Milky Way Research Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC
$6.6MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Life science research
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Breakthrough Prize Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 46-0677985 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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- Contact
- Breakthrough Prize Foundation
- Phone
- (202) 346-4293
- Deadlines
- Please visit www.breakthroughprize.org for additional information regarding submission deadlines.
- Application materials
- The foundation makes the candidate submission form and criteria available on its website: www.breakthroughprize.org > nominations
- Restrictions
- No breakthrough prize granted by the foundation shall have any age restrictions. Age restrictions do apply to jr challenge awards. Any breakthrough prize of the foundation May be received more than once. Previous winners of the jr challenge award are not eligible to participate in subsequent jr challenge competitions. Members of the selection committee are eligible to be nominated to receive the breakthrough prize and the conflict of interest policy will govern the procedures for such nominees. Any breakthrough prize can be shared by a number of people, including collaborations. Additional information about the rules of any program can be found on the foundation website.
Original filing text
- Contact
- BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION
- Address
- 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC, 20036
- Phone
- 2023464293
- Deadlines
- PLEASE VISIT WWW.BREAKTHROUGHPRIZE.ORG FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
- Application materials
- THE FOUNDATION MAKES THE CANDIDATE SUBMISSION FORM AND CRITERIA AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE: WWW.BREAKTHROUGHPRIZE.ORG > NOMINATIONS
- Restrictions
- NO BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE GRANTED BY THE FOUNDATION SHALL HAVE ANY AGE RESTRICTIONS. AGE RESTRICTIONS DO APPLY TO JR CHALLENGE AWARDS. ANY BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE OF THE FOUNDATION MAY BE RECEIVED MORE THAN ONCE. PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE JR CHALLENGE AWARD ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUBSEQUENT JR CHALLENGE COMPETITIONS. MEMBERS OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE NOMINATED TO RECEIVE THE BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL GOVERN THE PROCEDURES FOR SUCH NOMINEES. ANY BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE CAN BE SHARED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING COLLABORATIONS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE RULES OF ANY PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE.
Reported organization name: BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | $12.9M |
| 2023 | 38 | $41.7M |
Where Breakthrough Prize Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Milky Way Research Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC
$5.1MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Life science research
Milky Way Research Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC
$4.7MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Life science research
Unicef
NEW YORK, NY
$4MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Tech for refugees
Milky Way Research Foundation
WASHINGTON, DC
$3.1MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Life science research
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Figures are aggregated from Breakthrough Prize Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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