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Harbin Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Lavonia, Georgia · EIN 260158564

Harbin Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lavonia, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $335,500 in 53 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $298,500 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$274,75052$689,407
2024$298,50047$785,991
2025$335,50053$833,887

How to apply

ContactWestley J Harbin
460 Porter Road, Martin, GA 30557
Phone or email(706) 356-2862
What to submitApplications are obtained from westley j. Harbin, director
RestrictionsEducational scholarships are awarded to children of harbin lumber company, inc. Employees who are high school seniors and who plan to attend an educational institution.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harbin Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia47$297,500
South Carolina6$38,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 53 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Penfield Addiction Ministries
Union Point, GA
Provides addiction treatment.$25,000
Casa of Northern Judicial Circuit
Toccoa, GA
Provides trained court appointed special advocates to represent the best interest of children in foster care$15,000
Franklin County High School
Carnesville, GA
Educational scholarship to public school$15,000
Aiken County Habitat for Humanity
Aiken, SC
Provides housing and job opportunities.$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Jackson
Commerce, GA
Provide students with an enviroment to fill the gap between school and home.$10,000
Eagle Ranch
Flowery Branch, GA
Provides support and case needed to work through crisis situations.$10,000
Food Bank of Northeast Georgia
Athens, GA
Provides food to families in need.$10,000
Franklin County Rotary Club
Royston, GA
Provides wheel chair ramps for elderly and disabled people.$10,000
Habitat for Humanity- Greene County
Greensboro, GA
Provides housing and job opportunities.$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Ga
Clarksville, GA
Provides housing and job opportunities.$10,000
Habitat for Humanity- Jackson County
Jefferson, GA
Provides housing and job opportunities.$10,000
Habitat for Humanity- Pickens County
Clemson, SC
Provides housing and job opportunities.$10,000
Habitat for Humanity- Putnam County
Eatonton, GA
Provides housing and job opportunities.$10,000
The Stephens County Foundation
Taccoa, GA
Provides education, preservation, and recreation to residents of stephens county to enhance quality of life$10,000
Lydia's Place Inc
Watkinsville, GA
Provides housing support to young adults in foster care.$10,000
Individual
GA
Provides food, clothing, shelter, literacy and job placement opportunities to individuals.$10,000
Victory Home Helping Hand Inc
Clarkesville, GA
Provides addiction treatment.$10,000
Extra Special People
Watkinsville, GA
Provides support to children with disabilities.$7,500
Bigger Vision of Athens
Athens, GA
Provides shelter and support services for individuals experiencing homelessness$6,000
Granite Citylake Hartwell Fca
Colbert, GA
Provides support to see the world transformed by jesus christ through the influence of coaches and athletes.$5,000
Camp Fire Georgia
Toccoa, GA
Provides summer camp activities to help youth prpeare for life.$5,000
Ferst Readers
Madison, GA
Provides free books and literacy resources to children and their families$5,000
The Ark Family Preservation Center
Franklin Springs, GA
Provides supportive services for families reuniting after being broken apart by issues such as drug, abuse or neglect$5,000
Compass for Hope Inc
Augusta, GA
Provides services for those experiencing homelessness in augusta, ga.$5,000
Athens Area Habitat for Humanity
Athens, GA
Provides housing and job opportunities.$5,000
Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes
Madison, GA
Provides the state's most at-risk children the love, safety, and stability needed to become mature, successful adults.$5,000
Harmony House Child Advocacy Center
Royston, GA
Provides service to victims of severe physical, sexual abuse and assault in the northern judicial circuit.$5,000
Individual
GA
$5,000
Dabo's All in Team Foundation
Clemson, SC
Provides awareness of education and health issues to improve lives in south carolina$5,000
Kilgore Kids
Commerce, GA
Provides equality for differently abled children.$5,000
Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter
Lavonia, GA
Provides shelter, care, and food to sheltered animals.$5,000
Outdoor Dream Foundation
Anderson, SC
Provides outdoor dream adventures to children who have been diagnozed with terminal or life-threatening illnesses.$5,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Westminster, SC
Provides services to build beds for children.$5,000
Individual
GA
Education scholarship$3,000
Individual
GA
Educaeducation scholarship$3,000
Individual
GA
Education scholarship$3,000
Individual
GA
Education scholarship$3,000
Individual
GA
Education scholarship$3,000
Individual
GA
Education scholarship$3,000
Individual
GA
Education scholarship$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harbin Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Harbin Family Foundation Inc give?

$335,500 in tax year 2025, across 53 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Harbin Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Barron C Harbin (Director), Deborah G Harbin (Director) and Westley J Harbin (Director).

What does Harbin Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, housing and homelessness and youth programs.

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