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Flagg Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 810722847

Flagg Family Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $119,250 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $9,000 and the largest $15,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $123,507 the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$97,25019$1.6 million
2024$123,50715$1.7 million
2025$119,25015$1.8 million

How to apply

Flagg Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Flagg Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts4$55,000
Florida4$42,500
New York5$16,750
Texas2$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Naples Zoo Ai Caribbean Gardens
Naples, FL
Unrestricted$15,000
Notre Dame Academy
Worcester, MA
Scholarship fund$15,000
Southborough Organization for Schools
Southborough, MA
Unrestricted$15,000
Why Me & Sherry's House
Worcester, MA
Unrestricted$15,000
Rosarian Academy
West Palm Beach, FL
Unrestricted$11,000
John C Calhoun Sailing Scholarship Fund
Plymouth, MA
In memory of mary jane calhoun$10,000
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saratoga Springs, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
West Palm Beach, FL
Unrestricted$9,000
Palm Beach Island Hospice Foundation
Palm Beach, FL
Unrestricted$7,500
Be an Angel Foundation
Houston, TX
Unrestricted$2,500
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Dallas, TX
For eward eckenhoff legacy endowment$2,500
WMHT Educational Telecommunications
Troy, NY
Unrestricted$2,500
Stand Up to Parkinson's
Clifton Park, NY
Unrestricted$2,250
Ballston Spa Pop Warner Football
Ballston Spa, NY
Unrestricted$1,000
Saratoga Hospital Foundation
Saratoga Springs, NY
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Flagg Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Flagg Family Foundation give?

$119,250 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $9,000.

Who runs Flagg Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Maribeth Prunier (Trustee), Nancy F Mullen (Trustee), Cynthia A Granger (Trustee) and John E Flagg III (Trustee).

What does Flagg Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, animals and arts and culture.

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