Mission
Working with our world-class network of innovators, business and industry leaders, and policy experts, we accelerate the innovation of climate technologies at every stage - from discovery to development to deployment.
Public Charity
Breakthrough Energy Foundation
Breakthrough Energy Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in KIRKLAND, WA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $32.5M revenue, $109.3M expenses, $75.2M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $29.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 853672460
KIRKLAND, WA
Public Utilities
NTEE: W80
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$32.5M
Total Expenses$109.3M
Total Assets$75.2M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$29.9M
Filing Years2021–2024
Where $100 goes at Breakthrough Energy Foundation
How Breakthrough Energy Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $100 for programs
$59
The world's economic and energy policies are built around technologies that emit greenhouse gases
$41
Many of the solutions we need to build a clean energy future are either in their infancy or do not yet exist
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Program Grant
$23,580,000
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,310,000
DAF - Environment
$350,000
TO SUPPORT THE EXEMPT FUNCTION OF THE ORGANIZATION
$150,000
Community Development
$100,000
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SECRETARY & TREASURER
Cindy Leeper
DIRECTOR
Greg Nelson
EVP
Michael Boots
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Rodi Guidero
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32.5M | $109.3M | $75.2M |
| 2023 | $115.2M | $107.7M | $149.4M |
| 2022 | $5.4M | $124.2M | $151.5M |
| 2021 | $265.2M | $799K | $265.1M |
Between 2021 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $265.2M to $32.5M (-88%), with total assets most recently reported at $75.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.