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Scratch Foundation

Mitchel Resnick

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services / Computer Science (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$8.77M (2023)

Expenses
$15M (2023)

Total Assets
$6.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$980k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,770,345
Expenses
$14,975,731
Net Income
-$6,205,386
Net Assets
$5,422,281
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,534,575
97.3%
Program Services $15,000
0.2%
Investment Income $197,597
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$1,409
Other Revenue $24,582
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,632,449
10.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,260,964
48.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,402,212
Total Liabilities $979,931
Net Assets $5,422,281
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sarah Smirnoff (Past Executive Director) $375,640 $0 $14,090
Mindee Barham (Past Executive Director) $360,135 $0 $49,656
Robert Carr (Past Chief Product Officer) $328,528 $0 $26,534
Shawna Young (Former Executive Director) $293,478 $0 $0
Maria Janelli (Interim Executive Director) $231,154 $0 $25,665
Yvette Philip (Director Of Finance & Admin.) $199,738 $0 $21,309
La Shauna Nichols (Past Manager, Software Engineering) $197,868 $0 $36,071
Elaine Atherton (Director Of Sec) $197,298 $0 $40,023
Kevin Bedeau (Head Of Product) $195,443 $0 $17,665
Christopher Willis Ford (Principal Software Engineer) $179,671 $0 $30,928
Tiffany Gagnon (Design Director) $179,224 $0 $45,450
Margaret Honey (President/Chair) $0 $0 $0
David M Siegel (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ursula Burns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Champika Fernando (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christina Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mitchel Resnick (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sheri Womack (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard A Sauer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,041,052
Expenses
$15,347,668
Net Income
-$306,616
Net Assets
$12,033,581
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,904,396
99.1%
Program Services $15,000
0.1%
Investment Income $93,554
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $30,000
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,483
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales -$12,402
Other Revenue $9,021
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,163,712
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $67,147
0.4%
Other Salaries and Wages $6,887,910
44.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,703,238
Total Liabilities $1,669,657
Net Assets $12,033,581
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shawna Young (Past Executive Director) $451,377 $0 $38,597
Robert Carr (Chief Technological Officer) $328,491 $0 $38,464
Yvette Philip (Director Of Finance And Admin.) $219,168 $0 $18,680
Sarah Smirnoff (Chief Product Officer/Interim Ed) $214,826 $0 $5,248
Shenkiat Lim (Director Of People And Culture) $208,125 $0 $12,467
Ronald De Las Alas (Principal Software Engineer) $193,444 $0 $32,580
Mindee Barham (Chief Phil. Officer/Interim Ed) $188,962 $0 $26,853
Anu Singh (Manager, Software Engineering) $185,867 $0 $18,116
Elaine Atherton (Director Of Sec) $178,381 $0 $31,284
Margaret Honey (President/Chair) $0 $0 $0
David M Siegel (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ursula Burns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christina Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mitchel Resnick (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Avraham Kadar (Past Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sheri Womack (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard A Sauer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,034,461
Expenses
$7,522,396
Net Income
$2,512,065
Net Assets
$12,340,197
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,994,913
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,278
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $40,000
0.4%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,610
Net Inventory Sales -$120
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $345,251
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $35,688
0.5%
Other Salaries and Wages $3,480,065
46.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,660,412
Total Liabilities $320,215
Net Assets $12,340,197
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shawna Young (Executive Director) $318,021 $0 $27,230
Carl Bowman (Design Director) $149,527 $0 $16,433
Eric Rosenbaum (Product Manager) $139,772 $0 $25,975
Karishma Chadha (Principal Software Engineer) $136,569 $0 $15,001
Rupa Shah (Director Of Philanthropy) $135,771 $0 $14,943
Raymond Schamp (Principal Software Engineer) $132,397 $0 $28,216
Mitchel Resnick (President/Chair) $0 $0 $0
David M Siegel (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Christina Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Margaret Honey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Avraham Kadar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ursula Burns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard A Sauer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sheri Vammen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,278,166
Expenses
$4,879,524
Net Income
$2,398,642
Net Assets
$9,828,132
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,969,705
95.8%
Program Services $250,000
3.4%
Investment Income $28,569
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $30,000
0.4%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,671
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales -$3,779
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $331,900
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $43,033
0.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,565,624
52.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,241,919
Total Liabilities $413,787
Net Assets $9,828,132
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Champika Fernando (Past Interim Executive Director) $237,800 $0 $14,154
Joan Fusco (Director Of Hr & Administration) $126,583 $0 $23,501
Karishma Chadha (Engineering Team Leader) $122,685 $0 $13,916
Eric Rosenbaum (Senior Front End Engineer) $122,523 $0 $23,645
Paul Kaplan (Senior Engineer) $119,446 $0 $6,095
Katelyn Mann (Senior Engineer) $118,369 $0 $12,300
Shawna Young (Executive Director) $77,972 $0 $1,974
Mitchel Resnick (President/Chair) $0 $0 $0
David M Siegel (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sheri Vammen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Sauer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ursula Burns (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Margaret Honey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Avraham Kadar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christina Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,966,130
Expenses
$1,603,615
Net Income
$2,362,515
Net Assets
$7,429,490
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,510,133
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $95,046
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$631,281
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$7,768
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $54,056
3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $63,333
3.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $84,723
5.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,586,105
Total Liabilities $156,615
Net Assets $7,429,490
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lisa O'brien (Past Executive Director) $50,844 $0 $3,211
Mitchel Resnick (President/Chair, Interim Exec. Dir.) $0 $0 $0
David M Siegel (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Margaret Honey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Avraham Kadar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christina Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joi Ito (Past Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sheri Vammen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Julie Labate (Past Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,143,669
Expenses
$1,023,798
Net Income
$3,119,871
Net Assets
$5,066,975
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,297,949
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $24,834
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$173,662
Sales of Assets $1,595
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales -$7,006
Other Revenue -$41
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $166,400
16.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $59,000
5.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,113,583
Total Liabilities $46,608
Net Assets $5,066,975
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lisa O'brien (Executive Director) $166,400 $0 $5,526
Mitchel Resnick (President/Chair) $0 $0 $0
David M Siegel (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Margaret Honey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joi Ito (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Avraham Kadar (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christina Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Julie Labate (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sheri Vammen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,913,081
Expenses
$1,745,612
Net Income
$1,167,469
Net Assets
$1,947,104
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,043,607
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$115,027
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$16,390
Other Revenue $891
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $166,400
9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $56,369
3.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,983,765
Total Liabilities $36,661
Net Assets $1,947,104
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lisa O'brien Executive Dir (See Sch. J $166k For 2017 Services) $178,954 $0 $0
Mitchel Resnick (President/Chair) $0 $0 $0
David M Siegel (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Julie Labate (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sheri Vammen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Margaret Honey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christina Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,943,042
Expenses
$1,736,414
Net Income
$206,628
Net Assets
$779,635
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,995,093
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$53,120
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,069
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $166,400
9.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $58,080
3.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $881,369
Total Liabilities $101,734
Net Assets $779,635

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,984,069
Expenses
$1,688,497
Net Income
$295,572
Net Assets
$573,007
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,983,915
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $154
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $160,000
9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $50,667
3.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $607,476
Total Liabilities $34,469
Net Assets $573,007

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,310,976
Expenses
$1,012,527
Net Income
$298,449
Net Assets
$305,412
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,310,976
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,267
0.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $123,077
12.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $315,765
Total Liabilities $10,353
Net Assets $305,412
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lisa O'brien (Executive Director) $123,077 $0 $0
Tanya Sheehan (Treasurer) $2,267 $0 $0
Mitchel Resnick (President/Chair) $0 $0 $0
David M Siegel (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sheri Vammen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Hume R Steyer (Assistant Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$346,585
Expenses
$339,622
Net Income
$6,963
Net Assets
$6,963
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $346,560
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $25
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,963
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $6,963
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mitchell Resnick (President/Chair) $0 $0 $0
David M Siegel (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tanya Sheehan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sheri Vammen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Hume R Steyer (Assistant Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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