Scratch Foundation

Analysis

Scratch Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Scratch Foundation reported income of $8.8m and spending of $15.0m, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $8.8m (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Scratch Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The American Ceramic Society Inc ($8.8m), Railroading Heritage of Midwest America Inc ($8.8m) and Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center-Lucy Moses School for Music and Dance ($8.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $980k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 87 employees.