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Breakthrough Prize Foundation

$155.6M
in grants paid: 150
grants: 108
recipients: 2021–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$3.0M
Dennis Gaitsgory · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 breakthrough prize in mathematics
$3.0M
Gerard'T Hooft · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 special breakthrough prize in fundamental physics
$1.6M
International Rescue Committee (Irc) · Albert Lea, MN · 2024
Tech for refugees
$1.2M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Life science research
$1.1M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Life science research
$1.0M
Airbnborg · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Tech for refugees
$466,881
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Life science research
$250,000
Sia Godika · Washington, DC · 2024
2023 breakthrough junior challenge - student award
$150,000
Arid1b Research Foundation · Chevy Chase, MD · 2024
Support charitable activities
$100,000
Ewain Gwynne · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 new horizons in mathematics prize
$100,000
Sam Raskin · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 new horizons in mathematics prize
$100,000
Jeongwan Haah · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 new horizons in physics prize
$100,000
Waseem Bakr · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 new horizons in physics prize
$100,000
Neev Academy · 2024
2023 breakthrough junior challenge - school award
$100,000
Blue Valley High School · Washington, DC · 2024
2022 breakthrough junior challenge - school award
$100,000
John Pardon · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 new horizons in mathematics prize
$50,000
Ewin Tang · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 maryam mirzakhani new frontiers prize
$50,000
Si Ying Lee · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 maryam mirzakhani new frontiers prize
$50,000
Rajula Srivastava · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 maryam mirzakhani new frontiers prize
$50,000
Los Altos Chabad · Mountain View, CA · 2024
Support charitable activities and the bay area friendship circle
$50,000
Julie Li-Eyal · Washington, DC · 2024
2024 breakthrough junior challenge - teacher award
$50,000
Dr Arka Moulik · Washington, DC · 2024
2023 breakthrough junior challenge - teacher award
$33,334
Sebastiaan Haffert · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 new horizons in physics prize
$33,333
Rebecca Jensen-Clem · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 new horizons in physics prize
$23,333
Maaike Van Kooten · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 new horizons in physics prize
$13,564
University of Oxford · 2024
Support graduate studentship in particle physics
$10,363
Kings Care Foundation · El Segundo, CA · 2024
Los angeles wildfire relief
$6.6M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Life science research
$5.1M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Life science research
$4.7M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Life science research
$4.0M
Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
Tech for refugees
$3.1M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Life science research
$3.0M
Simon Brendle · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 breakthrough prize in mathematics
$2.0M
International Rescue Committee (Irc) · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
Tech for refugees
$1.7M
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Raise-health initiative
$1.6M
International Rescue Committee (Irc) · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
Tech for refugees
$1.5M
John Cardy · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 breakthrough prize in fundamental physics
$1.5M
Alexander Zamolodchikov · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 breakthrough prize in fundamental physics
$1.4M
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2023
To support displaced ukrainian scientists
$1.1M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Life science research
$1.0M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Tech for refugees
$512,499
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Life science research
$500,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Tech for refugees
$500,000
International Rescue Committee (Irc) · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
Tech for refugees
$460,787
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Life science research
$250,000
Noor Haideri · Washington, DC · 2023
2022 breakthrough junior challenge - student award
$200,000
Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2023
General support
$200,000
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Life science research
$100,000
Angkana Ruland · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in mathematics prize
$100,000
Roland Bauerschmidt · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in mathematics prize
$100,000
Michael Groechenig · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in mathematics prize
$90,000
All European Academies · 2023
To support displaced ukrainian scientists
$50,000
Michael Johnson · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in physics prize
$50,000
Hannah Larson · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 maryam mirzakhani new frontiers prize
$50,000
Mayuko Yamashita · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 maryam mirzakhani new frontiers prize
$50,000
Laura Monk · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 maryam mirzakhani new frontiers prize
$50,000
Alexandru Lupsasca · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in physics prize
$33,333
Mikhail Ivanov · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in physics prize
$33,333
Marko Simonovic · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in physics prize
$33,333
Oliver Philcox · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in physics prize
$25,000
Paola Pinilla · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in physics prize
$25,000
Tilman Birnstiel · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in physics prize
$25,000
Nienke Van Der Marel · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in physics prize
$25,000
Laura M Perez · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 new horizons in physics prize
$8,000
Consulate General of Israel San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support israeli scientists
$20.0M
Airbnborg · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Tech for refugees
$8.0M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Tech for refugees
$6.0M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Tech for refugees
$4.4M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$3.4M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$3.0M
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2022
To support ukraine refugees and ukrainian scientists affected by the crisis in ukraine
$3.0M
Daniel Spielman · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 breakthrough prize in mathematics
$2.6M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$2.1M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$2.1M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$2.0M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$1.9M
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
Tech for refugees
$1.4M
All European Academies · 2022
To support ukraine refugees and ukrainian scientists affected by the crisis in ukraine
$1.2M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$1.1M
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$1.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Tech for refugees
$750,000
Peter Shor · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 breakthrough prize in fundamental physics
$750,000
David Deutsch · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 breakthrough prize in fundamental physics
$750,000
Gilles Brassard · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 breakthrough prize in fundamental physics
$750,000
Charles Bennett · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 breakthrough prize in fundamental physics
$536,121
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$500,000
Australian Academy of Science · 2022
Provide support for short-term research collaborations between ukrainian scientists and research facilities in australia and efforts to provide ukrainian scientists access to australian research facilities for sample an…
$376,586
Milky Way Research Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Life science research
$250,000
Amber Kwok · Washington, DC · 2022
2021 breakthrough junior challenge - student award
$250,000
Social Impact Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support charitable activities and programs that provide academic support, college scholarships and opportunities in steam education (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) to students in underserved com…
$100,000
Le Bocage International School · Washington, DC · 2022
2020 breakthrough junior challenge - school award
$100,000
Ana Caraiani · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 new horizons in mathematics prize
$100,000
James Maynard · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 new horizons in mathematics prize
$100,000
Ronen Eldan · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 new horizons in mathematics prize
$100,000
Anna Grassellino · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 new horizons in physics prize
$100,000
David Simmons-Duffin · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 new horizons in physics prize
$100,000
Ecole McTavish Public High School · Washington, DC · 2022
2018 breakthrough junior challenge - school award
$100,000
National Public School Koramangala · Washington, DC · 2022
2021 breakthrough junior challenge - school award
$50,000
Dianne Dunn · Washington, DC · 2022
2022 breakthrough junior challenge - teacher award
$50,000
Maggie Miller · Washington, DC · 2022
2023 maryam mirzakhani new frontiers prize

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.