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EIN 46-2612143

Scratch Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
87
City
New York
State
New York
Year formed
2013
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
U40: Engineering and Technology Research, Services
Description
The Scratch Foundation empowers children globally to create and learn through coding, ensuring free access to Scratch tools for creative expression and collaboration.
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
DAFgiving360Public, Societal Benefit$111,100
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$16,400

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
Data update history
December 28, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
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
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsBusiness and community development 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
5112: Software Publishers
Parent/child status
Independent
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