The Father Flanagan's Fund for Needy Children is effectively the operating endowment for Boys Town, directing nearly all of its philanthropic dollars to Father Flanagan's Boys' Home in Boys Town, Nebraska. Its giving is singularly focused on services for vulnerable children and youth, supporting residential care, family support, and child welfare programs run by the Boys Town organization. The foundation functions as an internal funding vehicle rather than an external grantmaker to a broad set of organizations.
Highly concentrated: virtually all assets are granted to a single recipient (Father Flanagan's Boys' Home) across a small number of large grants, indicating internal, mission-driven support rather than distributed external grantmaking.
$53.8M
$1.1B
$97.9M
$57M
Most grants fall between $50M and $52.3M, with a median of $51.1M.
25th Percentile
$50M
Median
$51.1M
75th Percentile
$52.3M
Judy F Rasmussen
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Notable grantees: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (Boys Town)
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Flanagan's Boys' Home | Boys Town, NE | $53,849,000 | 2025 | Program Support |
| Father Flanagan's Boys' Home | Boys Town, NE | $53,362,000 | 2024 | Program Support |
| Father Flanagan's Boys' Home | Boys Town, NE | $48,931,000 | 2023 | Program Support |