Breakthrough Prize Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 46-0677985

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$41.7M

-39.9% YoY

Grant Count

38

-19.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.1M

-25.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$17M$35M$52M$69M291 grants2020104 grants202138 grants202247 grants202338 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUND…$6.6MMILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUND…$5.1MMILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUND…$4.7MUNICEF$4.0MMILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUND…$3.1MSIMON BRENDLE$3.0MINTERNATIONAL RESCUE COM…$2.0MSTANFORD UNIVERSITY$1.7MINTERNATIONAL RESCUE COM…$1.6MJOHN CARDY$1.5M

Grant Size Distribution

518 grants across all recorded years

391<$50K24$50–100K28$100–250K9$250–500K11$500K–1M50$1–5M5$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SIMON PETER WORDENCHAIRMAN, DIVISION EXECUTIVE…$348KMARGOT MCGINNESSDIVISION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$239KKARL JOHANSSONDIRECTOR$8K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
YURI B MILNERPRESIDENT1
BRECK HANCOCKDIRECTOR, TREASURER1
JAMES A HUTCHINSONDIRECTOR, SECRETARY1
SIMON PETER WORDENCHAIRMAN, DIVISION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$347,705
MARGOT MCGINNESSDIVISION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10$238,956
KARL JOHANSSONDIRECTOR2$7,500

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

ALBERT LEAALEXANDRIABERKELEYBOONEBURLINGAMECAMBRIDGELOS ANGELESMOUNTAIN VIEWNEW YORKPALO ALTOPittsburghSAN FRANCISCOSTANFORDWASHINGTONWashingtonmountain view

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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