Program areas at The Wildflower Foundation
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.
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.
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.
Loan fund program
Grants made by The Wildflower Foundation
Who funds The Wildflower Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The Wildflower Foundation
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Matthew Kramer | Chief Executive Officer | $300,501 | 2022-06-30 |
Brittney Powell | Co Head of School and Infant Teacher at Tiger | | 2020-08-22 |
Mary Rockett | Head of School | | 2020-08-22 |
Rose Montessori | Head of School, Wild | | 2020-08-22 |
Maia Blankenship | DC | $211,723 | 2022-06-30 |
...and 7 more key personnel |
Financials for The Wildflower Foundation
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 12/2020 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $9,004,333 | $9,509,640 | -5.3% |
Program services | $368,703 | $395,780 | -6.8% |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $4,323 | $-7,061 | 161.2% |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $750 | -100% |
Total revenues | $9,377,359 | $9,899,109 | -5.3% |
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Data update history
July 4, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
May 14, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 22, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSchoolsEducational service providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsNational levelReceives government fundingProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 5500 Nicollet Ave 19590
- Minneapolis, MN 55419
- Metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Website URL
- wildflowerschools.org/Â
- Phone
- (612) 916-3172
IRS details
- EIN
- 81-2826681
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2016
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B90: Educational Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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