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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $25,836,917 | $35,684,674 | $29,097,593 | $13,386,127 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $2,150,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| $8,433,240 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $60,760,522 | $57,570,255 | $39,188,476 | $19,729,292 | $18,280,997 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $98,745,658 | $91,429,307 | $68,862,878 | $20,787,237 | $15,090,730 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $48,295,695 | $47,730,404 | $28,271,878 | $10,581,357 | $7,774,379 |
| FY2021amended | 990-PF | $32,572,414 | $25,260,173 | $27,069,025 | $8,542,108 | $7,209,088 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $23,591,100 | $25,816,425 | $25,930,208 | $3,107,390 | −$103,153 |
| LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH |
| $2,071,235 |
| 2023 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $2,032,380 | 2023 |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)ALBERT LEA, MN | TECH FOR REFUGEES | $2,000,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYBERKELEY, CA | RESEARCH SUPPORT | $1,920,000 | 2022 |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEEALBERT LEA, MN | TECH FOR REFUGEES | $1,870,000 | 2023 |
| Milky Way Research FoundationWashington, DC | Life Science Research | $1,670,000 | 2021 |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITYSTANFORD, CA | RAISE-HEALTH INITIATIVE | $1,666,666 | 2024 |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)ALBERT LEA, MN | TECH FOR REFUGEES | $1,570,000 | 2025 |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)ALBERT LEA, MN | TECH FOR REFUGEES | $1,570,000 | 2024 |
| HIDETOSHI KATORIWASHINGTON, DC | 2022 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | $1,500,000 | 2022 |
| JUN YEWASHINGTON, DC | 2022 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | $1,500,000 | 2022 |
| JOHN CARDYWASHINGTON, DC | 2024 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | $1,500,000 | 2024 |
| ALEXANDER ZAMOLODCHIKOVWASHINGTON, DC | 2024 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | $1,500,000 | 2024 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $1,448,663 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESWASHINGTON, DC | TO SUPPORT DISPLACED UKRAINIAN SCIENTISTS | $1,400,000 | 2024 |
| ALL EUROPEAN ACADEMIES | TO SUPPORT UKRAINE REFUGEES AND UKRAINIAN SCIENTISTS AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE | $1,350,000 | 2023 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $1,341,506 | 2022 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $1,248,905 | 2023 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $1,237,914 | 2022 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $1,225,271 | 2025 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $1,150,000 | 2022 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $1,141,727 | 2022 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $1,133,740 | 2024 |
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH | $1,125,025 | 2025 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending May 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202501049349100545
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending May 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441069349101064
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending May 31, 2022
Filing id 202341089349100934
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending May 31, 2021 · amended
Filing id 202231519349100863
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending May 31, 2020
Filing id 202111059349100911
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