2024-05-14T16:29:48-05:00 2023-06-30 411680240 SDK CPA 100 WASHINGTON AVE S STE 1600 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 990 2022-07-01 812826681 THE WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION WILD 6129163172 5500 NICOLLET AVE 19590 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55419 ISABELLE BIBBLER PARKER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 6129163172 2024-05-14 1 ISABELLE BIBBLER PARKER 999009999 0 TERESA MCALPINE CPA P01553695 6123325500 2024-05-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MATTHEW KRAMER 5500 NICOLLET AVE 19590 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55419 14191408 0 6267 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 UNFOLDING JOURNEY. 5 4 36 5 0 0 9004333 13213800 368703 727608 4323 16169 0 0 9377359 13957577 1206265 817192 0 0 5704199 4648940 0 0 654834 2350493 2162997 9260957 7629129 116402 6328448 6279720 13265803 2386179 3043814 3893541 10221989 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 4293648 817192 NEW SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM - INCLUDES SCHOOL 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. 775359 234854 MONTESSORI INNOVATION PROGRAM - INCLUDES 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. 809488 250551 EXISTING SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM - INCLUDES 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 EACH OTHER, 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. 338457 242203 LOAN FUND PROGRAM 338457 242203 6216952 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 76 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA CO DC MA MN NJ NY PA TX WA X SCOTT BROWN 6513351621 5500 NICOLLET AVE 19590 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55419 MATTHEW KRAMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 50.00 X X 304067 0 31539 JUAN GOYTIA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTE DRAGON MEMBER (THRU DEC 2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY HERTEL BUCKLEY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SEPANDAR KAMVAR SECRETARY/FOUNDER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ISABELLE BIBBLER PARKER CFO 50.00 X 273739 0 27808 CAMERON LEONARD CAO 50.00 X 190104 0 26397 THEODORE QUINN LEAD LINK - OBSERVATION 50.00 X 266572 0 29519 PAUL DECOURSEY TECHNOLOGY 50.00 X 191065 0 9716 MAIA BLANKENSHIP CEO - BLACK WILDFLOWER 50.00 X 208916 0 20456 KOREN CLARK LEAD LINK - WELL 50.00 X 167323 0 22467 BENJAMIN JAFFE-TALBERG ENGINEER 50.00 X 148301 0 21511 1750087 0 189413 29 0 1 0 LITTLE UNIVERSE LLC 223 BEDFORD AVE STE A NO 2046 BROOKLYN NY 11211 DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT 220500 IRIS CHEN 697 WEST END AVE APT 16A NEW YORK NY 10025 STARTUP & CONSULTING 205000 2 80746 13133054 13213800 MONTESSORI SUPPORT FEES 541611 249298 249298 LOAN PROGRAM INTEREST REV 522200 242203 242203 MONTESSORI TRAINING FEES 611430 234854 234854 LEASE GUARANTY INCOME 522200 1253 1253 727608 250000 233831 16169 16169 16169 13957577 727608 0 16169 X 772277 772277 44915 44915 922648 747554 62609 112485 3141479 2510940 233688 396851 132696 117425 2307 12964 131363 116246 2284 12833 320754 265634 17884 37236 27645 9320 18325 154212 133 154079 1045254 998242 15601 31411 3690 3383 130 177 31658 19902 10211 1545 49880 48788 966 126 38022 38022 59972 51100 3083 5789 16997 16944 53 59511 59511 24898 264 24634 IN-KIND INTEREST CONTRI 278946 278946 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 222347 55303 125291 41753 MONTESSORI INNOVATION R 87385 87385 BAD DEBT 46798 46798 15782 12740 1378 1664 7629129 6216952 757343 654834 2658850 2482595 890931 123576 249503 137763 111114 415414 2342055 3553517 27267 12912 6540026 6279720 13265803 569855 264563 338 338 105980 57197 1603694 2615404 106312 106312 2386179 3043814 X 2893541 9496985 1000000 725004 3893541 10221989 6279720 13265803 6328448 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 8029341 8907682 9509640 9004333 13213800 48664796 8029341 8907682 9509640 9004333 13213800 48664796 21039785 27625011 4588 716 750 6054 48670850 2034349 0.56760 0.42640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 GUARANTY EXPOSURE 106312 106312 X 13957577 0 13957577 0 13957577 7629129 0 7629129 0 7629129 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 BLAZING STARS MONTESSORI 12212 FORT KING RD DADE CITY FL 33525 871964111 501(C)(3) 17000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP DC WILDFLOWER PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL 413 L ST SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 870961832 501(C)(3) 35000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP FLAME LILY MONTESSORI 1666 ELMIRA ST AURORA CO 80010 861968186 501(C)(3) 65000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP GREENBRIER MONTESSORI LTD 3451 BLOOMINGTON AVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 833917065 501(C)(3) 5778 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP HONEYPOT MONTESSORI 258 JERSEY STREET TRENTON NJ 08611 871170100 501(C)(3) 54000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP HYACINTH MONTESSORI SCHOOL 1216 S 51ST STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19143 853527755 501(C)(3) 20000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP MWMS 400 S 4TH ST STE 410 PMB 45170 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55415 823187122 501(C)(3) 17335 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP SPICEBUSH MONTESSORI 827 CONCORD RD CONCORDVILE PA 19331 880565930 501(C)(3) 80000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP ORCHID MONTESSORI SCHOOL 877 BROADWAY EAST PROVIDENCE RI 02914 834528209 501(C)(3) 47000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP SWEET PEA MONTESSORI 300 CEDAR LAKE RD S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55405 822756391 501(C)(3) 9778 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP ASTER MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC 883 CAMBRIDGE ST CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 471417900 501(C)(3) 12500 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP WILDFLOWER MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOL OF CO 5167 CLAY STREET DENVER CO 80221 883347299 501(C)(3) 145500 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP LILAC MONTESSORI 13431 MONTEGO DR POWAY CA 92064 922876493 501(C)(3) 20000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP CANTUTA MONTESSORI GROUP PO BOX 8702 PONCE PR 00731 661030389 501(C)(3) 50000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP WILDFLOWER NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL 1332 FULTON AVENUE 4TH FLOOR BRONX NY 10456 833122296 501(C)(3) 20000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP SANKOFA LEARNING CENTER 385 HUNTINGTON ST NEW HAVEN CT 06511 883808577 501(C)(3) 20000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP IXORA MONTESSORI 132 WEST SEMPLE ROAD WILLIAMSBURG VA 23185 883860160 501(C)(3) 45000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP ACACIA MONTESSORI 14119 GALAXIE AVE APPLE VALLEY MN 55124 882736830 501(C)(3) 46500 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP DESERT PEACH 627 SUNNYSIDE DRIVE RENO NV 89503 372066673 501(C)(3) 20000 0 OPERATIONAL/STARTUP 19 FELLOWSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS 5 44915 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS: BEFORE ISSUING A GRANT TO A SCHOOL, WE VERIFY THEIR NON-PROFIT STATUS. THEN, EACH SCHOOL SIGNS A GRANT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY OUR ATTORNEY. WE DO PERIODIC MONITORING OF THE RECIPIENTS THROUGH COLLECTING 990'S AND ONE ON ONE CONTACT AND SUPPORT. GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTIC INDIVIDUALS: GRANTS PAID TO INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT MONTESSORI TRAINING AND PREPARATION TO OPEN SCHOOLS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW KRAMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 304067 0 0 0 0 0 12893 0 18646 0 335606 0 0 0 ISABELLE BIBBLER PARKER CFO 273739 0 0 0 0 0 13950 0 13858 0 301547 0 0 0 THEODORE QUINN LEAD LINK - OBSERVATION 266572 0 0 0 0 0 13849 0 15670 0 296091 0 0 0 MAIA BLANKENSHIP CEO - BLACK WILDFLOWER 208916 0 0 0 0 0 10435 0 10021 0 229372 0 0 0 CAMERON LEONARD CAO 190104 0 0 0 0 0 10259 0 16138 0 216501 0 0 0 PAUL DECOURSEY TECHNOLOGY 191065 0 0 0 0 0 9561 0 155 0 200781 0 0 0 KOREN CLARK LEAD LINK - WELL 167323 0 0 0 0 0 8609 0 13858 0 189790 0 0 0 BENJAMIN JAFFE-TALBERG ENGINEER 148301 0 0 0 0 0 7962 0 13549 0 169812 0 0 0 SEPANDER DAVID KAMVAR BOARD MEMBER PURCHASE NOTES RECEIVABLE X 646748 57197 0 1 1 57197 PART III, LINE 1 WILDFLOWER'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE WILDFLOWER COMMUNITY - INCLUDING WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS, TEACHER LEADERS, EMERGING TEACHER LEADERS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES - AS THEY PURSUE THE LIBERATION OF EVERY HUMAN BEING, EVERY COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT, SO THAT WE MAY ALL LIVE IN HARMONY WITH OUR INDIVIDUAL PURPOSE AND THE WORLD AROUND US, FREE FROM OPPRESSION AND ABLE TO FOLLOW LIFE'S UNFOLDING JOURNEY. 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. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: > ENGAGING WITH NEW TEACHERS INTERESTED IN STARTING WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS; > PROVIDING SCHOOL STARTUP GRANTS AND LOW-INTEREST LOANS; > COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS INTERESTED IN BRINGING WILDFLOWER TO THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT; > FOSTERING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT WITH ACCOUNTABILITY; > DEVELOPING SOFTWARE & SERVICES TO SIMPLIFY SCHOOL STARTUP AND ADMINISTRATION AND ALLOW ACCESS TO PUBLIC FUNDING - FINANCIAL TOOLS, GROUP IRS EXEMPTIONS, MARKETING TOOLKITS, REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATION AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT AND MORE; > R&D OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO INTEGRATE DATA-DRIVEN PRACTICES IN THE CHILD-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT. SINCE INCEPTION, WE HAVE GROWN FROM ONE SCHOOL SERVING APPROXIMATELY 12 CHILDREN IN CAMBRIDGE TO SERVING 1,300+ STUDENTS IN 62 SCHOOLS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, FLORIDA, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, PENNSLYVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VIRGINIA, PUERTO RICO, AND WASHINGTON D.C. 64% OF OUR STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND 43% LIVE IN HOUSEHOLDS THAT EARN LOW INCOMES, ACCORDING TO HUD, WHILE 26% SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AS THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE. ACROSS OUR NETWORK, WE'RE SEEING RESULTS. OUR DATA SHOWS WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS TO BE SPECIAL PLACES FOR TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN. OUR ANNUAL TEACHER RETENTION RATE IS 90%, VS. A TYPICAL 70% IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS AND ALSO REMARKABLE GIVEN THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE STARTING THEIR OWN MICRO-SCHOOLS. FAMILIES LOVE THEIR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS. OUR FAMILY NET PROMOTER SCORE IS 83, WHICH IS CONSIDERED "WORLD CLASS." 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 15A 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" 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 998,242. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,601. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 31,411. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,045,254. THE WILDFLOWER LOAN FUND I LLC 1330 LAGOON AVE 4TH FLOOR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55408 832080639 LOAN FUND PROGRAM MN WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION THE WILDFLOWER SUNLIGHT LOAN FUND LLC 1330 LAGOON AVE 4TH FLOOR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55408 832025163 LOAN FUND PROGRAM MN 1007729 3484789 WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION