How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
1900 N Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 346-4293
- Form and materials
- The foundation makes the candidate submission form and criteria available on its website: www.breakthroughprize.org > nominations.
- Deadlines
- Please visit www.breakthroughprize.org for additional information regarding submission deadlines.
- Restrictions
- 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.
Assets and giving by year
2019$12,000,000
2020$12,000,000
2021$9,000,000
2022$7,500,000
2023$9,000,000
2024$8,988,012
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Tax year 2024
$8,988,012
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $1,458,740
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Tax year 2023
$9,000,000
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $2,087,974
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Tax year 2022
$7,500,000
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $3,421,698
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Tax year 2021
$9,000,000
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $615,230
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Tax year 2020
$12,000,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $658,226
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Tax year 2019
$12,000,000
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $2,757,165
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Individual
2025 breakthrough prize in life sciences
$3,000,000 -
Individual
2025 breakthrough prize in life sciences
$1,500,000 -
Individual
2025 breakthrough prize in life sciences
$1,500,000 -
Individual
2025 breakthrough prize in life sciences
$600,000 -
Individual
2025 breakthrough prize in life sciences
$600,000 -
Individual
2025 breakthrough prize in life sciences
$600,000 -
Individual
2025 breakthrough prize in life sciences
$600,000 -
Individual
2025 breakthrough prize in life sciences
$588,012
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Yuri B MilnerDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Breck HancockDIRECTOR, TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- James A HutchinsonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
- Simon Peter WordenFOUNDATION CHAIRMAN Hours 7Pay $56,542
- Huda ZoghbiDIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
- Karl JohanssonDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $11,042
- Anne WojcickiDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Mark ZuckerbergDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
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