Wildflower INC FY2022 filing

Lexington, MA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2006 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2022
Revenue
$615K
▼ -4% vs prior year
Spent
$657K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$565K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2022 (IRS tax year 2022).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
3 funders, incl. The Parmenter Foundation INC
$34K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
64% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -4% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWildflower INC
EINHdr · item D20-1224412
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2005
Year of formationHdr · item L2006
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLexington, MA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wildflowerforkids.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.22
Program services64%$417K
Management & general14%$93K
Fundraising22%$147K
Total functional expensesLn 25$657K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$615K
FY2022▼ -4%
Expenses
$657K
FY2022▲ +10%
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$662K
FY2022▲ +3%
Total liabilities
$97K
FY2022▲ +474%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$42K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$662K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$495K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$97K
Total net assetsLn 32$565K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants102%$626K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$615K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $495K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $657K · Less non-cash grants $8K · Cash operating expenses/yr $649K
9.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $417K · Total expenses $657K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $93K · Total expenses $657K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $147K · Total expenses $657K
22%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $134K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $611K
$0.22 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $626K · Total revenue $615K
102%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $615K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $615K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $615K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $657K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $615K · Prior year $640K
-4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $565K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $615K · Expenses $657K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $662K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $565K · Total assets $662K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $662K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Audrey Loria · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $97K · Total expenses $657K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $339K · Total expenses $657K
52%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 24%——
Revenue growth -4%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 1%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$97,196Pt VII · Sec A
Former Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Director
$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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $417K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Wildflower provides the gift of summer camp and enrichment opportunities to children who have lost a parent. Our unique program provides individually tailored support for grieving families.

$417Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $745K$621K+27% 990 PDF
FY2024 $586K$655K+13% 990 PDF
FY2023 $518K$700K-16% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $615K$657K-4% 990 PDF
FY2021 $640K$595K+11% 990 PDF
FY2020 $574K$439K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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