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The Sia Foundation Inc

RANDOLPH, MA EIN: 85-4329649 Website

The Sia Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting the Sia cloud storage network and educating the public about the urgency of data privacy and ownership.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$42.6M

+0.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$85K

-54.9% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$85K

-9.7% YoY

About The Sia Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Sia Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Science & Technology, based in RANDOLPH, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $42.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $85K. Net investment income was $2.1M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

CambridgeJacksonvilleNew York City

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$13M$25M$38M$50M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$42,607,328$42,587,999$28,791,779
Revenue$12,298,041$6,797,984$2,052,332
Expenses$4,842,619$3,409,355$2,308,103
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,138,307$1,047,662$-8,699,021
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$47K$94K$141K$188K1 grants20212 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

Hammer Technologies LLC$85K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Nate ManingerPresident/Core Developer$305KAlex FreskaFront-end Engineer$254KLuke ChampineTreasurer/Core Developer$251KFrances LuDirector of Operations$200KSteve FunkDirector of People and Support$196K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Nate ManingerPresident/Core Developer40$305,000
Luke ChampineTreasurer/Core Developer40$250,836
Eddie WangChairman/Secretary5
Alex FreskaFront-end Engineer40$253,565
Frances LuDirector of Operations40$199,921
Steve FunkDirector of People and Support40$195,652

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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