Funding search · EIN 236957264 · Buffalo, NY
Hoover Samuel L Tua
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 83
- grants reported
- $256,547
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,209
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Penn State University3 grants · $25,288
- Dickinson College3 grants · $14,523
- Thiel College3 grants · $11,119
- American University3 grants · $9,435
- Lebanon Valley College3 grants · $9,435
- Desales University3 grants · $9,435
- West Chester University3 grants · $8,734
- Catholic University3 grants · $8,734
- Shippensburg University3 grants · $8,069
- Gettysburg College2 grants · $7,910
Giving over time
Grant history
All 83 reported grants, largest first.
- $9,155
Dickinson College · Carlisle, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $8,770
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $8,575
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,943
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,385
American University · Washington, DC · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,385
Desales University · Center Valley, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,385
Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,385
Lebanon Valley College · Annville, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,385
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,385
Thiel College · Greenville, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,385
Villanova University · Villanova, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,385
Wilson College · Chambersburg, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,922
Adacus Greene · Carlisle, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Barsha Mainali · Lancaster, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Caden Ginter · Morgantown, WV · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Camera Bailey · California, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Dinela Dedic · Carlisle, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Dominic Gearhart · Washington, DC · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Emma Adams · Shippensburg, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Gabrielle Knapp · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Kristen Weirich · Villanova, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Lydia Ring · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2025
Scholarships
- $3,922
Maliya Kellam · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Mia Snyder · Kutztown, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Molly Best · Bridgewater, VA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Sejla Podzic · Charlotte, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,922
Stephen Tran · University Park, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,525
American University · Washington, DC · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,525
Catholic University · Washington, DC · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,525
Desales University · Center Valley, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,525
Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,525
Lebanon Valley College · Annville, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,525
Messiah College · Grantham, PA · 2023
Scholarships
- $3,525
Morehead State University · Morehead, KY · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,525
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,525
Thiel College · Greenville, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,525
West Chester University · West Chester, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,368
Dickinson College · Carlisle, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,209
Catholic University · Washington, DC · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,209
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,209
Marist College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,209
Messiah University · Mechanicsburg, PA · 2024
Scholarships
- $3,209
Pennsylvania Western University · California, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,209
Queens University of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,209
Susquehanna University · Selinsgrove, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,209
Thiel College · Greenville, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,209
West Chester University · West Chester, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,385
Temple University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,347
Rachel Bell · University Park, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Dickinson College · Carlisle, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Villanova University · Villanova, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Wilson College · Chambersburg, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Catholic University · Washington, DC · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Indiana University of Pa · Indiana, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Messiah College · Grantham, PA · 2022
Scholarships
- $2,000
Morehead State University · Morehead, KY · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
West Chester University · West Chester, PA · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,684
Bridgewater College · Bridgewater, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,684
Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Educational
- $1,684
Harrisburg Area Community College · Lancaster, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,684
Kutztown University · Kutztown, PA · 2024
Education
- $1,684
Millersville University · Millersville, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,684
West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,575
Chapin Taylor · University Park, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $1,575
Christian Good · Greenville, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $1,575
Nicole Zahos · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $1,575
Renee Blacksmith · West Chester, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $1,575
Trinity Johnson · Carlisle, PA · 2025
Scholarship
- $1,525
American University · Washington, DC · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,525
Desales University · Center Valley, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,525
Indiana University of Pa · Indiana, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,525
Lebanon Valley College · Annville, PA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,525
Tidewater Community College · Portsmouth, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,525
Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,525
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,525
Indiana University of Pa · Indiana, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,525
Marist College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,525
Millersville University · Millersville, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,525
Pennsylvania Western University · California, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,525
Susquehanna University · Selinsgrove, PA · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,525
Tidewater Community College · Portsmouth, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $159
Shippensburg University · Shippensburg, PA · 2024
Scholarship
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