Funding search · EIN 383374272 · Birmingham, MI

The Karen & Drew Peslar Foundation

Name: The Karen & Drew Peslar Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

80
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational families needy therapy adult animal challenged developmentally

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Loyola High School4 grants · $392,226
Detroit Zoological Society4 grants · $170,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $140,000
Angel'S Place4 grants · $140,000
Detroit Institute of Arts3 grants · $140,000
Detroit Historical Society2 grants · $100,000
Pope Francis Center4 grants · $90,000
Cranbrook Institute of Science4 grants · $76,000
Forgotten Harvest4 grants · $70,000
Michigan Humane Society4 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$423,530

2022

$453,670

2023

$301,706

2024

$556,820

2025

Grant history

All 80 reported grants, largest first.

$151,170
Loyola High School · Detroit, MI · 2023
For educational programming
$137,530
Loyola High School · Detroit, MI · 2022
For educational programming
$110,000
Angel'S Place · Southfield, MI · 2025
For assistance to developmentally challenged adult programs
$110,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2025
For programming
$100,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2025
For programming
$55,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2025
For programming
$55,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2024
For programming
$54,320
Loyola High School · Detroit, MI · 2025
For educational programming
$50,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
For educational programming
$50,000
Detroit Historical Society · Detroit, MI · 2022
For educational programming
$49,206
Loyola High School · Detroit, MI · 2024
For educational programming
$35,000
Michigan Opera Theatre · Detroit, MI · 2024
For programming
$35,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
For programming
$35,000
Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2023
For human services and community assistance
$35,000
Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2022
For human services and community assistance
$25,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2023
For assistance to needy families
$25,000
Detroit Zoological Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
For programming
$25,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2022
For assistance to needy families
$20,000
Cranbrook Institute of Science · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2025
For educational programming
$20,000
Cranbrook Institute of Science · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
For educational programming
$20,000
Cranbrook Institute of Science · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
For educational programming
$20,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2023
For programming
$20,000
Detroit Institute of Arts · Detroit, MI · 2022
For programming
$16,000
Cranbrook Institute of Science · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
For educational programming
$15,000
Michigan Humane Society · Detroit, MI · 2025
For animal shelter programs and support
$15,000
The Nature Conservancy Michigan Chapter · Lansing, MI · 2025
For assistance with environmental issues
$15,000
Michigan Humane Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
For animal shelter programs and support
$15,000
The Nature Conservancy Michigan Chapter · Lansing, MI · 2024
For programming
$15,000
Michigan Humane Society · Rochester Hills, MI · 2023
For animal shelter programs and support
$15,000
The Nature Conservancy - Michigan Chapter · Lansing, MI · 2023
For programming
$15,000
Michigan Humane Society · Rochester Hills, MI · 2022
For animal shelter programs and support
$15,000
Michigan Opera Theatre · Detroit, MI · 2022
For programming
$15,000
The Nature Conservancy - Michigan Chapter · Lansing, MI · 2022
For programming
$10,000
Beds 4 Kids · Oak Park, MI · 2025
For assistance to needy families
$10,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2025
For assistance to needy families
$10,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2025
For assistance to needy families
$10,000
Motor City Lyric Opera · Detroit, MI · 2025
For programming
$10,000
Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2025
For assistance to homeless individuals
$10,000
Angel'S Place · Southfield, MI · 2024
For assistance to developmentally challenged adult programs
$10,000
Beds 4 Kids · Oak Park, MI · 2024
For assistance to needy families
$10,000
Beyond Basics · Southfield, MI · 2024
For educational programming
$10,000
Corewell Health Foundation Se · Southfield, MI · 2024
For funding of various initiatives to support patient care
$10,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024
For programming
$10,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024
For assistance to needy families
$10,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2024
For assistance to needy families
$10,000
Pope Francis Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
For human services and community assistance
$10,000
Angel'S Place · Southfield, MI · 2023
For assistance to developmentally challenged adult programs
$10,000
Beds 4 Kids · Oak Park, MI · 2023
For assistance to needy families
$10,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
For programming
$10,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2023
For assistance to needy families
$10,000
Michigan Opera Theatre · Detroit, MI · 2023
For programming
$10,000
Angel'S Place · Southfield, MI · 2022
For assistance to developmentally challenged adult programs
$10,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2022
For programming
$10,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2022
For assistance to needy families
$7,500
Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan · Pontiac, MI · 2025
For assistance to needy families
$7,500
Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan · Pontiac, MI · 2024
For assistance to needy families
$7,500
Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan · Pontiac, MI · 2023
For assistance to needy families
$7,500
Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan · Pontiac, MI · 2022
For assistance to needy families
$5,000
Kids On the Go · Gross Pointe Woods, MI · 2025
For youth therapy programming
$5,000
Mercy Education Project · Detroit, MI · 2025
For educational programming
$5,000
The Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2025
For educational programming
$5,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
For educational programming
$5,000
Kids On the Go · Gross Pointe Woods, MI · 2024
For youth therapy programming
$5,000
Mercy Education Project · Detroit, MI · 2024
For educational programming
$5,000
Motor City Lyric Opera · Detroit, MI · 2024
For programming
$5,000
The Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2024
For educational programming
$5,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
For educational programming
$5,000
Kids On the Go · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI · 2023
For youth therapy programming
$5,000
Mercy Education Project · Detroit, MI · 2023
For educational programming
$5,000
Motor City Lyric Opera · Detroit, MI · 2023
For programming
$5,000
The Beaumont Health Foundation - First Words Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2023
For pediatric therapy programming
$5,000
The Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2023
For educational programming
$5,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
For educational programming
$5,000
Detroit Audubon · Detroit, MI · 2022
For educational programming
$5,000
Kids On the Go · Grosse Pointe Woods, MI · 2022
For youth therapy programming
$5,000
Mercy Education Project · Detroit, MI · 2022
For educational programming
$5,000
The Beaumont Health Foundation - First Words Society · Royal Oak, MI · 2022
For pediatric therapy programming
$5,000
The Pewabic Society · Detroit, MI · 2022
For educational programming
$5,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
For educational programming
$2,500
Michigan Nature Association · Okemos, MI · 2022
For programming

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