2012-05-14T17:35:38-05:00 2011-12-31 RUTH ROBERTSON CPA 12 E BULLION ST STE B HAILEY ID 833338409 990 2011-01-01 274446378 FLOURISH FOUNDATION INC FLOU PO BOX 2429 KETCHUM ID 83340 KATIE CORKERY 2012-05-14 true RUTH J ROBERTSON 2087880887 2012-05-14 X 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ERYN MICHAUD PRES PO BOX 2429 KETCHUM ID 83340 40476 false X WWW.FLOURISHFOUNDATION.ORG X 2010 ID THE FLOURISH FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CONTEMPLATIVE-BASED PRACTICES IN COMMUNITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING MENTAL BALANCE AND COMPASSION. THE HEART OF OUR WORK FOCUSES ON THE HUMAN POTENTIAL TO BE MORALLY AND ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE WORLD CITIZENS. 3 0 0 0 30 35676 4800 0 0 30 40476 0 0 0 0 1304 30 18492 30 18492 21984 21984 0 21984 X THE FLOURISH FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CONTEMPLATIVE-BASED PRACTICES IN COMMUNITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING MENTAL BALANCE AND COMPASSION. THE HEART OF OUR WORK FOCUSES ON THE HUMAN POTENTIAL TO BE MORALLY AND ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE WORLD CITIZENS. true false 8395 4550 CONTEMPLATIVE EDUCATION AN ANNUAL WORKSHOP AND LECTURE SERIES INTRODUCES MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR ACHIEVING MENTAL BALANCE AND COMPASSION. IN 2011, WE PROVIDED TRAINING TO THE 18 INSTRUCTORS/TEACHERS FOR DELIVERING TRAINING IN MINDFUL AWARENESS TO STUDENTS. 3182 1867 COMPASSIONATE YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM HAVING EFFECTIVE YOUNG LEADERS IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT FOR MAINTAINING A VIBRANT WORLD COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE. THEY ARE THE NEXT GENERATION POLICY MAKERS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS, INNOVATORS, AND PARENTS. THE COMPASSIONATE YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM PREPARES THEM TO HUMANELY FILL THIS ROLE BY EMPOWERING THEIR CREATIVITY TO RESEARCH, PLAN, AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ABROAD. IN 2011 WE BEGAN THIS PROGRAM WITH 19 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THEY RECEIVED CONTEMPLATIVE EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE IN THEIR FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. THEY WERE MENTORED IN THE PLANNING, PREPARATION, AND FOLLOW-THROUGH OF THEIR PROJECTS IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR TRIP IN 2012. 2783 347 MINDFUL AWARENESS PROGRAM (MAP) WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, OUR CURRENT SYSTEM OF EDUCATION HAS NARROWED ITS FOCUS TO THE COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTERNAL FACTS AND OBJECTIVE INFORMATION. THE UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS TYPE OF EMPHASIS ON LEARNING IS RENDERING OUR STUDENTS LESS ABLE TO COPE WITH THE PRESSURES AND DEMANDS THEY FACE IN ADDRESSING THE WORLDWIDE PROBLEMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. CURRENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT MINDFUL AWARENESS PROGRAMS, WHEN EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATED WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, PROMOTE POSITIVE QUALITIES THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS TO BECOME MORE ATTENTIVE AND CARING WORLD CITIZENS. FLOURISH FOUNDATION OFFERS SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS THAT INTRODUCE DIFFERENT FORMS OF MINDFUL AWARENESS TRAINING TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN A CLASSROOM SETTING. THE GOAL OF THE MINDFUL AWARENESS PROGRAM (MAP) IS CENTERED ON BROADENING THE SCOPE OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS, ATTENTIONAL TRAINING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER VIRTUES THAT SUPPORT PERSONAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING. THE MAP PROGRAM USES SECULAR, AGE APPROPRIATE EXERCISES AND GAMES TO CULTIVATE ATTENTION, AWARENESS, ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY, AND TO DEVELOP THE POSITIVE EMOTIONS OF KINDNESS AND COMPASSION. IN 2011 WE TAUGHT EIGHT CLASSES IN LOCAL GRADE SCHOOLS TO APPROXIMATELY 135 FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS. 1016 250 TWO OTHER PROGRAMS EXIST: THE BIRTH PROGRAM AND THE TEACHER SELF-CARE PROGRAM. MINDFUL CHILDBIRTH & PARENTING CLASSES THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS, EXPECTANT PARENTS WILL DEVELOP TOOLS FOR MANAGING EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL STRESS DURING PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, PARENTING, AND DAILY LIFE. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO ENGAGE THE MIND TO DEAL WITH PAIN AND FEAR ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDBIRTH AND HOW TO ACCESS DEEP PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RELAXATION TO GREATLY ASSIST THE NATURAL PROCESS OF CHILDBIRTH AND EASE THE WAY INTO PARENTHOOD. BY PRACTICING MINDFUL AWARENESS, EXPECTING PARENTS ARE ABLE TO ADJUST THROUGH THIS TRANSITION WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE, WISDOM AND JOY. TEACHER SELF-CARE PROGRAM AS EDUCATORS, SCHOOL TEACHERS REPRESENT A CORNERSTONE OF OUR SOCIETY. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OF ALL THE WORK THAT OCCURS AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENT IS THE PRIMARY DETERMINANT OF STUDENT SUCCESS. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS ASTONISHING, YET MOST TEACHERS ARE NOT GIVEN THE TOOLS TO ADDRESS THE HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS AND BURNOUT, WHICH ARE SO EVIDENT IN THE PROFESSION. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT INTRODUCING CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES INTO THE LIVES OF TEACHERS REDUCES THEIR PERCEIVED STRESS, ANXIETY AND BURNOUT, WHILE LEADING TO INCREASED EMPATHY AND COMPASSION. IDEALLY, SUPPORTING TEACHERS IN THIS WAY CREATES STUDENT- TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS AND CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS THAT FOSTER THE DEVELOPING MINDS/BRAINS OF CHILDREN SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF SELF-CONTROL, STRESS REDUCTION, AND POSITIVE FEELINGS TOWARD THEM AND THE WORLD. THE FLOURISH FOUNDATION OFFERS AN ELEVEN WEEK TEACHER SELF-CARE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS TEACHERS IN DEVELOPING THEIR OWN INNER RESOURCES THROUGH CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES, REFLECTION AND DIALOGUE. 1016 250 15376 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 0 false false false false false false X 3 0 false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false X KATIE CORKERY 2087889777 403 2ND AVE N HAILEY ID 83333 X ERYN MICHAUD 10.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE CORKERY 12.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN REDMAN 15.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 15676 20000 35676 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 4800 4800 4800 40476 4800 500 500 212 212 11840 11761 47 32 150 150 326 140 22 164 83 66 10 7 819 650 169 829 829 1083 1083 PROGRAM SUP/TEACHING AIDS 1359 1359 BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEE 425 425 RENT/PARKING 400 400 GRANTS 390 350 40 76 13 63 18492 15376 1812 1304 16984 5000 0 21984 0 0 X 21984 0 21984 0 21984 21984 X false false X 30 35676 35706 4800 4800 30 40476 40506 40506 30 40476 40506 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 990PTVIII1C 15676 15676 15676 15676 ERYN MICHAUD BOARD MEMBER 1145 INSTRUCTOR FEES false RYAN REDMAN BOARD MEMBER 2020 INSTRUCTOR FEES false ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE FLOURISH FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CONTEMPLATIVE-BASED PRACTICES IN COMMUNITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING MENTAL BALANCE AND COMPASSION. THE HEART OF OUR WORK FOCUSES ON THE HUMAN POTENTIAL TO BE MORALLY AND ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE WORLD CITIZENS. EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 OFFICERS ARE VOLUNTEERS. ANY SIGNIFICANT NEW PROGRAM SERVICES NOT LISTED ON A PRIOR RETURN FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 ALL PROGRAMS BEGAN IN 2011 AND WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMS FOR 2010. SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B FOLLOW-THROUGH OF THEIR PROJECTS IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR TRIP IN 2012. THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C FLOURISH FOUNDATION OFFERS SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS THAT INTRODUCE DIFFERENT FORMS OF MINDFUL AWARENESS TRAINING TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN A CLASSROOM SETTING. THE GOAL OF THE MINDFUL AWARENESS PROGRAM (MAP) IS CENTERED ON BROADENING THE SCOPE OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS, ATTENTIONAL TRAINING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER VIRTUES THAT SUPPORT PERSONAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING. THE MAP PROGRAM USES SECULAR, AGE APPROPRIATE EXERCISES AND GAMES TO CULTIVATE ATTENTION, AWARENESS, ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY, AND TO DEVELOP THE POSITIVE EMOTIONS OF KINDNESS AND COMPASSION. IN 2011 WE TAUGHT EIGHT CLASSES IN LOCAL GRADE SCHOOLS TO APPROXIMATELY 135 FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS. ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D TWO OTHER PROGRAMS EXIST: THE BIRTH PROGRAM AND THE TEACHER SELF-CARE PROGRAM. MINDFUL CHILDBIRTH & PARENTING CLASSES THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS, EXPECTANT PARENTS WILL DEVELOP TOOLS FOR MANAGING EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL STRESS DURING PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, PARENTING, AND DAILY LIFE. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO ENGAGE THE MIND TO DEAL WITH PAIN AND FEAR ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDBIRTH AND HOW TO ACCESS DEEP PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RELAXATION TO GREATLY ASSIST THE NATURAL PROCESS OF CHILDBIRTH AND EASE THE WAY INTO PARENTHOOD. BY PRACTICING MINDFUL AWARENESS, EXPECTING PARENTS ARE ABLE TO ADJUST THROUGH THIS TRANSITION WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE, WISDOM AND JOY. TEACHER SELF-CARE PROGRAM AS EDUCATORS, SCHOOL TEACHERS REPRESENT A CORNERSTONE OF OUR SOCIETY. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OF ALL THE WORK THAT OCCURS AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENT IS THE PRIMARY DETERMINANT OF STUDENT SUCCESS. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS ASTONISHING, YET MOST TEACHERS ARE NOT GIVEN THE TOOLS TO ADDRESS THE HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS AND BURNOUT, WHICH ARE SO EVIDENT IN THE PROFESSION. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT INTRODUCING CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES INTO THE LIVES OF TEACHERS REDUCES THEIR PERCEIVED STRESS, ANXIETY AND BURNOUT, WHILE LEADING TO INCREASED EMPATHY AND COMPASSION. IDEALLY, SUPPORTING TEACHERS IN THIS WAY CREATES STUDENT- TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS AND CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS THAT FOSTER THE DEVELOPING MINDS/BRAINS OF CHILDREN SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF SELF-CONTROL, STRESS REDUCTION, AND POSITIVE FEELINGS TOWARD THEM AND THE WORLD. THE FLOURISH FOUNDATION OFFERS AN ELEVEN WEEK TEACHER SELF-CARE PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS TEACHERS IN DEVELOPING THEIR OWN INNER RESOURCES THROUGH CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES, REFLECTION AND DIALOGUE. DOCUMENTATION BY GOVERNING BODY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8A MINUTES TAKEN AT ALL MEETINGS. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ORGANIZATIONAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY 2011 VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. DRAFT 990 TRANSMITTED TO BOARD MEMBERS ELECTRONICALLY. THEY REVIEW AND THEN PROVIDE INPUT PRIOR TO FINAL DRAFT. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD AND STAFF RECEIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY, REVIEW AND SIGN. DISCLOSURE AND REVIEW AT BOARD MEETING. AS THERE ARE ONLY THREE BOARD MEMBERS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EASILY DISCERNABLE IF IT IS PRESENT. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR 2010. 2011 WILL APPEAR ON CHARITY WEB PAGES THAT POST 990'S AS WELL AS UPON DEMAND. DISCUSSION CONTINUES ABOUT POSTING ON FLOURISH WEBSITE AT HTTP://FLOURISHFOUNDATION.ORG