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. 118 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 812908499 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA Computer Science NTEE: U41 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$22.4M
Total Expenses$14.2M
Total Assets$18.7M
Grant Records118
Funding Total$13.1M
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

Where $100 goes at The Hack Foundation D/B/a Hack Club

How The Hack Foundation D/B/a Hack Club divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$64
Fiscally sponsored projects
72% of program spending
$26
Hack club
28% of program spending
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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.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,869,475 69 grants
Human & Social Services
$2,422,000 5 grants
Education
$1,437,000 5 grants
Environment & Conservation
$909,680 7 grants
Research & Policy
$818,793 5 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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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