The Hyman Foundation
The Hyman Foundation is a private foundation based in Fairhope, Alabama. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations in Alabama, New York, and Arizona, with most grant dollars going to Alabama recipients.
The Hyman Foundation at a glance
In short: The Hyman Foundation gave $23K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Alabama. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $23,250
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,453
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,375
- Total assets
- $388,148
- +3.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (5 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Alabama (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Hyman Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- Yes
- How to Apply
-
The foundation accepts unsolicited requests. Its filing says to contact Clifton Mosteller by letter and include a copy of tax-exempt status. Applicants must be organizations described in Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3).
- Review Cycle
- None stated.
- Deadline
- None stated.
- Contact
Application contact: Clifton Mosteller
Mailing address: 251 S Bayview St, Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone: (251) 895-0071
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Hyman Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Springhill Avenue Temple ($3K). Together the top 10 received $18K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
72 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 72 grants of 72 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 83% of grant dollars went to Alabama recipients, 9% to New York recipients, and 9% to Arizona recipients. The percentages are rounded.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Hyman Foundation open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 16 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2024) to $25K (2022). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $23K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Springhill Avenue Temple Mobile, AL | Cemetery Fund | $2,500 |
| Dumas Wesley Community Center Mobile, AL | General Purposes | $2,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation New York, NY | Research | $2,000 |
| Mitchell Cancer Institute Mobile, AL | General Purposes | $2,000 |
| Baller Dream Foundation Scottsdale, AZ | General Purposes | $2,000 |
| McKemie Place Mobile, AL | General Purposes | $1,550 |
| Friends of the Animal Shelter Mobile, AL | General Purposes | $1,500 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile Mobile, AL | General Purposes | $1,500 |
| North Baldwin Animal Shelter Bay Minette, AL | General Purposes | $1,250 |
| Penelope House Mobile, AL | General Purposes | $1,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $388,148 | $42,860 | $28,238 | $23,250 | 16 | $24,625 | $39,240 | $25,658 |
| 2024 | $375,543 | $16,454 | $26,875 | $22,000 | 15 | $23,150 | $14,769 | $24,647 |
| 2023 | $385,713 | $20,098 | $27,629 | $22,850 | 15 | $23,750 | $15,852 | $22,766 |
| 2022 | $397,165 | $17,789 | $29,332 | $24,750 | 13 | $25,675 | $15,490 | $24,008 |
| 2021 | $409,032 | $34,980 | $28,554 | $23,950 | 13 | $24,952 | $31,264 | $25,821 |
| 2020 | $403,000 | $14,948 | $28,048 | $24,000 | 9 | — | $11,753 | $24,454 |
| 2019 | $416,100 | $18,619 | $28,073 | $24,000 | 10 | — | $15,343 | $24,788 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Hyman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose work spans community services, health, animal welfare, and other causes. For example, McKemie Place describes itself as Mobile County’s only emergency overnight shelter for homeless women, and Penelope House says it provides shelter, advocacy, and education for victims of intimate partner domestic violence. North Baldwin Animal Shelter says it provides housing for stray and abandoned animals. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $23,250 through 16 grants. Grants ranged from $750 to $2,500, with a median of $1,375. Notable grants included $2,500 to Springhill Avenue Temple for its cemetery fund; $2,000 each to Dumas Wesley Community Center, Michael J Fox Foundation, Mitchell Cancer Institute, and Baller Dream Foundation; and $1,550 to McKemie Place. Other grants included $1,500 each to Friends of the Animal Shelter and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile, $1,250 to North Baldwin Animal Shelter, and $1,200 to Penelope House.
Baller Dream Foundation describes its work as supporting children and families through hospital programming, community events, and financial support. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile says it provides overnight lodging for children and parents traveling to Mobile-area hospitals for treatment.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert L Hyman, Philip J Hyman, Cathy H Mosteller, and Ellen H Cunningham as trustees. Clifton Mosteller is listed as trustee and president.
The Hyman Foundation is led by Clifton Mosteller, Trustee & President on every filing since 2021; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Clifton Mosteller
Trustee & President
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy H. Mosteller
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen H. Cunningham
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip J. Hyman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert L. Hyman
Trustee
President, Treasurer, Secretary & Trustee → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about The Hyman Foundation
How much does The Hyman Foundation give each year?
The Hyman Foundation gave $23K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $22K across 15 grants.
What is The Hyman Foundation's typical grant size?
The Hyman Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,375, and its average grant was $1,453, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Hyman Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does The Hyman Foundation give grants?
The Hyman Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (9%) and Arizona (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Mobile, AL (11 grants).
Does The Hyman Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 75% of The Hyman Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Hyman Foundation's largest grantees?
The Hyman Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Springhill Avenue Temple ($2,500), Dumas Wesley Community Center ($2,000) and Michael J Fox Foundation ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Hyman Foundation?
The Hyman Foundation reported $388K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does The Hyman Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose work spans community services, health, animal welfare, and other causes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Hyman Foundation?
The foundation accepts unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Hyman Foundation's EIN?
The Hyman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-6186167. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Hyman Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
Yes, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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