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Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$129k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
68
Grants FY2025
53
Organizations funded FY2024
17%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$18,300
Organizations funded a year
36 to 53
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$2.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentFood & NutritionCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving67$129k13%
FY202453$146k17%
FY202344$138k16%
FY202241$107k15%
FY202136$112k17%
FY202049$111k6%
FY201951$131k27%
FY201845$107k16%
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$369kEducation$269kReligion$122kArts & Culture$105kPhilanthropy$38kHousing & Shelter$37kFood & Nutrition$25kYouth Development$21kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MT
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
MD
AR
TN
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 51 grantees
All grantees of Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Chenango Memorial Hospital Inc$287,95090%
The Chenango Valley Home Inc Dba the Chenango Valley Apartments$35,25041%
Nysarc Inc Broome-Chenango- Tioga Counties Chapter$25,00010%
Holy Family School$24,7508n/a
Hospice of Chenango County Inc$23,10080%
The Greater Norwich Foundation$18,00080%
Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival$18,00099%
Chenango County Historical Society$17,65082%
Northeast Classic Car Museum Inc$16,80070%
Connecticut College$15,85080%
Syracuse University$9,15090%
Wilton Library Association Inc$8,50060%
The Christian Neighborhood Center of Norwich Inc$8,00040%
Special Olympics New York Inc$6,20070%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$6,00040%
Camp Dudley Inc$5,80040%
Norwich Building Tomorrow Foundation Inc$5,50010%
Chenango Greenway Conservancy Inc$5,00012%
Smile Train Inc$4,65080%
Mendelssohn Club of Albany$4,50065%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$4,50060%
Water for South Sudan Inc$4,00050%
Earlville Opera House Inc$3,90060%
Cornell University$3,20020%
Fresh Air Fund$3,00050%
Norwalk River Watershed Association Inc$2,75071%
Edesia Inc$2,60060%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,60040%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,60040%
The Bird Dog Foundation Inc$2,50030%
Wskg Public Telecommunications Council$2,45060%
Chase Collegiate School Foundation$2,20070%
Breakthrough T1d$2,00010%
Special Olympics Connecticut Inc$1,85060%
Ethel Walker School Inc$1,60050%
Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango Inc$1,50020%
The Depot Theatre Inc$1,50020%
St Lawrence University$1,50020%
Pathfinder Village Inc$1,25040%
Soaring Eagle$1,00020%
Community Memorial Hospital Inc$1,00010%
Suffield Academy$1,00020%
St Labre Indian School$1,0002n/a
Wildlands Trust Inc$1,00010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$5001n/a
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$50010%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$5001n/a
Wilton Food Pantry$50010%
Feeding America$50010%
The Wilderness Society$50010%
Rumsey Hall School Inc$35020%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 56 recipients with no EIN on record ($489k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChenango Memorial Hospital Inc: $287,950 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Chenango Valley Home Inc Dba the Chenango Valley Apartments: $35,250 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetNysarc Inc Broome-Chenango- Tioga Counties Chapter: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHospice of Chenango County Inc: $23,100 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetThe Greater Norwich Foundation: $18,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetColorscape Chenango Arts Festival: $18,000 over 9y, 9.5% of budgetChenango County Historical Society: $17,650 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetNortheast Classic Car Museum Inc: $16,800 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetConnecticut College: $15,850 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSyracuse University: $9,150 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWilton Library Association Inc: $8,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Christian Neighborhood Center of Norwich Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSpecial Olympics New York Inc: $6,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Dudley Inc: $5,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNorwich Building Tomorrow Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetChenango Greenway Conservancy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $4,650 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMendelssohn Club of Albany: $4,500 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $4,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWater for South Sudan Inc: $4,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEarlville Opera House Inc: $3,900 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCornell University: $3,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFresh Air Fund: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNorwalk River Watershed Association Inc: $2,750 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetEdesia Inc: $2,600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $2,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bird Dog Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWskg Public Telecommunications Council: $2,450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChase Collegiate School Foundation: $2,200 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Connecticut Inc: $1,850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEthel Walker School Inc: $1,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Depot Theatre Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSt Lawrence University: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPathfinder Village Inc: $1,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSoaring Eagle: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Memorial Hospital Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSuffield Academy: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWildlands Trust Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilton Food Pantry: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFeeding America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRumsey Hall School Inc: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 47.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Frederick B and Ramona E Mirabito FoundationNY26.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Frederick B and Ramona E Mirabito Foundation · The Greater Norwich Foundation · The R C Smith Foundation Inc · The Phyllis a and Daryl R Forsythe Foundation · The Roger W Follett Foundation Inc Co Lee Emerson and Palmer LLP · Otis a Thompson Foundation Inc · The Patricia M & H William Smith Jr Foundation · The Everett & Pearl Gilmour Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Weinman Family Foundation · The Higley Foundation Inc · The Nycm Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust

How much does Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust give?
Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust reported 68 grants totaling $129,100 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 36 and 53 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (34%), Education (25%), Religion (11%).
Who are Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Chenango Memorial Hospital Inc ($288k), The Chenango Valley Home Inc Dba the Chenango Valley Apartments ($35k), Nysarc Inc Broome-Chenango- Tioga Counties Chapter ($25k).
Does Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Frederick B and Ramona E Mirabito Foundation, The Greater Norwich Foundation, The R C Smith Foundation Inc.
Where is Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust based?
Thomas &Esther Flanagan Charitable Trust is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 108 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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