Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Private foundation · Washington, DC · EIN 46-0677985 · reported 2023–2025
112grants reported
$100Kmedian award
$50Klower quartile
$8,000smallest grant
$124.0Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 112 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $50K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
11999 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049-5131
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Airbnborg TECH FOR REFUGEES | San Francisco, CA | $20,000,000 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America TECH FOR REFUGEES | Alexandria, VA | $8,000,000 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $6,555,978 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America TECH FOR REFUGEES | Alexandria, VA | $6,000,000 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $5,081,897 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $4,699,399 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $4,392,239 |
| UNICEF TECH FOR REFUGEES | New York, NY | $4,000,000 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $3,449,976 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $3,136,527 |
| Dennis Gaitsgory 2025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 |
| Gerard't Hooft 2025 SPECIAL BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 |
| Daniel Spielman 2023 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences TO SUPPORT UKRAINE REFUGEES AND UKRAINIAN SCIENTISTS AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 |
| Simon Brendle 2024 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $2,612,768 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $2,150,000 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $2,071,235 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $2,032,380 |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) TECH FOR REFUGEES | Albert Lea, MN | $2,000,000 |
| International Rescue Committee TECH FOR REFUGEES | Albert Lea, MN | $1,870,000 |
| Stanford University RAISE-HEALTH INITIATIVE | Stanford, CA | $1,666,666 |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) TECH FOR REFUGEES | Albert Lea, MN | $1,570,000 |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) TECH FOR REFUGEES | Albert Lea, MN | $1,570,000 |
| John Cardy 2024 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 |
| Alexander Zamolodchikov 2024 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences TO SUPPORT DISPLACED UKRAINIAN SCIENTISTS | Washington, DC | $1,400,000 |
| All European Academies TO SUPPORT UKRAINE REFUGEES AND UKRAINIAN SCIENTISTS AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE | Berlin | $1,350,000 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $1,248,905 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $1,225,271 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $1,133,740 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $1,125,025 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $1,083,735 |
| Airbnborg TECH FOR REFUGEES | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors TECH FOR REFUGEES | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America TECH FOR REFUGEES | Alexandria, VA | $1,000,000 |
| Charles Bennett 2023 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | Washington, DC | $750,000 |
| David Deutsch 2023 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | Washington, DC | $750,000 |
| Gilles Brassard 2023 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | Washington, DC | $750,000 |
| Peter Shor 2023 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | Washington, DC | $750,000 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $536,121 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $512,499 |
| Australian Academy of Science PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SHORT-TERM RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN UKRAINIAN SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCH FAC | Acton | $500,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors TECH FOR REFUGEES | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| International Rescue Committee (irc) TECH FOR REFUGEES | Albert Lea, MN | $500,000 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $466,881 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $460,787 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $376,586 |
| Sia Godika 2023 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE - STUDENT AWARD | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
| Amber Kwok 2021 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE - STUDENT AWARD | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
| Social Impact Fund SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT, COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AND O | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 |
| Noor Haideri 2022 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE - STUDENT AWARD | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
| Milky Way Research Foundation LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $200,000 |
| Arid1b Research Foundation Inc SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Chevy Chase, MD | $150,000 |
| Ewain Gwynne 2025 NEW HORIZONS IN MATHEMATICS PRIZE | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| John Pardon 2025 NEW HORIZONS IN MATHEMATICS PRIZE | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Sam Raskin 2025 NEW HORIZONS IN MATHEMATICS PRIZE | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Jeongwan Haah 2025 NEW HORIZONS IN PHYSICS PRIZE | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Waseem Bakr 2025 NEW HORIZONS IN PHYSICS PRIZE | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 112 reported grants.
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