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MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2023-09-15 1133740 TO SUPPORT THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 1133740 11/20/24; 09/03/25 2025-09-03 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS MAY 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2023-12-20 200000 TO SUPPORT THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 200000 11/20/24; 09/03/25 2025-09-03 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS MAY 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2024-01-26 6555978 TO SUPPORT THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 6555978 11/20/24; 09/03/25 2025-09-03 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS MAY 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2024-02-28 4699399 TO SUPPORT THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 4699399 11/20/24; 09/03/25 2025-09-03 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS MAY 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2024-03-25 460787 TO SUPPORT THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 460787 11/20/24; 09/03/25 2025-09-03 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS MAY 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2024-05-30 5081897 TO SUPPORT THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 5081897 11/20/24; 09/03/25 2025-09-03 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS MAY 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2024-09-06 1125025 TO SUPPORT THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 1125025 09/03/25 2025-09-03 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS MAY 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2024-07-30 1225271 TO SUPPORT THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 1150000 09/03/25 2025-09-03 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS MAY 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1900 N STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 2025-04-09 466881 TO SUPPORT THE FURTHERANCE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 466881 09/03/25 2025-09-03 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS MAY 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. ALL EUROPEAN ACADEMIES JAGERSTR 22/23 BERLIN GM D-10117 2023-06-16 90000 TO SUPPORT DISPLACED UKRAINIAN SCIENTISTS 86170 02/22/24; 08/15/24 2024-08-15 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS DECEMBER 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. LE BOCAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MOUNT ORY ROAD MOKA MP 80815 2022-06-09 100000 2021 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE - SCHOOL AWARD 0 01/21/25 2025-01-21 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS DECEMBER 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. NEEDSMAP ATATURK MAH ERTURUL GAZI SOK D 6 BLOK APT NO2 ISTANBUL ATASEHIR TU 34758 2023-05-31 25000 TECH FOR REFUGEES 5527 02/24/25 2025-02-24 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS DECEMBER 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. NEEV ACADEMY SY NO16 NEEV ACADEMY CLASSROOMS KEMPAPURA MAIN RD KEMPAPURA BENGALARU KARNATAKA IN 560037 2025-05-31 100000 2023 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE - SCHOOL AWARD 0 TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATION, AND BASED UPON THE REPORTS FURNISHED BY THE GRANT RECIPIENT THROUGH ITS DECEMBER 31, 2025 TAX-YEAR END, NO PART HAS BEEN USED FOR OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. FORM 990-PF, PART VIII-A - SUMMARY OF DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES PART VIII-A, LINE 1EXPENSES: $13,437,758THE 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, 2025, RELATED TO RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND THE ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC CONFERENCES IN THIS FIELD. ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS INCLUDE AN ASTRONOMICAL SURVEY OF THE MILLION CLOSEST STARS WITH THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL RADIO AND LASER TELESCOPES AND THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF EARTH AND SPACE BASED TELESCOPES. THE INITIATIVE IS INTENDED TO SPAN 10 YEARS AND EXPENSES ARE PLANNED TO TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $100,000,000.PART VIII-A, LINE 2 EXPENSES: $10,150,000THE FOUNDATION PAID DURING THE FISCAL YEAR PRIZES AWARDED TO SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS WHO DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AIMED AT FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS. THE BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS WAS AWARDED TO ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO MADE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN MATHEMATICS. THE BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS WAS AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF 4 COLLABORATIONS FOR ADVANCES IN FIELDS WITH DEEP CONNECTIONS TO PHYSICS AND THE PRIZE WAS GRANTED TO ONE ORGANIZATION IN HONOR OF THE COLLABORATIONS. A SPECIAL BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS WAS AWARDED TO ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT MADE ADVANCES IN FIELDS WITH DEEP CONNECTIONS TO PHYSICS. THE NEW HORIZONS IN PHYSICS PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO FIVE 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. THREE PRIZES WERE AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, AN ANNUAL GLOBAL COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS TO INSPIRE CREATIVE THINKING ABOUT SCIENCE, INCLUDING ONE POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIP, ONE TEACHER PRIZE, AND ONE SCHOOL PRIZE.PART VIII-A, LINE 3EXPENSES: $4,299,738IN 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 AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING VIA STREAMING ON THE FOUNDATION'S YOUTUBE PAGE. 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. PART VIII-A, LINE 4EXPENSES: $403,861 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE PROGRAM: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. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONTEST, THE BJC WILL DECLARE ONE OVERALL CHALLENGE WINNER. 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. EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADMINISTERING OF THE CHALLENGE IN THE MAY 31, 2025 TAX YEAR TOTALED $403,861. FORM 990-PF, PART VII - LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES SIMON PETER WORDENIN ACCORDANCE WITH AN AGENCY AGREEMENT, BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE FOUNDATION PAID AN ADDITIONAL $57,586 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 JOHANSSONTHIS INDIVIDUAL 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 MCGINNESSTHIS INDIVIDUAL 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. THE FOUNDATION'S PRINCIPAL PURPOSES ARE TO AWARD PRIZES FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION, AND TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND TECHNOLOGY. AWARDS ARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY AT A CEREMONY TO WHICH THE FOUNDATION INCURS EXPENSES. EACH YEAR THE FOUNDATION EXPENDS A LARGE PORTION OF ITS ASSETS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AWARDING OF PRIZES, AND IN DOING SO, THE FOUNDATION CREATED A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRACTION IN ITS NET ASSETS FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 2025. THESE EXPENSES ARE MADE FROM FUNDS RECEIVED AS RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WERE MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY WERE USED. THE FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH ARE INTENDED TO FUND THE CHARITABLE EXPENSES OF THE FOUNDATION AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN THE FUTURE AS ITS INTENTIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED. 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