Wildflower is an ecosystem of decentralized montessori micro-schools that support children, teachers, and parents. Wildflower aspires to give all children and families the opportunity to choose high quality, beautiful learning environments as they follow life's unfolding journey.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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FY2022 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $47K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
143% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 143% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 2 voting members
Fine: 1 of 2 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$229K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$246K
To programs
65%
Net assets
−$29K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$229K
FY2022▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$202K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$242K
FY2025$295K
Expenses
$246K
FY2022▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$173K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$200K
FY2025$209K
Net assets
−$29K
FY2022▼ -755%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$3K
FY2022−$29K
FY2023−$15K
FY2024$27K
FY2025$112K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $161K Management & general 35% · $85K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$56,284Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Veronica Vital’s $95K as Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Supports children, teachers, and parents through decentralized Montessori micro-schools.

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1 program · $161K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$161Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

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

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$229K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$246K
Ln 25
Programscol B$161K
Managementcol C$85K
Owns and owesPt X
−$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Total revenueLn 12$229K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32−$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$19K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$87K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$95K
Net assetsLn 32−$3K−$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$81K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$200$200
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$27K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$608$608
InterestLn 20$715$715
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$25K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K$161K$85K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $295K$209K$86K$112K 990 PDF
FY2024 $242K$200K$43K$27K 990 PDF
FY2023 $236K$224K$11K−$15K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $229K$246K−$17K−$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 $202K$173K$28K−$3K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $228,725 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $93,153$5,608
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $108,512$223,111
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$6
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $201,670$228,725
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $107,415$148,330
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,929$97,281
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $173,344$245,611
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,326−$16,886
Part VI · Governance 1 of 2 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $228,725 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $223,111 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,608
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,608
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6$6
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $223,111 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6$228,725
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $245,611 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,171 · Management $40,000$121,171
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,105$17,105
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,054$10,054
IX-11a Management feesManagement $4,950$4,950
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,665$5,665
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $200$200
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,772$5,772
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,030$1,030
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,158 · Management $1,878$29,036
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,033$1,033
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $608$608
IX-20 InterestManagement $715$715
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,273$9,273
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,300$12,300
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,086 · Management $1,613 · Fundraising $0$26,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $160,574 · Management $85,037 · Fundraising $0$245,611
Part X · Balance sheet $65,966 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,135; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,908$1,419
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0−$470
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,855$61,882
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,807$65,966
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $163$4,644
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $90,000$90,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,163$94,644
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,356−$28,678
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,356−$28,678
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,807$65,966
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$28,678 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$228,725
XI-2 Total expenses$245,611
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,356
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,436
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$28,678

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