Private Foundation

THE KAREN & DREW PESLAR FOUNDATION

THE KAREN & DREW PESLAR FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in BIRMINGHAM, MI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $488K revenue, $525K expenses, $5.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 106 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.0M.

EIN: 383374272 BIRMINGHAM, MI Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$488K

Total Expenses$525K

Total Assets$5.3M

Grants Given106

Grant Total$2.0M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

ROYAL OAK, MI · 2024

FOR PROGRAMMING

$55,000

LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL

DETROIT, MI · 2024

FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

$49,206

MICHIGAN OPERA THEATRE

DETROIT, MI · 2024

FOR PROGRAMMING

$35,000

CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI · 2024

FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

$20,000

MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY

DETROIT, MI · 2024

FOR ANIMAL SHELTER PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT

$15,000

Showing up to 5 of 106 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHAIRMAN Drew Peslar

DIRECTOR/TREASURER Karen Peslar

DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Samantha Durakovic

PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT Virginia Webster-Smith

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

$1,107,291 33 grants

FOR PROGRAMMING

$387,500 28 grants

FOR ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES

$207,500 17 grants

FOR HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE

$105,000 5 grants

FOR ANIMAL SHELTER PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT

$70,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$488K	$525K	$5.3M
2023	$541K	$670K	$5.3M
2022	$539K	$639K	$5.6M
2021	$920K	$636K	$5.8M
2020	$430K	$615K	$5.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $430K to $488K (+14%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MI.

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