Private Foundation

BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION

BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $25.8M in revenue, $35.7M in expenses, $13.4M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 649 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $190.4M.

EIN: 460677985 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25.8M
Total Expenses$35.7M
Total Assets$13.4M
Grants Given649
Grant Total$190.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

DENNIS GAITSGORY
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
2025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS
$3,000,000
GERARD'T HOOFT
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
2025 SPECIAL BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS
$3,000,000
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)
ALBERT LEA, MN · 2024
TECH FOR REFUGEES
$1,570,000
MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH
$1,225,271
MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH
$1,125,025

Showing up to 5 of 649 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR, TREASURER Breck Hancock
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY James A Hutchinson
DIRECTOR Karl Johansson
DIVISION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Margot Mcginness
CHAIRMAN, DIVISION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Simon Peter Worden
PRESIDENT Yuri B Milner

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Top Grant Purposes

LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH
$62,284,465 32 grants
TECH FOR REFUGEES
$49,043,250 15 grants
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
$7,288,188 162 grants
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
$6,000,000 2 grants
Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
$6,000,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $25.8M $35.7M $13.4M
2024 $60.8M $57.6M $19.7M
2023 $98.7M $91.4M $20.8M
2022 $48.3M $47.7M $10.6M
2021 $32.6M $25.3M $8.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $32.6M to $25.8M (-21%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, IA, MA, MD, MN, and 3 other states.

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