Building on the success of 2024, we're preparing for an even bigger impact in 2025. Join top engineers and data scientists to solve real-world challenges.
San Francisco, CA
November 8–9, 2025
Building on the success of 2024, we're preparing for an even bigger impact in 2025. Join top engineers and data scientists to solve real-world challenges.
San Francisco, CA
November 8–9, 2025
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This year's hackathon teams are partnering with frontline NGOs across five challenge areas to unlock data, track impact, and scale operations.
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Project Homeless Connect
Building a unified fundraising hub to close a 92% funding cliff and keep critical services running.
California Homeless Youth Project
Designing trauma-informed AI intake tools so young people can share their needs once and access care faster.
Point Blue Conservation Science
Unlocking biodiversity datasets with natural-language tools and impact tracking to steer habitat funding.
Center for Investigative Reporting
Surfacing hidden ownership webs inside terabytes of real estate filings through network analysis.
The Innocence Center
Automating structured case files so advocates can accelerate exonerations for the wrongfully convicted.
Mission Local
Fusing civic datasets to flag anomalies, surface accountability stories, and expand public access.
Multiple ways to contribute to Hack for Social Impact 2025
Problem statements for 2025 are being developed with our nonprofit partners.
We're working with mission-driven organizations to identify the most impactful challenges where technology can make a real difference.
🌍 Environmental Impact
Climate, sustainability, conservation
🏠 Housing & Urban Development
Affordability, accessibility, policy
⚖️ Social Justice
Legal access, rights, equity
Prize details for 2025 will be announced soon.
Based on 2024, we're planning even bigger prizes and more opportunities for impact.
2024 Highlights:
$45,000+ in total prizes
Project Grants
Direct collaboration with nonprofits
Community partnerships for 2025 are being established.
Want to partner with us? Get in touch
Technology partnerships for 2025 are being secured.
Interested in providing technology support? Contact us
Hack for Social Impact 2025 will take place November 8–9 in San Francisco, California.
Engineers, data scientists, product thinkers, designers - anyone passionate about using technology for social impact is welcome to apply when registration opens.
We partner directly with nonprofits to solve real problems. Winners can receive project grants to continue working with organizations to deploy their solutions.
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Join us for a weekend of innovation and social change.
If you are interested in working with us in a partnership or sponsorship capacity or have media or other inquiries, please reach out and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
