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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 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 VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 50,439 | 255,750 | 188,520 | 100,981 | 75,296 | 670,986 |
| 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 | 163,351 | 307,308 | 466,577 | 489,964 | 523,516 | 1,950,716 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | 16,174 | 17,721 | 23,160 | 26,801 | 23,414 | 107,270 |
| 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 | 229,964 | 580,779 | 678,257 | 617,746 | 622,226 | 2,728,972 |
| 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.) | 2,728,972 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 229,964 | 580,779 | 678,257 | 617,746 | 622,226 | 2,728,972 |
| 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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 229,964 | 580,779 | 678,257 | 617,746 | 622,226 | 2,728,972 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | SUNFLOWER'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN TO BE CONFIDENT, CREATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE THROUGH PLAY, NATURE AND THE ARTS. 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 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. WE ALSO OFFER ADDITIONAL CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMS, PARENTING PROGRAMS, AND A 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 THROUGHOUT 2018/2019, ACROSS ALL OUR SUNFLOWER PROGRAMS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENT OBSERVERS HAVE SEEN FIRST-HAND THAT EXPERIENCES IN PLAY, NATURE AND THE ARTS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTHY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. THIS YEAR 254 FAMILIES BENEFITED FROM A PLAY-BASED EDUCATION THROUGH 7 PROGRAMS AT OUR SUNFLOWER CAMPUS. 4,460 PARENT VOLUNTEER/CO-OP HOURS ALLOWED TEACHERS TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL PLAY-BASED EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN IN THESE CLASSES. SUNFLOWER'S PROGRAMS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR MANY DONORS, BUSINESS SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS IN 2018/19 SUNFLOWER VOLUNTEERS LOGGED 7,942 TOTAL HOURS OUR COMMUNITY RAISED 22,275 FOR SUNFLOWER PROGRAMS AT OUR ANNUAL HOP, SKIP & A JUMP-A-THON. FOURTEEN BUSINESS SPONSORS SUPPORTED OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS. FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW, THE BATCHELOR FOUNDATION GRANTED 20,000 TO OUR NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIP FUND, FOR WHICH WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL IN 24 HOURS DURING GREAT GIVE 2019, THE SUNFLOWER COMMUNITY AND OUR GENEROUS DONORS RAISED 18,594 TO SUPPORT SUNFLOWER'S NEED BASED SCHOLARSHIP FUND. OUR 2018/2019 COMPLIMENTARY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS PROVIDED AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW CHILDREN THRIVE WHEN WE ALL COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THEM IN WAYS THAT SPARK THEIR CREATIVITY, GROW THEIR CONFIDENCE AND ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY. OVER 500 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR ICE CASTLE FESTIVAL & PLAY DAY, OUR ANNUAL COMMUNITY CELEBRATION OF PLAY + NATURE + ART. 500 VOLUNTEER HOURS MADE THIS EVENT HAPPEN OUR SUNFLOWER ROOTS & SHOOTS CLUB, A PART OF JANE GOODALL'S WORLDWIDE KID'S ACTIVIST GROUP, ALLOWS US TO SEE CHILDREN PERFORMING SERVICE PROJECTS TOGETHER THAT DEMONSTRATE CONCERN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS AND THE HUMAN COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR WE OPENED OUR DOORS TO GRADUATE AS WELL AS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND IN-SERVICE TEACHERS TO SEE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF LEARNING IN A PLAY-BASED ENVIRONMENT, WHERE ADULTS FACILITATE EXPLORATION GUIDED BY EACH CHILD'S UNIQUE WONDER, CURIOSITY AND INTERESTS. RUTH FLOREAL, EDD, CONDUCTED A STUDY AT SUNFLOWER ON INCORPORATING STEM INTO EARLY CHILDHOOD. IN HER DOCTORAL THESIS FOR NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, DR. FLOREAL WROTE, "CHILDREN AT SUNFLOWER HAVE UNINTERRUPTED PLAY TIME BECAUSE THEIR PLAY IS THEIR WORK. PLAY IS WHEN CHILDREN GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK, REASON AND BUILD THE CONFIDENCE TO BE INDEPENDENT . . . CHILDREN BUILD THE CONFIDENCE TO BE REFLECTIVE DECISION MAKERS AND ARE EMPOWERED TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES." 2018/2019 MARKED THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF THE SUNFLOWER PLAY INITIATIVE AND WE HOSTED OVER 20 POP-UP PLAYFUL BUILDS WITH OVER 1,000 TOTAL ATTENDEES. THE MISSION OF THE SUNFLOWER PLAY INITIATIVE IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE PROFOUND POWER OF PLAY. OUR VISION IS TO BRING BACK CHILD-DIRECTED FREE PLAY TO EVERY CHILD'S LIFE, EVERY DAY. THROUGH THE BOLD OUTREACH EFFORTS OF THIS INITIATIVE WE ARE ENCOURAGING THE DELRAY AND GREATER COMMUNITY TO SEE PLAY AS A CRITICAL CROSS-CULTURAL COMPONENT OF CHILDHOOD, CRUCIAL FOR EVERY ASPECT OF LEARNING AND GROWTH. THIS YEAR THE PLAY INITIATIVE PARTNERED WITH DELRAY BEACH CHILDREN'S GARDEN, MILAGRO AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, FARMWORKER COORDINATING COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC., DELRAY BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY, DELRAY PARKS AND RECREATION, ARTS GARAGE, AND WISE TRIBE. SERGIO M. PALACIO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FARMWORKER'S COORDINATING COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC. SAID, "I WORK HERE. IT IS ALWAYS QUIET. I NEVER HEAR THE SOUNDS OF CHILDREN. I HAVE NO CHILDREN OF MY OWN. NO NIECES OR NEPHEWS. NOTHING. THE CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS QUIET, SERIOUS, SHY, AFRAID. NOW YOU ARE HERE. . . . I'M WORKING AND IT'S NOT QUIET. I HEAR LAUGHTER AND JOY, CHILDREN TALKING, PLANNING, PLAYING. THEY ARE HAPPY. THEY ARE HAVING FUN. IT IS GOOD TO SEE THEM BEING KIDS-BEING REAL KIDS, HAVING A CHILDHOOD. SUNFLOWER FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, SUSAN CARUSO, ALONG WITH SIMONE CHIN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE SUNFLOWER PLAY INITIATIVE, PRESENTED TO THE DELRAY BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NONPROFIT COUNCIL ABOUT THE PLAY INITIATIVE. THIS YEAR SUSAN MADE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLAY AS FAR AWAY AS SOUTH CAROLINA AND MARYLAND, EXTENDING SUNFLOWER'S REACH." FORM 990 PART III 4B A HOME FOR SUNFLOWER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN 2015, WE PURCHASED OUR CURRENT HOME IN DELRAY BEACH, WITH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, A TEAM OF SKILLED, PLAYFUL TEACHERS, AND A LUSH NATURE PLAYSCAPE, ALLOWING US TO SERVE MORE FAMILIES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A LAUNCHING PAD FOR ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. CAPITAL GIFTS ALLOW SUNFLOWER TO SHIFT FUNDS FROM MORTGAGE PAYMENTS TO PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS SUCH AS THE SUNFLOWER PLAY INITIATIVE. IN 2018-2019 WE BROUGHT IN OVER 21,000, BRINGING OUR TOTAL RAISED TO DATE THROUGH GRANTS, PLEDGES AND GIFTS TO 414,282. OUR REMAINING GOAL IS 585,718. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS WHO HAVE ALREADY JOINED US IN THIS EFFORT |
| FORM 990, PAGE 5, PART V, LINE 3B | X |
| 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. |
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