Public Charity

HACKS HACKERS

HACKS HACKERS is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.0M revenue, $2.6M expenses, $1.1M total assets. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 455351484 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION EXISTS TO BRING TOGETHER JOURNALISTS (HACKS) AND TECHNOLOGISTS (HACKERS) WHO ARE LEADERS IN THEIR SECTORS TO ADVANCE MEDIA INNOVATION AND FOSTER PUBLIC TRUST IN THE INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM. WE DO THAT BY A)CONVENING SUMMITS, HACKATHONS, IDEATHONS AND WORKSHOPSTHAT BRING TOGETHER TALENT FROM CROSS-DISCIPLINARY BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING JOURNALISM, TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIA TO IDEATE AND INNOVATE. B) CREATE INNOVATION LABS WHERE WE DIRECTLY WORK WITH JOURNALISTS TO PROTOTYPE AND TEST NEWTECHNOLOGIES, C) SPREAD KNOWLEDGE THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTERS, WEBINARS AND OTHER FORUMS FOR LEARNING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA, (D) SOLICIT AND RECEIVE FUNDS FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES, AND (E) PURSUE ANY OTHER PURPOSE PERMITTED TO BE PURSUED BY A CHARITY (OR, BY A PRIVATE FOUNDATION SHOULD THIS ORGANIZATION EVER BECOME A PRIVATE FOUNDATION), AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN 26 USC 501(A) AND (C)(3) AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS, AS EACH MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
$62,094
2024
GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF WIKICREDCON 2025: RELIABLE SOURCES
$55,250
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$30,000
2024
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
$26,000
$22,500

Showing up to 5 of 30 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Anika Gupta
PRESIDENT Burt Herman
RESEARCHER-AT-LARGE Connie M Sehat
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Deborah L Rotman
OPERATIONS LEAD Heather Santana
BOARD MEMBER Jennifer Lee

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Top Grant Purposes

SUPPORT
$1,374,460 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,052,500 6 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$185,000 1 grant
EDUCATION
$161,500 6 grants
TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.0M $2.6M $1.1M
2023 $3.6M $2.8M $1.7M
2022 $1.4M $1.6M $953K
2020 $739K $1.0M $1.0M
2019 $1.4M $1.0M $1.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $2.0M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.

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