Pelican Institute for Public Policy
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.6m
$213k liabilities
Net assets
$1.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
7.6 years on average
Staff
14
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Stephen M Gele
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Pelican Institute for Public Policy's network
6 people7 organisationsi6 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen M Gele Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Abhay Patel | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cameron Smith | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniel J Erspamer | President & CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| JEB Bruneau | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nathalie Simon | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alyssa RAU | Chief of Staff | since 2022 |
| Erin Bendily | VP for Policy and Strategy | since 2022 |
| James Baehr | Special Counsel | since 2023 |
| John Kay | Sr Vice President | 2022 |
| Rachel Caluda | Director of Development | 2024 |
| Sarah Harbison | General Counsel | since 2023 |
| Sydney Hinds | Chief Marketing Officer | 2024 |
| Vance Ginn | Chief Economist | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel J Erspamer | President & CEO | 32 | $200k | $50k | $22k |
| James Baehr | Special Counsel | 40 | $197k | $6k | |
| Sydney Hinds | Chief Marketing Officer | 40 | $161k | $12k | $12k |
| Erin Bendily | VP for Policy & Strategy | 26 | $153k | $42k | $12k |
| Sarah Harbison | General Counsel | 40 | $145k | $10k | |
| Rachel Caluda | Director of Development | 40 | $104k | $13k | |
| Abhay Patel | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cameron Smith | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeb Bruneau | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nathalie Simon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen M Gele | Chairman | 3 | $0 |
Colorado roster
13 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263002526). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Daniel J. Erspamer | Chief Executive Officer |
| Sydney Hinds | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Stephen M. Gele | Chairman |
| Nathalie Simon | Director |
| James Baehr | Special Counsel |
| Erin Bendily | VP for Policy and Strategy |
| Daniel J. Erspamer | |
| Cameron Smith | Board Member |
| Sarah Harbison | General Counsel |
| Abhay Patel | Board Member |
| Daniel J. Erspamer | President and CEO |
| Jeb Bruneau | Director |
| Rachel Caluda | Director of Development |
About
- Legal name
- Pelican Institute for Public Policy
- EIN
- 261704791
- Address
- 400 Poydras St Ste 900, New Orleans, LA, 70130-3738
- State
- Louisiana
- Mission
- To conduct scholarly research and analysis that advances sound policies based on free enterprise, individual liberty, and constitutionally-limited government. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- W05 Public and societal benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public & Societal Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2008
- Principal officer
- Daniel J Erspamer (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2008
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsStephen M Gele
≥8years on the filingsAbhay Patel
≥8years on the filingsCameron Smith
≥8years on the filingsDaniel J Erspamer
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.6m
- Total liabilities
- $213k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.3m
- Program service revenue
- $19k
- Employees
- 14
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5m | $2.9m | $629k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Pelican Institute for Public Policy likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 29 April 2026
- Registered agent
- Colorado Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.