EIN 46-2612143

Scratch Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
93
City
Year formed
2013
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
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
$15,041,052
2022
Total expenses
$15,347,668
2022
Total assets
$13,703,238
2022
Num. employees
93
2022

Program areas at Scratch Foundation

Scratch is a creative programming language and the world's largest online coding community for children and teens. In 2022, 50.7 million users from nearly every country in the world created more than 120 million Scratch projects.

Grants made by Scratch Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Harvard UniversityDevelopment and Facilitation of Free Coding Workshops for Kids, Localization of Materials To Increase Cultural Relevance, and To Scale Your Engagement With Educators.$100,000
Boston CollegeDevelopment and Facilitation of Free Coding Workshops for Kids, Localization of Materials To Increase Cultural Relevance, and To Scale Your Engagement With Educators.$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.$25,000
...and 7 more grants made

Who funds Scratch Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Tides FoundationQuality Education$1,500,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$56,300
The Solomon Wilson Family FoundationTo Support the Development and Dissemination of Scratch, A Programming Language$50,000
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at Scratch Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Robert CarrChief Technological Officer$328,491
Sarah SmirnoffChief Product Officer and Interim Ed$214,826
Ronald de Las AlasPrincipal Software Engineer$193,444
Shawna YoungPast Executive Director$451,377
Yvette PhilipDirector of Finance and Admin.$219,168
...and 18 more key personnel

Financials for Scratch Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$14,904,396
Program services$15,000
Investment income and dividends$93,554
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$30,000
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$1,483
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$-12,402
Miscellaneous revenues$9,021
Total revenues$15,041,052

Form 990s for Scratch Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-08-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122021-10-29990View PDF
2019-122021-02-19990View PDF
2018-122019-10-18990View PDF
...and 5 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $1,500,000 from Tides Foundation
September 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
September 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 9 new personnel
July 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsResearch centersCharities
Issues
Science and technology
Characteristics
Conducts researchOperates internationallyNational levelGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
201 S St 1-102
Boston, MA 02111
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
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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