Private foundation · EIN 23-6957264 · Buffalo, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Samuel L Hoover Tua

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 21 grants paid, $69K total, median $3,922. 5% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
21
$69K
Median grant
$3,922
Stays in NY
5%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.4M

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gabrielle Knapp C/O Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NYScholarship$3,922
Lydia Ring C/O Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PAScholarships$3,922
Sejla Podzic C/O Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NCScholarship$3,922
Dominic Gearhart C/O Catholic UniversityWashington, DCScholarship$3,922
Camera Bailey C/O Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PAScholarship$3,922
Caden Ginter C/O West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WVScholarship$3,922
Mia Snyder C/O Kutztown UniversityKutztown, PAScholarship$3,922
Molly Best C/O Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, VAScholarship$3,922
Maliya Kellam C/O Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PAScholarship$3,922
Emma Adams C/O Shippensburg UniversityShippensburg, PAScholarship$3,922
Barsha Mainali C/O Harrisburg Area Community CollegeLancaster, PAScholarship$3,922
Kristen Weirich C/O Villanova UniversityVillanova, PAScholarship$3,922
Stephen Tran C/O Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, PAScholarship$3,922
Adacus Greene C/O Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PAScholarship$3,922
Dinela Dedic C/O Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PAScholarship$3,922
Rachel Bell C/O Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, PAScholarship$2,347
Chapin Taylor C/O Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, PAScholarship$1,575
Nicole Zahos C/O Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PAScholarship$1,575
Renee Blacksmith C/O West Chester UniversityWest Chester, PAScholarship$1,575
Trinity Johnson C/O Millersville UniversityCarlisle, PAScholarship$1,575
Christian Good C/O Thiel CollegeGreenville, PAScholarship$1,575

By state: Pennsylvania 16 · New York 1 · North Carolina 1 · District of Columbia 1 · West Virginia 1 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

Samuel L Hoover Tua is a private grantmaking foundation in Buffalo, New York, administered in care of M & T Bank, tax-exempt since 2010. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Samuel L Hoover Tua accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Samuel L Hoover Tua give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $69K across 21 grants, a median of $3,922.

Where does Samuel L Hoover Tua give?

Pennsylvania (16 grants), New York (1 grants), North Carolina (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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