Public Charity

THE HACK FOUNDATION D/B/A HACK CLUB

THE HACK FOUNDATION D/B/A HACK CLUB is a Public Charity headquartered in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $22.4M revenue, $14.2M expenses, $18.7M total assets. 103 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 812908499 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$22.4M
Total Expenses$14.2M
Total Assets$18.7M
Grant Records103
Funding Total$11.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE HACK FOUNDATION, D.B.A. HACK CLUB (HACK CLUB OR ORGANIZATION) IS A NOT-FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 2016 TO HELP CREATE THE HIGHLY TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVERS OF TOMORROW BY ENGAGING TEENAGE PROGRAMMERS IN A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF PEERS. THROUGH BUILDING OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS THEY'RE PROUD OF, FORMING LIFE-LONG FRIENDSHIPS, AND GAINING LIFE SKILLS THROUGH GOING ON INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES LIKE HACKATHONS. HACK CLUB RECEIVES SUPPORT AND REVENUE PRIMARILY FROM DONATIONS. HACK CLUB'S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITIES EXPANDED TO COVER A BROADER ARRAY OF CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN 2023. HACK CLUB APPLIES THE SAME PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES IT DEVELOPED AS A SPONSOR TO CODING CLUBS TO HAVE A BROADER IMPACT ON A GREATER ARRAY OF ISSUE AREAS. HACK CLUB RETAINS ULTIMATE SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OVER ITS PROJECTS AND REQUIRES ITS PROJECTS TO OPERATE IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 501(C)(3), WHILE EMPOWERING THEM TO USE THEIR INITIATIVE AND ENERGY TO ADVANCE THEIR MISSION

Sample Grants Received

2025
La Wildfire Relief
$7,828
$685,000
2024
ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT
$640,000
2024
RESTRICTED TO EXPANDING GAME-BASED EDUCATION EFFORTS AND TECHNICAL ENGINEERING TRAINING
$400,000
$261,200

Showing up to 5 of 103 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

COO AND BOAR Christina Asquith
HCB TECH LEA Gary Tou
TREASURER Samuel Quinn Slack
SECRETARY Thomas Preston-Werner
E.D. & PRESI Zachary Latta

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Top Grant Purposes

COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$2,422,000 5 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,061,947 8 grants
Education
$1,000,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$889,803 7 grants
Sciences
$711,200 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $22.4M $14.2M $18.7M
2023 $11.4M $6.0M $10.3M
2022 $5.0M $3.2M $4.8M
2020 $1.6M $1.4M $1.5M
2019 $1.6M $557K $1.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $22.4M (+1256%), with total assets most recently reported at $18.7M.

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