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THE PILLARS OF SUNFLOWER'S EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY ARE RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING WITHIN COMMUNITY. OUR PROGRAMS NURTURE THE CREATIVE SPIRIT, PROMOTE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT PARENTS IN THEIR WORK OF RAISING STRONG CHILDREN. A KEY COMPONENT TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING THROUGH PLAY, NATURE, AND THE ARTS, WHILE INCREASING THE COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE EXPERIENCES FOR HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT. WE OFFER EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS ON OUR CAMPUS WHICH 11 10 19 160 0 190063 287667 592803 681748 0 0 782866 969415 53854 43189 0 417364 558170 0 23790 263184 312469 734402 913828 48464 55587 1506931 1561974 1072944 1072400 433987 489574 X SUNFLOWER'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN TO BE CONFIDENT, CREATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE THROUGH PLAY, NATURE AND THE ARTS. 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SUNFLOWER CREATIVE ARTS PROVIDES A UNIQUE AND DIVERSE COLLECTION OF ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. SUNFLOWER'S WORK IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN PLAY, NATURE AND THE ARTS ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTHY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. THE PILLARS OF SUNFLOWER'S EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY ARE RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING WITHIN COMMUNITY. OUR PROGRAMS NURTURE THE CREATIVE SPIRIT, PROMOTE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT PARENTS IN THEIR WORK OF RAISING STRONG CHILDREN. A KEY COMPONENT TO FULFILLING OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING THROUGH PLAY, NATURE, AND THE ARTS, WHILE INCREASING THE COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE EXPERIENCES FOR HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT. WE OFFER EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS ON OUR CAMPUS WHICH TEACH COMMUNICATION AND PARENTING SKILLS TO PARENTS WHILE GUIDING CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HANDS-ON, PLAY-BASED ACTIVITIES. IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, WE MODEL NONVIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS FOR ALL AGES. THROUGH OUR BUILD & PLAY INITIATIVE, WE WORK WITH PARTNERS IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO BRING PLAY, NATURE AND THE ARTS EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. WE ALSO OFFER ADDITIONAL CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMS ON OUR CAMPUS, PARENTING PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE NEW SUNFLOWER BRIDGE JOURNEY, AND A ROOTS & SHOOTS COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB FOR CHILDREN. WE SPONSOR SEVERAL COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS EACH YEAR. THROUGH FUNDRAISING, WE AIM TO MAKE OUR PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO SEEK THEM, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. FORM 990, PART III FORM 990 PART III 4A PLEASE SEE OUR ANNUAL REPORT ONLINE AT WWW.SUNFLOWERCREATIVEARTS.ORG FORM 990 PART III 4B CAPITAL CAMPAIGN BY PAYING DOWN THE DEBT ACQUIRED WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR HOME IN DELRAY, WE INCREASE: FINANCIAL SECURITY THE ABILITY TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMS THE ABILITY TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR STAFF WE CONTINUE RAISING FUNDS TO PAY DOWN OUR DEBT, BUT HAVE OFFICIALLY ENDED THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. IN HONOR OF OUR 30TH YEAR, WE LAUNCHED THE SUNFLOWER FULL BLOOM CAMPAIGN, AIMING TO RAISE 420,000 OVER TWO YEARS TO SUPPORT ALL OUR PROGRAMS PLUS OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COPY OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING. APPROPRIATE CHANGES MADE WHERE NECESSARY PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE BOARD REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY, AND ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND SIGNS THE POLICY. WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD WAS APPOINTED TO BE THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND REPORTING PROCEDURES ARE OUTLINED IN THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPEDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO REQUESTING PARTY.