2025-05-13T09:42:26-05:00 2024-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 2210 EAST ROUTE 66 GLENDORA CA 91740 990 2023-07-01 812826681 THE WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION WILD 6503059951 5500 NICOLLET AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55419 ISABELLE BIBBLER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 6503059951 2025-05-12 1 0 WADE MCMULLEN P00541671 6268577300 2025-05-12 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ISABELLE BIBBLER 5500 NICOLLET AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55419 8369082 0 X WWW.WILDFLOWERSCHOOLS.ORG X 2016 MN TO SUPPORT A NETWORK OF AFFILIATED WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS FOSTERING THE GROWTH AND CONNECTEDNESS OF TEACHERS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES AS THEY FOLLOW LIFE'S UNFOLDINGJOURNEY. 5 4 35 5 0 0 13213800 7399282 727608 541601 16169 326979 0 101220 13957577 8369082 817192 1793845 0 0 4648940 4435781 0 0 467240 2162997 2538903 7629129 8768529 6328448 -399447 13265803 12838796 3043814 3016254 10221989 9822542 X WILDFLOWER SEEKS TO RADICALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FROM A VARIETY OF ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS BENEFITING FROM HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. WE'VE DEVELOPED A SCALABLE PLATFORM FOR TEACHERS TO START AND LEAD THEIR OWN TINY MONTESSORI SCHOOLS WITHIN A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR SCHOOLS USE TIME-TESTED, RESEARCH-SUPPORTED MONTESSORI METHODS IN ONE ROOM, NEIGHBORHOOD-NESTED SCHOOLS COMBINED WITH PROMISING NEW IDEAS IN PARENT ENGAGEMENT, INTENTIONAL DIVERSITY, TEACHER EMPOWERMENT, AND DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION.OUR SCHOOLS GROW ORGANICALLY IN DIVERSE SETTINGS.THE WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE STARTUP AND ONGOING OPERATION OF WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS. WE OPERATE AS A DECENTRALIZED NETWORK. 0 0 6984900 1793845 642821 SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAMS - STARTUP AND ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT:1) REGIONAL SUPPORTS - ESTABLISHING AN ON-THE GROUND PRESENCE IN COMMUNITIES INCLUDING RECRUITING TEACHERS, NAVIGATING REGULATORY HURDLES, ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS & FUNDRAISING, OPERATIONS COACHING AND PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COACHING2) NATIONAL SUPPORTS - CREATING AND ADAPTING OUR SCHOOL STARTUP JOURNEY FRAMEWORK, CREATING ADDITIONAL TEACHER-FACING SOFTWARE TOOLS, AND ESTABLISHING BUSINESS PROCESSES AND/OR PARTNERSHIPS TO SIMPLIFY STARTUP AND ONGOING ADMINISTRATION, FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE FINANCING STRUCTURES TO GENERATE RENEWABLE STARTUP CAPITAL FOR A GROWING NUMBER OF SCHOOLS.LEARNING ENVIRONMENT INNOVATION:IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL INNOVATION AREAS AND SUPPORTING QUALITY R&D IN THOSE AREAS (INCLUDING OUR CURRENT AREA OF MOST SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT: SUPPORTING THE OBSERVATION ACTIVITIES OF MONTESSORI TEACHERS THROUGH THE USE OF SENSORS EMBEDDED INTO THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT), DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH EXTERNAL RESEARCHERS, CONVENING WILDFLOWER TEACHER LEADERS TO SHARE PRACTICES, FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF WISDOM ACROSS THE NETWORK OUTSIDE OF CONVENINGS.NETWORK SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY:WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY TEACHER'S DEEP COMMITMENT TO MAKING THEIR SCHOOL EXCEPTIONAL IS OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET FOR MAKING THE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS EXCEPTIONAL. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A SET OF PROCESSES BY WHICH TEACHER LEADERS WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT AND HOLD A MIRROR UP TO EACHOTHER, AND WE ARE WORKING TO HELP REFINE THOSE PROCESSES AND DEVELOP TOOLS TO SUPPORT THEM. WE ARE ALSO AT THE BEGINNING STAGES OF SUPPORTING THE CODIFICATION AND SHARING OF WISDOM BEYOND NEARBY SCHOOLS THROUGH CONVENINGS AND NETWORK TECHNOLOGY. 6984900 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 68 0 1 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA CO DC IL FL MA MN MD NJ NY NC PA PR TX WA GA LA MO X STEFAN HUH 6513351621 5500 NICOLLET AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55419 AMY HERTEL BUCKLEY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUAN GOYTIA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SEPANDAR KAMVAR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTE DRAGON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW KRAMER CEO 40.00 X X 318694 0 49954 ISABELLE BIBBLER CFO 40.00 X 282292 0 34137 CAMERON LEONARD CAO 40.00 X 175882 0 37498 KATELYN SHORE LEAD LINK - SCHOOL SUPPORTS 40.00 X 165843 0 8314 THEODORE QUINN LEAD LINK - OBSERVATION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 278576 0 57178 MAIA BLANKENSHIP LEAD LINK - BWF 40.00 X 218719 0 36816 BENJAMIN JAFFE-TALBERG ENGINEER 40.00 X 156776 0 30067 KOREN CLARK ENGINEER 40.00 X 153326 0 37916 SONDRA GREENBERG LEAD LINK - MID ATLANTIC 40.00 X 159673 0 8792 1909781 0 300672 9 0 1 0 LI OUYANG 648 2ND ST UNIT 3 BROOKLYN NY 11215 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CONSULTANT 240000 LITTLE UNIVERSE LLC 223 BEDFORD AVE STE A NO 2046 BROOKLYN NY 11211 PRODUCT DISCOVERY, DESIGN UX/UI, ENGINEE 134500 2 1330707 6068575 7399282 MONTESSORI TRAINING FE 611430 417202 417202 LOAN PROGRAM INTEREST 522200 124399 124399 541601 326979 326979 OTHER INCOME 611710 101220 101220 101220 8369082 642821 0 326979 X 1793845 1793845 1107295 515910 398159 193226 2773668 2246132 357696 169840 260474 210620 24912 24942 294344 226764 46871 20709 74916 38787 36129 165396 43656 121740 917192 823253 72551 21388 67767 41339 26428 18938 14715 4188 35 223662 165401 51834 6427 9901 9301 600 63229 43682 4820 14727 167922 165804 2118 23569 266 23303 BAD DEBT 309425 309425 MONTESSORI TRAINING REG 267321 267321 OTHER EXPENSES 190066 68679 105441 15946 GRANT ADMINISTRATION 39599 39599 8768529 6984900 1316389 467240 2482595 1333082 123576 634109 137763 2308301 415414 337314 3553517 3870688 12912 34104 6540026 4321198 13265803 12838796 264563 288323 338 38320 57197 2615404 2583299 106312 106312 3043814 3016254 X 9496985 9000542 725004 822000 10221989 9822542 13265803 12838796 -399447 0 X 0 1 X 0 1 1 X 8907682 9509640 9004333 13213800 7399282 48034737 8907682 9509640 9004333 13213800 7399282 48034737 23273777 24760960 48034737 1466 0.51550 0.56760 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 INVESTMENTS 4321198 F 4321198 GUARANTY EXPOSURE 106312 106312 X 8369082 0 8369082 0 8369082 8768529 0 8768529 0 8768529 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR STATE INCOME TAX LAWS. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE FOUNDATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. 1 ASTER MONTESSORI 2825 244TH AVE SE SAMMAMISH WA 98075 471417900 54560 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP AZALEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1810 COURTLAND AVENUE NORWOOD OH 45212 921722263 3560 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP BLAZING STARS MONTESSORI 12212 FORT KING RD DADE CITY FL 33525 871964111 140926 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP CANTUTA MONTESSORI CORP CALLE ATOCHA 89 PONCE PR 00730 661030389 90000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP CLOVER MONTESSORI 7134 GERMANTOWN AVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19119 861704957 3960 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP DAHLIA MONTESSORI 1245 4TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158 854368914 2500 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP DC WILDFLOWER PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL 913 55TH ST NE WASHINGTON DC 20019 870961832 40850 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP ESCUELA MONTESSORI SAN CRISTBAL INC 8W2VH5G PR-799 CAGUAS PR 00725 660816990 10000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP FLAME LILY MONTESSORI 1666 ELMIRA ST SUITE 100 AURORA CO 80010 861968186 12750 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP FLOR DE LOTO MONTESSORI 89 C ATOCHA PONCE PR 00730 660921071 8000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP GREENBRIER MONTESSORI LTD 3451 BLOOMINGTON AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 833917065 67500 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP HOLLYHOCK MONTESSORI 616 SOUTH 17TH STREET SUITE B FORT SMITH AR 72901 990440997 80000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP IXORA MONTESSORI 3051 IRONBOUND RD WILLIAMSBURG VA 23185 883860160 850 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP JUN ZI LAN MONTESSORI 88 CAMBRIDGEPARK DR CAMBRIDGE MA 02140 841968912 5400 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP LILAC MONTESSORI 230 E 5TH AVE ESCONDIDO CA 92025 922876493 10000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP LOTUS MONTESSORI ACADEMY 57 CODDINGTON ST QUINCY MA 02169 834458262 5000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP POINCIANA MONTESSORI 6144 GERMANTOWN AVE PHILADELPHIA PA 19144 883705559 120000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP PROTEA MONTESSORI 9031 PEMBROKE RD PEMBROKE PINES FL 33025 991790895 15000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP ROXBURY ROOTS MONTESSORI INC WASHINGTON ST BOSTON MA 02119 841964356 850 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP SADULA ROSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL 885 NIAGARA STREET BUFFALO NY 14213 923405143 60000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP SANKOFA LEARNING CENTER 495 BLAKE ST NEW HAVEN CT 06515 883808577 25000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP SPICEBUSH MONTESSORI 827 CONCORD RD GLEN MILLS PA 19342 880565930 5000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP SUNDROPS MONTESSORI SCHOOL 955 HOUSTON NORTHCUTT BLVD MT PLEASANT SC 29464 993868923 5200 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP SUPER HEROES 5K INC BO BORINQUEN PLAYUELAS CALLE AMALFI AGUADILLA PR 00603 660866654 75000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP SWEET PEA MONTESSORI 300 CEDAR LAKE RD S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55405 822756391 33750 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP THE DAHLIA SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO ELEMENTARY 1245 4TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158 881767954 105000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP THE GIRASOL SCHOOL CARR 659 SEC KM 1 DORADO PR 00646 661062102 10000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP THE SCHOOL OF HARVEST 5200 FOOTE ST NE WASHINGTON DC 20019 992005233 45000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP URBAN VILLAGE MONTESSORI INC DBA MARIGOLD MONTESSORI 26 WHITE STREET HAVERHILL MA 01830 471721718 5500 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP WILDFLOWER MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF COLORADO 1330 S POTOMAC ST AURORA CO 80012 883347299 639370 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP WILDWOOD MONTESSORI 500 HAMMONS RD LA MONTEMO MO 65337 820659229 30000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP HONEYPOT MONTESSORI 258 JERSEY STREET TRENTON NJ 08611 871170100 83319 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP 32 32 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW KRAMER CEO 318694 0 0 0 0 0 22500 0 27454 0 368648 0 0 0 THEODORE QUINN LEAD LINK - OBSERVATION SUPPORT TECH 278576 0 0 0 0 0 30000 0 27178 0 335754 0 0 0 ISABELLE BIBBLER CFO 282292 0 0 0 0 0 14414 0 19723 0 316429 0 0 0 MAIA BLANKENSHIP LEAD LINK - BWF 218719 0 0 0 0 0 22500 0 14316 0 255535 0 0 0 CAMERON LEONARD CAO 175882 0 0 0 0 0 12295 0 25203 0 213380 0 0 0 KOREN CLARK ENGINEER 153326 0 0 0 0 0 18999 0 18917 0 191242 0 0 0 BENJAMIN JAFFE-TALBERG ENGINEER 156776 0 0 0 0 0 9363 0 20704 0 186843 0 0 0 KATELYN SHORE LEAD LINK - SCHOOL SUPPORTS 165843 0 0 0 0 0 8314 0 0 0 174157 0 0 0 SONDRA GREENBERG LEAD LINK - MID ATLANTIC 159673 0 0 0 0 0 8003 0 789 0 168465 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINAL 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE TO HELP WITH ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE WHERE A BOARD MEMBER ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE FOUNDATION AND AN ORGANIZATION THAT WILL CAUSE A CONFLICT WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS FINANCIAL INTEREST. THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THIS CONTRACT MUST BE FULLY DISCLOSED OR KNOWN TO THE OTHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO APPROVAL OF SAID CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, AND THE INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER MAY NOT BE PRESENT DURING THE VOTE. THE MONITORING OF THIS POLICY IS CURRENTLY ONGOING. THE POLICY IS REVISITED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ONCE A YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE NON-CONFLICTED MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF MATTHEW KRAMER, THE FOUNDATION'S CEO WITH MR. KRAMER, WHO WAS ALSO A DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION, ABSTAINING FROM THE APPROVAL DUE TO HIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE COMPENSATION BY MEETING THE "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF COMPENSATION" THE WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION 81-2826681 SAFE HARBOR WHICH REQUIRED THAT NON-CONFLICTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD APPROVE THE COMPENSATION. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING CEO COMPENSATION INCLUDED ASSESSING PERFORMANCE AGAINST GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS, REVIEWING THE RELATIVE COMPETITIVE POSITION WITHIN THE MARKET AND THE INDUSTRY UTILIZING EXTERNAL SOURCES AND BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE AS NEEDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FORM 990, AS WELL AS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY, ETC. ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 823,253. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 72,551. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,388. TOTAL EXPENSES 917,192. 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