Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. See separate instructions. Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
FLOURISH FOUNDATION INC
Employer identification number
27-4446378
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status
(All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4
5
section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)
6
7
8
9
receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of
its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses
acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)
10
11
e
By checking this box, I certify that the organization is not controlled directly or indirectly by one or more disqualified persons other than foundation managers and other than one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2).
f
If the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, or Type III supporting organization, check this box
..................................................
g
Since August 17, 2006, has the organization accepted any gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
(i) A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii)
Yes
No
and (iii) below, the governing body of the supported organization?
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11g(i)
(ii)
A family member of a person described in (i) above?
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11g(ii)
(iii)
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (i) or (ii) above?
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11g(iii)
h
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(i) Name of supported organization
(ii) EIN
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions))
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document?
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support?
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.?
(vii) Amount of monetary support
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Page 2
Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the
organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to
qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") ....
30
34,329
174,573
198,731
407,663
2
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......
3
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4
Total. Add lines 1 through 3
30
34,329
174,573
198,731
407,663
5
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included
on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..
6
Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.
407,663
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
7
Amounts from line 4..
30
34,329
174,573
198,731
407,663
8
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...
9
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)..
11
Total support (Add lines 7 through 10).
407,663
12
Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions)
..................
12
9,787
13
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.................................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f))
.........
14
15
Public support percentage for 2012 Schedule A, Part II, line 14
...............
15
16a
33 1/3% support test—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.......................
b
33 1/3% support test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.....................
17a
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2013.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization
.....................................................
b
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part IV how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
................................................
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Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
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Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization
failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under
the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
1
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......
3
Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513..
4
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
6
Total. Add lines 1 through 5.
7a
Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...
b
Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c
Add lines 7a and 7b..
8
Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)
(a) 2009
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2012
(e) 2013
(f) Total
9
Amounts from line 6...
10a
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b
Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c
Add lines 10a and 10b.
11
Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.)
..
13
Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..
14
First five years.
If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here.............................................
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
Public support percentage for 2013 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
.........
15
16
Public support percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 15
...............
16
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
Investment income percentage for 2013 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f))
......
17
18
Investment income percentage from 2012 Schedule A, Part III, line 17
.............
18
19a
33 1/3% support tests—2013.
If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
........
b
33 1/3% support tests—2012.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization
.....
20
Private foundation.
If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions
.....
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
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Part IV
Supplemental Information.
Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; and Part III, line 12. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
Explanation
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2013
Additional Data
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SCHEDULE O (Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ
Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or to provide any additional information.
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2013
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
FLOURISH FOUNDATION INC
Employer identification number
27-4446378
Return Reference
Explanation
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
THE FLOURISH FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CONTEMPLATIVE-BASED PRACTICES IN COMMUNITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING MENTAL BALANCE AND COMPASSION. THE HEART OF OUR WORK FOCUSES ON THE HUMAN POTENTIAL TO BE MORALLY AND ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE WORLD CITIZENS.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6
BOARD MEMBERS ARE VOLUNTEERS, PLUS THERE ARE FOUR OTHERS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME FOR MAP CLASSES AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS, WORKING APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A
FLOURISH FOUNDATION OFFERS SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS THAT INTRODUCE DIFFERENT FORMS OF MINDFUL AWARENESS TRAINING TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN A CLASSROOM SETTING. THE GOAL OF THE MINDFUL AWARENESS PROGRAM (MAP) IS CENTERED ON BROADENING THE SCOPE OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS, ATTENTIONAL TRAINING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER VIRTUES THAT SUPPORT PERSONAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING. THE MAP PROGRAM USES SECULAR, AGE APPROPRIATE EXERCISES AND GAMES TO CULTIVATE ATTENTION, AWARENESS, ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY, AND TO DEVELOP THE POSITIVE EMOTIONS OF KINDNESS AND COMPASSION.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B
THEIR PROJECTS. DURING THE SUMMER, THEY TRAVELED TO INDIA OR JONESTOWN, MISSISSIPPI AND PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C
EMBARK ON ONE OF LIFE'S MOST SIGNIFICANT, JOYOUS, AND CHALLENGING JOURNEYS - GIVING BIRTH TO AND NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION. THROUGH CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SUPPORTED DURING PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND BEYOND. MINDFUL PARENTING IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE PARENTS IN FORMAL MINDFULNESS PRACTICES, MEANINGFUL PARENTING TOPICS AND LIVELY GROUP DISCUSSIONS. IN THIS COURSE PARENTS ARE PROVIDED TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH A RELAXED, STABLE AND CLEAR WAY OF BEING. CULTIVATING EMOTIONAL BALANCE (CEB): CULTIVATING EMOTIONAL BALANCE IS AN ADULT TRAINING, WHICH AROSE FROM A DIALOGUE BETWEEN BIO-BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS STUDYING EMOTION AND THE DALAI LAMA, BUDDHIST MONKS, AND SCHOLARS AT THE MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE IN MARCH OF 2000. THIS MEETING WAS ONE IN A SERIES SPONSORED BY THE MIND AND LIFE INSTITUTE TO FOSTER AN INTERCHANGE BETWEEN CONTEMPLATIVE TRADITIONS AND WESTERN SCIENCE. AT THIS MEETING, THE DALAI LAMA ASKED SCIENTISTS IF THEY COULD CONDUCT RESEARCH TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SECULARIZED BUDDHIST PRACTICES WOULD BE HELPFUL TO WESTERNERS DEALING WITH "DESTRUCTIVE" EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES. IN RESPONSE TO THIS REQUEST, DR. PAUL EKMAN AND DR. B. ALAN WALLACE DEVELOPED A 42 HOUR, SECULAR, EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM THAT INTEGRATES CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES WITH WESTERN TECHNIQUES FOR DEALING WITH NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES. THE GOAL OF THE CEB TRAINING PROGRAM IS TO IMPART SKILLS FOR REDUCING EMOTIONAL RESPONSES THAT ARE DESTRUCTIVE TO SELF AND OTHERS, WHILE ENHANCING POSITIVE MENTAL STATES OF SERENITY, KINDNESS, COMPASSION, ALTRUISM AND PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D
TEACHER SELF-CARE PROGRAM: AS EDUCATORS, SCHOOL TEACHERS REPRESENT A CORNERSTONE OF OUR SOCIETY. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OF ALL THE WORK THAT OCCURS AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENT IS THE PRIMARY DETERMINANT OF STUDENT SUCCESS. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS ASTONISHING, YET MOST TEACHERS ARE NOT GIVEN THE TOOLS TO ADDRESS THE HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS AND BURNOUT, WHICH ARE SO EVIDENT IN THE PROFESSION. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT INTRODUCING CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES INTO THE LIVES OF TEACHERS REDUCES THEIR PERCEIVED STRESS, ANXIETY AND BURNOUT, WHILE LEADING TO INCREASED EMPATHY AND COMPASSION. IDEALLY, SUPPORTING TEACHERS IN THIS WAY CREATES STUDENT- TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS AND CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS THAT FOSTER THE DEVELOPING MINDS/BRAINS OF CHILDREN SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF SELF-CONTROL, STRESS REDUCTION, AND POSITIVE FEELINGS TOWARD THEM AND THE WORLD. FLOURISH FOUNDATION OFFERS WEEKLY SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS IN DEVELOPING THEIR OWN INNER RESOURCES THROUGH CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES, REFLECTION AND DIALOGUE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9
CHRIS CALLAHAN PO BOX 2118 KETCHUM, ID 83340
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B
990 REVIEWED BY BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C
BOARD AND STAFF RECEIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY, REVIEW AND SIGN. DISCLOSURE AND REVIEW AT BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A
WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE FLOURISH FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAREFULLY CONSIDERS WHAT THE BUDGET CAN SUPPORT AS WELL AS WHAT MEMBERS CAN ACTUALLY FUNDRAISE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWS RESEARCH RESULTS OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PACKAGES PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES OF SIX LOCAL NONPROFITS TO THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND ADDITIONAL STAFF.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19
FORM 990 AVAILABLE ON REQUEST, AND VIA IRS PUBLICATIONS.