The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Birmingham, AL EIN: 72-1370674

The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation is a private foundation, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $204K.

The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation at a glance

In short: The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation gave $204K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $204K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$204,193
+80.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$204,193
+261.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$204,193
Total assets
$4,039
-93.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Global Network Foundation: $204KGlobal Network Foundation$204K

The largest 2025 recipient was Global Network Foundation ($204K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 7 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

AtlantaBirminghamAuburn

How The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 104% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2020) to $274K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $204K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Global Network Foundation Atlanta, GAEducational$204,193
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$4,039$98,394$206,628$204,1931$204,193$411
2024$65,342$215,104$114,125$113,0252$113,025$885
2023$4,331$1,270$1,420———$218
2022$4,481$101,271$101,420$100,0001$100,000$636
2021$4,630$251,272$275,071$273,6513$273,651$733
2020$28,429$1,887$102,069$100,0001—$1,611

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation reported a distributable amount of $411 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anne H. Moulton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billy L. Harbert Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth S. Cornay

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation

How much does The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation give each year?

The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation gave $204K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $113K across 2 grants.

How large is The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation?

The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation reported $4K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $204K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $411 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation operate?

The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, Georgia.

What is The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation's EIN?

The Joy & Bill Harbert Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-1370674. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)

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