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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SCRATCH FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,770,345
Total expenses
$14,975,731
Contributions and grants received
$8,534,575
Grants paid
$1,552,310
Program service revenue
$15,000
Investment income
$197,597
Other revenue
$23,173
Total assets, end of year
$6,402,212
Total liabilities, end of year
$979,931
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,422,281
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,105,721
Management and general expenses
$3,988,448
Fundraising expenses
$881,562
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,105,721

Program services were 67.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,534,575

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $100,422

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Developing Content and

    total $15,000 · related or exempt $15,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $197,597 · excluded $197,597

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $15,322

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $16,731

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$1,409 · excluded -$1,409

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $24,582 · excluded $24,582

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $24,582

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $843,210 · program services $843,210

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $709,100 · program services $709,100

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,632,449 · program services $515,574 · management and general $1,116,875

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,260,964 · program services $5,507,322 · management and general $1,073,640 · fundraising $680,002

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $239,278 · program services $180,391 · management and general $31,720 · fundraising $27,167

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $771,641 · program services $632,258 · management and general $97,726 · fundraising $41,657

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $615,611 · program services $429,057 · management and general $133,646 · fundraising $52,908

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,658 · management and general $14,658

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $74,438 · management and general $74,438

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,198,948 · program services $661,115 · management and general $492,494 · fundraising $45,339

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $116,349 · program services $411 · management and general $115,938

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $137,080 · program services $33,986 · management and general $95,581 · fundraising $7,513

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $377,132 · program services $226,090 · management and general $151,042

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $469,713 · program services $392 · management and general $469,321

  • 17 · Travel

    total $234,087 · program services $210,223 · management and general $15,705 · fundraising $8,159

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $117,373 · program services $114,944 · management and general $1,204 · fundraising $1,225

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $62,672 · program services $17,960 · management and general $41,872 · fundraising $2,840

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $26,433 · management and general $26,433

  • 24a · Other expenses: Loss on Disposal of Equ

    total $42,226 · program services $17,238 · management and general $24,491 · fundraising $497

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $17,230 · program services $558 · management and general $4,510 · fundraising $12,162

  • 24c · Other expenses: Professional Developmen

    total $15,139 · program services $5,892 · management and general $7,154 · fundraising $2,093

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $228,178 · end of year $263,588

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,691,307 · end of year $4,525,507

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $191,719 · end of year $843,645

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $45,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $122,559 · end of year $65,125

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $184,053

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $127,832

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $138,638 · end of year $56,221

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $1,135,191 · end of year $497,951

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $150,646 · end of year $150,175

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $451,010 · end of year $433,484

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,218,647 · end of year $546,447

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,425,470 · end of year $2,418,145

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,608,111 · end of year $3,004,136

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

See Schedule OScratch Foundation (the Foundation) is a nonprofit organization that develops and supports the Scratch programming language and online community. The Foundation's mission is to provide young people with digital tools and opportunities to imagine, create, share, and learn. As children create and share stories, games, and animations with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively, which are essential skills for everyone in today's society. Scratch was originally developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, and moved to the Scratch Foundation in 2019.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Scratch Foundation (the Foundation) is a nonprofit organization that develops and supports the Scratch programming language and online community. The Foundation's mission is to provide young people with digital tools and opportunities to imagine, create, share, and learn. As children create and share stories, games, and animations with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively, which are essential skills for everyone in today's society. Scratch was originally developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, and moved to the Scratch Foundation in 2019.

  • 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.

    Expenses $10,105,721 · Grants $1,552,310 · Revenue $15,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mindee Barham

    Past Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $409,791
    From this org
    $360,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,656
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,020
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $152,115
    Deferred
    $11,189
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,467
    Filer's total
    $409,791
  • Sarah Smirnoff

    Past Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $389,730
    From this org
    $375,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,090
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,050
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $155,590
    Deferred
    $12,274
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,816
    Filer's total
    $389,730
  • Robert Carr

    Past Chief Product Officer

    Total calculated
    $355,062
    From this org
    $328,528
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,534
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,016
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $119,512
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,534
    Filer's total
    $355,062
  • Shawna Young

    Former Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $293,478
    From this org
    $293,478
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $293,478
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $293,478
  • Maria Janelli

    Interim Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $256,819
    From this org
    $231,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,665
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $17,654
    Deferred
    $11,223
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,442
    Filer's total
    $256,819
  • Elaine Atherton

    Director of SEC

    Total calculated
    $237,321
    From this org
    $197,298
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,023
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,185
    Bonus
    $1,113
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,105
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,918
    Filer's total
    $237,321
  • La Shauna Nichols

    Past Manager, Software Engineering

    Total calculated
    $233,939
    From this org
    $197,868
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,071
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,998
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $18,870
    Deferred
    $10,145
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,926
    Filer's total
    $233,939
  • Tiffany Gagnon

    Design Director

    Total calculated
    $224,674
    From this org
    $179,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,450
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,224
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,800
    Filer's total
    $224,674
  • Yvette Philip

    Director of Finance & Admin.

    Total calculated
    $221,047
    From this org
    $199,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,309
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,738
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,659
    Filer's total
    $221,047
  • Kevin Bedeau

    Head of Product

    Total calculated
    $213,108
    From this org
    $195,443
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,665
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,443
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,665
    Filer's total
    $213,108
  • Christopher Willis-Ford

    Principal Software Engineer

    Total calculated
    $210,599
    From this org
    $179,671
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,928
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,671
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,101
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,827
    Filer's total
    $210,599
  • Margaret Honey

    President/Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David M Siegel

    Vice-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ursula Burns

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Champika Fernando

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Christina Miller

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mitchel Resnick

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sheri Womack

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard A Sauer

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 4a
Shawna Young, Former Executive Director, received a severance payment of $293,478 during 2023. Sarah Smirnoff, Past Executive Director, received a severance payment of $131,250 during 2023. Mindee Barham, Past Executive Director, received a severance payment of $131,250 during 2023. Robert Carr, Past Chief Product Officer, received a severance payment of $85,680 during 2023.
Part I, Line 7
Employees of the Organization received bonuses during 2023 based on merit.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • Continue the work of bringing creative coding through ScratchJr to millions of children and educators all over the world.

  • This 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.

  • STEM NOLA

    $50,000

    Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators.

  • Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators.

  • Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators.

  • Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators.

  • Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators.

  • Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators.

  • Code Savvy

    $15,000

    Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators.

  • CodeVA

    $15,000

    Development and facilitation of free coding workshops for kids, localization of materials to increase cultural relevance, and to scale your engagement with educators.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202401359349310055

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