Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation SEPTEMBER 2012 GRANTS
Organization Purpose Amount
Great Lakes Huron River to support the RiverUp! $240,000 Watershed Council initiative to revitalize the payable over 3 years Ann Arbor, MI Huron River corridor for the ½ in the form of a benefit of local economies challenge grant and residents
Lawrence Technological to underwrite the production $22,000 University by Issue Media Group of stories Southfield, MI of people working on innovative green infrastructure in Detroit
Greening of Detroit/ to strengthen organizational $300,000 WARM Training infrastructures to enable payable over 2 years Detroit, MI these organizations to play a pivotal role in shaping a sustainable future for Detroit including improved water quality
Sierra Club to continue support for the Great $75,000 Foundation Lakes Great Communities San Francisco/Detroit Campaign efforts to promote the use of green infrastructure in Detroit
Environmental Health & Justice Michigan Environmental to strengthen the Zero Waste $50,000 Council Coalition’s efforts to promote Lansing/Detroit, MI recycling in Detroit
Community Arts Matrix Theatre Company to use interactive theater $90,000 Detroit, MI to engage communities in payable over 3 years creating a sustainable vision for the southeast Michigan region in partnership with SEMCOG, the Cultural Alliance of SE MI, Plowshares Theater and others
Southwest Detroit to transform vacant lots at $45,000 Business Association Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks Detroit, MI Blvds. into a pocket park where landscape designers and artists engage residents and students in commemorating 2 great Americans and community principles
Anchor Cultural & Arts Organizations
The Foundation approved unrestricted operating support for 35 cultural and arts organizations, including larger organizations that have had historical significance to the family and other organizations that are essential elements of a strong core central City and vibrant neighborhoods. Each grant is payable over a 2 year period.
Cranbrook Educational Community (for its culture and arts programs including community education and outreach) $200,000 Detroit Institute of Arts $200,000 Detroit Public Television $200,000 Detroit Symphony Orchestra $200,000 Detroit Zoological Society $200,000 The Henry Ford $200,000 Stratford Shakespeare Festival $200,000 ArtServe (for the Cultural Data Project and services benefitting Detroit) $50,000 College for Creative Studies (non‐degree community arts programs) $50,000 Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan $50,000 Detroit Historical Society $50,000 Living Arts (including $30,000 for the Detroit Creative Arts Alliance ) $50,000 Meadow Brook Theatre $50,000 Michigan Opera Theatre $50,000 Mosaic Youth Theatre $50,000 Museum of African American History $50,000 Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) $50,000 Music Hall $50,000 Pewabic Society $50,000 Sphinx Organization $50,000 YMCA (Y‐Arts) $50,000 Detroit Repertory Theatre $30,000 Motown Historical Museum $30,000 Wayne State University • Hilberry Theatre $30,000 • WDET‐FM $30,000 Arts & Scraps $20,000 Detroit Artists Market $20,000 Friends of Detroit Public Library $20,000 Heritage Works $20,000 Marygrove College (IMD arts enrichment programs) $20,000 Puppet Art $20,000 Scarab Club $20,000 Southwest Detroit Business Association (for Compás) $20,000 VSA Arts of Michigan $20,000 Rackham Symphony Choir $5,000
Total Approved $3,242,000
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