Battle of Flowers Foundation

What it reported doing in 2024

The battle of flowers foundation seeks to sustain the battle of flowers associations mission by raising funds for and working to benefit the peoples and communities of san antonio and Texas. Building on the battle of flowers associations longstanding relationships and partnerships with Texas students, their families and communities, the foundation will commit its resources to support excellence in education, to cultivate patriotic values, and to increase knowledge and appreciation of Texas' culture and history, by providing financial support and delivering branded programs that seek to:1) increase accessibility to resources, historic locations and experiences that teach and bring alive Texas history;2) provide higher education opportunities for students, especially those who have participated in the associations activities;3) provide training, resources and/or support to educators and educational institutions to recognize, implement and/or further, impactful educational programs, including those with special focus on Texas history and culture; and, potentially, to create a specialist teacher certification/recognition in Texas history.4) create opportunities and awards for student excellence in the arts, writing, and public speaking;5) promote literacy;6) encourage and recognize Texas and united states patriotism, good citizenship, and student and community leadership;7) honor and support our military and service members families;8) sustain the mission of the battle of flowers association.during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the battle of flowers foundation provided funds to the saisd foundation in order to allow for approximately 1,100 students from title i schools to attend a field trip to austin, Texas to visit the bullock Texas state history museum. Additionally, the battle of flowers foundation provided funds to the remember the alamo foundation in order to allow for approximately 800 students to attend a field trip to the alamo to learn about its history. Both of these projects served to directly increase accessibility to resources, historic locations and experiences that teach and bring alive Texas history, which is a central tenet of the mission.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 44.5%; rating input score 45
• Program expense ratio: 73%; rating input score 73
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 89.4%; rating input score 89; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 69.4%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 17.59; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 135.4% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -85.3% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings