for the benefit of local economies and residents, and conservation of a shared natural heritage300,000362017
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborfor continued general operating support: $100,000 per year over three years300,000362016
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborto support the RiverUp! initiative to restore and revitalize the Huron River corridor for the benefit of local economies and residents, and conservation of a shared natural heritage240,000362013
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborfor continued general operating support255,000362013
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborfor general operating support255,000362010
Great LakesHuron River Watershed CouncilAnn Arborfor general operating support75,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsHuron Valley Council For The ArtsHighlandfor general operating support37,500362023
Sustainable BusinessInforumDetroitto establish an operating infrastructure for Sustainable Business Network of Detroit by contracting with a part-time administrator and social media/communications vendor.464,700242022
Great LakesInforumDetroitto establish programming to match, recruit, and coach potential members with corporate/business backgrounds for boards of nonprofit organizations64,000242021
Sustainable BusinessInforumDetroitfor a series of events to provide education and opportunities for connection and deeper learning among people with an interest or expertise in sustainable business practices.157,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitfor general operating support37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitto develop new and increased revenue opportunities that will ensure InsideOut’s financial health and continued sustainable growth.150,000282020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitfor general operating support50,000122015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitfor general operating support25,000122014
Arts & Community LifeInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitto hire a Marketing and Communications Director to spread the message of the poetry as an agent of youth empowerment and community revitalization50,000122012
Arts & Community LifeInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitfor a multi-arts, community-based year-long celebration of women poets in partnership with Detroit Public Television, Arts League of Michigan, Matrix Theatre Company, Wayne State University Press and others100,000122010
Jazz EducationInsideout Literary Arts ProjectDetroitfor general operating support.50,000122009
Great LakesInternational Association For Great Lakes Research-MichiganAnn Arborto review and evaluate 32 years of restoring Great Lakes Areas of Concern and advocate for sustaining restoration efforts100,000242018
Arts & Community LifeInternational Wildlife Refuge AllianceGrosse Ilefor a challenge grant to create a 6' X 7' photo-mosaic mural, using children's artwork, for the new LEED certified Visitor Center20,000122017
Great LakesInternational Wildlife Refuge AllianceGrosse Ileto extend outreach and create public awareness of the Detroit International Wildlife Refuge Alliance, North America's first and only international wildlife refuge50,000242011
Jazz EducationJazz At Lincoln Center IncNEW YORKTo provide scholarships (inclusive of registration, travel, and board) for 10 Detroit-area middle and high school band directors to attend Band Director Academy in New York City in 2023.40,000102023
Jazz EducationJazz At Lincoln Center IncNEW YORKto present 10 Detroit-area band directors with full scholarships (registration, travel and board) to the four-day Jazz at Lincoln Center Band Director Academy.30,000122019
Jazz EducationJazz At Lincoln Center IncNEW YORKto present 10 Detroit-area band directors with full scholarships (registration, travel and board) to the four-day Jazz at Lincoln Center Band Director Academy.31,85042018
Jazz EducationJazz At Lincoln Center IncNEW YORKfor Jazz for Young People-Detroit (JFYPD) and for scholarships for Detroit students participating in the summer jazz academy100,000142016
Great LakesJefferson East IncDetroitto transform an abandoned Detroit block into a mixed-use, mixed-income development incorporating public space, green design and water conservation.250,000122019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsJewish Ensemble TheatreWalled Lakefor general operating support30,000242021
Great LakesJoy-Southfield Community Development CorporationDetroitto design and engineer a Transportation Alternative Program for Joy Road that incorporates green stromwater infrastructure along a commercial corridor80,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeKeep Growing DetroitDetroitto convene a planning process that results in new tools, resources, and collaborative approaches to fill current gaps and capitalize on opportunities in Detroit’s Food Ecosystem25,00062020
Environmental Health & JusticeKeep Growing DetroitDetroitto build organizational capacity to generate earned revenue120,000242019
Great LakesKeep Growing DetroitDetroitto research and advocate for the role of urban agriculture in managing stormwater and provide growers with the knowledge and infrastructure they need to be good water stewards406,203362018
Environmental Health & JusticeKeep Growing DetroitDetroitto build organizational capacity to generate earned revenue120,000242017
Great LakesKeep Growing DetroitDetroitfor the "Growing Sustainable Water Solutions" project, a collaboration of Keep Growing Detroit, Sierra Club and Friends of The Rouge, to educate and enable residents to build rain gardens, water catchment systems and healthy soils to help manage stormwater and conserve water383,000362015
Environmental Health & JusticeKeep Growing DetroitDetroitto continue to support Keep Growing Detroit's efforts to promote food sovereignty in Detroit by distributing resources, hosting education and community events, and building capacity to decentralize and broaden leadership50,000242015
Great LakesLake Huron Centre for Coastal ConservationBlythto develop a Bluff Ecosystem Stewardship Guide for Ontario's West Coast.
26,00062012
Environmental Health & JusticeLakeshore Legal AidWarrento support outreach, education, and advocacy related to lead hazards, lead remediation, and lead poisoning of children in Detroit and Wayne County175,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeLakeshore Legal AidWarrento help stop lead poisonings of children in Detroit and Wayne County.70,000122021
Great LakesLambert SanctuariesDetroitcontinue to develop green infrastructure and other green technologies demonstration projects and related education in the North End20,000122014
Environmental Health & JusticeLambert SanctuariesDetroitto expand an existing neighborhood demonstration home to include educational strategies related to alternative energy and low-impact green infrastructure options20,000122013
Sustainable BusinessLawrence Technological UniversitySouthfieldto position small to medium sized manufacturers to improve climate and boost economic competitiveness450,000362023
Great LakesLawrence Technological UniversitySouthfieldto develop a binational stormwater technology transfer collaborative for the Great Lakes Basin in partnership with the Great Lakes Commission120,000122016
Great LakesLawrence Technological UniversitySouthfieldto underwrite the production by Issue Media Group of stories of people working on innovative green infrastructure in Detroit22,00092013
Great LakesLawrence Technological UniversitySouthfieldto develop a stormwater management educational trail for the Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute57,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLive CoalDetroitDetroit Arts Support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving ArtsDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving ArtsDetroitfor general operating support37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving ArtsDetroitto expand Living Arts's Detroit Wolf Trap (DWT) program, increasing the engagement and capacity of teachers and caregivers as effective partners in early arts learning and positioning Living Arts as the leader in Detroit's early childhood arts education efforts.95,000242018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for Living Arts50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for Living Arts ($20,000) and for the Detroit Community Arts Alliance ($30,000)50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsLiving ArtsDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122010
Arts & Community LifeLuella Hannan Memorial FoundationDetroitto support a community designed public art sculpture and rain garden at Hannan House, engaging senior artists, local artists and volunteers, as part of Detroit's Midtown Loop Public Art Plan15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMacomb Center for the Performing ArtsClinton Twpfor general operating support56,250362023
Great LakesMakeWay FoundationVancouverto build a constituency calling for action on nutrient pollution in Lake Erie100,000242021
Great LakesMakeWay FoundationVancouverto build a constituency calling for action on nutrient pollution in Lake Erie100,000242019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove CollegeDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programs30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove CollegeDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programs20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove CollegeDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programs20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove CollegeDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programs20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove CollegeDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for the Institute of Music & Dance's non-degree community outreach arts programs10,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove ConservancyDetroitfor general operating support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove ConservancyDetroitfor general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMarygrove ConservancyDetroitstudy to assess the arts and cultural programming needs for Detroit30,000242020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre CompanyDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre CompanyDetroitfor general operating support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre CompanyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre CompanyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMatrix Theatre CompanyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122016
Arts & Community LifeMatrix Theatre CompanyDetroitto use interactive theater to engage communities in creating a sustainable vision for the southeast Michigan region in partnership with SEMCOG, the Cultural Alliance of Southeast Michigan, Plowshares Theater and others90,000362013
Arts & Community LifeMatrix Theatre CompanyDetroitto develop puppetry/writing workshops about the city's buried streams, ponds, and lakes150,000362010
Great LakesMeridian InstituteDillonto convene an industry collaborative to develop a sustainability strategy for the bi-national Great Lakes region with leadership from the Council of Great Lakes Industries45,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeMetro Healthcare Services IncSouthfieldGeneral operating support for SMSBF60,000242018
Great LakesMichigan Association Conservation Districts (MACD)East LansingThis project will increase farmer adoption of conservation practices to protect water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin and strengthen farmer leadership to encourage neighbor action.550,000362023
Great LakesMichigan Association Conservation Districts (MACD)East Lansingto increase farmer adoption of conservation practices and maintain a peer-to-peer farmer education network532,500362020
Great LakesMichigan Association Conservation Districts (MACD)East Lansingto increase farmer adoption of conservation practices and develop a peer-to-peer farmer education network489,400362017
Great LakesMichigan Community ResourcesDetroitto provide mini grants of up to $5,000 and technical assistance for small projects in Detroit that support green stormwater infrastructure75,000122017
Great LakesMichigan Community ResourcesDetroitto provide mini grants of up to $5,000 for small projects in Detroit that support green stormwater infrastructure60,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingTo direct and lead a statewide coalition working to raise awareness and enact policies and measures to eliminate hazardous levels of lead exposure in Michigan. 110,000242023
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto create, launch, and support a school bus anti-idling campaign.80,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto begin and lead a journalism collaborative focused on environmental and public health news in southeast Michigan105,000362022
Great LakesMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingthis project’s purpose is to strengthen Michigan’s efforts to reduce nutrient run-off in the Western Lake Erie Basin75,000122022
Great LakesMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto work with state leaders, agricultural stakeholders, and decision makers to promote policies that support sustainable agricultural and reduce nutrient runoff60,000122021
Great LakesMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto improve water quality by expanding the adoption, social acceptance, political support, and technical understanding of soil health conservation practices.200,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingproduce independent explanatory journalism and solutions-oriented journalism on the community impacts of lead and asthma in the city of detroit30,000122021
Great LakesMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto revitalize Michigan's agricultural system to find solutions and synergies at the intersection of water quality and climate change150,000182020
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingThe purpose of this program is to direct a statewide coalition working to raise awareness of the environmental health threat posed by lead poisoning in Michigan and enact policies and measures that eliminate it through legislator education, involvement in the administrative rules process, pilot projects, and department practice and procedure.90,000242020
Great LakesMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto identify the best funding and financing options to keep Michigan’s water safe, clean, and affordable.200,000122019
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingwe will invest Erb Family Foundation support in engaging partners in Southeast Michigan and beyond in decision-maker education and strategic communications initiatives to: a) strengthen the advocacy capacity of Michigan's environmental community; and b) achieve shared state policy goals on Great Lakes priorities, like septic system reforms, and environmental justice/health challenges, like lead poisoning.125,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro Detroit50,000122017
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro Detroit50,000122016
Special OpportunitiesMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingfor a planning grant to coordinate Zero Waste Detroit's community outreach with school based and other outreach programs to inspire residents to participate in Detroit's citywide curbside recycling program7,000122015
Special OpportunitiesMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto support a partnership of Zero Waste Detroit and Green Living Science to conduct an intensive community engagement campaign to make Detroit's new curbside recycling program a major success350,000362015
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro Detroit50,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro Detroit50,000122014
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro Detroit50,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto strengthen the Zero Waste Detroit coalition's efforts to promote recycling in Detroit50,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro Detroit100,000122012
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto continue to advocate at a state-wide level on environmental health, justice, and water issues facing metro Detroit100,000122011
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto strengthen the connections between the Detroit program and state policy work on environmental health, justice, and water issues100,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Environmental CouncilLansingto strengthen the connections between the Detroit program and state policy work on environmental health, justice, and water issues100,000122009
Great LakesMichigan Humanities CouncilLansingto develop and present an interactive, educational exhibit that will cultivate water stewardship and collect qualitative data on why Michiganders value the Great Lakes.150,000362017
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborto support a network of nonprofit organizations across Michigan working to build collective capacity to achieve clean water for all.100,000242023
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborfor the One Water, Our Future campaign, addressing water pollution concerns, including toxic algal blooms 50,000122021
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborto support a network of nonprofit organizations working on statewide water quality and accessibility issues that, when strategically aligned, more efficiently and effectively advances Michigan’s public policy toward establishing Michigan as the national leader in stewarding our waters and achieving affordable and sustainable clean water for all.200,000242021
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborfor the One Water, Our Future campaign, addressing water pollution concerns, including toxic algal blooms 50,000122020
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborfor the One Water, Our Voice campaign, addressing water pollution concerns, including toxic algal blooms 75,000122019
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborto continue to support the implementation of the Lake Erie Collective's campaign to address toxic algal blooms in Michigan75,000122018
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborto support the implementation of the Lake Erie Collective's campaign to address toxic algal blooms in Michigan75,000122017
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborfor a six-month planning grant to develop a field organizing plan35,00062016
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborto convene Michigan's environmental community in order to prioritize three top issues and advocate for these issues in the legislature50,000122015
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborto explore the potential of expanding the network of well-connected, conservation-minded individuals in Washtenaw - the Wolfpack - to build support for restoration projects farther downstream15,00052012
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborto strengthen the capacity of environmental and allied organizations in Southeast Michigan for policy work30,000122011
Great LakesMichigan League Of Conservation Voters Education FundAnn Arborto strengthen the capacity of environmental and allied organizations in Southeast Michigan for policy work30,000122010
Special OpportunitiesMichigan Nonprofit AssociationLansingto support outreach, communication, coordination and organizing to ensure a fair and complete census count in Michigan's 2020 Census75,000122019
Special OpportunitiesMichigan Nonprofit AssociationLansingto build operational effectiveness among participants through technical assistance workshops and a limited amount of organizational assessments40,000122018
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Nonprofit AssociationLansingto positively impact Detroit's neighborhoods by collaborating with partners to create a community development system for Detroit300,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Nonprofit AssociationLansingto further develop and disseminate environmental data25,000122013
Environmental Health & JusticeMichigan Organizing ProjectDetroitfor research on current private insurance policies regarding coverage for lead testing 20,00062021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science CenterDetroitfor general operating support75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science CenterDetroitProject Description
for Detroit Arts Support
50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science CenterDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science CenterDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science CenterDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan Science CenterDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122014
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGfor general operating support for Community Music School-Detroit56,250362023
Great LakesMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto increase farm drain phosphorus monitoring, incentivize on-farm conservation and improve water quality in the western Lake Erie basin110,000242022
Great LakesMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto work with the state and federal agencies in Michigan to develop and implement a monitoring strategy that measures conservation implementation, conservation effectiveness and water quality progress toward meeting Michigan's 40% phosphorus reduction goal for Lake Erie750,000482022
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGfor jazz education programs140,000242022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGfor general operating support for CMS @ Detroit30,000242021
Great LakesMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGfor evaluation and strategic planning of MI Water School Program and ongoing education with six southeast MI watershed groups100,000122021
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto support MSU Community Music School–Detroit’s (CMS-Detroit) jazz education programs.65,000122021
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGfor continued jazz education programming.65,000122020
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGfor continued jazz education programming.65,000122019
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in Detroit65,000122018
Great LakesMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto expand Michigan Water School with an emphasis on developing partnerships with four watershed groups in southeast Michigan to offer workshops for decision makers in those watersheds192,000362018
Great LakesMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto improve water quality in the River Raisin and Western Lake Erie Basin100,000242018
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in Detroit65,000122017
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in Detroit50,000122016
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in Detroit50,000122015
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in Detroit50,000122014
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in Detroit50,000122013
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in Detroit50,000122012
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in Detroit50,000122011
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto continue support for the youth jazz education programs in Detroit50,000122010
Jazz EducationMichigan State UniversityEAST LANSINGto provide advanced jazz education for urban youth through MSU Jazz@CMSDetroit50,000122009
Great LakesMichigan United Conservation ClubsLansingto continue work on a long-term funding strategy for Michigan's wetlands program.10,000122013
Great LakesMichigan United Conservation ClubsLansingto develop and implement a long-term funding strategy for Michigan's wetlands program.26,000122012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMidtown Detroit, Inc.Detroitto finalize and launch a collaborative organizing model for Detroit's Cultural Center and develop and pilot public programming to activate the district.500,000242022
Great LakesMidtown Detroit, Inc.Detroitto incorporate sustainability into the Midtown Cultural Campus plan175,000182020
Great LakesMidtown Detroit, Inc.Detroitto incorporate sustainability into the Midtown Cultural Campus plan100,000152019
Great LakesMidtown Detroit, Inc.Detroitto support the development of a strategy that connects the exterior physical spaces surrounding Midtown's arts and cultural institutions, while facilitating civic engagement to support this design challenge60,000152018
Arts & Community LifeMidtown Detroit, Inc.Detroitto further enable the N'Namdi Center to hire a consultant over six months to draft a strategic campus plan15,000122014
Arts & Community LifeMidtown Detroit, Inc.Detroitto enable the N'Namdi Center to hire a consultant over six months to draft a strategic campus plan15,00062013
Arts & Community LifeMidtown Detroit, Inc.Detroitto support a new Detroit arts event which will showcase artists who will "light up" buildings and spaces in Midtown Detroit50,000122012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre CompanyDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre CompanyDetroitfor general operating support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre CompanyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre CompanyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre CompanyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre CompanyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre CompanyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMillan Theatre CompanyDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMinneapolis FoundationMinneapolisto identify financial advisors in southeast Michigan and understand how their clients' philanthropy can partner with Detroit Arts Support.34,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of DetroitDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of DetroitDetroitfor general operating support37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Special OpportunitiesMosaic Youth Theatre Of DetroitDetroitfor a one-to-one individual giving match supporting a partnership with Thompson Educational Foundation establishing Mosaic as "Arts Organization in Residence" at University Prep Science/Math Elementary in Detroit70,000122014
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMosaic Youth Theatre Of DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Jazz EducationMosaic Youth Theatre Of DetroitDetroitfor general operating support, one-half of the grant in the form of a challenge to match new or increased contributions from individuals on a two to one basis100,000122009
Great LakesMotorcities National Heritage Area Partnership IncorporatedDetroitto transform a neglected urban space into an experiential gateway that interprets the history of labor, industry and environment170,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, IncDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, IncDetroitfor general operating support37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, IncDetroitto transform three historic homes on West Grand Boulevard and the associated green space into educational and entrepreneurial incubators1,000,000362018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support55,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMotown Historical Museum, IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroitfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Great LakesMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroitto support green stormwater infrastructure design and engineering for MOCAD’s campus renovation130,000202019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122010
Arts & Community LifeMuseum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroitto hire a development director and create a strategic development plan120,000182010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitfor general operating support75,000362023
Jazz EducationMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitfor jazz education programs140,000242022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitProject Description
for Detroit Arts Support
50,000242021
Jazz EducationMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitto support Music Hall Center’s jazz education programs.65,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitto support a $5 million capital campaign to remove threat of foreclosure and stabilize Music Hall operations for future generations50,000202016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Jazz EducationMusic Hall Center For The Performing Arts IncDetroitto continue and expand an experiential Jazz education program40,000122009
Great LakesNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashingtonfor the Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund, a public-private partnership that increases the resilience of communities and natural resources in Southeast Michigan by reducing the impact of stormwater, improving water quality, enhancing habitat, and increasing the accessibility and usability of public green space and natural areas.600,000372021
Great LakesNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashingtonto create the Southeast Michigan Resiliency Fund, a public private fund to support green stormwater infrastructure and habitat in the seven county southeast Michigan region600,000382018
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto develop an updated set of goals and recommendations for Great Lakes restoration100,000242023
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto build and strengthen a coalition of 170 organizations to ensure Great Lakes restoration remains a policy priority450,000362022
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto engage businesses around Lake Erie in work on harmful algal blooms200,000242020
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto broaden and deepen the membership for the Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition (HOW): a collaborative effort to promote funding and policy reform for the Great Lakes450,000362019
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto engage businesses around Lake Erie in work on harmful algal blooms230,000242018
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto support the annual Great Lakes Conference in Detroit25,00062018
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborfor continued support and to broaden and deepen the membership for the Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition (HOW): a collaborative effort to promote funding and policy reform for the Great Lakes450,000362016
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto support the 10th anniversary Healing Our Waters Restoration Conference in Grand Rapids, MI and the Peter Wege Tribute Luncheon25,000122015
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborfor continued support for the Healing Our Waters Coalition: a collaborative effort to promote funding and policy reform for the Great Lakes450,000362013
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto address ballast water policy and acute risk pathways for Asian Carp beyond Chicago and work with The Nature Conservancy and Great Lakes Commission on coordinated policies to address Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
100,000122012
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto develop a multi-state coordinated rapid response and monitoring effort to eradicate aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes and address acute risk pathways for Asian Carp beyond Chicago100,000122011
Great LakesNational Wildlife FederationAnn Arborto support the Healing Our Waters Coalition: a collaborative effort to promote funding and policy reform for the Great Lakes and assistance for organizations conducting Great Lakes restoration projects450,000362010
Great LakesNortheast-Midwest InstituteWashingtonto support the Great Lakes Primer and Orientation Program for new members of Congress and their staff.74,000122023
Great LakesNortheast-Midwest InstituteWashingtonto orient and engage new members of Congress and their staff to critical Great Lakes issues and policies57,500122021
Great LakesNortheast-Midwest InstituteWashingtonto orient and engage members of Congress about Great Lakes issues50,000122019
Arts & Community LifePeoples Community Services Of Metropolitan DetroitDetroitto engage the entire neighborhood of Delray, especially its youth to learn about and create a mural of the history of Delray17,500122015
Environmental Health & JusticePeoples Community Services Of Metropolitan DetroitDetroitthe Delray Impact Project to provide environmental health data and capacity to improve quality of life outcomes related to the New International Trade Crossing and industrial impacts.60,000122015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic PotteryDetroitfor general operating support75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic PotteryDetroitfor general operating support50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic PotteryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic PotteryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic PotteryDetroitto expand Pewabic's tile studio, increase organizational sustainability, and complete a sustainability audit that will identify and reduce environmental impact.115,000122017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic PotteryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic PotteryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic PotteryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPewabic PotteryDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPlanet Ant theatre, Inc.Hamtramckfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPlanet Ant theatre, Inc.HamtramckProject Description
Detroit Arts Support
20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPlowshares Theater CompanyLathrup Villagefor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPlowshares Theater CompanyLathrup VillageProject Description
for Detroit Arts Support
20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPower House ProductionsDetroitfor general operating support20,000242021
Arts & Community LifePower House ProductionsDetroitto document lessons learned from 10 years working in neighborhood public spaces104,250242018
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsPuppetARTDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsRackham Symphony ChoirGrosse Pointefor unrestricted general operating support5,000122013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsRackham Symphony ChoirGrosse Pointefor unrestricted general operating support20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsRackham Symphony ChoirGrosse Pointefor unrestricted general operating support10,000122010
Great LakesRiver NetworkPortlandto examine and advance opportunities for greater coordination among municipalities to use green infrastructure to minimize climate impacts, improve water efficiency, and promote green jobs60,000242011
Great LakesRiver Raisin Watershed CouncilAdrianTo increase social media engagement and support communications to build awareness of watershed issues and encourage stewardship.10,100242023
Great LakesRiver Raisin Watershed CouncilAdrianfor renewed general operating support75,000362022
Great LakesRiver Raisin Watershed CouncilAdrianfor general operating support20,000242020
Royal Oak Civic FoundationRoyal Oakto plant 100 trees and support other ecosystem improvements at the Royal Oak Arboretum in honor of Fred Erb’s 100th birthday. 250,000242023
Special OpportunitiesSalvation ArmySouthfieldfor emergency holiday and year-round assistance to families (this was one of three, one-time special grants approved by the Foundation in December 2008 totalling $500,000 to help meet the immediate, short term needs of individuals affected by the economic downturn)250,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab ClubDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab ClubDetroitfor general operating support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab ClubDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab ClubDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab ClubDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab ClubDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab ClubDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsScarab ClubDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeScience & Environmental Health NetworkAmesto use research on complex environmental influences on Alzheimer's disease as a case study to leverage policy changes to address interrelated public health and environmental problems75,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsShakespeare In DetroitDearbornfor general operating support37,500362023
Special OpportunitiesShar Self Help Addiction Reorientation FoundationDetroitto continue support for planning and implementation of a model, large-scale urban agriculture project: Year 4 payment: $150,000 payable in 3 installments contingent on matching funds and other criteria TBD1,000,000482012
Special OpportunitiesShar Self Help Addiction Reorientation FoundationDetroitto continue support for a participatory process to develop a model, large-scale urban agriculture project on Detroit's east side that will promote productive and sustainable land use and jobs100,00032011
Special OpportunitiesShar Self Help Addiction Reorientation FoundationDetroitto support a participatory process to develop an urban farm for recovering substance abusers and members from the broader community25,00082010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSidewalk DetroitSouthfieldfor general operating support56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSidewalk DetroitSouthfieldfor Detroit Arts Support30,000242021
Arts & Community LifeSidewalk DetroitDetroitto strengthen Sidewalk Detroit’s programming and operations and implement GSI in Eliza Howell Park300,000242019
Arts & Community LifeSidewalk DetroitDetroitsupport the 2017-18 Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts and SideTrails artist residency program72,600242017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return IncDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return IncDetroitTo support the expansion of the organization's mission-driven programs and business model in a new arts district on Detroit’s East Side.250,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return IncDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSignal Return IncDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242015
Great LakesSix Rivers Regional Land ConservancyRochesterto create a model wetlands databank and outreach program in Oakland and Macomb Counties to identify the highest priority wetlands and connect landowners with wetlands with those in need of performing mitigation100,000242010
Sustainable BusinessSoutheast Michigan Sustainable Business ForumLivoniafor general operating support.120,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheast Michigan Sustainable Business ForumLivoniaGeneral operating support for SMSBF120,000242020
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationDetroitThe Detroit Lead Reduction Task Force is a cross-departmental collaborative within the City of Detroit focused on reducing toxic lead exposure among Detroiters. SEMHA is requesting funding to contract with Bennett Midland to provide project management and advisory support for the Task Force’s first 9 months.

Bennett Midland will assist Task Force members with creating departmental goals and plans that advance the citywide goals, develop a citywide dashboard that reports on the Task Force’s progress and challenges, and facilitate monthly Task Force meetings. The goal of each Task Force meeting is to assess citywide progress and hold each department accountable for implementation of its strategies.
31,80092023
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationDetroitto build a database that will inform strategies to reduce lead risks in the City of Detroit.120,000122022
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationDetroitto form and support “Get the Lead Out Detroit,” a broad-based coalition focused on reducing elevated blood lead levels in children.310,000362021
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationDetroitto provide outreach, education, testing, and resources to reduce lead exposure to families in target ZIP codes.183,000182021
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationDetroitTo learn best practices from cities that have significantly reduced lead exposure and strengthen local partnerships through the learning process30,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationDetroitCLEARCorps Detroit (CCD) is requesting funds for a planning grant to conduct research and learning visits to five (5) cities with active lead safe programs and coalitions to learn strategies, benchmarks, and lessons learned in the creation/evolution of the efforts in each city.18,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationDetroitincrease the number of children under six who are receiving recommended lead testing371,535182019
Environmental Health & JusticeSoutheastern Michigan Health AssociationDetroitfor a 2 year fellowship to strengthen the Detroit Health Department's capacities in policy analysis, advocacy, and programming to improve environmental health and justice198,000242017
Environmental Health & JusticeSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.Detroitlead abatement training for Detroit-based contractors will provide the city with much needed contractor capacity to eliminate lead hazards in homes that contribute to lead poisoning among Detroit’s youth0362021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.Detroitfor Detroit Arts Support for COMPAS20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support for COMPAS10,000122020
Great LakesSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.Detroitto explore the Michigan Brownfield Act as a financing mechanism for commercial businesses to install green stormwater infrastructure and qualify for a Drainage Credit108,000182019
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support for COMPAS30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support for COMPAS20,000242015
Arts & Community LifeSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.Detroitto transform vacant lots at ML King and Rosa Parks into a pocket park that commemorates two great Americans and community principles45,000182013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support for COMPAS20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSouthwest Detroit Business Association Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support for COMPAS20,000242011
Environmental Health & JusticeSouthwest Detroit Environmental Vision ProjectDetroitto reduce asthma triggers and cases in Southwest Detroit by engaging the businesses, institutions, and the residential community in planning and action to reduce air pollution and mitigate the impact of air pollution.100,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeSouthwest Detroit Environmental Vision ProjectDetroitgetting businesses involved in remediating the impact of environmental pollutants on young children by examining the feasibility of using a recommended strategy for air quality improvement in the early childhood and elementary school environments40,00062019
Environmental Health & JusticeSouthwest Detroit Environmental Vision ProjectDetroitfor community organizing and advocacy to secure a community benefits agreement providing environmental mitigations and community redevelopment investment if the New International Trade Crossing is built60,000122012
Arts & Community LifeSouthwest Housing Solutions CorporationDetroitfor a storm water mitigation and demonstration project as part of a new creative arts center in southwest Detroit75,000242010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.Detroitfor general operating support75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.Detroitfor general operating support50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsSphinx Organization, Inc.Detroitfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Jazz EducationSphinx Organization, Inc.Detroitto support the Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute and Sphinx Overture programs, one-half of the grant in the form of a challenge to match new or increased contributions from individuals on a two to one basis100,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of AmericaStratfordfor general operating support300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of AmericaStratfordto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grant100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of AmericaStratfordfor Detroit Arts Support200,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of AmericaStratfordfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of AmericaStratfordfor unrestricted general operating support300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of AmericaStratfordfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of AmericaStratfordfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsStratford Shakespearean Festival of AmericaStratfordfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242011
Great LakesStudent Conservation Association IncArlingtonto give underserved Detroit youth the training, tools, and experience to have a stake in the environmental health and green infrastructure of their communities60,000122016
Great LakesStudent Conservation Association IncArlingtonto engage high school and college-aged youth in hands-on conservation service in Detroit50,000122015
Environmental Health & JusticeSugar Law CenterDetroitto support community education and community engagement to equip residents to participate in community benefit agreement negotiations.75,000122021
Environmental Health & JusticeSugar Law CenterDetroitto conduct a national exploratory study of the use of community benefits agreements to negotiate triple-bottom-line benefits to communities with an emphasis on the environment and environmental health75,00092020
Great LakesTechTown DetroitDetroitto elevate the value of clean water, drive innovation in the water technology sector, and engage a diverse group of participants from the Detroit and Windsor area in the regional competition, Erie Hack60,00072021
Great LakesTechTown DetroitDetroitto support Detroit innovators in a regional competition, Erie Hack100,000122019
Special OpportunitiesTechTown DetroitDetroitto provide nonprofit organizations with an overview of the benefits of earned revenue generated, diversification and unrestricted funding to break the nonprofit starvation cycle23,00012019
Great LakesTechTown DetroitDetroitto bring the AquaHacking semi-finals to Detroit to elevate the value of clean water, drive innovation in the water technology sector, and engage young people pursuing technical careers in the "Blue Economy"100,00072017
Special OpportunitiesTHAWDetroitto provide energy assistance to low-income families and individuals (this was one of three, one-time special grants approved by the Foundation in December 2008 totalling $500,000 to help meet the immediate, short term needs of individuals affected by the economic downturn)125,000122009
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation AuthorityExeterfor continued support to improve the health of the Main Bayfield watershed150,000362022
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation AuthorityExeterto determine the phosphorus content of resuspended Lake Huron sediment and estimate its contribution to the Detroit River load83,000122021
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation AuthorityExeterin renewed support to continue to improve water quality for the Bayfield River in Ontario100,000242020
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation AuthorityExeterin renewed support to continue to improve water quality for the Bayfield River, Lake Huron in Ontario100,000332017
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation AuthorityExeterto implement actions to continue to improve water quality for the Bayfield River, Lake Huron in Ontario: $34,000 in 2014, $33,000 in each of 2015 and 2016100,000332014
Great LakesThe Ausable Bayfield Conservation AuthorityExeterto implement actions to improve water quality for the Bayfield River, Lake Huron in Ontario100,000332012
Great LakesThe Center For Michigan IncYpsilantito support a Bridge Michigan Environment Watch six-part 2022 Great Lakes conservation virtual engagement series, in partnership with Circle of Blue.20,000102022
Great LakesThe Council Of State Governments Midwestern OfficeLombardto continue educating and connecting policymakers and developing policies and recommendations for reducing nutrient pollution in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River systems.50,000122022
Great LakesThe Council Of State Governments Midwestern OfficeLombardto educate state and provincial legislators in the Great Lakes region and help them to collaborate regionally to align state and provincial policies with best practices50,000122020
Great LakesThe Council Of State Governments Midwestern OfficeLombardto educate state and provincial legislators in the Great Lakes region and help them to collaborate regionally to align state and provincial policies with best practices70,000122019
Great LakesThe Greening of DetroitDetroitto support the restoration of Detroit’s urban tree canopy as part of the Detroit Reforestation Tree Equity Initiative coalition which is developing a new urban forestry management approach for Detroit that prioritizes social, economic, and environmental equity outcomes.450,000242022
Great LakesThe Greening of DetroitDetroitfor Phase II of the renovation of the W.I. Meyers Nursery (located in Rouge Park), providing trees and other plants for sale to the City of Detroit and other buyers while offering workforce training opportunities in horticulture and landscaping.350,000242020
Great LakesThe Greening of DetroitDetroitto support the organization’s overall operations and to provide funds for a donor matching challenge.100,000242018
Great LakesThe Greening of DetroitDetroitto begin renovating W.I. Meyers Nursery, which will provide important training opportunities for Detroiters as they grow trees and native plants for Detroit's green infrastructure350,000242017
Great LakesThe Greening of DetroitDetroitfor a challenge grant for general operating support50,000122017
Great LakesThe Greening of DetroitDetroitto support the civic engagement activities related to the City of Detroit green infrastructure pilot project in the Fitzgerald neighborhood68,000122016
Great LakesThe Greening of DetroitDetroitto partner with DTE and the City of Detroit to reactivate Detroit's former O'Shea Park into a unique amenity that combines recreation, education and public space with innovative energy and blue/green infrastructure functions that extend into the neighborhood110,00092016
Great LakesThe Greening of DetroitDetroitto strengthen organizational infrastructures at the Greening and Ecoworks (formerly WARM), creating the additional capacity to play a pivotal role in shaping a sustainable future for Detroit including improved water qualify300,000242013
Great LakesThe Greening of DetroitDetroitto test a new vacant land reclamation model that will create swaths of newly forested land in Detroit to mitigate storm water runoff160,000182010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Heidelberg ProjectDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Heidelberg ProjectDetroitfor general operating support37,850242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Heidelberg ProjectDetroitfor general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Heidelberg ProjectDetroitfor general operating support25,000122019
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg ProjectDetroitto support the transition of the Hedielberg Project towards a new form of community arts space150,000242016
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg ProjectDetroitto continue to build organizational capacity: $75,000 in the form of a 1:4 challenge grant, providing $1 for every $4 raised125,000122015
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg ProjectDetroitto continue to build organizational capacity: $100,000 in the form of a challenge grant requiring a 1:1 match125,000122014
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg ProjectDetroitto continue to build organizational capacity, one half in the form of a challenge grant to match donations from individuals on a 1:1 basis100,000122012
Arts & Community LifeThe Heidelberg ProjectDetroitto hire a development director and program site development director to help implement the strategic plan for a cultural village (payable over 2 years, with the addition in year 2 of $25,000 in funding and the requirement of a dollar-for-dollar match for $50,000 of the $75,000)125,000242009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry FordDearbornfor general operating support300,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry FordDearbornto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grant100,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry FordDearbornfor Detroit Arts Support200,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry FordDearbornfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry FordDearbornfor unrestricted general operating support300,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry FordDearbornfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry FordDearbornfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry FordDearbornfor unrestricted general operating support200,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Henry FordDearbornfor unrestricted general operating support100,000122010
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto demonstrate and share a replicable program for delivering permanent on-farm conservation in Michigan's western Lake Erie basin500,000242022
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto develop a series of case studies from nonresidential green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) projects across the city of Detroit to evaluate the economic feasibility and effectiveness of GSI in Detroit to inform and advance combined sewer overflow (CSO) reduction in Detroit. 750,000362020
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto develop recommendations for state policy makers to accelerate water infrastructure improvements in Michigan150,00062019
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto develop a prototype green infrastructure project tracking and communications knowledgebase and web interface for the City of Detroit241,000242017
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto develop a prototype green infrastructure project tracking and communications knowledgebase and web interface for the City of Detroit63,00062016
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto advance green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) in Detroit by modifying policies to incentivize GSI, securing investments under the DWSD stormwater permit, and establishing the conditions for implementation1,200,000602016
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto support a collaboration between the Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation, and Great Lakes Commission to address Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes125,000122012
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto continue to support a policy associate to help advance Great Lakes policy and funding at the local, state and federal levels85,000122012
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto support a policy associate to help advance Great Lakes policy and funding at the local, state and federal levels170,000242010
Great LakesThe Nature ConservancyLansingto complete the Lake Huron conservation planning process100,000242009
Great LakesThe Sierra Club FoundationOaklandto move the Great Lakes program to the Michigan Chapter which will continue to support efforts to promote the use of urban green infrastructure in Detroit75,000242017
Great LakesThe Sierra Club FoundationOaklandto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban green infrastructure in Detroit75,000122016
Great LakesThe Sierra Club FoundationOaklandto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in Detroit75,000122015
Great LakesThe Sierra Club FoundationOaklandto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in Detroit75,000122014
Great LakesThe Sierra Club FoundationOaklandto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in Detroit75,000122013
Great LakesThe Sierra Club FoundationOaklandto continue support for the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in Detroit79,700122012
Great LakesThe Sierra Club FoundationOaklandfor the Great Lakes Great Communities Campaign efforts to promote the use of urban "green infrastructure" in Detroit.75,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook TheatreRochesterfor general operating support75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook TheatreRochesterto support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grant25,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook TheatreRochesterfor Detroit Arts Support50,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook TheatreRochesterfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook TheatreRochesterfor unrestricted general operating support75,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook TheatreRochesterfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook TheatreRochesterfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook TheatreRochesterfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsThe Theatre Ensemble Inc. d/b/a Meadow Brook TheatreRochesterfor unrestricted general operating support25,000122010
Great LakesTrout Unlimited IncArlingtonfor renewed support to continue to engage Trout Unlimited members and other anglers as advocates for Great Lakes restoration100,000122017
Great LakesTrout Unlimited IncArlingtonto engage Trout Unlimited members and other anglers as advocates for Great Lakes restoration100,000122016
Environmental Health & JusticeUnited Community Housing CoalitionDetroitto comprehensively address the issue of tax foreclosure in Detroit and its impact on occupants of tax foreclosed homes and their neighborhoods.100,000122018
Great LakesUniversity Of Detroit MercyDetroitto support a full-time landscape architect at the Detroit Collaborative Design Center to ensure focus on ecologically low impact development and water management as part of the urban transformation of Detroit50,000112011
Great LakesUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental StudiesCambridgeto co-develop socio-environmental report cards in the Clinton, Detroit, Huron, River Raisin, and Rouge Rivers with local area watershed organizations and their stakeholders474,000242021
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborThe purpose of the project is to identify barriers to regional stormwater cooperation and develop strategies to break down these barriers.570,460242023
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborThis project will establish and support stakeholder and science advisory panel processes for Michigan’s Domestic Action Plan team.610,000362023
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborTo transform the management of stormwater in SE Michigan using groundbreaking digital tools.600,000122023
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto support the summer placement of two fellows from the Environmental Fellows Program from the School for Environment and Sustainability50,000122021
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto support the summer placement of a fellow from the Environmental Fellows Program from the School for Environment and Sustainability.0122020
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto improve regional decision making by developing socio-economic indicators of Great Lakes health100,000122020
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto host an inaugural convening of key stakeholders to build a robust economics research and forecasting community focused on the ecology and economy of the Great Lakes35,000122020
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto design and construct a set of triple-bottom-line green stormwater infrastructure demonstration projects at Oakland Avenue Urban Farm. This project will integrate the work of designers, engineers, and a local community development corporation to ensure that selected practices are effective, relevant, beautiful, and replicable215,000362019
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto improve regional decision making by developing socio-economic indicators of Great Lakes health203,000122019
Special OpportunitiesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto support the summer placement of a fellow from the Environmental Fellows Program from the School for Environment and Sustainability.42,000122019
Alzheimer's ResearchUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto support an early career pilot project that tests new ideas about the causes and treatment of dementia disorders35,000122018
Special OpportunitiesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto support the summer placement of a fellow from the Environmental Fellows Program from the School for Environment and Sustainability.20,000122018
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto provide key information to NGO/policy communities on impacts of and effective approaches to managing phosphorus in Maumee River watershed and western Lake Erie298,516122016
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto link stakeholders, science and modeling across Detroit River and Lake Erie watersheds to inform policy and management2,994,000362016
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto support the Water Center's efforts to convene and support experts across the Great Lakes basin, and conduct related activities, to identify and fill key knowledge gaps in the current Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and to help develop a science framework for the next phase of the GLRI4,500,000362013
Special OpportunitiesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborfor a challenge grant to provide scholarships for students of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise200,000122011
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn Arborto engage stakeholders and create cumulative impact maps (threats, resources and human impact) of the Great Lakes ecosystem to guide conservation decisions500,000242010
Great LakesUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborFor interim planning for a project to map threats to the Great Lakes8,500122010
Great LakesUniversity Of WindsorWindsorto share recommendations and lessons learned from the conference titled "The Ecosystem Approach in the 21st Century: Guiding Science and Management". 30,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeVanguard Community Development CorporationDetroitto build the capacity of residents in the Northend neighborhood of Detroit to proactively address environmental hazards100,000242010
Environmental Health & JusticeVirginia Organizing IncCharlottesvilleto support collaborative and strategic work by philanthropy, intermediaries, and local organizations to improve federal policies and grantmaking to prevent childhood lead poisoning with a focus on policies related to interim controls.110,000242022
Environmental Health & JusticeVoices For Earth JusticeSouthfieldto help with the sustainable rehabilitation of buildings for a community outreach center in the Brightmoor area of Detroit20,000122012
Anchor Arts OrganizationsVSA MichiganDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsVSA MichiganDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support20,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsVSA MichiganDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne Metropolitan Community Action AgencyDetroitfor the Detroit Residents First Fund, a collaborative funding initiative that will support Detroit residents in achieving their goals for environmentally healthy and culturally vibrant neighborhoods.240,000362020
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitTo enroll an additional 51 households as part of the DLEAD Cleaning Study to determine the frequency of cleaning protocols supportive of a lead-safe environment and to disseminate the findings.90,000132023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor general operating support for WDET75,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor general operating support for the Department of Dance and Theatre56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor general operating support for WSU Press, Community Arts, Freer House56,250362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support - Community Arts, WSU Press, and Freer House30,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support - WDET50,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto determine the efficacy of training parents and others caring for children within their homes in cleaning protocols supportive of a lead-free environment, and to provide training on disseminating the cleaning model to others within their community network.180,000182021
Great LakesWayne State UniversityDetroitfor support of research, applications, and engagement for continuing and enhanced environmental stewardship of watershed resources within the approximate boundaries of the Huron to Erie corridor; focus on emerging contaminants and engagement with watershed organizations.450,000362021
Sustainable BusinessWayne State UniversityDetroitto foster stronger connections among metro Detroit academic institutions through a cross-university reverse pitch competition that supports development of sustainable business practices in the private sector and prepares the next generation of talent that is committed to sustainability.257,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitfor continued support and expansion of De-Lead Education and Advocacy in Detroit (DLEAD), which is convened and sponsored by the Center for Urban Studies (Center) at Wayne State University.136,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support - Hillberry Theatre30,000242021
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto support a community group made up of parents of children with elevated blood lead levels (EBLLs) who will work to increase in the number of parents in Detroit knowledgeable about lead poisoning, lead remediation, and the resources available to improve lead impact outcomes through advocacy for their families and for a lead-free Detroit.83,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto build momentum for Net Impact at Wayne State University and train future leaders in sustainable business.35,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for the Elaine Jacob Art Gallery and the Art Department Gallery, WSU Press & The Freer House10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for WDET-FM15,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for Hillbery Theatre15,000122020
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto support an advocacy and spokesperson training conference for families of lead poisoned children45,000122020
Great LakesWayne State UniversityDetroitto improve Great Lakes water quality by connecting regional and bi-national science for monitoring, preventing and mitigating urban stresses in the Huron to Erie corridor849,000362018
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto support Detroit's environmental sustainability through a partnership between the Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program (DRF) and community-based organizations focused on environmental health, justice and equitable development and to support a collaborative project to address an environmental issue (to be selected by the fellows) that will impact Detroit's future400,000172017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for the Elaine Jacob Art Gallery and the Art Department Gallery, WSU Press & The Freer House30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for WDET-FM45,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for Hillbery Theatre45,000362017
Great LakesWayne State UniversityDetroitto improve Great Lakes water quality by connecting regional and bi-national science for monitoring, preventing and mitigating urban stresses in the Huron to Erie corridor650,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto address sources of air pollution, providing organizational support and coordination for the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, coordinating an Air Quality Advisory Committee375,000362016
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto support Detroit's environmental sustainability through a partnership between the Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program (DRF) and community-based organizations focused on environmental health, justice and equitable development and to support a collaborative project to address an environmental issue (to be selected by the fellows) that will impact Detroit's future399,843172016
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for Hilberry Theater30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitWayne State University Community Arts & Press20,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted operating support for WDET-FM30,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted operating support for WDET-FM30,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for Hilberry Theater30,000242013
Arts & Community LifeWayne State UniversityDetroitto build capacity for ArtsCorpsDetroit to serve more community organizations and to assess the role of art in urban revitalization and the volunteer experience100,000242012
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto evaluate a program to improve the health of Southeastern Michigan Anglers95,000242012
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto continue support for the Environmental Law Clinic25,000122011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for Hilberry Theater30,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted operating support for WDET-FM30,000242011
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for the Elaine Jacob Art Gallery and the Art Department Gallery10,000122010
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto expand healthy, sustainable food choices for households on Detroit's east side in partnership with Earthworks Urban Farm, Eastern Market and others90,000242010
Environmental Health & JusticeWayne State UniversityDetroitto hire a full time coordinator for the Environmental Law Clinic25,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted operating support for WDET-FM15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWayne State UniversityDetroitfor unrestricted general operating support for Hilberry Theater15,000122010
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWe Are The Culture Creators NonprofitDetroitfor general operating support37,500362022
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWEMU-FMYpsilantifor general operating support45,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWEMU-FMYpsilantito support Erb family legacy organizations through the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a one-time grant.5,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsWEMU-FMYpsilantifor Detroit Arts Support30,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamfor general operating support45,000362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamfor general operating support20,000242021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamfor Detroit Arts Support at the Birmingham Family YMCA30,000122021
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamfor unrestricted general operating support10,000122020
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamfor unrestricted general operating support30,000362017
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242015
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242013
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamfor unrestricted general operating support50,000242011
Jazz EducationYMCA Of Metropolitan DetroitBirminghamto develop a program that will teach 40-50 urban teens digital arts skills through a focus on environmental issues100,000122009
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYoung NationDetroitfor general operating support37,500362023
Anchor Arts OrganizationsYoung NationDetroitfor Detroit Arts Support20,000242021