Wildflower Foundation FY2022 filing

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Fort Wayne, IN501(c)(3)EIN 82-2912677

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Our mission is to nurture and support young, curious minds to explore their world in a way that feels authentic to the learner.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K 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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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$320K
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$306K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$320K
FY2022▲ +62%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$320K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$410K
FY2025$482K
Expenses
$306K
FY2022
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$306K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$483K
Net assets
$70K
FY2022▲ +72%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$62K
FY2025$71K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $289K Management & general 6% · $17K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman
$62,712Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$60,989Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Encouraging young minds to authentically explore their world.

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1 program · $289K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Alyssum Montessori School will serve 26 students during the 2019/2020 academic year. Please see Schedule O.

$289Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 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

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$320K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$266K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Money outPt IX
$306K
Ln 25
Programscol B$289K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$266K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$320K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K$47K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$38K
Total assetsLn 16$98K$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$56K$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$18K$18K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$73K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K$95K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$156
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$13K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$866$866
Advertising and promotionLn 12$166$166
Office expensesLn 13$8K$3K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$665$665
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$65K$65K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$530$530
InterestLn 20$450$450
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K$289K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $482K$483K−$938$71K 990 PDF
FY2024 $410K$427K−$17K$62K 990 PDF
FY2023 $368K$357K$11K$80K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $320K$306K$14K$70K 990 PDF
FY2021 $198K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $188K$74K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $320,075 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$26,330
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,624
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$53,954
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $266,121$266,121
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $266,121$320,075
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $306,018 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $17,912$17,912
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,364 · Management $8,152$81,516
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $94,997$94,997
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,404 · Management $156$1,560
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,257 · Management $1,473$14,730
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,176$2,176
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $866$866
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $166$166
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,907 · Management $4,613$7,520
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $665$665
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,397$65,397
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $530$530
IX-20 InterestManagement $450$450
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,758$7,758
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,775$9,775
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $288,998 · Management $17,020 · Fundraising $0$306,018
Part X · Balance sheet $86,837 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,479$47,108
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,074$1,493
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,851$38,236
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $98,404$86,837
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,467$2,511
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $41,330$14,662
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,797$17,173
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,607$69,664
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,607$69,664
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $98,404$86,837
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,664 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$320,075
XI-2 Total expenses$306,018
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,057
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,607
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,664

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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