Scratch Foundation
Scratch Foundation is a New York, New York–based public charity that develops and supports the Scratch creative-coding website and online community. Its mission is to help kids everywhere create what they imagine.
Scratch Foundation at a glance
In short: Scratch Foundation gave $556K across 21 grants in 2024 (avg $26K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $555,500
- -32.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 21
- -27.6% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $26,452
- -7.0% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $11,500
- Total assets
- $13,684,109
- +113.7% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (52% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Scratch Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 459 Columbus Ave 1112, New York, NY 10024
Phone: (857) 233-5422
Website: https://scratchfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Scratch Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Trustees of Boston College (Devtech Research Group) ($210K). Together the top 10 received $456K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($6,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
69 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 61 grants of 69 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2024 grants went to recipients in multiple states. By share of grant dollars, Massachusetts received 52%, California 9%, Florida 6%, Virginia 5%, and Colorado 5%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Scratch Foundation gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2020) to $825K (2023). In 2024 it made 21 grants totaling $556K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Boston College (Devtech Research Group) Chestnut Hill, MA | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $210,000 |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $56,000 |
| STEAM For Vietnam Foundation Foster City, CA | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $40,000 |
| Hampton University Hampton, VA | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $30,000 |
| People For Public Leadership Highlands Ranch, CO | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $30,000 |
| The Clubhouse Network Roxbury, MA | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $25,000 |
| STEM Nola New Orleans, LA | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $20,000 |
| Televisa Foundation Inc Miami, FL | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $15,000 |
| Somerset Community Action Program Somerset, NJ | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $15,000 |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators. | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,684,109 | $20,013,298 | $12,331,160 | $555,500 | 21 | $165,233 |
| 2023 | $6,402,212 | $8,770,345 | $14,975,731 | $825,000 | 29 | $197,597 |
| 2022 | $13,703,238 | $15,041,052 | $15,347,668 | $390,000 | 14 | $95,037 |
| 2021 | $12,660,412 | $10,034,461 | $7,522,396 | $69,500 | 3 | $-332 |
| 2020 | $10,241,919 | $7,278,166 | $4,879,524 | $13,200 | 2 | $32,240 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation says Scratch helps children develop creative thinking, systematic reasoning, and collaboration as they make and share projects. Its 2024 grants commonly supported free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and expanded engagement with educators.
The 2024 grantees included organizations with varied missions. The Clubhouse Network describes its work as providing creative, safe out-of-school learning environments where young people from underserved communities explore ideas and develop skills with technology. Televisa Foundation says it helps Latino children and youth in the United States through education and cultural programs. CodeArt says it provides computer science education; CodeCrew says it teaches children and adults to write software and pursue computer science education, careers, and entrepreneurship. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $555,500. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $210,000, with a median of $11,500.
Among the largest awards were $210,000 to Trustees of Boston College’s Devtech Research Group and $56,000 to Harvard University, both for free coding workshops, culturally relevant localized materials, and expanded educator engagement. Other awards included $40,000 to STEAM For Vietnam Foundation, $30,000 to Hampton University, $30,000 to People For Public Leadership, and $25,000 to The Clubhouse Network, for the same stated purpose.
Other 2024 recipients included STEM NOLA ($20,000), Televisa Foundation ($15,000), Somerset Community Action Program ($15,000), Mississippi State University ($15,000), CodeArt ($10,000), and CodeCrew ($7,500).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Mitchel Resnick as Board Chair; David Siegel as Vice Chair; Ursula Burns, Christina Miller, Jennifer Lawton, Champika Fernando, and Samuel Lerer as Board Members; Margaret Honey as President and CEO; Maria Janelli as Chief of Staff; and Gerwin Eje as Director of Finance.
Scratch Foundation is led by Margaret Honey, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 9 of 18 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Margaret Honey
President & CEO
Board Member → President & Chair, 2022
President & Chair → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$435K (2024)
Mitchel Resnick
Board Chair
President & Chair → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Rosenbaum
Product Director
Senior Front → Product Manager, 2021
Product Manager → Product Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$123K (2020) → $194K (2024)
Tiffany Gagnon
Design Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$179K (2023) → $187K (2024)
Gerwin Eje
Director of Finance
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$159K (2024)
Champika Fernando
Board Member
Past Interim Executive Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
$238K (2020) → $0 (2024)
Yvette Philip
Past Director of Finance & Administrator
Director of Finance & Administrator → Past Director of Finance & Administrator, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$219K (2022) → $42K (2024)
Christopher Willis-Ford
Principal Software Engineer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$180K (2023) → $183K (2024)
Kevin Bedeau
Head of Product
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$195K (2023) → $198K (2024)
Maria Janelli
Chief of Staff
Interim Executive Director → Chief of Staff, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$231K (2023) → $254K (2024)
Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill
Principal Software Engineer
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$183K (2024)
Christina Miller
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David M Siegel
Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard A Sauer
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ursula Burns
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheri Womack
Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Lawton
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samuel Lerer
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Shawna Young (2020–2023) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Elaine Atherton (2022–2023) — Director of Secretary
- Former: Mindee Barham (2022–2023) — Past Executive Director
- Former: Robert Carr (2022–2023) — Past Chief Product Officer
- Former: Sarah Smirnoff (2022–2023) — Past Executive Director
- Former: La Shauna Nichols (2023) — Past Manager & Software Engineering
- Former: Avraham Kadar (2020–2022) — Past Board Member
- Former: Anu Singh (2022) — Manager & Software Engineering
- Former: Ronald de las Alas (2022) — Principal Software Engineer
- Former: Shenkiat Lim (2022) — Director of People & Culture
- Former: Karishma Chadha (2020–2021) — Principal Software Engineer
- Former: Sheri Vammen (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Carl Bowman (2021) — Design Director
- Former: Raymond Schamp (2021) — Principal Software Engineer
- Former: Rupa Shah (2021) — Director of Philanthropy
- Former: Joan Fusco (2020) — Director of Hr & Administration
- Former: Katelyn Mann (2020) — Senior Engineer
- Former: Paul Kaplan (2020) — Senior Engineer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $435K, to Margaret Honey (President and CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Scratch Foundation
How much does Scratch Foundation give each year?
Scratch Foundation gave $556K across 21 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $825K across 29 grants.
What is Scratch Foundation's typical grant size?
Scratch Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $11,500, and its average grant was $26,452, across 21 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does Scratch Foundation give grants?
Scratch Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (9%) and Florida (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Miami, FL (2 grants).
Does Scratch Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Scratch Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Scratch Foundation's largest grantees?
Scratch Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Trustees of Boston College (Devtech Research Group) ($210,000), Harvard University ($56,000) and STEAM For Vietnam Foundation ($40,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($6,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Scratch Foundation?
Scratch Foundation reported $13.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.0M.
What does Scratch Foundation fund?
The Foundation says Scratch helps children develop creative thinking, systematic reasoning, and collaboration as they make and share projects. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Scratch Foundation?
Scratch Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check scratchfoundation.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Scratch Foundation's EIN?
Scratch Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2612143. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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