Father Flanagans Boys Home
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Changing the way America cares for children and families.
- Income
- $8.1 million
- Spending
- $7.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 54%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 113
- Highest pay
- $189,321, president/executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $3.1 million spent. Family Home Services consist of family homes for adolescents. These family homes are a family style, community-based residential program, which can serve six to eight girls or boys, usually ages 12-17. Married couples called Family Teachers are the primary treatment agents, along with a full-time Assistant Family Teacher. Family Teachers are responsible for structured supervision of youth in daily living and treatment activities. The couple and their assistant work on both treatment and skill building in the home with community and family resources in the childs life. A major focus of this program is teaching older youth functional skills - often referred to as independent-living-skills- that can help them achieve success in school, their families, and work settings. Educational activities occur both in the home and in the community-based school settings. Staff members work closely with social services and other referral sources to establish permanency for these children.
- $1.9 million spent. Intervention and Assessment Services consist of assessment and short-term residential. This program offers assessment and short-term emergency care in a caring and nurturing environment for girls and boys who are typically ages 10 to 17. Many youth who are served through this program are abused, neglected, runaway youth, or have been in trouble due to criminal or delinquent activities adjudicated. Referrals come from a variety of sources, including state agencies, juvenile courts, and private sources. This program provides mediation and counseling to strengthen families and emphasizes family reunification, if it is in the best interest of the youth. During their stay, youth participate in individual treatment planning to help them deal with their problems. Facilities where the program is offered may be described as staff-secure detention centers, emergency shelters, or short-term residential centers.
- $491,787 spent. In-Home Family Services include family centered services, and common sense parenting. Family centered services are an early intervention program designed to treat and address youth and family problems at home or school. It involves working directly with families through in-home services for two to four hours a week for three to six months. The main goals of this program are to build family strengths, teach new skills, and reduce out-of-home placement of children. This program is for families who need supportive services to address high-risk situations and to prevent early issues from becoming a crisis. Family centered services are also utilized to reduce delinquency or to make court involvement less necessary. Trained Family Consultants offer in-home counseling and skill development to children and families by providing teaching and instruction on specific skills and competencies. Family Consultants are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Family assistance includes focusing on the childs behavior and improving parenting and family problem-solving skill, as well as linking families to needed family services. Common Sense Parenting is a practical, skill-based parenting program that can be applied to every family. The programs logical strategies and easy to learn techniques address issues of communication, discipline, decision making, relationships, self-control, and school success.
- Program Service Expenses 734,614, Grants and allocations 2, Revenue 298,095 Behavioral Health Clinic offers outpatient services to children of all ages who have serious emotional problems, as well as family therapy. The clinic offers children and families a wide range of specialized services including psychoeducation, psychological testing, counseling, individual, and family therapy. Staff actively works to coordinate care with the family, primary care physician, school teachers, and others to provide a comprehensive, inclusive approach that ensures long-term success.
- Program Service Expenses 10,375, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 24,019 LIFT Together with Boys Town has been defined as a multi-component, community-based prevention intervention that uses Boys Towns family and school-based programs to generate community-wide impact. Boys Town partners with schools to provide wraparound programs such as In-Home Family Services, Care Coordination Services, Well-Managed Schools, and a School Support Specialist SSS. Well-Managed Schools WMS is a systematic school-based intervention that assists schools in creating a positive school culture by providing tools and strategies for classroom behavior management, student social skill development, and staff-student relationship-building. The School is supported in implementing WMS at their campus by receiving in-depth training, as well as quarterly class observations, school-wide data collections and one-on-one staff coaching. The SSS works to decrease negative behaviors and increase positive behaviors in the school. The SSS accomplishes this by utilizing the Boys Town WMS model as well as other behavior intervention techniques developed by Boys Town.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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