BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION INC (EIN 85-3694865)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-15
IRS object ID: 202303199349324285
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-15T16:07:21+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	346565596	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1101 NEW YORK AVENUE NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	Washington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	853694865	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Breakthrough Energy Action Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BREA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4254974300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 563	AddressLine1Txt
City	KIRKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98083	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Cindy Leeper	PersonNm
Person Title	Secretary/Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022162050	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Cindy	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Leeper	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Justin Lowe	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01866796	PTIN
Phone	2023276000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RODI GUIDERO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 563	AddressLine1Txt
City	KIRKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98083	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$50,058,712	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	https://www.breakthroughenergy.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2020	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Breakthrough Energy is accelerating transformation bysupporting cutting-edge research and development,investing in companies that turn green ideas into clean products, andadvocating for policies that speed innovation from lab to market. Through investment vehicles, philanthropic programs, policy and advocacy efforts, and other initiatives, Breakthrough Energy works with a global network of partners to accelerate the technologies we need to build a carbon-free economy.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	2	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	2	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$40,420,820	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$49,539,547	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$289,698	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$362,951	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$156,214	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$40,710,518	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$50,058,712	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$33,351,063	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$34,793,663	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$10,152,868	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,466,462	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$43,503,931	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$38,260,125	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,793,413	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$11,798,587	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$60,032,686	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$72,047,302	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,562,608	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,778,637	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$57,470,078	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$69,268,665	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The world's economic and energy policies are built around technologies that emit greenhouse gases. That must change. We develop and advocate for smart policies that public and private sector leaders can implement to support clean energy solutions.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$38,249,196	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$34,793,663	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION ADVANCES ITS MISSION BY GRANT-MAKING AND WORKING WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND LAWMAKERS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND CONVENING, COALITION BUILDING, AND EDUCATION	Desc
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Described In Section501c3	false	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	2	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	2	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANGIE FIDLER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4254974300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 563	AddressLine1Txt
City	KIRKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98083	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JONAH GOLDMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR - THRU 5/22	1.0	16.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RODI GUIDERO
MANAGING DIRECTOR	1.0	4.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG NELSON
DIRECTOR	1.0	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CINDY LEEPER
SECRETARY & TREASURER	1.0	14.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BOOTS
EVP	2.0	5.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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GMMB INC
3050 K STREET NW STE 100	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	MARKETING & AD AGENCY	$1,896,860
PRECISION STRATEGIES LLC
901 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 530	WASHINGTON	DC	20007	ADVOCACY & CONSULTING	$300,000
CLEANTECH GROUP LLC
1714 FRANKLIN STREET 100-286	OAKLAND	CA	94612	EUROPE CONSULTING	$273,085
BOUNDARY STONE PARTNERS LLC
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	ADVOCACY CONSULTING	$220,000
RHODIUM GROUP LLC
5 COLUMBUS CIRCLE	NEW YORK	NY	10019	RESEARCH PROVIDER	$188,793

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$49,539,547	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$49,539,547	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$362,951	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
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	$0	$0	$0	$0
	$0	$0	$0	$0

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$156,214	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$519,165	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,279,726	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,279,726	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,513,937	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,513,937	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$11,419	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$33,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$1,512,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,161	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,161	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MEDIA BUYS	$1,896,860	$1,896,860	$0	$0
BUSINESS LICENSE & REGISTRATION	$299	$0	$299	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,260,125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,249,196	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,594,521	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,621,331	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$24,345,119	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$39,539,547	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$541,305	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,438,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,032,686	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,047,302	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$538,108	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,620	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,024,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,745,017	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,562,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,778,637	EOYAmt

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,470,078	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,729,118	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$39,539,547	EOYAmt

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,470,078	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,268,665	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$60,032,686	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,047,302	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$11,798,587	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RegionTxt
Offices	0	OfficesCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Fundraising,Grantmaking,Speaking engagements,Conference Travel	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$2,787,022	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$2,787,022	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$2,787,022	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	COMPETITIVE SUSTAINABILITY	$255,395	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	INNOVATE ENERGY & CLIMATE	$217,200	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	CEMENT & CONCRETE DECARB	$1,387,440	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE	$211,023	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	INNOVATION HUB	$284,609	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	ACCELERATING GDP UPTAKE	$158,270	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	0	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	6	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds	BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY MAINTAINS RECORDS INCLUDING GRANT PROPOSALS AND OTHER INFORMATION USED TO EVALUATE GRANTEES, GRANT AGREEMENTS, REPORTS FROM GRANTEES ON THEIR USE OF FUNDS AND PROJECT STATUS, AND FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION OBTAINED WHILE INVESTIGATING ANY AT-RISK GRANTS. BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY'S SELECTION PROCESS MAY VARY, BUT IN ANY EVENT THE ORGANIZATION WILL ONLY MAKE A GRANT UPON A WRITTEN DETERMINATION THAT THE RECIPIENT IS A SUITABLE GRANTEE AND THE GRANT WILL FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES. IF BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY RECEIVES INFORMATION INDICATING THAT A DIVERSION OF GRANT FUNDS HAS TAKEN PLACE, BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY WILL WITHHOLD ANY FURTHER FUNDS AND WILL INVESTIGATE. IF BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY DETERMINES THAT A DIVERSION OCCURRED, IT WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO SECURE REPAYMENT AND WITHHOLD FUTURE PAYMENTS UNTIL IT IS SATISFIED FUTURE DIVERSIONS WON'T OCCUR AND THE GRANTEE IS TAKING APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual
Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (32 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Advanced Energy Works
1010 Vermont Ave NW	Washington	DC	20005	800373809	501(c)(4)	$750,000	TRANSMISSION STATE ENGAGEMENT
American Council on Renewable Energy
				522353661	501(c)(3)	$2,500,000	SUPPORT FOR MACRO GRID INITIATIVE (MGI)
BlueGreen Allliance Inc
				264086284	501(c)(4)	$1,170,000	Climate and jobs in industry
Building Back Together
				862447747	501(c)(4)	$850,000	Climate policy support comms
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
				541892252	501(c)(3)	$713,080	MOBILIZING BUSINESS ADVOCACY
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc
				460558330	501(c)(4)	$458,124	REPUBLICANS & PATHWAYS TO NET ZERO
Clean Air Task Force Action Inc
				842360880	501(c)(4)	$1,860,231	US CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION POLICIES
Clean Energy for America Inc
				863168346	501(c)(4)	$666,000	MOBILIZING BUSINESS ADVOCACY
Clean Power Campaign
				680260750	501(c)(4)	$280,000	CA LONG DURATION STORAGE POLICY
ClearPath Action for Conservative Clean Energy Inc
				811363692	501(c)(4)	$1,711,069	US CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION POLICIES
ClearPath Action for Conservative Clean Energy Inc
				811363692	501(c)(4)	$1,350,000	General operating support.
Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions Action Inc
				862863498	501(c)(4)	$50,000	US CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION POLICIES
Environmental Defense Action Fund
				900080500	501(c)(4)	$725,000	US CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION POLICIES
Evergreen Action
				861697158	501(c)(4)	$450,000	Implementing local climate investments
Climate Power
				812319758	501(c)(4)	$750,000	US CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION POLICIES
Climate Power
				812319758	501(c)(4)	$2,700,000	General operating support.
Climate Power
				812319758	501(c)(4)	$2,000,000	Climate policy support comms
Climate Power
				812319758	501(c)(4)	$450,000	Climate policy support comms
League of Conservation Voters
				521733698	501(c)(4)	$800,000	General operating support.
League of Conservation Voters
				521733698	501(c)(4)	$600,000	Climate policy support comms
NRDC Action Fund Inc
				133976062	501(c)(4)	$372,880	LOW CARBON FUELS & INDUSTRIAL DECARB
NRDC Action Fund Inc
				133976062	501(c)(4)	$377,348	LOW CARBON FUELS & INDUSTRIAL DECARB
Rainey Center Freedom Project Inc
				852354103	501(c)(4)	$745,000	Funding bipartisan climate innovation
Renewable Hydrogen Alliance
				830912208	501(c)(6)	$206,700	Clean H2 regional implementation
ResearchAmerica
				521609875	501(c)(3)	$150,000	SCIENCE & TECH ACTION COMMITTEE
Sierra Club
				941153307	501(c)(4)	$950,000	ADVANCING INDUSTRIAL DECARB POLICY
Third Way
				201734070	501(c)(4)	$1,571,019	US CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION POLICIES
Tides Advocacy
				943153687	501(c)(4)	$219,500	CARBON REMOVAL & INDUSTRIAL DECARB
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Inc
				460558330	501(c)(4)	$250,000	General operating support
Clean Energy Buyers Association
				832935439	501(c)(3)	$1,100,275	General operating support
League of Conservation Voters
				521733698	501(c)(4)	$5,000,000	General operating support
Third Way
				201734070	501(c)(4)	$500,000	General operating support

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	28	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION MAINTAINS RECORDS INCLUDING GRANT PROPOSALS AND OTHER INFORMATION USED TO EVALUATE GRANTEES, GRANT AGREEMENTS, REPORTS FROM GRANTEES ON THEIR USE OF FUNDS AND PROJECT STATUS, AND FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION OBTAINED WHILE INVESTIGATING ANY AT-RISK GRANTS. BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION'S SELECTION PROCESS MAY VARY, BUT IN ANY EVENT THE ORGANIZATION WILL ONLY MAKE A GRANT UPON A WRITTEN DETERMINATION THAT THE RECIPIENT IS A SUITABLE GRANTEE AND THE GRANT WILL FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES. IF BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION RECEIVES INFORMATION INDICATING THAT A DIVERSION OF GRANT FUNDS HAS TAKEN PLACE, BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION WILL WITHHOLD ANY FURTHER FUNDS AND WILL INVESTIGATE. IF BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION DETERMINES THAT A DIVERSION OCCURRED, IT WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO SECURE REPAYMENT AND WITHHOLD FUTURE PAYMENTS UNTIL IT IS SATISFIED FUTURE DIVERSIONS WON'T OCCUR AND THE GRANTEE IS TAKING APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION HAS TWO MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	THE MEMBERS OF THE BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO APPOINT SUCCESSOR MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE DRAFT RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE AND LEGAL FUNCTIONS AND APPROVED BY THE TREASURER AND SECRETARY. A FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY TRANSACTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF, WHICH DETERMINES IF THERE IS A CONFLICT. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT MUST REFRAIN FROM ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION AND IS NOT PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS OF THE TRANSACTION EXCEPT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE STATEMENTS DISCLOSING FAMILY MEMBERS AND RELATED ENTITIES WHO MAY DO BUSINESS WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THESE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGAL COUNSEL AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT PUBLIC.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY CATALYST FOUNDATION
PO BOX 563	KIRKLAND	WA	98083	853677542	SCIENTIFIC	WA	501(c)(3)	7	NA	Yes (true)
BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY FOUNDATION
PO BOX 563	KIRKLAND	WA	98083		SCIENTIFIC	WA	501(c)(3)	7	NA	Yes (true)
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE DATA INITIATIVE INC
4110 CARILLION POINT	KIRKLAND	WA	98033	853776266	SCIENTIFIC	WA	501(c)(3)	4	NA	Yes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Europe SARL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 RUE JEAN-PIERRE BRASSEUR	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG	CityNm
Province Or State	L-1258	ProvinceOrStateNm
Country	LU	CountryCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	981758246	EIN
Primary Activities	FINANCIAL VEHICLE	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign Country	LU	LegalDomicileForeignCountryCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C Corporation	EntityTypeTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd