Wildflower Foundation EIN 82-2912677

Wildflower Foundation

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Encouraging young minds to authentically explore their world. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $482K in revenue, $483K in expenses, and $71K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Fort Wayne, IN
Website
www.alyssummontessori.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$482KFY2025
Expenses
$483K
Net assets
$71K
People
8
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  82-2912677 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fort Wayne, IN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Encouraging young minds to authentically explore their world.
Leadership
Sara Gensic · Executive Dir. · $52K
Money in and out
$482K revenue, $483K expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$482K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$483K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$71K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$938
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +179% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-0.2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +95% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$482K
FY2025▲ +18%
Expenses
$483K
FY2025▲ +13%
Total assets
$224K
FY2025▲ +176%
Total liabilities
$154K
FY2025▲ +680%
Total revenue
$482K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$483K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$71K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$938
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$224K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $447K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Alyssum Montessori School served 53 students in pre-school thru 6th grade during the 2024/2025 academic year. Please see Schedule O.

$447Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWildflower Foundation
EINHdr · item D82-2912677
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Wayne, IN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.alyssummontessori.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$52,500Pt VII · Sec A
$45,000Pt VII · Sec A
E.d. (retired)
$31,662Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director(retire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Suzy Ulmer$62,712$37,789$35,385
Sara Gensic$52,500$49,039$60,989$30,038
Suzy Ulmer Retired$50,000
Beth Vanwinkle$45,000
Suzanne Ulmer$31,662
Laticia Bleck$29,711

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$457K · 95%
Contributions & grants$25K · 5%
Program service revenue95%$457K
Contributions & grants5%$25K
Total revenueLn 12$482K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.01
Program services93%$447K
Management & general6%$30K
Fundraising1%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$155K
Total assetsLn 16$224K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$154K
Total net assetsLn 32$71K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $155K · Operating expenses/yr $483K
3.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $447K · Total expenses $483K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $30K · Total expenses $483K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $483K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $24K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $25K · Total revenue $482K
5%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $482K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $457K · Total revenue $482K
95%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $482K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $457K · Total expenses $483K
95%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $482K · Prior year $410K
+18%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $188K · FY2024 $482K
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $71K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $482K · Expenses $483K
-0.2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $224K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $71K · Total assets $224K
32%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $224K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sara Gensic · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $52K · Total expenses $483K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $305K · Total expenses $483K
63%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Revenue growth 18%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $72K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,600
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,100
Unitemized GrantFY2021$17,912

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$482K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$410K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$368K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$320K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$198K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$188K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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