Hacker Dojo

Analysis

Hacker Dojo is a registered charity in United States, based in Mountain View, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Hacker Dojo reported income of $351k and spending of $429k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $549k to $351k (-36%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hacker Dojo sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Los Angeles College Foundation ($351k), Jenkins Early Childhood Center Inc ($351k) and Pakistan Children Relief ($351k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (21% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $75k against liabilities of $146k, net assets of -$71k. It reported 2 employees.