The Wildflower Foundation
WILDFLOWER SEEKS TO RADICALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FROM A VARIETY OF ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS BENEFITING FROM HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. WE'VE DEVELOPED A SCALABLE PLATFORM FOR TEACHERS TO START AND LEAD THEIR OWN TINY MONTESSORI SCHOOLS WITHIN A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR SCHOOLS USE TIME-TESTED, RESEARCH-SUPPORTED MONTESSORI METHODS IN ONE ROOM, NEIGHBORHOOD-NESTED SCHOOLS COMBINED WITH PROMISING NEW IDEAS IN PARENT ENGAGEMENT, INTENTIONAL DIVERSITY, TEACHER EMPOWERMENT, AND DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION.OUR SCHOOLS GROW ORGANICALLY IN DIVERSE SETTINGS.THE WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE STARTUP AND ONGOING OPERATION OF WILDFLOWER SCHOOLS. WE OPERATE AS A DECENTRALIZED NETWORK.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$12.8M
-3.2% YoY
Annual Giving
$1.8M
+145.6% YoY
Grant Count
32
+68.4% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$56K
+45.8% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $12,838,796 | $13,265,803 | $6,279,720 |
| Revenue | $8,369,082 | $13,957,577 | $9,377,359 |
| Expenses | $8,768,529 | $7,629,129 | $9,260,957 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $326,979 | $16,169 | $4,323 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
130 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY HERTEL BUCKLEY | CHAIR | 1 | — |
| JUAN GOYTIA | TREASURER | 1 | — |
| SEPANDAR KAMVAR | SECRETARY | 1 | — |
| KRISTE DRAGON | MEMBER | 1 | — |
| MATTHEW KRAMER | CEO | 40 | $318,694 |
| ISABELLE BIBBLER | CFO | 40 | $282,292 |
| CAMERON LEONARD | CAO | 40 | $175,882 |
| KATELYN SHORE | LEAD LINK - SCHOOL SUPPORTS | 40 | $165,843 |
| THEODORE QUINN | LEAD LINK - OBSERVATION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY | 40 | $278,576 |
| MAIA BLANKENSHIP | LEAD LINK - BWF | 40 | $218,719 |
| BENJAMIN JAFFE-TALBERG | ENGINEER | 40 | $156,776 |
| KOREN CLARK | ENGINEER | 40 | $153,326 |
| SONDRA GREENBERG | LEAD LINK - MID ATLANTIC | 40 | $159,673 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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