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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,369,082
Total expenses
$8,768,529
Contributions and grants received
$7,399,282
Grants paid
$1,793,845
Program service revenue
$541,601
Investment income
$326,979
Other revenue
$101,220
Total assets, end of year
$12,838,796
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,016,254
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,822,542
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,984,900
Management and general expenses
$1,316,389
Fundraising expenses
$467,240
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,984,900

Program services were 79.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,330,707

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,068,575

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MONTESSORI TRAINING FE

    total $417,202 · related or exempt $417,202

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LOAN PROGRAM INTEREST

    total $124,399 · related or exempt $124,399

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $326,979 · excluded $326,979

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $101,220 · related or exempt $101,220

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $101,220

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,793,845 · program services $1,793,845

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,107,295 · program services $515,910 · management and general $398,159 · fundraising $193,226

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,773,668 · program services $2,246,132 · management and general $357,696 · fundraising $169,840

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $260,474 · program services $210,620 · management and general $24,912 · fundraising $24,942

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $294,344 · program services $226,764 · management and general $46,871 · fundraising $20,709

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $74,916 · program services $38,787 · management and general $36,129

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $165,396 · program services $43,656 · management and general $121,740

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $917,192 · program services $823,253 · management and general $72,551 · fundraising $21,388

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $67,767 · program services $41,339 · management and general $26,428

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,938 · program services $14,715 · management and general $4,188 · fundraising $35

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $223,662 · program services $165,401 · management and general $51,834 · fundraising $6,427

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,901 · program services $9,301 · management and general $600

  • 17 · Travel

    total $63,229 · program services $43,682 · management and general $4,820 · fundraising $14,727

  • 20 · Interest

    total $167,922 · program services $165,804 · management and general $2,118

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,569 · program services $266 · management and general $23,303

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $309,425 · program services $309,425

  • 24b · Other expenses: MONTESSORI TRAINING REG

    total $267,321 · program services $267,321

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $190,066 · program services $68,679 · management and general $105,441 · fundraising $15,946

  • 24d · Other expenses: GRANT ADMINISTRATION

    total $39,599 · management and general $39,599

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,482,595 · end of year $1,333,082

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $123,576 · end of year $634,109

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $137,763 · end of year $2,308,301

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $415,414 · end of year $337,314

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $3,553,517 · end of year $3,870,688

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,912 · end of year $34,104

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $6,540,026 · end of year $4,321,198

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $264,563 · end of year $288,323

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $338 · end of year $38,320

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $57,197

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $2,615,404 · end of year $2,583,299

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $106,312 · end of year $106,312

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,496,985 · end of year $9,000,542

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $725,004 · end of year $822,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SUPPORT A NETWORK OF AFFILIATED WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS FOSTERING THE GROWTH AND CONNECTEDNESS OF TEACHERS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES AS THEY FOLLOW LIFE'S UNFOLDINGJOURNEY.

  • 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.

    Expenses $6,984,900 · Grants $1,793,845 · Revenue $642,821

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy Hertel Buckley

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Juan Goytia

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sepandar Kamvar

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kriste Dragon

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Kramer

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $368,648
    From this org
    $318,694
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,954
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $318,694
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,454
    Filer's total
    $368,648

  • Isabelle Bibbler

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $316,429
    From this org
    $282,292
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,137
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $282,292
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,414
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,723
    Filer's total
    $316,429

  • Cameron Leonard

    CAO

    Total calculated
    $213,380
    From this org
    $175,882
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,498
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,882
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,295
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,203
    Filer's total
    $213,380

  • Katelyn Shore

    LEAD LINK - SCHOOL SUPPORTS

    Total calculated
    $174,157
    From this org
    $165,843
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,314
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,843
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,314
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $174,157

  • Theodore Quinn

    LEAD LINK - OBSERVATION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $335,754
    From this org
    $278,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,178
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,576
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,178
    Filer's total
    $335,754

  • Maia Blankenship

    LEAD LINK - BWF

    Total calculated
    $255,535
    From this org
    $218,719
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,816
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,719
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,316
    Filer's total
    $255,535

  • Benjamin Jaffe-Talberg

    ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $186,843
    From this org
    $156,776
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,067
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,776
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,363
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,704
    Filer's total
    $186,843

  • Koren Clark

    ENGINEER

    Total calculated
    $191,242
    From this org
    $153,326
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,916
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,326
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,999
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,917
    Filer's total
    $191,242

  • Sondra Greenberg

    LEAD LINK - MID ATLANTIC

    Total calculated
    $168,465
    From this org
    $159,673
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,792
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,673
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,003
    Nontaxable benefits
    $789
    Filer's total
    $168,465

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • THE WILDFLOWER SUNLIGHT LOAN FUND LLC

    LOAN FUND PROGRAM · MN · income $1,206,391 · assets $4,053,415

    Directly controlled by WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION

  • THE SUNBEAM LOAN FUND LLC

    LOAN FUND PROGRAM · MN · income $443,548 · assets $451,382

    Directly controlled by WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501339349303050

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