The Wildflower Foundation

MINNEAPOLIS, MN EIN: 81-2826681 Website

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

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$12M$15M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
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

$0$669K$1M$2M$3M16 grants202029 grants202134 grants202219 grants202332 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WILDFLOWER MONTESSORI PU…$639KBLAZING STARS MONTESSORI$141KPOINCIANA MONTESSORI$120KTHE DAHLIA SCHOOL OF SAN…$105KCANTUTA MONTESSORI CORP$90KHONEYPOT MONTESSORI$83KHOLLYHOCK MONTESSORI$80KSUPER HEROES 5K INC$75KGREENBRIER MONTESSORI LTD$68KSADULA ROSE MONTESSORI S…$60K

Grant Size Distribution

130 grants across all recorded years

85<$50K28$50–100K15$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

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

MATTHEW KRAMERCEO$319KISABELLE BIBBLERCFO$282KTHEODORE QUINNLEAD LINK - OBSERVATION SUPP…$279KMAIA BLANKENSHIPLEAD LINK - BWF$219KCAMERON LEONARDCAO$176KKATELYN SHORELEAD LINK - SCHOOL SUPPORTS$166KSONDRA GREENBERGLEAD LINK - MID ATLANTIC$160KBENJAMIN JAFFE-TALBERGENGINEER$157KKOREN CLARKENGINEER$153K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AMY HERTEL BUCKLEYCHAIR1
JUAN GOYTIATREASURER1
SEPANDAR KAMVARSECRETARY1
KRISTE DRAGONMEMBER1
MATTHEW KRAMERCEO40$318,694
ISABELLE BIBBLERCFO40$282,292
CAMERON LEONARDCAO40$175,882
KATELYN SHORELEAD LINK - SCHOOL SUPPORTS40$165,843
THEODORE QUINNLEAD LINK - OBSERVATION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY40$278,576
MAIA BLANKENSHIPLEAD LINK - BWF40$218,719
BENJAMIN JAFFE-TALBERGENGINEER40$156,776
KOREN CLARKENGINEER40$153,326
SONDRA GREENBERGLEAD LINK - MID ATLANTIC40$159,673

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

23states
+16 more states

Cities

AguadillaAllenhurstApple ValleyAuroraAustinBelmarBostonBronxBuffaloCaguasCambridgeCincinnatiClevelandConcordvileDade CityDenverDoradoDorchesterEast ProvidenceEatontown

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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