Private Foundation

THE KAREN & DREW PESLAR FOUNDATION

THE KAREN & DREW PESLAR FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in BIRMINGHAM, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.0M revenue, $786K expenses, $5.5M total assets. IRS filings disclose 124 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.6M.

EIN: 383374272 BIRMINGHAM, MI Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$1.0M

Total Expenses$786K

Total Assets$5.5M

Grants Given124

Grant Total$2.6M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DETROIT, MI · 2025

FOR PROGRAMMING

$110,000

ANGEL'S PLACE

SOUTHFIELD, MI · 2025

FOR ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPMENTALLY CHALLENGED ADULT PROGRAMS

$110,000

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

DETROIT, MI · 2025

FOR PROGRAMMING

$100,000

DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

ROYAL OAK, MI · 2025

FOR PROGRAMMING

$55,000

LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL

DETROIT, MI · 2025

FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

$54,320

Showing up to 5 of 124 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

$1,196,611 38 grants

FOR PROGRAMMING

$662,500 32 grants

FOR ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES

$245,000 21 grants

FOR ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPMENTALLY CHALLENGED ADULT PROGRAMS

$160,000 6 grants

FOR HUMAN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE

$105,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$1.0M	$786K	$5.5M
2024	$488K	$525K	$5.3M
2023	$541K	$670K	$5.3M
2022	$539K	$639K	$5.6M
2021	$920K	$636K	$5.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $920K to $1.0M (+13%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MI.

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