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Wildflower INC FY2020 filing

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Needham, MA501(c)(3)Since 2006Education EIN 20-1224412Revenue $574K in FY2020

On file with the IRSwildflowerforkids.org117 Kendrick Street, 02494-2724 · Needham, MATax-exempt since Mar 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Wildflower is dedicated to serving children and families who have experienced the death of a parent. We provide the gifts of camp, enriching experiences, and consistent, long-term support to help families strengthen their resilience and create positive opportunities for the future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$574K
Spent
$439K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$567K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$574K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$574K
FY2021$640K
FY2022$615K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$586K
FY2025$745K
Expenses
$439K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$595K
FY2022$657K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$655K
FY2025$621K
Net assets
$567K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$623K
FY2022$565K
FY2023$391K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$446K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $232K Management & general 17% · $76K Fundraising 30% · $131K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Audrey Loria
Executive Director
$76,231Pt VII · Sec A
Cynthia a Jones
Founder and Chair
$24,091Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Lynch’s $144K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erin Lynch$144,160$140,644$31,919———
Audrey Loria——$83,350$97,196$85,183$76,231
Cynthia a Jones—————$24,091

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports grieving children and families with camp, experiences, and ongoing help.

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1 program · $232K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Wildflower has grown steadily during the 15 years since its founding in the size and scope of our program and the capacity of our organization. We have expanded since our inception from 5 campers in 2004 to 90 during the summer of 2020.

$232Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
The Parmenter Foundation INCFY2025$25K
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$9K
Marc and Jamie Cohen Family Foundation INCFY2025$100
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$34K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$174,706
Unitemized GrantFY2024$176,114
Unitemized GrantFY2023$200,192
Unitemized GrantFY2022$185,984
Unitemized GrantFY2021$185,082
Unitemized GrantFY2020$78,521

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$574K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$439K
Ln 25
Programscol B$232K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$131K
Owns and owesPt X
$567K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$335K
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Government grantsLn 1e$27K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$152K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$376
Total revenueLn 12$574K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$335K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$335K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$567K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 656
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K$335K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$71K$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$511$3K
Total assetsLn 16$440K$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$424K$567K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$79K$79K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$33K$33K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$64K$3K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$503$359$54$90
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$10K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$489$489
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$20K$3K$50K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$5K$4K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$15K$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$442$21$211$210
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$429$442$429
InsuranceLn 23$1K$484$499$484
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$4K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$439K$232K$76K$131K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $745K$621K$124K$446K 990 PDF
FY2024 $586K$655K−$70K$322K 990 PDF
FY2023 $518K$700K−$182K$391K 990 PDF
FY2022 $615K$657K−$42K$565K 990 PDF
FY2021 $640K$595K$44K$623K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $574K$439K$135K$567K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $574,276 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $619,689$581,533
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,349$2,800
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$25,659−$10,057
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $606,379$574,276
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $141,800$78,521
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $132,181$202,325
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,917$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $124,898$158,287
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $403,796$439,133
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $202,583$135,143
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $574,276 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$152,374
VIII-1e Government grants$27,432
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$401,727
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$581,533
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,424$2,424
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $376$376
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$10,057−$10,057
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,257$574,276
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $439,133 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $78,521$78,521
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,106 · Management $33,107 · Fundraising $34,109$100,322
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,017 · Management $3,185 · Fundraising $17,012$84,214
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $359 · Management $54 · Fundraising $90$503
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,550 · Management $3,926 · Fundraising $3,810$17,286
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,091$18,091
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $489$489
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,937 · Management $3,187 · Fundraising $50,196$73,320
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,037 · Management $3,664 · Fundraising $4,906$13,607
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,608 · Management $1,657 · Fundraising $1,608$4,873
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,194 · Management $7,598 · Fundraising $7,598$30,390
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21 · Management $211 · Fundraising $210$442
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $429 · Management $442 · Fundraising $429$1,300
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $484 · Management $499 · Fundraising $484$1,467
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,112 · Fundraising $10,196$14,308
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $232,375 · Management $76,110 · Fundraising $130,648$439,133
Part X · Balance sheet $586,456 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $228,672$335,472
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $134,916$141,272
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,975$39,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $511$2,554
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $71,283$65,288
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,270$2,270
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $439,627$586,456
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,205$19,101
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,205$19,101
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $277,506$424,083
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $146,916$143,272
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $424,422$567,355
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $439,627$586,456
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $567,355 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$574,276
XI-2 Total expenses$439,133
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,143
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$424,422
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,790
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$567,355

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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