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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.") .. | 0 | 0 | 5,286,704 | 9,279,806 | 8,029,341 | 22,595,851 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 0 | 0 | 5,286,704 | 9,279,806 | 8,029,341 | 22,595,851 |
| 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).. | 12,398,639 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 10,197,212 | |||||
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.. | 0 | 0 | 5,286,704 | 9,279,806 | 8,029,341 | 22,595,851 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | |||||
| 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.).. | 2,448 | 4,588 | 7,036 | |||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 22,602,887 | |||||
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.") . | ||||||
| 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.) | ||||||
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... | ||||||
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 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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8
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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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
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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| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | The final 990 will be distributed to the board for review and approval prior to filing. |
| 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. |
| PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | The non-conflicted members of the Foundations board of directors approved the compensation of Matthew Kramer, the Foundations CEO with Mr. Kramer, who was also a director of the Foundation, abstaining from the approval due to his conflict of interest. The Foundations 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. |
| PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | Form 990, as well as governing documents, document retention policy, etc. are available upon request. |
| PART III, Line 1 | 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. Key activities include: > Engaging with new teachers interested in starting Wildflower schools; > Providing school startup grants and low-interest, unsecured 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. Over the past several years, we have grown from one school serving ~12 children in Cambridge to 23 schools serving 400+ students in 31 schools in the following locations: Puerto Rico, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island with Colorado, California, New York and the District of Columbia to follow soon. 54% of our students are of the global majority and 41% are growing up in low-income families while 30% speak a language other than English as their first language. Across our network, were seeing results. Our data show Wildflower schools to be special places for teachers, families, and children. Our September to September teacher retention rate is 94%, 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 82, which is considered "world class." At the present moment, we are prioritizing several streams of work at the foundation, which include our four programs as listed in Part III, Line 4. |
| PART III, Line 2 | On the prior Form 990 when the Foundation was still in its infancy, the Foundation's program services were under a broader umbrella called administrative and management services provided to the Wildflower community. As the Foundation continues to grow four specific programs have been defined and have significantly grown and therefore are show as separate programs in Part III. |
| PART XI, LINE 9 | GAAP financial statements require imputed interest on the loan fund programs no interest debt, which was $514,327 for the year ended June 30, 2019; whereas this type of transaction is not recognized for 990 purposes. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONTRACTORS TOTAL FEES:1084263 |
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