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Hacking for Defense Incorporated

ARLINGTON, VA EIN: 81-2345565 Website

TO ENABLE POWERFUL APPROACHES TO STIMULATING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, INVENTION, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES, SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED TOWARD SOLVING REAL-WORLD NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$894K

+27.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$88K

Grant Count

6

Avg Grant Size

$15K

About Hacking for Defense Incorporated

Based on IRS filings

Hacking for Defense Incorporated is a nonprofit organization focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in ARLINGTON, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $894K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $88K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

AustinBerkeleyBuffalo GroveChicagoCincinnatiCollege StationCummingDenverFairfaxFort CollinsHonoluluJacksonvilleLa JollaLos AltosMiamiNew YorkOrlandoPittsburghRedwood CityRichardson

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$657K$1M$2M$3M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$893,548$700,461$1,590,991
Revenue$1,228,656$939,064$1,925,660
Expenses$1,059,263$1,823,215$2,310,741
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$96K$193K$289K$385K0 grants20200 grants202115 grants202214 grants20230 grants20246 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Y MWMBWLS LLC$22KUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICU…$22KVALIS SYSTEMS$15KPHAROS AEROSPACE$10KROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF T…$10KCAMA SECURITY INC$9K

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

33<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Hacking for Defense Incorporated

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

ASHLEY BAYANA THRU J…DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$131KSEAN HOLLANDFINANCE AND SYSTEMS MANAGER$106KMARIA TRANQUILLIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$86K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
COL PETER NEWELLBOARD CHAIRMAN1
STEVE WEINSTEINDIRECTOR1
TIM NEWELLDIRECTOR1
MARIA TRANQUILLIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$85,851
ASHLEY BAYANA THRU JAN 2025DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40$130,864
SEAN HOLLANDFINANCE AND SYSTEMS MANAGER40$105,653

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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