Bloom360 Learning Community Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE A SAFE AND TRUSTED ENVIRONMENT FOR NEURODIVERGENT CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO LEARN, GROW, THRIVE, AND DISCOVER THEIR UNIQUE PURPOSE.
- Income
- $735,558
- Spending
- $698,479
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- -0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 47%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 53
- Highest pay
- $73,792, vp
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 63% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $570,988 spent. DAY SCHOOL & ROOTS PROGRAMSTHIS PAST YEAR MARKED THE EIGHTH ACADEMIC YEAR FOR OUR UNIQUE DAY SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES A DEVELOPMENTALLY BASED, WHOLE-PERSON FOCUSED PROGRAM FOR NEURODIVERGENT LEARNERS (STUDENTS) AGES 5-21 WHO DO BEST IN A SMALLER, SENSORY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT WITH PACING THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THEIR NEEDS. AND, OUR ROOTS PROGRAM, A PART-TIME OFFERING FOR NEURODIVERGENT LEARNERS AGES 5 YOUNG ADULT WHO ARE HOMESCHOOLED, OR ALREADY COMPLETED ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, BUT BENEFIT FROM THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AND HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AND EDUCATED STAFF WHO SUPPORT WHOLE-PERSON GROWTH. OUR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDES SPECIAL AND REGULAR EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MUSIC THERAPY AND SOCIAL WORK. THE BLOOM360 DAY SCHOOL EDUCATION MODEL TRACKS WITH COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR ACADEMIC SCOPE AND SEQUENCE, BUT PACES WITH LEARNERS BY FOCUSING ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, HARNESSING STRENGTHS AND INCORPORATING THE FIVE KEY AREAS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, BODY, SPIRIT (JOY & PURPOSE) AND MIND TO SUPPORT LEARNERS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR GROWTH. THE ROOTS PROGRAM LEARNERS ARE INTEGRATED WITH THE DAY SCHOOL LEARNERS AND BENEFIT FROM THE WHOLE-PERSON APPROACH, WITH THE DIFFERENTIATOR BEING THAT BLOOM360 IS NOT THEIR SCHOOL OF RECORD FOR ACADEMICS. THE UNIQUE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH FOR ALL LEARNERS INCLUDES LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE SCHOOL'S MAKERS SPACE, SENSORY GYM, MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM, THEATRE PROGRAM, AND FULL KITCHEN AND FIELD TRIPS TO THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING CENTER, EAST TROY COMMUNITY CENTER AND OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES. IN THEIR EIGHTH ACADEMIC YEAR (2024-2025), LEARNERS MET 90 COMMON CORE STANDARDS, COMPLETED 18 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, 12 SMALL GROUP PROJECTS AND 6 SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECTS. THIS IS A 48% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COMMON CORE STANDARDS COMPLETED OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. AN EXAMPLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT IS THE MUSIC STYLES PROJECT. ONE LEARNER IS HIGHLY ENERGIZED BY MUSIC, DANCING AND SINGING AND SHE HAS A WIDE RANGE OF MUSIC STYLES SHE ENJOYS. OUR LEARNING GUIDES HELPED HER CREATE A MUSIC STYLES PROJECT BOARD WHICH CULMINATED IN A PRESENTATION TO HER PEERS AND STAFF. HER PRESENTATION INVOLVED PLAYING SNIPPETS OF EACH MUSIC GROUP AND THEN ALL JOINING IN ON THE CHICKEN DANCE! AN EXAMPLE OF A GROUP PROJECT INCLUDED A SUPERHERO THEMED PROJECT IN THE LEARNING STUDIO WHERE FOUR LEARNERS TOOK THE VIA YOUTH CHARACTER STRENGTH SURVEY, A 98-QUESTION SURVEY, WHICH GAVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BEST PARTS OF THEMSELVES, THAT IS THEIR INNATE SUPERPOWERS THAT ARE THEIR CHARACTER STRENGTHS. ONCE COMPLETE, THE LEARNERS CREATED A CHARACTER STRENGTH TREE THAT DISPLAYS EACH OF THEIR OWN STRENGTHS AS DIFFERENT COLORED LEAVES THAT ARE PART OF THE OVERALL BRANCHES OF THE COMMUNITY TREE IN THE CLASSROOM. THE NEXT ACTIVITY INVOLVED MAKING A SUPERHERO CAPE THAT DISPLAYED THEIR TOP FIVE SUPERPOWERS. SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECTS INCLUDED CREATING AND PERFORMING IN TWO MUSIC SHOWCASE EVENTS THAT WERE PREPARED WITH THE MUSIC THERAPIST AND PERFORMED FOR PARENTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS. EACH LEARNER PARTICIPATED IN A WAY THAT WORKED BEST FOR THEM. THE LEARNERS WORKED TOGETHER TO CHOOSE A THEME, AND DESIGNED THE PROPS, AND ALL PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. THE PERFORMANCES INCLUDED SINGING, DANCING, AND PLAYING INSTRUMENTS. LEARNERS ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE ANOTHER GOOD EXAMPLE OF A SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECT. THE HOLIDAY ELVES PROJECT IS OUR HOLIDAY COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT AND WAS LED BY THE LEARNER COUNCIL. LEARNERS COLLECT MONETARY DONATIONS AND THEN SHOP FOR GIFTS FOR THREE CHILDREN FROM A FAMILY FROM WALWORTH COUNTY WHO HAVE A FINANCIAL NEED. OUR LEARNERS THEN DELIVERED THE GIFTS TO THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COLLECTING THE GIFTS. IN THE MAKERSPACE, LEARNERS ARE UTILIZING THEIR TEAMWORK TO SOLVE STEM CHALLENGES THAT REQUIRE PLANNING AND DESIGN. LEARNERS ARE ASKED TO MAKE A PLAN BEFOREHAND (DRAW A PICTURE OF HOW YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS CHALLENGE), LIST MATERIALS NEEDED, IMAGINE HOW TO COMPLETE THE TASK. AFTER THE CHALLENGE, THEY COMPLETE A REFLECTION SHEET ASKING ABOUT WHAT WORKED WELL DURING THE CHALLENGE; WHAT DIDN'T WORK; AND HOW COULD YOU DO IT BETTER NEXT TIME. THEY HAVE ALSO COMPLETED SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS WHILE IN THE MAKERSPACE AND HAVE USED PARTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD SUCH AS OBSERVATION AND A HYPOTHESIS (PREDICTIONS).LEARNERS AVERAGED 16% ANNUAL GROWTH ON THE SEVEN-POINT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH SCALE TOWARD MASTERY OF THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS (E.G., SELF-REGULATION, DECISION MAKING, SELF-AWARENESS, LEADERSHIP, PERSPECTIVE TAKING, ETC.). LEARNERS ACHIEVED A COLLECTIVE 3.74 IN THEIR ACADEMICS (SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH) IN THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING PLANS (DLP) AS MEASURED BY THE FOUR-POINT SCALE OF UNDERSTANDING: 1. INTRODUCTORY, 2. EMERGING, 3. PARTIAL AND 4. CONFIDENT. LEARNERS ACHIEVED 16% GROWTH TOWARD THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIFE SKILLS GOALS. THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SELF-CARE, MEAL PREP, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS AND PERSONAL FINANCE. BLOOM360 HAD ITS SECOND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS PROGRAM YEAR. THE LEARNER COMPLETED THE WISCONSIN STATE REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE A FULL HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. THE LEARNER WILL PARTICIPATE IN BLOOM360'S NEW BIZPATH PROGRAM IN FALL. OUR COLLEGE FIELDWORK PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND INCLUDED FOUR COLLEGE INTERNS DURING THE YEAR. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE FIELDS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SOCIAL WORK AND MUSIC THERAPY ARE WELCOMED TO BLOOM360 FOR A ROBUST AND INNOVATIVE FIELDWORK PLACEMENT. CURRENT FIELDWORK PROGRAMS ARE WITH ALVERNO COLLEGE, BRYANT & STRATTON COLLEGE, MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (MATC), MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON. THE INTERNS BENEFIT FROM BLOOM360'S MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STAFF, HAVING WEEKLY MENTORING SESSIONS AND WORKING WITH THE LEARNERS. SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 2020, 21 INTERNS HAVE COMPLETED MORE THAN 4,700 FIELDWORK HOURS. AS BLOOM360 ST
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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