The Eugenie Phyllis Ward Charity Trust concentrates almost all of its giving on institutional support for orphaned and vulnerable children, directing very large, general-purpose grants to established residential child‑care organizations. Its grantees are faith‑affiliated child welfare institutions in the United States and France, suggesting a cross‑border, religion‑linked interest in traditional orphanages and youth apprenticeship homes. The foundation makes few but sizable gifts and repeatedly funds the same organizations.
Highly concentrated: a very small number of large, repeated unrestricted grants to the same few institutional grantees rather than many small or one‑off gifts; cross‑national focus (U.S. and France) and faith‑affiliated recipients.
Eugenie Phyllis Ward Charity Trust gives almost all of its recent support as large general-purpose grants to a small set of residential child-care institutions serving orphaned and vulnerable children. The trust’s pattern is highly concentrated: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home in Boys Town, Nebraska, appears repeatedly alongside two Paris-based Catholic orphanage and apprenticeship organizations, showing a cross-border commitment to long-standing institutional child welfare. Grants land at a similar scale across those recipients, with awards in the high-$200,000 range over multiple years. The trust’s recent record points to a preference for established organizations rather than short-term projects or individuals. Its grantees include a U.S. residential home for boys and French institutions tied to the traditional orphanage and apprenticeship model, suggesting support for faith-affiliated care settings that provide stable housing and daily services. Across the latest years on file, the same organizations recur, which indicates continuity in its funding relationships rather than broad one-time giving. The result is a compact grantmaking profile centered on institutional support for children who need residential care and structured supervision.
One clear theme is residential care for orphaned and at-risk boys. In that area, the trust gave $295,173 to Father Flanagan's Boys' Home for general support, then continued with $290,585 in 2024 and $262,577 in 2025. A second focus is Catholic orphanage and apprenticeship institutions in Paris. It gave $295,156 to L Orphelinat Du Sacre Coeur Demontmartre for general support, followed by $290,585 in 2024 and $262,577 in 2025. The trust also supports another long-standing French child welfare institution through repeated general grants. Les Orphelins Apprentis D Auteuil received $295,156 in 2023, $290,585 in 2024, and $262,577 in 2025. The pattern is consistent support for operating needs rather than project-specific funding.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: the p25 is $262,577, the median is $290,585, and the p75 is $295,156. That narrow spread matches a small number of large awards rather than a broad range of grant sizes. The trust also shows repetition across years: the same recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. It does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments, so its grantmaking is centered on direct charitable grants.
$814K
$16.3M
$765K
$1M
Most grants fall between $263K and $295K, with a median of $291K.
25th Percentile
$263K
Median
$291K
75th Percentile
$295K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NE.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Eugenie Phyllis Ward Charity Trust.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 12 | $3.3M | 80.0% |
| 2 | United StatesDomestic | 3 | $848K |
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Notable grantees: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, L'Orphelinat du Sacré‑Coeur (Montmartre), Les Orphelins Apprentis d'Auteuil
Grant recipients are concentrated in France and the United States. France accounts for 12 grants, or 80.0% of the recipient-country total, while the United States accounts for 3 grants, or 20.0%. At the city level, Paris appears repeatedly through multiple recipient organizations, and Boys Town, Nebraska, is the U.S. location that shows up in the recent grants list. The trust gives most often in Nebraska by grant count, even though its headquarters are listed in Chicago, Illinois.
Its recent grants go to residential child-care institutions for orphaned and vulnerable children, including a U.S. boys' home and Paris-based Catholic orphanage and apprenticeship organizations. The listed grants are all marked general support, which suggests operating support for established institutions rather than restricted projects.
The trust’s grants are clustered in the high-$200,000 range. The p25 is $262,577, the median is $290,585, and the p75 is $295,156. That narrow band indicates a fairly consistent award size across its recent giving.
Yes. Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, L Orphelinat Du Sacre Coeur Demontmartre, and Les Orphelins Apprentis D Auteuil each appear in multiple years in the recent grants list, with awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Most grants go to recipients in France. The recipient-country distribution shows 12 grants, or 80.0%, to France and 3 grants, or 20.0%, to the United States. Paris is a repeated recipient city in the recent grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
20.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L ORPHELINAT DU SACRE COEUR DEMONTMARTRE | PARIS | $262,577 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LES ORPHELINS APPRENTIS D AUTEUIL | PARIS | $262,577 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME | BOYS TOWN, NE | $262,577 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| L ORPHELINAT DU SACRE COEUR DEMONTMARTRE | PARIS | $290,585 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| LES ORPHELINS APPRENTIS D AUTEUIL | PARIS | $290,585 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME | BOYS TOWN, NE | $290,585 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME | BOYS TOWN, NE | $295,173 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| LES ORPHELINS APPRENTIS D AUTEUIL | PARIS | $295,156 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| L ORPHELINAT DU SACRE COEUR DEMONTMARTRE | PARIS | $295,156 | 2023 | GENERAL |
L ORPHELINAT DU SACRE COEUR DEMONTMARTRE
$262,577GENERAL
LES ORPHELINS APPRENTIS D AUTEUIL
$262,577GENERAL
FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME
$262,577GENERAL
L ORPHELINAT DU SACRE COEUR DEMONTMARTRE
$290,585GENERAL
LES ORPHELINS APPRENTIS D AUTEUIL
$290,585GENERAL
FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME
$290,585GENERAL
FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME
GENERAL
LES ORPHELINS APPRENTIS D AUTEUIL
$295,156GENERAL
L ORPHELINAT DU SACRE COEUR DEMONTMARTRE
$295,156GENERAL