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Scratch Foundation

See Schedule OThe Scratch Foundation (the Foundation) is a nonprofit organization that develops and supports the Scratch creative coding website and online community.

$939k
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
15
States reached
$210k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$3.7MYouth Development$226kScience & Tech$100kArts & Culture$50kHuman Services$45kEmployment$35kInternational$10kCrime & Legal$7kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 21 grants below total $555,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $939,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $383,500 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $262k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $266k
$11,500
Median grant
15
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Trustees of Boston College (Devtech Research Group)$210,000
Harvard University$56,000
STEAM For Vietnam Foundation$40,000
Hampton University$30,000
People For Public Leadership$30,000
The Clubhouse Network$25,000
STEM NOLA$20,000
Mississippi State University$15,000
Somerset Community Action Program$15,000
Televisa Foundation Inc$15,000
Ausometech Industries LLC$11,500
CodeArt$10,000
University System of Maryland$10,000
NEFL Regional STEM2 Hub Inc$10,000
Eerie Center for Arts & Technology$10,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Girls Who Code Inc: $15k → 17%People For Public Leadership: $30k → 3%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

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ID
MN
IL
NY
MA
NV
IN
PA
NJ
CA
CO
KY
VA
MD
AR
TN
SC
DC
LA
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AL
TX
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Grants abroad, by region: $354k on the FY2024 return

Schedule F, as filed: 6 regions. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Sub-Saharan Africa$116k · 33% · 11 grants

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

South Asia$105k · 30% · 7 grants

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

South America$93k · 26% · 4 grants

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

Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)$25k · 7% · 1 grant

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

North America (Canada and Mexico)$9k · 3% · 1 grant

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

Central America and the Caribbean$7k · 2% · 1 grant

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

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 10 repeat orgs$661k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
34

Total granted

$1.2M
$503k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+10%

Still filing today

60%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $158k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

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EducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
    3× · 2022–2024 · $550k · revenue +12%
  • Trustees of Tufts College
    3× · 2017–2019 · $280k · revenue +50%
  • CF
    CENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $95k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • DC
    Dev Colorgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $35k · revenue +58%
  • MK
    MOCO KIDSCO INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +351%
  • MN
    METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Girls in Stem
Human Services
2
Connecting Stem Kids With the Future Inc
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3
Stem for Development
Education
4
National Science and Technology Medals Foundation Inc

The nstmf's mission is to build inclusive stem communities across the united states. fundamental to these communities are the significant, inspirational connections we foster between the individuals who have received national recognition…

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5
Harmony Dc Public Charter Schools

The mission of the charter school is to prepare students for higher learning in a safe, caring, and collaborative atmosphere through a quality learner-centered educational program with a strong emphasis on science, technology, engineering,…

Education
6
Project Exploration

Project exploration creates transformative learning opportunities for youth underrepresented in the sciences -- particularly students of color and girls -- by equipping them with the skills, practices, and mindset needed for a lifelong…

Arts & Culture
7
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc

To provide leadership and support for the national effort to increase the representation of successful african american, native american and latinx women and men in engineering and technology, math, and science-based careers.

Civil Rights
8
The School for Global Thinkers

Our mission is to challenge and nurture young women to thrive in future global markets through personalized STEM advanced academics. Through a supportive small school and single-gender environment, project-based learning, and STEM advanced…

Education
9
Past Foundation

By partnering anthropology with science and technology, we invite the world to design, construct and engage in experiences that link learning to life. past works with schools, districts and states to help transform education in terms of…

Arts & Culture
10
The Concord Consortium Incorporated

The concord consortium innovates and inspires equitable, large-scale improvements in stem teaching and learning through technology...(continued on schedule o)

Education
11
Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education

Dfsme's mission is to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to prepare all delaware students to be informed citizens and competitive in the global workforce.

Science & Tech
12
Stem Alliance of Larchmont- Mamaroneck Inc

Through a combination of stem enrichment, digital inclusion, and summer learning programs, the stem alliance advances equal opportunity in education. our evidence-based model has 5 differentiating factors.high quality: our hands-on,…

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Girls Who Code Inc; the most unlike its peers is Maker Prep a Nj Nonprofit Corporation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

37 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 37 of the 57 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/37
Grantees still filing
23/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $1,407,739 · EducationMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $856,000 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard CollegeTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $550,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGETrustees of Tufts College: $280,000 · EducationTrustees of Tufts College+17 more: $289,050 · Education+17 moreMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY: $45,000 · OtherMISSISSIP…UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK: $25,000 · OtherUNIVERSIT…Stanislaus County Office of Education: $23,000 · OtherStanislau…METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $15,000 · OtherHAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: $15,000 · OtherPANUCATION: $15,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA: $15,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: $15,000 · OtherNEXTECHORG INC: $15,000 · OtherCODE SAVVY: $15,000 · OtherHumble ISD: $15,000 · OtherSOMERSET COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC: $15,000 · OtherREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO: $15,000 · OtherST VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOLS: $15,000 · OtherCLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT: $15,000 · OtherTrussville City Schools: $15,000 · OtherYouth for Technology: $15,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF LINDBLOM: $15,000 · Other+5 more: $44,650 · Other+5 moreTHE CLUBHOUSE NETWORK INC: $100,000 · Youth DevelopmentCENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INC: $95,000 · Youth DevelopmentBridges to Science: $21,000 · Youth DevelopmentCODEART INC: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentMOCO KIDSCO INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE: $15,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF SCIENCE: $15,000 · Arts & CultureTELEVISA FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · Arts & CulturePEOPLE FOR PUBLIC LEADERSHIP INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesGIRLS WHO CODE INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesDev Color: $35,000 · EmploymentWINROCK INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: $10,000 · InternationalDEAF KIDS CODE: $9,500 · Community Improvement
Education$3,382,789Other$362,650Youth Development$226,000Arts & Culture$65,000Human Services$45,000Employment$35,000International$10,000Community Improvement$9,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $1,407,739 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $856,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $550,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $280,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CLUBHOUSE NETWORK INC: $100,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetCENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INC: $95,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetSTEAM FOR VIETNAM FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetDev Color: $35,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetHAMPTON UNIVERSITY: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEOPLE FOR PUBLIC LEADERSHIP INC: $30,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetBridges to Science: $21,000 over 2y, 29% of budgetMOCO KIDSCO INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCODECREW: $17,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGIRLS WHO CODE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEXTECHORG INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMAKER PREP A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $15,000 over 1y, 68% of budgetCODE SAVVY: $15,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetMaine Mathematics & Science Alliance: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOMERSET COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBOOLEAN GIRL INC: $15,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetCornell University: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEAST FORT WORTH MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAVID CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRSTEM INSTITUTE: $15,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetHIDDEN GENIUS PROJECT: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMUSEUM OF SCIENCE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTELEVISA FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCODEVA INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetInspireHER STEM: $10,000 over 1y, 29% of budgetCODEART INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetWINROCK INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL STEM2 HUB INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetERIE CENTER FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDEAF KIDS CODE: $9,500 over 1y, 14% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Infosys Foundation USACodeorgGenYOUTH IncorporatedFor Inspiration and R…Tides FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …American Online Givin…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…
Infosys Foundation USANY15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Infosys Foundation USA · Codeorg · GenYOUTH Incorporated · For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) · Tides Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Scratch Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Scratch Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 13%
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 35% of income from government
  • Televisa Foundation Inc: 18% of income from government
  • Moco Kidsco Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Trustees of Tufts College: 13% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
  • The Clubhouse Network Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Museum of Science: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 57 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home