NonprofitsHacks Hackers

Education

Hacks Hackers

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$2.0M

Total expenses

$2.6M

Net assets

$1.1M

Grants received

$2.5M

29 grants

EIN

455351484

Tax year

2024

Mission

The mission of hacks/hackers includes the following: (cont. On sch o)a. To foster, encourage and promote the educational, scientific, literary, and charitable purposes of hacks/hackers.b. Promote philanthropy in support of hacks/hackers.c. Provide fiduciary oversight as to the investment of assets managed for hacks/hackersd. Approve hacks/hackers' annual operating budget.e. Create a network of journalists and technologists who rethink the future of news and information and spread knowledge, information and ideas to that network.f. Create a digital community of people who seek to inspire each other, share information, and collaborate to invent the future of media and journalism.g. Engage in and carry on any other activity in any manner connectedwith or incidental to, or calculated to promote, assist, aid, oraccomplish any of the aforesaid purposes.

Programs

2 programs

Information integrity: strengthening the trustworthiness of online information through innovation and collaboration. We bring together journalists, technologists, researchers, and civic leaders to develop and scale practical solutions that enhance content quality and credibility across the digital media ecosystem. Through carefully designed convenings and targeted support, we help surface promising approaches to building trust in media, facilitate the development of new tools and methodologies, and connect innovators with the resources they need to implement solutions.

Expenses: $294KGrants: $15K

Media innovation: bringing together cross-disciplinary talent from journalism, technology, academia, and civic organizations to spark and scale innovative solutions for today's media challenges. The program focuses on accelerating media innovation through strategic convening, support and partnership building. We design and host gatherings that deliberately mix different types of expertise - journalists, technologists, designers and researchers - creating opportunities for cross-pollination of ideas and new collaborations that wouldn't happen otherwise. Through structured support and resources, we help teams move from concept to prototype, transforming theoretical solutions into practical applications.

Expenses: $54KGrants: $3K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.0M
Program service revenue$270
Investment income$59K
Other revenue
Total revenue$2.0M

Expenses

Grants paid$1.1M
Salaries & benefits$1.0M
Fundraising$12K
Other expenses$527K
Total expenses$2.6M
Total assets$1.1M
Net assets$1.1M

People

7 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DEBORAH L ROTMAN

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Board

$104K

40 hrs/wk

BURT HERMAN

PRESIDENT

Board

$80K

40 hrs/wk

ANIKA GUPTA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

$5K

3 hrs/wk

JENNIFER LEE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

3 hrs/wk

CONNIE M SEHAT

RESEARCHER-AT-LARGE

Staff

$133K

40 hrs/wk

MARK COATNEY

BUSINESS PRODUCT LEAD

Staff

$132K

40 hrs/wk

HEATHER SANTANA

OPERATIONS LEAD

Staff

$105K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

MILESTONE 8 SOFTWARE/GRANT #GR024088

$724K

Grants received

Showing 29 of 29

FromAmountPurposeYear
$100K
CLIMATE AWARENESS PROJECTS
2024
$62K
TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
2024
$22K
FOR SUPPORT OF THE AI + OPEN EDUCATION INITIATIVE
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
Support AI for Equity: Tackling Harmful Bias in the Information Ecosystem from October 17-19 in Baltimore, Maryland
2024
$60K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2023
$30K
Charitable
2023
$175K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2022
$20K
CLIMATE ADVOCACY
2022
$15K
TO SUPPORT THE REALITY TEAM COUNTER DISINFORMATION EFFORTS
2022
$5K
Reality Team
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
2021
$20K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$13K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$13K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$150K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$33K
SPONSORSHIP OF MISINFOCON EVENT SERIES
2019
$762K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$185K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$2.5M from 18 funders · 29 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$1.2M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Craig Newmark Graduate School Of

$485K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Green South Foundation Inc

$250K · 4 grants · 2022–2024

Craig Newmark Foundation

$150K · 1 grant · 2020

Wikimedia Foundation Inc

$100K · 1 grant · 2021

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$79K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Bipartisan Policy Center Inc

$62K · 1 grant · 2024

Mozilla Foundation

$33K · 1 grant · 2019

Details

EIN455351484
NTEE codeB99
Subsection03
Ruling date2014-07
Formed2012
Employees11
Volunteers0
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