Bit by Bit Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 83-4291636

Bit by Bit Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $725.

Bit by Bit Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Bit by Bit Foundation Inc gave $725 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $725), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$725
-74.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$725
-22.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$725
Total assets
$6,219
-1.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bit by Bit Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

St Louis Childrens: $725St Louis Childrens$725

The largest 2025 recipient was St Louis Childrens ($725).

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Saint PaulStenglewoodBristolCamdenCranstonMorristownNew Hyde ParkOaklandSaint Louis

How Bit by Bit Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 70% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6KTotal only2020 Total only2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $725 (2025) to $6K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $725.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Louis Childrens Saint Louis, MODonation for childrens hospital in-patient video games and related hardware to support our mission$725
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$6,219$1,458$1,536$7251$1,536
2024$6,297$2,195$3,702$2,7933$3,702
2023$7,804$6,259$5,182$3,7184$5,182
2022$6,727$7,113$3,607$2,4303$3,607
2021$3,221$8,744$7,592$5,552Total only$7,592
2020$2,069$6,075$4,696$3,290Total only—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bit by Bit Foundation Inc is led by Noah Petrie, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Noah Petrie

    President

    Board Member → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connor Gentilcore

    Board Member

    President → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Lang

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Wunder

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Weilin Meng

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Sclafani

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bit by Bit Foundation Inc

How much does Bit by Bit Foundation Inc give each year?

Bit by Bit Foundation Inc gave $725 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 3 grants.

How large is Bit by Bit Foundation Inc?

Bit by Bit Foundation Inc reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1K.

Where does Bit by Bit Foundation Inc operate?

Bit by Bit Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.

What is Bit by Bit Foundation Inc's EIN?

Bit by Bit Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-4291636. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 16, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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