Mission
The Sia Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting the Sia cloud storage network and educating the public about the urgency of data privacy and ownership.
Public Charity
The Sia Foundation Inc
The Sia Foundation Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Randolph, MA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $12.3M revenue, $4.8M expenses, $42.6M total assets. IRS filings disclose 6 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $287K.
EIN: 854329649
Randolph, MA
Science & Technology N.E.C.
NTEE: U99
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$12.3M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$42.6M
Grants Given6
Grant Total$287K
Filing Years2022–2024
Where $100 goes at The Sia Foundation Inc
How The Sia Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.
$74
Programs
the work itself
$26
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $74 for programs
$35
Protocol
$22
Community
$17
Grants Program
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
Hammer Technologies LLC
Development
$84,616
Messari Inc
Research
$120,000
Hammer Technologies LLC
Development
$67,500
Sponsorship of two educational events
$13,000
Hammer Technologies LLC
Research and development
$2,000
Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Front-end Engineer
Alex Freska
Chairman/Secretary
Eddie Wang
Director of Operations
Frances Lu
Treasurer/Core Developer
Luke Champine
President/Core Developer
Nate Maninger
Director of People and Support
Steve Funk
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.3M | $4.8M | $42.6M |
| 2023 | $6.8M | $3.4M | $42.6M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.3M | $28.8M |
Between 2022 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.1M to $12.3M (+499%), with total assets most recently reported at $42.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MA, NC, NY.
MANCNY
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.