BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION (EIN 46-0677985)
Tax period
2020-06-01 to 2021-05-31
Filed
2022-05-31
IRS object ID
202231519349100863
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Tax Period End2021-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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JAMES HUTCHINSON
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PETER D KLUPAR
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JAMIE DREW
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA REGENTS
1111 FRANKLIN ST 12TH FLOAKLANDCA94607SCIENTIFIC CONF.$2,767,109
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM$500,000CAMPERDOWN NSW 2006SYDNEYNEW SOUTH WALESAS
CENTAURUS A HOLDINGS
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825 eighth avenue 34th floorNEW YORKNY10019Consulting Services$257,996
California Institute of Technology
1200 East California BoulevardPASADENACA91125RESEARCH AND PROGRAM$198,000
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Recipient PersonBREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATIONRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

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Form And Info And MaterialsTHE FOUNDATION MAKES THE CANDIDATE SUBMISSION FORM AND CRITERIA AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE: WWW.BREAKTHROUGHPRIZE.ORG > NOMINATIONSFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNOMINATION SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE PROVIDED ON THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE. NOMINATIONS FOR BREAKTHROUGHSubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNO 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. 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 PRIZE OF THE FOUNDATION 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.RestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (104 entries)

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Steven Weinberg
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEISpecial Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$3,000,000
Martin Hairer
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Mathematics$3,000,000
Eric Adelberger
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$1,000,000
Walter Alef
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Juan-Carlos Algaba
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Keiichi Asada
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Ilse Van Bemmel
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Wilfred Boland
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Silke Britzen
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Thomas Bronzwaer
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Chi-Kwan Chan
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Chih-Cheng Chang
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$2,594
Shu-Hao Chang
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$2,594
Koushik Chatterjee
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Chung-Chen Chen
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Thomas M Crawford
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Joseph Crowley
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Mark Derome
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Aaron Faber
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Heino Falcke
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Christian M Fromm
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
David M Gale
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Arturo I Gomez-Ruiz
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
David A Graham
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Frederic Gueth
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Jens Gundlach
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$1,000,000
Chih-Chiang Han
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$2,594
Kuo-Chang Han
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Jinchi Hao
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Blayne Heckel
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$1,000,000
Ruben Herrero-Illana
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
David H Hughes
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
CM Violette Impellizzeri
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Makoto Inoue
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Svetlana Jorstad
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Taehyun Jung
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Tomohisa Kawashima
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Motoki Kino
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Patrick M Koch
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Yusuke Kono
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Shoko Koyama
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Michael Kramer
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Chao-Te Li
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$2,594
Zhiyuan Li
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Kuan-Yu Liu
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Elisabetta Liuzzo
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Jirong Mao
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Karl M Menten
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Hugo Messias
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Daniel Michalik
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Izumi Mizuno
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Kotaro Moriyama
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Dirk Muders
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Cornelia Mueller
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Hideo Ogawa
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Hiroki Okino
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Hector Olivares
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Feryal Ozel
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Ue-Li Pen
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Vincent Pietu
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Nicolas Pradel
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Jorge A Preciado-Lopez
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Philippe A Raffin
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Freek Roelofs
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Eduardo Ros
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Alan L Roy
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Chet Ruszczyk
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Mahito Sasada
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Pim Schellart
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Des Small
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Ranjani Srinivasan
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Fumie Tazaki
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Sjoerd T Timmer
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Kenji Toma
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Sascha Trippe
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Shuichiro Tsuda
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Ta-Shun Wei
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$2,594
Alan R Whitney
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
George N Wong
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Qingwen Wu
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Chen-Yu Yu
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Guangyao Zhao
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,645
Ziyan Zhu
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics$8,646
Bhargav Bhatt
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Mathematics Prize$100,000
Aleksandr Logunov
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Mathematics Prize$100,000
Song Sun
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Mathematics Prize$100,000
Ahmed Almheiri
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Physics Prize$25,000
Netta Engelhardt
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Physics Prize$25,000
Rouven Essig
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Physics Prize$25,000
Henry Maxfield
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Physics Prize$25,000
Geoff Penington
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Physics Prize$25,000
Tracy Slatyer
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Physics Prize$100,000
Javier Tiffenberg
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Physics Prize$25,000
Tomer Volansky
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Physics Prize$25,000
Tien-Tien Yu
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEINew Horizons in Physics Prize$25,000
Nina Holden
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIMaryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize$50,000
Urmila Mahadev
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIMaryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize$50,000
Lisa Piccirillo
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIMaryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize$50,000
Samay Godika
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Junior Challenge$250,000
Katherine Vladicka
C/O Goodwin Procter LLP1900 N STREET NWWashingtonDC20036NONEIBreakthrough Junior Challenge$50,000
Milky Way Research Foundation
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Khan Academy
PO BOX 1630mountain viewCA94042NonePCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
5000 Forbes AvenuePittsburghPA15213NONEPCResearch Support$120,000
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
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Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

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Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor1ContributorNum
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CityDOUGLASCityNm
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Foreign PostalIM1 4LBForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$32,572,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

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Amt$89,742Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$86,194DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

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Short ExplanationShortExplanationTxt
SIMON PETER WORDEN
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN AGENCY AGREEMENT, BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION PAID AN ADDITIONAL $34,299 TO THE INDIVIDUAL ABOVE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES FOUNDATION, A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES FOUNDATION REIMBURSES BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION ON A PERIODIC BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGENCY AGREEMENT. THE INDIVIDUAL SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE DIVISION OF BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION.
KARL JOHANSSON
THE INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED ABOVE WAS NOT COMPENSATED FOR HIS ROLE AS A DIRECTOR. THE INVIDIUAL INCURRED AN AVERAGE OF 2 HOURS A WEEK OF CONSULTING SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE FOUNDATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES, AND THOSE SERVICES WERE UNRELATED TO HIS ROLE AS A DIRECTOR.
MARGOT MCGINNESS
THE INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED ABOVE SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LIFE SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, AND JUNIOR CHALLENGE DIVISIONS OF BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT COMPENSATED FOR HER ROLE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE INDIVIDUAL INCURRED AN AVERAGE OF 10 HOURS A WEEK OF CONSULTING SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE FOUNDATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES, AND THOSE SERVICES WERE UNRELATED TO HER ROLE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11900 N STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant$1,670,000GrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantTo support the furtherance of medical researchPurposeOfGrantTxt
Expended By Grantee$1,531,342ExpendedByGranteeAmt
Any Diversion By GranteeNOAnyDiversionByGranteeTxt
Dates Of Reports By Grantee12/29/2021DatesOfReportsByGranteeTxt
Verification2021-12-29VerificationDt
Results Of VerificationTO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE.ResultsOfVerificationTxt

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

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IdentifierIdentifierTxtForm And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescMedium ExplanationMediumExplanationTxt
Amended return statementAmended return statementPart VII-B, Line 5b Part VII-B, Line 5b has been updated to "No". This question was inadvertently answered "yes" on the originally filed return. No transactions failed to qualify under the exceptions described in Regulations section 53.4945.
Part IX-A, Line 1Part IX-A, Line 1EXPENSES: $10,208,416 THE BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS INITIATIVE TO STUDY LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE. THE INITIATIVE CONSISTS OF A SCIENTIFIC SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF LIFE BEYOND EARTH. EXPENSES INCURRED AS PART OF THIS INITIATIVE DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2021 RELATED TO RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND THE ORGANIZATION OF CONFERENCES TO PROMOTE THE INITIATIVE. ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS INCLUDE AN ASTRONOMICAL SURVEY OF THE MILLION CLOSEST STARS WITH THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL RADIO AND LASER TELESCOPES AND RESEARCH TO DEMONSTRATE PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR ULTRA-FAST LIGHT-DRIVEN "NANOCRAFTS" TO BE LAUNCHED TO ALPHA CENTAURI. THE INITIATIVES MAY FUND AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION TO GENERATE MESSAGES REPRESENTING HUMANITY AND PLANET EARTH, WHICH ONE DAY MIGHT BE SENT TO CIVILIZATIONS BEYOND EARTH. THE INITIATIVE IS INTENDED TO SPAN 10 YEARS AND EXPENSES ARE PLANNED TO TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $100,000,000. PART IX-A, LINE 2 EXPENSES: $10,051,950 THE FOUNDATION AWARDED PRIZES TO SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS WHO DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AIMED AT FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS. A SPECIAL BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS WAS AWARDED TO ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO MADE ADVANCES IN THE PHYSICS FIELD. THE BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS WAS AWARDED TO ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO MADE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN MATHEMATICS. THE BREAKTHROUGH PRIZES IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS WERE AWARED TO THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE ADVANCES IN FIELDS WITH DEEP CONNECTIONS TO PHYSICS. THE NEW HORIZONS IN PHYSICS PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO NINE YOUNG RESEARCHERS WHO PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT WORK IN FIELDS WITH CONNECTIONS TO PHYSICS. THE NEW HORIZONS IN MATHEMATICS PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO THREE YOUNG RESEARCHERS WHO PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT WORK IN FIELDS WITH CONNECTIONS TO MATHEMATICS. THE MARYAM MIRZAKHANI NEW FRONTIERS PRIZE WAS AWARDED TO THREE OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN THE FIELD OF MATHEMATICS. TWO PRIZES WERE AWARDED FOR THE BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE, AN ANNUAL GLOBAL COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS TO INSPIRE CREATIVE THINKING ABOUT SCIENCE, INCLUDING ONE POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIP AND ONE TEACHER PRIZE. PART IX-A, LINE 3 EXPENSES: $652,605 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES FOUNDATION, THE BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION AWARDS PRIZES AT THE ANNUAL PRIZE CEREMONY. THE CEREMONY FEATURES CELEBRITY PRESENTATIONS, FILMS, COMEDY, AND LIVE MUSIC FROM MAJOR ARTISTS AND IS TELEVISED ON NATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS. THE INTENT OF THE CEREMONY IS TO HELP CREATE AND STIMULATE INTEREST AND DISCOVERIES IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS, AND TO CREATE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT IN THOSE FIELDS. AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE CEREMONY WAS CANCELLED. THE FOUNDATION INCURRED EXPENSES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 2021 IN PREPARATION OF THE CEREMONY PRIOR TO CANCELLATION. PART IX-A, LINE 4 EXPENSES: $281,354 THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED THE BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE PROGRAM (BJC), WHICH IS AN ANNUAL GLOBAL COMPETITION FOR SCIENCE AND MATH STUDENTS TO INSPIRE CREATIVE THINKING ABOUT FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES, PHYSICS OR MATHEMATICS. STUDENTS AGES 13 TO 18 ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AND ARE ASKED TO CREATE AND SUBMIT VIDEOS THAT BRING TO LIFE A CONCEPT OR THEORY IN THE LIFE SCIENCES, PHYSICS, OR MATHEMATICS. STUDENTS CAN OPT TO FOCUS A VIDEO SPECIFICALLY ON SPACE EXPLORATION, PROVIDED THE PARTICULAR SUBJECT MATTER FITS WITHIN ONE OF THE ORIGINAL THREE CATEGORIES. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONTEST, THE BJC WILL DECLARE ONE OVERALL CHALLENGE WINNER AND RECOGNIZE ONE SPACE EXPLORATION CHAMPION. THE WINNER OF THE BJC WILL BE AWARDED A $250,000 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP, $50,000 FOR THE SCIENCE TEACHER WHO INSPIRED THEM, AND A STATE-OF-THE-ART SCIENCE LAB FOR THEIR SCHOOL, VALUED AT $100,000. THE SPACE EXPLORATION CHAMPION WILL RECEIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A ROCKET LAUNCH ON A DATE TO BE DETERMINED IN 2022. EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADMINISTERING OF THE CHALLENGE IN THE MAY 31, 2021 TAX YEAR TOTALED $281,354.

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
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Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (2 entries)

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SECURITY DEPOSIT$30,888$30,888$30,888

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (12 entries)

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LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
RESEARCH EXPENSE$4,384,102$0$0$4,409,592
BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE -
LEASING OF TELESCOPES$3,194,838$0$0$4,775,317
OFFICE EXPENSES$65,726$0$0$64,972
BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE-
PROGRAM EXPENSES$22,123$0$0$21,029
LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE-
PROGRAM EXPENSES$5,611$0$0$5,611
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FEES$1,950$0$0$1,950
BANK FEES$468$468$0$0
CALIFORNIA FILING FEES$10$0$0$10

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

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Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

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Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CONSULTING FEES$1,871,432$0$0$1,923,530
CEREMONY EXPENSE$137,965$0$0$177,048
PUBLIC RELATIONS$125,000$0$0$125,000
FILM PRODUCTION FEES$56,414$0$0$82,247

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

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Amt$201Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
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Transfers To Controlled Entities TransfersToControlledEntities

Transfers To Controlled Ent TransfersToControlledEntGrp (2 entries)

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C/O JAMES A HUTCHINSON ESQWASHINGTONDC20036844020845N/A$0
BREAKTHROUGH WATCH FOUNDATION LLC
C/O JAMES A HUTCHINSON ESQWASHINGTONDC20036460677985N/A$0

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