Flynn Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Amelia Island, FL EIN: 22-6915909

Flynn Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Amelia Island, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $232K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $37K.

Flynn Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Flynn Family Foundation gave $18K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$17,500
+29.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+60.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,188
-19.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$232,308
+9.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (74% 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 8 recipients in 2025

US Constitution Scholarship Found: $5KUS Constitution ScholarshipFound$5KAmelia Island Chamber Music Fest: $5KAmelia Island Chamber MusicFest$5KSeattle Humane Society: $4KSeattle Humane Society$4KNassau Council on Aging: $2KNassau Council on Aging$2KCanterbury School: $1KCanterbury School$1KBarnabas Center: $500Barnabas Center$500Nassau Humane Society: $250Nassau Humane Society$250Cat's Angels: $250Cat's Angels$250

The largest 2025 recipient was US Constitution Scholarship Found ($5K). Together the top 8 received $18K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

Fernandina BeachNew MilfordNewarkBellevueJacksonville

How Flynn Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 56% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 86% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$5K$10K$15K$20K6 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2022) to $18K (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
US Constitution Scholarship Found Fernandina Beach, FLSupport the General Charity Mission$5,000
Amelia Island Chamber Music Fest Fernandina Beach, FLSupport the General Charity Mission$5,000
Seattle Humane Society Bellevue, WASupport the General Charity Mission$3,500
Nassau Council on Aging Fernandina Beach, FLSupport the General Charity Mission$2,000
Canterbury School New Milford, CTSupport the General Charity Mission$1,000
Barnabas Center Fernandina Beach, FLSupport the General Charity Mission$500
Nassau Humane Society Fernandina Beach, FLSupport the General Charity Mission$250
Cat's Angels Fernandina Beach, FLSupport the General Charity Mission$250
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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$232,308$42,200$22,301$17,5008$17,500$37,399$20,423
2024$212,409$11,803$17,944$13,5005$13,500$7,359$18,878
2023$218,550$12,110$20,396$16,0004$16,000$7,714$17,312
2022$226,836$26,662$16,027$11,2504$11,250$21,885$18,922
2021$216,201$31,157$22,261$17,5506—$19,353$17,704

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Flynn Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Flynn Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James F. Flynn

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • James F. Flynniii

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Janet A. Flynn

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Cristin L. Flynn

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Cristin Flynn Goodwin (2021–2023) — Co-Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $18K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 5 grants.

What is Flynn Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Flynn Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $2,188, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Flynn Family Foundation give grants?

Flynn Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Washington (20%) and Connecticut (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fernandina Beach, FL (6 grants).

Does Flynn Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Flynn Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Flynn Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Flynn Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include US Constitution Scholarship Found ($5,000), Amelia Island Chamber Music Fest ($5,000) and Seattle Humane Society ($3,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Flynn Family Foundation?

Flynn Family Foundation reported $232K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Flynn Family Foundation's EIN?

Flynn Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6915909. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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