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Boys Town

CharityWatch report issued
March 2024

C+
CharityWatch Grade
Our independent grade based
on a number of factors.
 
81%
Program Percentage
Amount spent on programs
relative to overhead.
 
$54
Cost to Raise $100
Amount spent to raise
$100 of contributions.

Contact Information

Boys Town
14100 Crawford Street
Boys Town, NE 68010

Other Names

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

Tax Status

501(c)3

Stated Mission

Changing the way America cares for children and families.

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Data based on Fiscal Year Ended 12/31/2022

Program Percentage: 81%

The percentage of Boys Town's cash budget it spends on programs relative to overhead (fundraising, management, and general expenses).

$468,000,000

Calculated Total Expenses

(rounded)

 

Cost to Raise $100: $54

How many dollars Boys Town spends on fundraising to raise each $100 of contributions.

$119,000,000

Calculated Total Contributions

(rounded)

Joint Costs

Boys Town's rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.

Program % Cost to Raise $100
82% $53
Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating.

Government Funding

0% to 24%

Percentage of cash revenue
coming from government sources

 

Financial Documents

Entity Document Type Tax ID
Boys Town Consolidated Audit Multiple
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home IRS Form 990 (Amended Return) 47-0376606
Entity: Boys Town
Document Type: Consolidated Audit
Tax ID: Multiple
Entity: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Document Type: IRS Form 990 (Amended Return)
Tax ID: 47-0376606

Governance & Transparency

CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
Boys Town
meets governance benchmarks.
 
Boys Town
meets transparency benchmarks.
Transparency
Provides Financial Information
Audit Accessibility
Governance: Policies
Reports regularly & consistently monitoring & enforcing compliance with a written Conflict of Interest Policy
Reports required, annual disclosure by officers, directors, and key staff of interests that could give rise to conflicts
Reports having a written Whistleblower Policy
Reports having a written Document Retention and Destruction Policy
Governance: Financials
Reports providing copy of tax form to all board members prior to filing it with IRS
Reports that financial statements were audited by an independent accountant
Governance: Board of Directors
Reports at least 5 voting board members
51% or more of voting board members reported as independent
Reports documenting minutes of board and board committee meetings
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Opt-Out Policy  

  Name Title Compensation
1 Kelli Jo Shidler, M.D. Physician $1,350,715
2 Robert Cusick, M.D. Physician $958,435
3 Linden E. Fornoff, M.D. Physician $909,854
1
Name: Kelli Jo Shidler, M.D.
Title: Physician
Compensation: $1,350,715
2
Name: Robert Cusick, M.D.
Title: Physician
Compensation: $958,435
3
Name: Linden E. Fornoff, M.D.
Title: Physician
Compensation: $909,854

CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.

CharityWatch's rating of Boys Town includes the financial activities of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, as well as its active affiliates and related entities, which are consolidated in the Boys Town audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

According to the Boys Town 2022 consolidated audit (Note 2(a) re: Basis of Presentation), the affiliates and related entities of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home that are consolidated in the audited financial statements include:

(1) Boys Town Central Florida; (2) Boys Town North Florida; (3) Boys Town Louisiana; (4) Boys Town Nevada; (5) Boys Town New England; (6) Boys Town South Florida; (7) Boys Town Washington, DC; (8) Father Flanagan's Fund for Needy Children; (9) the Lied Learning and Technology Center for Childhood Deafness and Vision Disorders; and (10) Square Mile Insurance Company, LLC.

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the audit consolidation.

According to the Boys Town consolidated audit of December 31, 2022 (Note 2(k) re: In-Kind Donations), Boys Town received in-kind donated advertising and airtime in 2022 on which it placed an estimated value of approximately $30.44 million. It received an additional $432,000 of in-kind goods and services "utilized in providing care for the youth families serviced by Boys Town." 

[Note: CharityWatch generally excludes the value of in-kind (non-cash) donations of goods and services from its calculations of Program % and Cost to Raise $100. More information on how grades are calculated and the treatment of in-kind donations can be found on the Our Process page.]


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