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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,995,093 | 3,043,607 | 4,297,949 | 4,484,633 | 6,969,705 | 20,790,987 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,995,093 | 3,043,607 | 4,297,949 | 4,484,633 | 6,969,705 | 20,790,987 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 8,912,663 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 11,878,324 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,995,093 | 3,043,607 | 4,297,949 | 4,484,633 | 6,969,705 | 20,790,987 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 24,834 | 95,046 | 58,569 | 178,449 | ||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 1,069 | 891 | 1,554 | 3,514 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 20,972,950 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: | Other Income - 2016 Amount: $ 1,069. 2017 Amount: $ 891. 2018 Amount: $ 1,554. |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | David M. Siegel is the Co-Chairman of Two Sigma Investments, LP. Sheri Vammen and Richard Sauer are employees of Two Sigma Investments, LP. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | On September 23, 2020, the board of directors (the "Board of Directors") of Scratch Foundation (the "Foundation") approved changes to its governing documents by adopting and approving an amendment and restatement of the Foundation's bylaws (the "Amended & Restated Bylaws"). The Amended & Restated Bylaws are a completely updated and revised set of bylaws that represent a complete rewriting of the Foundation's prior bylaws; the following significant changes are included in the Amended & Restated Bylaws: Name: Updated the Foundation's name to reflect the change from "Code-To-Learn Foundation" to "Scratch Foundation". Objectives and Purposes; Nonpartisan Activities: Clarified the charitable and educational purposes of the Foundation and included a prohibition on lobbying and political activities. Dedication of Assets: Irrevocably dedicated the properties and assets of the Foundation to charitable and educational purposes; provided for the distribution of assets upon the dissolution of the Foundation. Membership: Identified the founding members of the Foundation and provided for the establishment of one or more additional classes of voting or nonvoting members by resolution of the Foundation's board of directors; set a majority of votes of the members as both (i) the quorum requirement for a meeting of members and (ii) the approval requirement for actions by members; provided for the resignation or termination of members. Directors: Placed general corporate powers and management of the Foundation's business under the power and direction of the board of directors; clarified the specific powers and duties of the board of directors; provided that the authorized size of the board shall be fixed by the board of directors from time to time but shall be no less than two (2) directors; provided that additional directors shall be elected by a majority of the board of directors, provided that no more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the directors may be interested persons receiving compensation from the Foundation for services; set the term of office for directors at three (3) years (other than directors elected as lifetime directors, who serve for life); provided for the resignation and removal of directors; set a majority of directors as both (i) the quorum requirement for a meeting of directors and (ii) the approval requirement for actions by directors; identified the standard of care for the performance of director duties, including with respect to investments by the Foundation; provided for board review of executive director compensation. Committees of the Board of Directors: Provided for the establishment of committees by resolution of a majority of the board of directors, including (i) board committees comprised only of directors, (ii) advisory committees comprised of directors and/or non-directors, (iii) an audit committee for the Foundation, and (iv) an insider trust subfund committee for the Foundation; established rules for governance of, and limitations on, committees. Officers: Identified as the officers of the Foundation the chair of the board, the vice chair of the board, an executive director, a treasurer, a secretary and such other assistant treasurers, assistant secretaries or other officers as may be elected by the board of directors on an annual basis; provided for the duties, election, resignation and removal of officers. Limitations on Certain Transactions: Established rules prohibiting certain loans to officers and directors and prohibiting self-dealing transactions, and approval procedures for exceptions. Indemnification: Established procedures for indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents of the Foundation in certain situations, including advancement of expenses, limitations, and insurance. Administrative Matters: Established procedures for maintenance of corporate records, annual reports and financial audits; established requirements for contracts, checks, deposits and gifts. Fiscal Year: Set the Foundation's fiscal year as January 1 through December 31. Amendment of Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation: Provided that the Foundation's bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the board of directors and that the Foundation's certificate of incorporation may be amended as provided in the Delaware General Corporation Law. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The Organization has two members who were elected by the sole incorporator. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The members have the right to appoint individuals to the Board of Directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Form is prepared by a third party. The Form 990 goes through a detailed review internally by the Treasurer. Once the return has gone through this review, the final Form 990 is distributed via email to the Audit Committee members for their review and approval. After the Audit Committee members review and approve Form 990, it is emailed to each member of the Board of Directors for their review and comment and with a recommendation to file the return with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The conflict of interest policy and disclosure form are sent to every board member and corporate officer on an annual basis. During the course of board meetings, board members disclose any conflicts related to the agenda item/discussion and abstain from voting. Whenever appropriate, the board member would be excused from the room during discussion and voting. To ensure the foundation operates in a manner consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews of this policy are conducted. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The Foundation will enter into a written compensation arrangement, specifying the date and terms of any arrangement whereby the foundation will pay compensation to a person, company or entity, prior to paying compensation to any person, company, or entity. The Foundation can only enter into a compensation arrangement with the approval of a majority of Board of Directors. When determining whether to vote for a proposed compensation arrangement, the Board of Directors considers information about compensation paid by similarly situated taxable or tax-exempt organizations for similar services, current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms, or actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. The Foundation will record in writing the information on which it bases its decision to approve a compensation arrangement. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Organization considers requests for financial statements, governing documents or conflict of interest policy on a case by case basis. |
| Form 990, Part VII: | Richard Sauer is an employee of Two Sigma Investments, LP ("TSI") and was paid for the services he provided to the Foundation through a management contract the Foundation has with TSI. Payments by the Foundation for such services of this officer were made to TSI quarterly in arrears. All such payments are for the portion of the direct compensation of such officer attributable to the services rendered to the Foundation. |
| Form 990, Part X, Line 10: Land, Buildings, and Equipment | Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: Scratch Foundation 201 South Street, Suite 1-102 Boston, MA 02111 EIN 46-2612143 Scratch Foundation is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n). |
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