Hacker Dojo EIN 26-4812213

Hacker Dojo FY2024 filing

EIN  26-4812213 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mountain View, CA Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects tech enthusiasts to learn, play, build, and grow together.
Leadership
Eric Hess · Executive Director · $100K
Money in and out
$466K revenue, $433K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency

Connects tech enthusiasts to learn, play, build, and grow together. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $466K in revenue, $433K in expenses, and $-37K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$466K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$433K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-37K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $34K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$466K
FY2024▲ +33%
Expenses
$433K
FY2024▲ +1%
Total assets
$108K
FY2024▲ +45%
Total liabilities
$146K
FY20240%
Total revenue
$466K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$433K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-37K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$34K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$108K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $417K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Physical space for community collaboration. Low cost workspace and event hosting for community members. Membership has grown to be over 180 people. Over 2,000 people attended events last year.

$365Kprogram expense
02

Summit public charter school programs. In 2023, we launched a new program teaching classes on entrepreneurship, robotics and coding at 3 area high schools. Inspire and teach students, and showcase pathways to success beyond just attending college. This program continues to support hundreds of students in the San Francisco Bay Area.

$50Kprogram expense
03

Startup mix and pitch. Community members network and pitch their current start-up/small business ideas. We support hundreds of people in community having a space that they can connect, share, and develop ideas and make them into viable products and business.

$2Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHacker Dojo
EINHdr · item D26-4812213
Principal addressHdr · item CMountain View, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jhackerdojo.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Qi Diaz’s $77K as Executive Director is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Hess$100,000
Eric Hess$100,000
Edward Choudhry$92,221$87,125$87,125
Qi Diaz$76,923

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$400K · 86%
Contributions & grants$66K · 14%
Program service revenue86%$400K
Contributions & grants14%$66K
Other revenue$478
Total revenueLn 12$466K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$417K
Management & general4%$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$433K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$146K
Total net assetsLn 32$-37K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $51K · Operating expenses/yr $433K
1.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $417K · Total expenses $433K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $16K · Total expenses $433K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $433K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $75K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $66K · Total revenue $466K
14%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $466K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $400K · Total revenue $466K
86%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $466K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $400K · Total expenses $433K
92%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $466K · Prior year $351K
+33%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $152K · FY2024 $466K
+32%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-37K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $466K · Expenses $433K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $108K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-37K · Total assets $108K
-35%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $108K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eric Hess · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $100K · Total expenses $433K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $108K · Total expenses $433K
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 33%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Every OrgFY2024$49K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$62K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$495K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$466K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$351K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$183K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$110K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$152K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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