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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-1802331

The Hack Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Atlanta, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $331,200 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $331,200

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $2,497,947
  • Tax year 2024

    $199,680

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,216,787
  • Tax year 2023

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,158,572
  • Tax year 2022

    $102,250

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,158,228
  • Tax year 2021

    $158,800

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $1,939,189
  • Tax year 2020

    $158,750

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $1,914,395

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Zoo AtlantaAtlanta, GA

    Operating fund

    $120,000
  2. Literacy & Learning Center Literacy Council of HighlandHighlands, NC

    Operating fund

    $56,000
  3. Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra (hhso)Hilton Head Island, SC

    Operating fund

    $25,000
  4. Coastal Discovery MuseumHilton Head, SC

    Operating fund

    $15,000
  5. Cru Campus MinistryOrlando, FL

    Operating fund

    $15,000
  6. Greenwood Pathway HouseGreenwood, SC

    Operating fund

    $15,000
  7. First Presbyterian Church Hilton Head IslandHilton Head Island, SC

    Operating fund

    $13,000
  8. Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts CtrHighlands, NC

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  9. Westminster SchoolsAtlanta, GA

    Operating fund

    $8,000
  10. Blue Ridge Free Dental CLCashiers, NC

    Free dental care

    $5,000
  11. Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC)Asheville, NC

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  12. Emerald City Rotary FoundationGreenwood, SC

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  13. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  14. Highland United Methodist ChurchHighlands, NC

    Operating fund

    $3,500
  15. Greater Greenwood United MinistriesGreenwood, SC

    Operating fund

    $3,000
  16. Self Regional Healthcare FoundationGreenwood, SC

    Operating fund

    $3,000
  17. Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA

    Operating fund

    $2,500
  18. Hilton Head Island Deep Well PHilton Head Island, SC

    Operating fund

    $2,500
  19. Art Center of GreenwoodGreenwood, SC

    Operating fund

    $2,000
  20. Greenwood Genetic Center FoundationGreenwood, SC

    Operating fund

    $2,000
  21. The Arts Center of Coastal CarolinaHilton Head, SC

    Operating fund

    $1,500
  22. Big Brothers Big SistersAsheville, NC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  23. Boys Girls Clubs Low CountryBluffton, SC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  24. Community Care Clinic of HighlandsHighlands, NC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  25. Greenwood Community TheatreGreenwood, SC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  26. Highlands Cashiers Health FoundationHighlands, NC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  27. Peggy Crosby CenterHighlands, NC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  28. The Museum and Railroad Historical CenterGreenwood, SC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  29. University of Tennessee FoundationKnoxville, TN

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  30. Highlands Biological FDNHighlands, NC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  31. Greenwood Performing Arts CenterGreenwood, SC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  32. Highlands Biological FDNHighlands, NC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  33. Hilton Head Dance TheatreHilton Head Island, SC

    Operating fund

    $1,000
  34. Philanthropy SoutheastAtlanta, GA

    Operating fund

    $700
  35. Salvation Army of WNCCharlotte, NC

    Operating fund

    $500
  36. U of SC Ed FDNColumbia, SC

    Operating fund

    $500
  37. Women in PhilanthropyAugusta, GA

    Operating fund

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals1 grant $120,00068% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $17,50010% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $15,0009% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $9,0005% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $7,7004% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $6,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia5 grants $131,700
  2. South Carolina18 grants $97,500
  3. North Carolina12 grants $86,000
  4. Florida1 grant $15,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Frederick C Hack JrPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Avary Hack DoubledaySECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Carolyn HackDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kendall HackDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nathan BorghiDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Virginia Hack BorghiTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Deborah S HackDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • E Gerry DoubledayDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • O Byron HackDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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