Open Foundations · District of Columbia

Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 462026488. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $9.0M across 8 grants in 2024, a median of $600K each.

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$9.0M
paid in 2024
8
grants paid
$600K
median grant
100%
to first-time recipients
$1.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES
Address
1900 N STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20036
Phone
2023464293
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THE FOUNDATION MAKES THE CANDIDATE SUBMISSION FORM AND CRITERIA AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE: WWW.BREAKTHROUGHPRIZE.ORG > NOMINATIONS.
Submission deadline
PLEASE VISIT WWW.BREAKTHROUGHPRIZE.ORG FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
Restrictions on awards
NO PRIZE GRANTED BY THE FOUNDATION SHALL HAVE ANY AGE RESTRICTIONS. ANY PRIZE OF THE FOUNDATION MAY BE RECEIVED MORE THAN ONCE. MEMBERS OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE NOMINATED TO RECEIVE THE PRIZE AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL GOVERN THE PROCEDURES FOR SUCH NOMINEES. ANY PRIZE OF THE FOUNDATION CAN BE SHARED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING COLLABORATIONS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202611039349100646. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

All 8 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1David LiuDC$3,000,0002025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES
2Alberto AscherioDC$1,500,0002025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES
3Stephen HauserDC$1,500,0002025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES
4Jens Juul HolstDC$600,0002025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES
5Joel HabenerDC$600,0002025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES
6Lotte Bjerre KnudsenDC$600,0002025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES
7Svetlana MojsovDC$600,0002025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES
8Daniel DruckerDC$588,0122025 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20195$12.0M
20204$12.0M
20216$9.0M
20225$7.5M
20238$9.0M
20248$9.0M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
District of Columbia100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Anne WojcickiDIRECTOR · 2024
Breck HancockDIRECTOR, TREASURER · 2024
Huda ZoghbiDIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIRMAN · 2024
James a HutchinsonSECRETARY · 2024
Karl JohanssonDIRECTOR · 2024
Mark ZuckerbergDIRECTOR · 2024
Simon Peter WordenFOUNDATION CHAIRMAN · 2024
Yuri B MilnerDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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