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Supports children, teachers, and parents through decentralized Montessori micro-schools. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $295K in revenue, $209K in expenses, and $112K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2016
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Website
wildflowerschools.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$295KFY2025
Expenses
$209K
Net assets
$112K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  83-3917065 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Minneapolis, MN Founded 2016
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports children, teachers, and parents through decentralized Montessori micro-schools.
Leadership
Veronica Vital · Director · $95K
Money in and out
$295K revenue, $209K expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$295K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$209K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$112K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $86K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +39% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+29%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +66% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$295K
FY2025▲ +22%
Expenses
$209K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total assets
$175K
FY2025▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$63K
FY2025▼ -65%
Total revenue
$295K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$209K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$112K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$86K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$175K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $195K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Blurring the boundaries between home-schooling and institutional schooling, between scientists and teachers, between schools and the neighborhoods around them. At the core of wildflower are 9 principles that define the approach. A growing number of shopfront montessori schools have been started using the wildflower approach.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Wildflower Foundation
EINHdr · item D83-3917065
Principal addressHdr · item CMinneapolis, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwildflowerschools.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B28)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$94,954Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Veronica Vital’s $95K as Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
Veronica Vital$94,954$6,658
Molly S Burnett$60,568
Molly Burnett$56,284

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$220K · 74%
Contributions & grants$76K · 26%
Program service revenue74%$220K
Contributions & grants26%$76K
— government grantsLn 1e$49K
Total revenueLn 12$295K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.00
Program services93%$195K
Management & general7%$14K
Fundraising$655
Total functional expensesLn 25$209K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$135K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$63K
Total net assetsLn 32$112K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $135K · Operating expenses/yr $209K
7.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $195K · Total expenses $209K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $14K · Total expenses $209K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $655 · Total expenses $209K
0.3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $218 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $50K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $76K · Total revenue $295K
26%
Government reliance
Government grants $49K · Total revenue $295K
17%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $220K · Total revenue $295K
74%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $295K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $220K · Total expenses $209K
105%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $295K · Prior year $242K
+22%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $202K · FY2025 $295K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $112K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $295K · Expenses $209K
+29%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $175K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $112K · Total assets $175K
64%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $175K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Veronica Vital · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $95K · Total expenses $209K
45%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $145K · Total expenses $209K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.9%
Revenue growth 22%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Think SmallFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$47K

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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)$295K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$242K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$236K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$229K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$202K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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