EIN 46-2612143

Scratch Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
87
Year formed
2013
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
The Scratch Foundation develops and supports the Scratch programming language and online community, providing young people with digital tools and opportunities to imagine, create, and share. Scratch is the world's largest online coding community for children and teens, with 50.7 million users from nearly every country in the world creating more than 120 million projects in 2022.
Also known as...
Code-To-Learn Foundation; Mitchel Resnick
Total revenues
$8,770,345
2023
Total expenses
$14,975,731
2023
Total assets
$6,402,212
2023
Num. employees
87
2023

Program areas at Scratch Foundation

Scratch is a creative programming language and the world's largest online coding community for children and teens. In 2023, 20.4 million online users from every country in the world created more than 162 million Scratch projects.

Grants made by Scratch Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Boston CollegeContinue the Work of Bringing Creative Coding Through Scratchjr To Millions of Children and Educators All Over the World.$240,000
Harvard UniversityThis Award Would Support the Updating and Redesign of the Creative Computing Online Workshop To Relaunch in 2024, the Co-Design of A Scratch Education Collaborative Workshop, Presenting at the 2024 Scratch Conference, and Continued Engagement Between the Scratch Foundation and the Creative Computing Lab, Including Internship and Research Opportunities for Your Undergraduate and Graduate Students at Harvard.$100,000
The Clubhouse NetworkDevelopment and Facilitation of Free Coding Workshops for Kids, Localization of Materials To Increase Cultural Relevance, and To Scale Your Engagement With Educators.$50,000
...and 20 more grants made totalling $735,000

Who funds Scratch Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Tides FoundationQuality Education$1,500,000
Tides FoundationQuality Education$1,500,000
Infosys Foundation USAResearch and Curriculam$50,000
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at Scratch Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Margaret HoneyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$0
Robert CarrPast Chief Product Officer$328,528
Sarah SmirnoffPast Executive Director$375,640
Champika FernandoBoard Member$0
Christopher Willis-FordPrincipal Software Engineer$179,671
...and 21 more key personnel

Financials for Scratch Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$8,534,575
Program services$15,000
Investment income and dividends$197,597
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$-1,409
Miscellaneous revenues$24,582
Total revenues$8,770,345

Form 990s for Scratch Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-14990View PDF
2022-122023-08-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122021-10-29990View PDF
2019-122021-02-19990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 13, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
July 13, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $1,500,000 from Tides Foundation
December 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $1,500,000 from Tides Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsResearch centersCharities
Issues
Science and technology
Characteristics
Conducts researchOperates internationallyNational levelGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
459 Columbus Ave 1112
New York, NY 10024
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
scratchfoundation.org/ 
Phone
(857) 233-5422
IRS details
EIN
46-2612143
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2013
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
U40: Engineering and Technology Research, Services
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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