Funding search · EIN 366063814 · Chicago, IL

Miriam U and H Earl Hoover Foundation

Name: Miriam U and H Earl Hoover Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

68
grants reported: $2.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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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.

Ravinia Festival Association3 grants · $780,000
Howard Brown Health Center3 grants · $450,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago3 grants · $420,000
St James Cathedral Chicago2 grants · $270,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts3 grants · $205,000
Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan - Church of the Transfiguration Trus3 grants · $70,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago3 grants · $60,000
Cathedral Counseling Center2 grants · $55,000
Field Museum3 grants · $30,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$885,000

2022

$855,000

2023

$905,000

2024

Grant history

All 68 reported grants, largest first.

$400,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$360,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$360,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$260,000
St James Cathedral Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$150,000
Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$150,000
Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$150,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
$150,000
Howard Brown Health Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$60,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$50,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
$45,000
Cathedral Counseling Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$30,000
Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan - Church of the Transfiguration Trus · Marquette, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$20,000
Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan - Church of the Transfiguration Trus · Marquette, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$20,000
Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan - Church of the Transfiguration Trus · Marquette, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
About Face Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
AIDS Foundation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Bishop Anderson House · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Cathedral Counseling Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
St James Cathedral Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
University of Michigan - Engineering Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Bishop Anderson House · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation · Petoskey, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
Northshore Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
The Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$10,000
University of Michigan - Engineering Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Eldercare Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation · Petoskey, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Northshore Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
University of Michigan - Engineering Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Bishop Anderson House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Center On Halsted · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Eldercare Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation · Petoskey, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Northshore Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
About Face Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Eldercare Lake County · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Church of St Paul'S in the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,000
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted

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