Flynn Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dunstable, MA EIN: 84-3997250

Flynn Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dunstable, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $49K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $2K.

Flynn Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Flynn Family Foundation gave $3K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $438.333), top state Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,630
+1.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$438
-49.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$325
Total assets
$48,796
-1.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (39% 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 Flynn Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Pre-Born Inc: $1KPre-Born Inc$1KSt Jude Children's Research Hospit: $750St Jude Children's ResearchHospit$750Shriners Hospital for Children: $500Shriners Hospital for Children$500Hillsdale College: $150Hillsdale College$150St Anthony's Shrine: $100St Anthony's Shrine$100Guiding Eyes for the Blind: $100Guiding Eyes for the Blind$100

The largest 2025 recipient was Pre-Born Inc ($1K). Together the top 6 received $3K.

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

MemphisDunstableHagerstownRansonTampaIndianapolosWashingtonBostonHillsdaleJamulNew OrleansOrlandoYorktown Heights

How Flynn Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 108% of 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$1K$2K$3K0 grants2019 12 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 3 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $3K (2020). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pre-Born Inc Indianapolos, INCharitable$1,030
St Jude Children's Research Hospit Memphis, TNCharitable$750
Shriners Hospital for Children Tampa, FLCharitable$500
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MICharitable$150
St Anthony's Shrine Boston, MACharitable$100
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Yorktown Heights, NYCharitable$100
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$48,796$3,140$3,712$2,6306$2,630$1,644$2,443
2024$49,368$5,659$3,443$2,6003$2,600$2,015$2,361
2023$47,152$5,002$3,592$2,5105$2,510$1,797$2,279
2022$45,742$5,889$3,128$2,5005$2,500$389$2,273
2021$42,981$217$3,460$2,4005$2,400$201$2,214
2020$46,224$6,668$9,116$2,85012—$568$2,305
2019$50,000$52,500$3,828————$11

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Flynn Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Flynn Family Foundation is led by Brian J. Flynn, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian J. Flynn

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Moser

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Flynn

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John D. Flynn

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Flynn

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle M. Flynn

    Treasurer & Clerk

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Flynn Family Foundation

How much does Flynn Family Foundation give each year?

Flynn Family Foundation gave $3K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 3 grants.

What is Flynn Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Flynn Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $325, and its average grant was $438, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Flynn Family Foundation give grants?

Flynn Family Foundation's top state is Indiana, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Tennessee (29%) and Florida (19%).

Does Flynn Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Flynn Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (6 grants).

Who are Flynn Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Flynn Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Pre-Born Inc ($1,030), St Jude Children's Research Hospit ($750) and Shriners Hospital for Children ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 87% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Flynn Family Foundation?

Flynn Family Foundation reported $49K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Flynn Family Foundation's EIN?

Flynn Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3997250. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Flynn Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/flynn-family-foundation-morg_30ea77d4a17940dd906f624421549a31

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