Gilbert fund pushes to extend tax debt relief program
By Annalise Frank
Published on April 23, 2026.
Dan Gilbert's philanthropic organization, the Detroit Tax Relief Fund, is urging the state Legislature to extend a program crucial to low-income families in their homes. The fund, which includes a $27 million investment from the Gilbert Family Foundation and Rocket Community Fund, erases $52 million in property tax debt and helped 13,000 families avoid foreclosure in Detroit in 2021-25. The program is set to expire in June. A bill to extend the program passed the Senate in October and was last heard by a House committee in December. Of the total commitment, the fund and foundation spent $297 million by 2025, or 60%.
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