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Donna Jean Hoef Richard A Zellner Foundation

Preselected recipients only Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan · EIN 472135081

Donna Jean Hoef Richard A Zellner Foundation is a private foundation in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $84,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $42,000 and the largest $42,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was the same as $84,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$84,0002$1.4 million
2024$84,0002$1.4 million
2025$84,0002$1.3 million

How to apply

Donna Jean Hoef Richard A Zellner Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Donna Jean Hoef Richard A Zellner Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan2$84,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hospice of Michigan
Southfield, MI
General Purpose$42,000
Macomb County Chapter Special Olympics Michigan
Mt Pleasant, MI
General Purpose$42,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Donna Jean Hoef Richard A Zellner Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Donna Jean Hoef Richard A Zellner Foundation give?

$84,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $42,000.

Who runs Donna Jean Hoef Richard A Zellner Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert R Lubera (Director, Pres, Sec), Mary E Lubera (Director, Treas) and John R Parnell Jr (Director, VP).

What does Donna Jean Hoef Richard A Zellner Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly disability and health.

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