The Hack Foundation | |
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Founder | Zach Latta |
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Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
81-2908499 | |
Purpose | STEM Education |
Headquarters | Shelburne, Vermont |
Members | 23,000[1] |
COO | Christina Asquith |
Tech & Creative Lead | Max Wofford |
Staff | 36[2] |
Website | https://hackclub.com, https://the.hackfoundation.org |
Hack Club is a global nonprofit network of high school computer hackers, makers and coders[3] founded in 2014 by Zach Latta.[4] It now includes more than 400 high school clubs and 23,000 students.[5] It has been featured on the TODAY Show, and profiled in the Wall Street Journal[6] and many other publications.
Hack Club's primary focus is its clubs program, in which it supports high school coding clubs through learning resources and mentorship. It also runs a series of other programs and events, both former and current.
A few notable programs and events are:
Hack Club is funded by grants from philanthropic organizations and donations from individual supporters. In 2019, GitHub Education provided cash grants of up to $500 to every Hack Club "hackathon" event.[12] In May 2020, GitHub committed to a $50K hardware fund, globally alongside Arduino and Adafruit, to deliver hardware tools directly to students’ homes with a program named Hack Club Summer of Making.[13] In 2020, Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation donated $500,000 to help expand Hack Club,[14] and donated another $1,000,000 in 2021.[15] In 2022, Tom and Theresa Preston-Werner donated $500,000 to Hack Club.[16]