Open Foundations · Michigan

Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation

Royal Oak, Michigan · EIN 205966333. It paid $17.3M across 122 grants in 2024, a median of $25K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$17.3M
paid in 2024
122
grants paid
$25K
median grant
26%
to first-time recipients
$377.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
MELISSA DAMASCHKE
Address
400 W 4TH STREET SUITE 400, ROYAL OAK, MI, 48067
Phone
2484982510
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SEE WEB SITE
Submission deadline
SEE WEB SITE
Restrictions on awards
SEE WEB SITE

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202600499349100320. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

discretionaryhonorariums

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 122 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1The Henry FordMI$2,600,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
2National Wildlife FederationMI$1,300,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
3Detroit Public MediaMI$1,125,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
4Southeast Michigan Foundation for Public SpacesMI$1,000,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
5University of MichiganMI$893,230PROGRAM SUPPORT
6Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association IncIL$655,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
7Foundation for Detroit's FutureMI$500,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
8Huron River Watershed CouncilMI$455,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
9Ecology Center IncMI$385,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
10Council of Michigan FoundationsMI$379,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
11Friends of the RougeMI$335,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
12InforumMI$311,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
13Clinton River Watershed CouncilMI$300,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
14Michigan Environmental CouncilMI$265,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
15Wayne State UniversityMI$262,500PROGRAM SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019131$12.5M
2020139$12.2M
2021127$14.0M
2022135$16.1M
2023146$17.7M
2024122$17.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Michigan89%
California4%
District of Columbia3%
Illinois2%
Maryland2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Deborah D ErbTRUSTEE · 2024
Douglas EbertTRUSTEE · 2024
John M ErbCHAIR AND CEO · 2024
Lawrence GarciaTRUSTEE · 2024
Leslie Erb LiedtkeTRUSTEE · 2024
Mary Lyons-richardsVICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION · 2024
Melissa DamaschkePRESIDENT · 2024
Rhonda D WelburnTRUSTEE · 2024
Tara TuomaalaVICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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