2025-10-13T17:31:45-05:00 2025-06-30 391971296 CHAMBERLAIN OTTE CPAS LLP 421 BROAD ST SUITE 100 LAKE GENEVA WI 53147 990 2024-07-01 475536116 BLOOM360 LEARNING COMMUNITY INC BLOO 4149356361 PO BOX 692 MUKWONAGO WI 53149 LAURA RAUMAN PRESIDENT 4149356361 2025-10-13 1 0 X GARY OTTE CPA P01071963 2622491100 2025-10-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAURA RAUMAN PO BOX 692 MUKWONAGO WI 53149 742397 0 X HTTP://WWW.BLOOM360.ORG/ X 2015 WI PROVIDE A SAFE AND TRUSTED ENVIRONMENT FOR NEURODIVERGENT CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO LEARN, GROW, THRIVE, AND DISCOVER THEIR UNIQUE PURPOSE. 5 5 7 53 0 0 389029 347974 246897 236996 0 0 115376 150588 751302 735558 0 0 0 0 443239 428377 1941 5646 41481 211655 264456 656835 698479 94467 37079 240376 356665 145927 225137 94449 131528 X PROVIDE A SAFE AND TRUSTED ENVIRONMENT FOR NEURODIVERGENT CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO LEARN, GROW, THRIVE, AND DISCOVER THEIR UNIQUE PURPOSE. 0 0 570988 317356 DAY SCHOOL & ROOTS PROGRAMSTHIS PAST YEAR MARKED THE EIGHTH ACADEMIC YEAR FOR OUR UNIQUE DAY SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES A DEVELOPMENTALLY BASED, WHOLE-PERSON FOCUSED PROGRAM FOR NEURODIVERGENT LEARNERS (STUDENTS) AGES 5-21 WHO DO BEST IN A SMALLER, SENSORY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT WITH PACING THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THEIR NEEDS. AND, OUR ROOTS PROGRAM, A PART-TIME OFFERING FOR NEURODIVERGENT LEARNERS AGES 5 YOUNG ADULT WHO ARE HOMESCHOOLED, OR ALREADY COMPLETED ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, BUT BENEFIT FROM THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AND HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AND EDUCATED STAFF WHO SUPPORT WHOLE-PERSON GROWTH. OUR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDES SPECIAL AND REGULAR EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MUSIC THERAPY AND SOCIAL WORK. THE BLOOM360 DAY SCHOOL EDUCATION MODEL TRACKS WITH COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR ACADEMIC SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, BUT PACES WITH LEARNERS BY FOCUSING ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, HARNESSING STRENGTHS AND INCORPORATING THE FIVE KEY AREAS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, BODY, SPIRIT (JOY & PURPOSE) AND MIND TO SUPPORT LEARNERS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR GROWTH. THE ROOTS PROGRAM LEARNERS ARE INTEGRATED WITH THE DAY SCHOOL LEARNERS AND BENEFIT FROM THE WHOLE-PERSON APPROACH, WITH THE DIFFERENTIATOR BEING THAT BLOOM360 IS NOT THEIR SCHOOL OF RECORD FOR ACADEMICS. THE UNIQUE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH FOR ALL LEARNERS INCLUDES LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE SCHOOL'S MAKERS SPACE, SENSORY GYM, MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM, THEATRE PROGRAM, AND FULL KITCHEN AND FIELD TRIPS TO THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING CENTER, EAST TROY COMMUNITY CENTER AND OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES. IN THEIR EIGHTH ACADEMIC YEAR (2024-2025), LEARNERS MET 90 COMMON CORE STANDARDS, COMPLETED 18 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, 12 SMALL GROUP PROJECTS AND 6 SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECTS. THIS IS A 48% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COMMON CORE STANDARDS COMPLETED OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. AN EXAMPLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT IS THE MUSIC STYLES PROJECT. ONE LEARNER IS HIGHLY ENERGIZED BY MUSIC, DANCING AND SINGING AND SHE HAS A WIDE RANGE OF MUSIC STYLES SHE ENJOYS. OUR LEARNING GUIDES HELPED HER CREATE A MUSIC STYLES PROJECT BOARD WHICH CULMINATED IN A PRESENTATION TO HER PEERS AND STAFF. HER PRESENTATION INVOLVED PLAYING SNIPPETS OF EACH MUSIC GROUP AND THEN ALL JOINING IN ON THE CHICKEN DANCE! AN EXAMPLE OF A GROUP PROJECT INCLUDED A SUPERHERO THEMED PROJECT IN THE LEARNING STUDIO WHERE FOUR LEARNERS TOOK THE VIA YOUTH CHARACTER STRENGTH SURVEY, A 98-QUESTION SURVEY, WHICH GAVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BEST PARTS OF THEMSELVES, THAT IS THEIR INNATE SUPERPOWERS THAT ARE THEIR CHARACTER STRENGTHS. ONCE COMPLETE, THE LEARNERS CREATED A CHARACTER STRENGTH TREE THAT DISPLAYS EACH OF THEIR OWN STRENGTHS AS DIFFERENT COLORED LEAVES THAT ARE PART OF THE OVERALL BRANCHES OF THE COMMUNITY TREE IN THE CLASSROOM. THE NEXT ACTIVITY INVOLVED MAKING A SUPERHERO CAPE THAT DISPLAYED THEIR TOP FIVE SUPERPOWERS. SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECTS INCLUDED CREATING AND PERFORMING IN TWO MUSIC SHOWCASE EVENTS THAT WERE PREPARED WITH THE MUSIC THERAPIST AND PERFORMED FOR PARENTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS. EACH LEARNER PARTICIPATED IN A WAY THAT WORKED BEST FOR THEM. THE LEARNERS WORKED TOGETHER TO CHOOSE A THEME, AND DESIGNED THE PROPS, AND ALL PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. THE PERFORMANCES INCLUDED SINGING, DANCING, AND PLAYING INSTRUMENTS. LEARNERS ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE OF A SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECT. THE HOLIDAY ELVES PROJECT IS OUR HOLIDAY COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT AND WAS LED BY THE LEARNER COUNCIL. LEARNERS COLLECT MONETARY DONATIONS AND THEN SHOP FOR GIFTS FOR THREE CHILDREN FROM A FAMILY FROM WALWORTH COUNTY WHO HAVE A FINANCIAL NEED. OUR LEARNERS THEN DELIVERED THE GIFTS TO THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COLLECTING THE GIFTS. IN THE MAKERSPACE, LEARNERS ARE UTILIZING THEIR TEAMWORK TO SOLVE STEM CHALLENGES THAT REQUIRE PLANNING AND DESIGN. LEARNERS ARE ASKED TO MAKE A PLAN BEFOREHAND (DRAW A PICTURE OF HOW YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS CHALLENGE), LIST MATERIALS NEEDED, IMAGINE HOW TO COMPLETE THE TASK. AFTER THE CHALLENGE, THEY COMPLETE A REFLECTION SHEET ASKING ABOUT WHAT WORKED WELL DURING THE CHALLENGE; WHAT DIDN'T WORK; AND HOW COULD YOU DO IT BETTER NEXT TIME. THEY HAVE ALSO COMPLETED SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS WHILE IN THE MAKERSPACE AND HAVE USED PARTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD SUCH AS OBSERVATION AND A HYPOTHESIS (PREDICTIONS).LEARNERS AVERAGED 16% ANNUAL GROWTH ON THE SEVEN-POINT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH SCALE TOWARD MASTERY OF THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS (E.G., SELF-REGULATION, DECISION MAKING, SELF-AWARENESS, LEADERSHIP, PERSPECTIVE TAKING, ETC.). LEARNERS ACHIEVED A COLLECTIVE 3.74 IN THEIR ACADEMICS (SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH) IN THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING PLANS (DLP) AS MEASURED BY THE FOUR-POINT SCALE OF UNDERSTANDING: 1. INTRODUCTORY, 2. EMERGING, 3. PARTIAL AND 4. CONFIDENT. LEARNERS ACHIEVED 16% GROWTH TOWARD THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIFE SKILLS GOALS. THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SELF-CARE, MEAL PREP, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS AND PERSONAL FINANCE. BLOOM360 HAD ITS SECOND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PROGRAM YEAR. THE LEARNER COMPLETED THE WISCONSIN STATE REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE A FULL HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. THE LEARNER WILL PARTICIPATE IN BLOOM360'S NEW BIZPATH PROGRAM IN FALL. OUR COLLEGE FIELDWORK PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND INCLUDED FOUR COLLEGE INTERNS DURING THE YEAR. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE FIELDS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SOCIAL WORK AND MUSIC THERAPY ARE WELCOMED TO BLOOM360 FOR A ROBUST AND INNOVATIVE FIELDWORK PLACEMENT. CURRENT FIELDWORK PROGRAMS ARE WITH ALVERNO COLLEGE, BRYANT & STRATTON COLLEGE, MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (MATC), MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON. THE INTERNS BENEFIT FROM BLOOM360'S MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STAFF, HAVING WEEKLY MENTORING SESSIONS AND WORKING WITH THE LEARNERS. SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 2020, 21 INTERNS HAVE COMPLETED MORE THAN 4,700 FIELDWORK HOURS. AS BLOOM360 STRIVES TO REDEFINE SPECIAL EDUCATION TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF NEURODIVERGENT LEARNERS, IT IS VITAL TO HELP BUILD AWARENESS AND EXPAND THE SKILLS OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF EDUCATORS AND THERAPISTS.COMMUNITY LEARNING LABOUR TEAM CONDUCTED COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING INCLUDING FIVE WORKSHOPS AND TWO VIRTUAL LUNCH AND LEARNS. THIS TRAINING SUPPORTED 145 PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND ADULT CAREGIVERS WHO SUPPORT NEURODIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS. BLOOM360 ALSO FACILITATES A MONTHLY PARENT SUPPORT GROUP WITH 50 ATTENDEES DURING THE YEAR.- THE TWO LUNCH AND LEARN SESSIONS HELPED FAMILIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX LANDSCAPE OF WISCONSIN'S SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED OVERVIEWS OF THE CHILDREN'S LONG-TERM SUPPORT WAIVER PROGRAM AND THE KATIE BECKETT PROGRAM AS WELL AS LONG-TERM CARE AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT OPTIONS FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. FAMILIES GAINED CONFIDENCE NAVIGATING WISCONSIN'S DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS. THEY ALSO INCREASED THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. AND THEY LEARNED STRATEGIES TO ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY AND HOW TO OVERCOME COMMON BARRIERS WITHIN THESE SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN OR YOUNG ADULTS HAVE ACCESS TO NECESSARY SERVICES.- THE WORKSHOPS TITLED, SENSORY PROCESSING AND BIG EMOTIONS, SHARE INFORMATION NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. THIS INFORMATION IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF NEURODIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE THEY OFTEN HAVE MULTIPLE DISORDERS AND DELAYS ALONG WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER. THIS CAN MAKE PARENTING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND NOT FIT ANY CONVENTIONAL METHODS AVAILABLE TO PARENTS. THE BIG EMOTIONS SECTION OF THE WORKSHOP INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO HELP PREVENT OR EASE THEIR CHILD'S SENSORY SYSTEM FROM BEING OVERWHELMED BY PROVIDING SUPPORT BOTH BEFORE AND DURING THE TIME OF OVERWHELM. PARENT FEEDBACK FROM THE WORKSHOPS REINFORCES THE NEED TO HOST MORE OF THEM. ONE MOTHER WHO ATTENDED SHARED: "EVERYTHING CHANGED AFTER THE WORKSHOP. FOR THE FIRST TIME I LEARNED WHAT SENSORY PROCESSING IS AND HOW AUTISTIC KIDS CAN HAVE SENSORY PROCESSING ISSUES, THAT BEHAVIOR IS COMMUNICATION (NOT DEFIANCE), AND THAT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY COULD HELP WITH SENSORY INTEGRATION. I ALSO LEARNED ABOUT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CO-REGULATION, AND CALMING STRATEGIES TO WORK THROUGH THE MELTDOWNS. ALTOGETHER THIS IS HELPING US BUILD A BRIDGE WITH HER, NOT ONLY TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER AND UNDERSTAND HER BUT FOR HER TO CROSS FROM LONELINESS AND ISOLATION TO CONNECTEDNESS. THE CHANGE IN OUR FAMILY LIFE IN THAT BRIEF TIME IS A NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE. I HAVE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE."THE LONG-TERM OVERALL GOAL AT BLOOM360 LEARNING COMMUNITY IS TO EQUIP LEARNERS TO BE PREPARED FOR INTERNSHIPS, COLLEGE, MILITARY SERVICE, WORK AND IMPORTANTLY, BEING A WELL-ADJUSTED, CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THEIR COMMUNITY. 570988 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 WI X THE ORGANIZATION 4149356361 PO BOX 692 MUKWONAGO WI 53149 CINDY GOSH-LEE VP 32.00 X X 73792 0 0 LAURA RAUMAN PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 LELA HARRIS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STACEY CONROY ASST TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED DREHER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAURIE OLSEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 73792 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 347974 347974 PROGRAM INCOME 611600 236996 236996 236996 77067 6839 70228 70228 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 80360 80360 80360 735558 317356 0 70228 85698 42849 42849 301519 267925 16797 16797 12992 11606 352 1034 28168 23046 3837 1285 8535 8535 5646 5646 8332 7232 838 262 2701 2161 540 4769 3593 893 283 24354 21431 1218 1705 27203 23939 1360 1904 15184 13362 759 1063 12293 11088 502 703 DONATED SERVICES 146496 128916 7325 10255 PROGRAM EXPENSES 9327 9327 AUTO AND TRAVEL 4440 4433 3 4 COMMUNITY WORKSHOP 742 742 80 80 698479 570988 86010 41481 13087 16220 36652 93350 4358 78130 5942 0 166694 30970 137127 135724 43210 33241 240376 356665 3364 2893 32353 179034 67000 0 43210 43210 145927 225137 X 94449 131528 94449 131528 240376 356665 37079 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3560 2848 712 20513 12636 7877 142621 15486 127135 135724 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 33241 33241 LEASE LIABILITY 43210 43210 X 742397 6839 6839 735558 0 735558 705318 6839 6839 698479 0 698479 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009. THE COMMITTEE'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE. ANY EXPOSURE FROM SUCH POSITIONS IS RECORDED BASED ON THE LARGEST COST THAT HAS A GREATER THEN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING INCURRED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE ADOPTION OF ASC 740-10 DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL POSITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXP 6,839. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXP 6,839. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMATORY POLICY IS MADE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. BLOOM SOCIAL 43182 43182 2750 400 1504 YEAR END CAMPAIGN 31493 31493 1 2392 2392 400 1785 77067 77067 2750 800 3289 6839 70228 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 LELA HARRIS AND STACEY CONROY HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH LAURA RAUMAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT AND ASSISTANT TREASURER REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 AND IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY THE BOARD DISTRIBUTES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS THAT REQUIRES EACH PERSON TO LIST ALL RELATIONSHIPS OR APPLICATIONS WITH BUSINESSES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONTRACTED WITH OR MAY CONTRACT WITH. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY TO DETERMINE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE BOARD ANNUALLY APPROVES THE BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT USES MARKET INFORMATION AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE WHEN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.