Civic Intelligence

Hacker Fund

EIN 47-2485464 • 501(c)3 • Venice, CA

Profile

The primary exempt purpose of hacker fund is to create social change that benefits disadvantaged persons the broader community and the environment bt empowering technologists and technology organizations through fiscal sponsorship educational resources and capacity-building services.

1720 Pacific Ave Unit 338Venice, CA 90291

www.hacker.fund

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

73rd percentile

19%

Higher net margin than 73% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

100th percentile

$103,198

Higher top officer pay than 100% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 119.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

93rd percentile

101%

Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

99th percentile

979%

Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Up

$43,314

Up $21,779 (+101%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $2,877 (-100%) from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$43,314

Up $24,656 (+132%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin73rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$86,612

Up $78,585 (+979%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$70,509

Down $8,651 (-11%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$16,103

Up $87,236 (+123%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth93rd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2017: $19,336Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $56,304Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $56,3042018Assets 2019: $25,975Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $25,9752019Assets 2021: $60,070Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $89,791Net Assets 2022: $89,7912022Assets 2023: $21,535Liabilities 2023: $2,877Net Assets 2023: $18,6582023Assets 2024: $43,314Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $43,3142024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$43,314
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$43,314
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth99th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2017: $80,968Expenses 2017: $94,989Net Income 2017: -$14,0212017Revenue 2018: $204,554Expenses 2018: $167,586Net Income 2018: $36,9682018Revenue 2019: $36,524Expenses 2019: $66,853Net Income 2019: -$30,3292019Revenue 2021: $113,439Expenses 2021: $77,190Net Income 2021: $36,2492021Revenue 2022: $115,988Expenses 2022: $86,267Net Income 2022: $29,7212022Revenue 2023: $8,027Expenses 2023: $79,160Net Income 2023: -$71,1332023Revenue 2024: $86,612Expenses 2024: $70,509Net Income 2024: $16,1032024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$86,612
Expenses$70,509
Net Income$16,103
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$43,314
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$43,314
Revenue
$86,612
Expenses
$70,509
Net income
$16,103
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.00$0.43$0.87$0.71$0.16
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.22$0.03$0.19$0.08$0.79$0.71
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.90$0.90$1.16$0.86$0.30
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.60$0.00$1.13$0.77$0.36
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.00$0.26$0.37$0.67$0.30
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.56$0.00$0.56$2.05$1.68$0.37
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.19$0.00$0.81$0.95$0.14
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$86,612
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The primary exempt purpose of hacker fund is to create social change that benefits disadvantaged persons, the broader community, and the environment by empowering technologists and technology organizations through fiscal sponsorship, educational resources, and capacity-building services.

The primary exempt purpose of hacker fund is to create social change that benefits disadvantaged persons the broader community and the environment bt empowering technologists and technology organizations through fiscal sponsorship educational resources and capacity-building services.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
HACKER FUND PROVIDED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP CAPACITY-BUILDING SERVICES AND INVENTION EDUCATION EVENT PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAM ORGANIZED HACKATHONS BUILT PROTOTYPES TO HELP ASSIST COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDED OVER $1.5M IN VOLUNTEER SERVICES TO SERVE 65,000+ YOUTH PER YEAR.$75,000$63,358
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay100th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JUSTIN BREZHNEVBoard President And Executive DirectorFT$43,680$59,518$103,198
PATRICIA SPENCERBoard Chair-$0--
ALEX CASCANTE CPABoard Treasurer-$0--
KEVIN FATHIBoard Secretary-$0--
EVA ZHENGBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Hacker Fund
EIN
47-2485464
Address
1720 PACIFIC AVE UNIT 338, VENICE, CA 90291

Signing Officer

Name
Justin Brezhnev
Title
Executive Director
Phone
2137857382
Signed
2025-11-17
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank Charges, $1| Administrative Expenses, $79| Travel, $751| Program Supplies, $1404| Advertising Marketing, $1053| Insurance, $3572| Office Expenses, $179| Meals, $216| Transportation, $1340| Subscription Services, $2161|”

Part I, line 20

“| Explanation:, Amount:| QSEHRA - Pending reimbursement for expenses submitted by staff for 2024., $6150|”

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Business Credit Card, $651, $0|”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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