Public Charity

PELICAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

Based in NEW ORLEANS, LA, PELICAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.5M in revenue, $2.9M in expenses, $1.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 60 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.1M.

EIN: 261704791 NEW ORLEANS, LA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$2.9M
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$3.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO CONDUCT SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS THAT ADVANCES SOUND POLICIES BASED ON FREE ENTERPRISE, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, AND CONSTITUTIONALLY-LIMITED GOVERNMENT.

Sample Grants Received

2024
GENERAL OPERATING
$93,000
2024
PROJECT SUPPORT
$75,000
2024
Support for educational outreach and engagement activities to increase awareness and usage of the new Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise program.
$75,000
2024
general support
$65,000
2024
Economic Education
$50,000

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Abhay Patel
BOARD MEMBER Cameron Smith
PRESIDENT & CEO Daniel J Erspamer
VP FOR POLICY & STRATEGY Erin Bendily
SPECIAL COUNSEL James Baehr
DIRECTOR Jeb Bruneau

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL OPERATING
$830,000 3 grants
for general operations
$362,500 4 grants
Education
$241,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$167,000 8 grants
Support of criminal justice reform work
$130,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.5M $2.9M $1.6M
2023 $2.6M $2.9M $989K
2022 $2.3M $2.3M $1.3M
2020 $1.5M $1.3M $339K
2019 $1.5M $1.7M $128K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $3.5M (+134%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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