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Breakthrough Prize Foundation: 11 grants to organizations, $5.8 million (tax year ended May 2025)
Breakthrough Prize Foundation, a private foundation in Washington, DC, paid 11 grants to organizations totaling $5,811,104 in its tax year ended May 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 13, 2026. The largest was $1,570,000 to International Rescue Committee (irc) in Albert Lea, MN for tech for refugees.
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- EIN
- 460677985
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Assets
- $13,386,127
- Grants paid
- $12,901,104
- Tax year ended
- May 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202611039349100846. It reported $12,901,104 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed, and 16 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Rescue Committee (irc) | Albert Lea, MN | Tech for refugees | $1,570,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,225,271 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,125,025 | apps.irs.gov |
| Airbnborg | San Francisco, CA | Tech for refugees | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $466,881 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arid1b Research Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | Support charitable activities | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Valley High School | Washington, DC | 2022 breakthrough junior challenge - school award | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neev Academy | Kempapura Bengalaru, IN | 2023 breakthrough junior challenge - school award | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Altos Chabad | Mountain View, CA | Support charitable activities and the bay area friendship circle | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Oxford | Oxford, UK | Support graduate studentship in particle physics | $13,564 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kings Care Foundation | El Segundo, CA | Los angeles wildfire relief | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,363 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202501049349100545. It reported $41,715,492 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed, and 19 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $6,555,978 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,081,897 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,699,399 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unicef | New York, NY | Tech for refugees | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,136,527 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) | Albert Lea, MN | Tech for refugees | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Raise-health initiative | $1,666,666 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) | Albert Lea, MN | Tech for refugees | $1,570,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support displaced ukrainian scientists | Science and technology | $1,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,133,740 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | Tech for refugees | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $512,499 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) | Albert Lea, MN | Tech for refugees | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Tech for refugees | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $460,787 | apps.irs.gov |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | General support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milky Way Research Foundation | Washington, DC | Life science research | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| All European Academies | Berlin, GM | To support displaced ukrainian scientists | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Consulate General of Israel San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | To support israeli scientists | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $26,098,004 |
| Science and technology | $1,400,000 |
| Education | $200,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $150,000 |
| Religion-related | $50,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $10,363 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $26,098,004 |
| Minnesota | $5,640,000 |
| New York | $4,500,000 |
| California | $2,935,029 |
| Virginia | $1,000,000 |
| Maryland | $150,000 |
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Updated April 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.