BREAKTHROUGH FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The provision of grants to the US charities, Breakthrough Prize Foundation and Breakthrough Prize in Life Science Foundation, having primarily scientific and educational objects, in the USA, UK and Israel.
Latest income
£50.0m
Expenditure
£51.6m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £27.5m | £25.6m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £49.0m | £46.1m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £52.0m | £46.3m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £85.4m | £89.9m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £50.0m | £51.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £49.9m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £135k |
| Total income | £50.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £51.6m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £51.6m |
| Governance | £66k |
| Total expenditure | £51.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £1.3m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £1.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £1.3m |
| Cash | £907k |
People
| Employees | 0 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.