Legal & Tax-Exempt Status

STEM Sprouts is not itself a separately incorporated 501(c)(3) organization. Instead, STEM Sprouts operates as a fiscally sponsored project of The Hack Foundation, doing business as Hack Club, a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 81-2908499), since December 31, 2025.

Under this arrangement, The Hack Foundation has established a restricted fund to receive and hold donations and other funds on behalf of STEM Sprouts, and provides financial and administrative oversight of those funds. Donations made to support STEM Sprouts are made to The Hack Foundation and are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

• STEM Sprouts is a project, not a separate legal entity or a subsidiary corporation.
• The Hack Foundation holds legal and fiduciary responsibility for funds raised on our behalf.
• Donations are processed and receipted through The Hack Foundation.
• The Hack Foundation's 501(c)(3) status extends the tax-exempt benefit to contributions made to STEM Sprouts.

STEM Sprouts Kenya is registered as a Community Based Organization (CBO) with the Kenyan Directorate of Social Development under the Community Groups Registration Act, No. 30 of 2022 (Registration No. CC/SST/CBO/HC 1450, Siaya County).

The Hack Foundation (d.b.a. Hack Club)

501(c)(3) public charity · EIN 81-2908499

8605 Santa Monica Boulevard #86294, West Hollywood, CA 90069

Email: hcb@hackclub.com

If you have questions about our fiscal sponsorship arrangement or need documentation for donation or grant purposes, please contact us:

Email: hello@stem-sprouts.org