The Laura Pels International Foundation
EIN 161632202Total Given 2016–2023
$4.2M
80 grants · $523K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$30K
grant size
64%
deep partner · 16/25 multi-year
repeat
$5.5M
Assets (2023)
25
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 256-1142
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $406K | $5.1M | $272K | 14 |
| 2017 | $314K | $5.2M | $300K | 17 |
| 2018 | $358K | $4.6M | $431K | 13 |
| 2019 | N/A | $4.9M | $406K | N/A |
| 2020 | $110K | $5.0M | $423K | 2 |
| 2021 | $277K | $5.1M | $394K | 12 |
| 2022 | $142K | $3.8M | $253K | 8 |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $5.5M | $534K | 14 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 80 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$52K
75th Pctl
$30K
Maximum
$2.0M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JK
Julie Kinsella
President
Leadership
LP
Laura J Pels
8+ yrs
Former President
Leadership
JB
Jack R Brister
8+ yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
LP
Laura J Pels
8+ yrs
President & Executive Director
Leadership
JD
Janet Dunham
7 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JB
Jack R Brister
8+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
HW
Hal J Witt
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
LF
Laurent Faugerolas
2 yrs
Director
LP
Laurence Pels
2 yrs
Director
MK
Michael Kaiser
2 yrs
Director
EM
Elliott Mottley
2 yrs
Director
CK
Christian Keutgen
2 yrs
Director
TH
Todd Haimes
7 yrs
Director
JA
Jean Audouze
7 yrs
Director
SS
Sally Shelton-Colby
2 yrs
Director
BB
Baily Blanchard
2 yrs
Executive Assistant
LP
Laura J Pels
8+ yrs
President & Executive Director
Leadership
JD
Janet Dunham
7 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
JB
Jack R Brister
8+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
HW
Hal J Witt
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
SS
Sally Shelton-Colby
2 yrs
Director
LF
Laurent Faugerolas
2 yrs
Director
LP
Laurence Pels
2 yrs
Director
MK
Michael Kaiser
2 yrs
Director
EM
Elliott Mottley
2 yrs
Director
CK
Christian Keutgen
2 yrs
Director
TH
Todd Haimes
7 yrs
Director
JA
Jean Audouze
7 yrs
Director
BB
Baily Blanchard
2 yrs
Executive Assistant
LP
Laura J Pels
8+ yrs
President & Executive Dire
Leadership
JB
Jack R Brister
8+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
JD
Janet Dunham
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
JA
Jean Audouze
7 yrs
Director
TH
Todd Haimes
7 yrs
Director
WJ
Wilma Jordan
5 yrs
Director
AS
Ambassador Sally
5 yrs
Director
BE
Bill Zabel Esq
5 yrs
Director
LP
Laura J Pels
8+ yrs
President & Executive Dire
Leadership
JB
Jack R Brister
8+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
JD
Janet Dunham
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
WJ
Wilma Jordan
5 yrs
Director
AS
Ambassador Sally
5 yrs
Director
BE
Bill Zabel Esq
5 yrs
Director
TH
Todd Haimes
7 yrs
Director
JA
Jean Audouze
7 yrs
Director
LP
Laura J Pels
8+ yrs
President & Executive Dire
Leadership
JB
Jack R Brister
8+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
JD
Janet Dunham
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
BE
Bill Zabel Esq
5 yrs
Director
AS
Ambassador Sally
5 yrs
Director
WJ
Wilma Jordan
5 yrs
Director
TH
Todd Haimes
7 yrs
Director
JA
Jean Audouze
7 yrs
Director
LP
Laura J Pels
8+ yrs
President & Executive Dire
Leadership
JB
Jack R Brister
8+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
JD
Janet Dunham
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
BE
Bill Zabel Esq
5 yrs
Director
AS
Ambassador Sally
5 yrs
Director
WJ
Wilma Jordan
5 yrs
Director
TH
Todd Haimes
7 yrs
Director
JA
Jean Audouze
7 yrs
Director
LP
Laura J Pels
8+ yrs
President & Executive Dire
Leadership
JB
Jack R Brister
8+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
JD
Janet Dunham
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
BE
Bill Zabel Esq
5 yrs
Director
AS
Ambassador Sally
5 yrs
Director
WJ
Wilma Jordan
5 yrs
Director
TH
Todd Haimes
7 yrs
Director
JA
Jean Audouze
7 yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (80 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. | 2023 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $150,000 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS OF ATLANTIC WOOLLY MAM. | 2023 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $100,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE PRICE BY ARTHUR MILLER & THE SPECIAL EVENT, SPRING GALA | 2020 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | $95,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEKHOV'S "SEAGULL". | 2023 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $79,400 | TO SPONSOR THE SPRING GALA 2016, PRODUCTIONS OF HUMANS BY STEPHEN KARAM, THERESE RAQUIN BY EMILE ZOLA & LOVE,... | 2016 |
| The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $67,000 | TO SPONSOR THE SPECIAL EVENT, KENNEDY CENTER HONORS GALA, & THE PRODUCTIONS OF NEEDLES AND OPIUM BY | 2018 |
| The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $61,212 | TO SPONSOR THE SPECIAL EVENT, KENNEDY CENTER HONORS GALA, & THE PRODUCTIONS OF NEEDLES AND OPIUM BY | 2017 |
| Lincoln Center | New York, NY | $60,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTIONS OF OSLO BY J.T. ROGERS & LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME BY MOLIERE | 2016 |
| The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $52,500 | TO SPONSOR THE SPECIAL EVENTS, KENNEDY CENTER HONORS GALA & IRELAND 100: CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF IRISH ARTS AND CULTURE | 2016 |
| Lincoln Center Theater | New York, NY | $50,905 | TO SPONSOR THE SPECIAL EVENT, ANNUAL BENEFIT, AND THE PRODUCTIONS OF PIPELINE BY DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU | 2018 |
| Manhattan Theatre Club | New York, NY | $50,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC BY JOSHUA HARMON & OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $50,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF ...WHAT THE END WILL BE BY MANSA RA & LAURA PELS THEATRE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEKHOV'S "SEAGULL". | 2023 |
| Signature Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2023 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $50,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF "THE REFUGE PLAYS". | 2023 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $50,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE PRICE BY ARTHUR MILLER & THE SPECIAL EVENT, SPRING GALA | 2018 |
| Signature Theatre | New York, NY | $46,700 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF SIGNATURE PLAYS, THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE ENTIRE WORLD BY SUZAN-LORI... | 2016 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY | $33,800 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE PRICE BY ARTHUR MILLER & THE SPECIAL EVENT, SPRING GALA | 2017 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | $32,500 | TO SUPPORT THE U.S. PREMIERE OF BATTLEFIELD FROM THE DIRECTOR PETER BROOK & TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE... | 2016 |
| Lincoln Center Theater | New York, NY | $30,300 | TO SPONSOR THE SPECIAL EVENT, ANNUAL BENEFIT, AND THE PRODUCTIONS OF PIPELINE BY DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU | 2017 |
| Signature Theatre | New York, NY | $30,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE RED LETTER PLAYS: IN THE BLOOD BY SUZAN-LORI PARKS | 2018 |
| American Associates of the National Theatre | New York, NY | $25,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE NORMAL HEART BY LARRY KRAMER | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | TO SPONSOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE MOOD ROOM BY ANNIE-B PARSON & BIG DANCE THEATER | 2021 |
| Signature Theatre | New York, NY | $25,000 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | 2021 |
| The New Group | New York, NY | $25,000 | TO SPONSOR THE FILM PREMIERE OF WAITING FOR GADOT, ON MAY 6TH 2021 | 2021 |