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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 83-2542527

Miriam U Hoover Foundation

A private foundation in Vero Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 18 grants and $16.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2021

    $16,149,311

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $780,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $12,528,152

Grants paid in 2021

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $400,000
  2. Howard Brown Health CenterChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $150,000
  3. Interlochen Center for the ArtsInterlochen, MI

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. Journeycare FoundationBarrington, IL

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. AIDS Foundation of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Center on HalstedChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. The Living DesertPalm Desert, CA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  8. Bishop Anderson House FoundationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  9. Cathedral Counseling CenterChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  10. About Face TheatreChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  11. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  12. Bexley Seabury SeminaryChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. Field Museum of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  14. Joffrey Ballet of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  15. McClaren Northern Michigan FoundationPetoskey, MI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  16. Chicago Botanic GardenGlencoe, IL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  17. Rush University Medical Center - Office of PhilanthropyChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  18. Eldercare Lake CountyWaukegan, IL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000

1 grant of $15,319,311 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $450,00083% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $30,0006% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $30,0006% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois15 grants $745,000
  2. Michigan2 grants $60,000
  3. California1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Michael A LeppenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $56,250
  • Thomas E SwaneyTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $37,500

The return

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