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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-4083499

Joy Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $165,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,230,639

  • Tax year 2024

    $194,629

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,272,062

  • Tax year 2023

    $83,350

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,327,252

  • Tax year 2022

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,346,579

  • Tax year 2021

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,400,287

  • Tax year 2020

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,449,834

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cure RTD FoundationRed Oak, TX

    Charitable donation

    $25,000
  2. Boys and Girls ClubAtlanta, GA

    Charitable donation

    $25,000
  3. Turtle Wing FoundationSchulenburg, TX

    Charitable donation

    $25,000
  4. Bob Tallman's Children's CharitiesHouston, TX

    Charitable donation

    $25,000
  5. Covenant HouseHouston, TX

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  6. Lone Oak GivesHouston, TX

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  7. The Brookwood CommunityBrookshire, TX

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  8. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  9. Shriners HospitalsTampa, FL

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  10. Make A WishDallas, TX

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  11. KSBJHumble, TX

    Charitable donation

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $35,00033% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $35,00033% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $25,00024% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas8 grants $120,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $25,000
  3. Florida1 grant $10,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Kaylee Lynn HoelewynDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rebecca J JoyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Johnny Don JoyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Harmony Ann TullochDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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