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Private foundation (trust)EIN 460677985Est. 2015-05

BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$19.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$41.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

38

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$1.1M

FY 2023

Grant Range

$8K–$6.6M

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$13.7M

See general explanation

Program 2

$7.2M

See general explanation

Program 3

$3.3M

See general explanation

Program 4

$471K

See general explanation

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$60.8M

Total Expenses

$57.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$39.2M

Distributable Amount

$939K

Min. Investment Return

$938K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

38 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $8K through median $225K to maximum $6.6M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $69.4M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$62.8M
31 grants
AIRBNBORG
$20M
1 grant
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$15M
3 grants
Steven Weinberg
$6M
2 grants
Martin Hairer
$6M
2 grants
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
$5.4M
3 grants
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)
$4.1M
3 grants
UNICEF
$4M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
310
grants
$10–50K
72
grants
$50–250K
42
grants
$250K–1M
27
grants
$1–5M
44
grants
$5M+
5
grants

Geographic Focus

8 states

District of Columbia
$119.2M
68% of total
California
$24.5M
14% of total
Virginia
$15M
9% of total
New York
$6M
3% of total
Minnesota
$5.9M
3% of total
Iowa
$3M
2% of total
Massachusetts
$600K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$240K
0% of total

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