Stardance true cost

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HCB data pulledall transactions of the three orgs via the HCB API2026-09-16 14:37 UTC
Newest HCB transactionlatest transaction date across the orgs2026-09-16
Refreshnightly at 03:30 Europe/Berlin
BucketStardance orgHardware orgMarketing orgTotal
Stardance - Outpost$690$165,930$166,620
Stardance - Hardware$10,273$87,848$98,122
Stardance - Mail Campaign$104,496$104,496
Stardance - Core Operations$63,709$63,709
Stardance - Marketing$19,169$3,425$22,594
Total$198,337$253,778$3,425$455,540

Spend per category (click a bucket to expand)

Stardance - Outpost ($166,620)
CategoryTxnsStardance orgHardware orgMarketing orgGross outReturnsNet
Housing (Menlo College)2$44,765$44,765$44,765
Catering & food186$25,577$25,577$25,577
Attendee grants & stipends (net of returns)842$690$24,362$28,876-$3,824$25,052
Venue (Frontier Tower)1$14,500$14,500$14,500
Supplies & venue setup52$9,798$9,798$9,798
Hardware order (ISOURCE)2$8,765$8,765$8,765
Parts & components5$6,473$6,473$6,473
Open Sauce tickets1$6,000$6,000$6,000
Other transfers2$5,313$5,327-$13$5,313
T-shirts2$5,230$5,230$5,230
Transport & logistics143$3,981$3,981$3,981
Printing & swag4$2,693$2,693$2,693
Reimbursed supplies & transport16$2,550$2,550$2,550
Reimbursed travel9$2,487$2,487$2,487
Lodging10$2,139$2,139$2,139
Flights4$874$898-$24$874
Prizes2$752$752$752
Donations / repayments in3-$330-$330-$330
Stardance - Hardware ($98,122)
CategoryTxnsStardance orgHardware orgMarketing orgGross outReturnsNet
Hardware grants to teens (net of returns)824$42,726$48,270-$5,544$42,726
Kit orders (ISOURCE wires)3$27,856$27,856$27,856
Parts & components (card)18$11,666$11,666$11,666
Hackpad / Printing Legion / soldering grants (main org)296$4,307$4,307$4,307
Shipping (Pirate Ship)38$2,102$1,404$3,506$3,506
3D printing credits (main org)29$2,560$2,560$2,560
Contractor & other payments4$2,298$2,298$2,298
Other hardware spend (main org)8$1,304$1,304$1,304
Printing Legion (3D printing) grants & transfers54$1,116$1,116$1,116
Other card spend6$450$450$450
Reimbursed expenses14$358$358$358
Donations in1-$9-$9-$9
Other transfers2-$17-$17-$17
Stardance - Mail Campaign ($104,496)
CategoryTxnsStardance orgHardware orgMarketing orgGross outReturnsNet
Postage (poster flats to teachers)1$43,574$43,574$43,574
Mailing labour (contractors)22$21,375$21,375$21,375
Print run (flyers, trifolds, inserts, stickers)5$20,970$20,970$20,970
Envelopes (VistaPrint)27$16,009$16,009$16,009
Packing supplies & other3$1,479$1,493-$13$1,479
School mailing list2$1,089$1,089$1,089
Stardance - Core Operations ($63,709)
CategoryTxnsStardance orgHardware orgMarketing orgGross outReturnsNet
Contributor & contractor pay41$27,761$27,761$27,761
Shop prizes & user grants (net of returns)915$10,344$13,947-$3,603$10,344
Transfers to other Hack Club orgs23$7,649$7,649$7,649
Physical prize purchases (card)30$5,689$5,689$5,689
Warehouse fulfillment of prizes1$5,484$5,484$5,484
AI, API & software49$3,435$3,435$3,435
Reimbursed expenses30$1,578$1,578$1,578
Fines paid10$1,121$1,121$1,121
Other card spend27$646$656-$10$646
Stardance - Marketing ($22,594)
CategoryTxnsStardance orgHardware orgMarketing orgGross outReturnsNet
Sticker mailer postage (Theseus letters)76$9,160$10,692-$1,533$9,160
Sticker printing22$6,458$6,458$6,458
Other marketing6$2,759$2,759$2,759
Ambassador & contractor payouts21$2,161$2,161$2,161
Sticker envelope packing labour5$792$792$792
Ambassador grants (net of returns)394$785$3,929-$3,144$785
Google Ads6$429$429$429
Other (marketing org)8$50$57-$7$50
Excluded from cost: funding and inter-org transfers
ItemAmount (in +, out -)
funding | Stardance org | from Hack Club HQ$465,874.22
inter-org | Stardance org | to Hardware org (counted there)$-270,500.00
funding | Hardware org | from Stardance$270,500.00
funding | Marketing org | from Hack Club HQ$6,000.00
funding | Hardware org | from Hack Club HQ$5,230.33
inter-org | Hardware org | to Hack Club HQ$-3,423.80
funding | Stardance org | from Flavortown$2,291.92
funding | Stardance org | from 2026-03-16 Referrals$1,608.50
funding | Stardance org | from YSWS - Summer Camp$1,511.00
inter-org | Stardance org | from Hardware org$1,013.26
inter-org | Hardware org | to Stardance$-1,013.26
funding | Hardware org | from YSWS - Budget - Dhamari$945.00
funding | Stardance org | from jame gam$525.17
inter-org | Hardware org | to YSWS – Page$-325.00
funding | Hardware org | from YSWS – Page$325.00
funding | Hardware org | from YSWS - Highway$300.00
funding | Hardware org | from YSWS - Speedrun$55.00
funding | Stardance org | from Community Team$5.00
funding | Stardance org | from Summer of Making 2025$4.81
inter-org | Hardware org | to Fallout IRL Projects$-1.00