Accepts applications
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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.
No parsed e-filed return is on record for this organization yet, so year-by-year financials are not available.
Asset, income and revenue figures come from the IRS master file (the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File), a coarse annual extract. Year-by-year figures appear once the organization's e-filed returns are in the database.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 9% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAJULA SRIVASTAVAWASHINGTON, DC | 2025 MARYAM MIRZAKHANI NEW FRONTIERS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2025 | |
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri B Milner | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Breck Hancock | DIRECTOR, TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| James A Hutchinson | DIRECTOR, SECRETARY | 1.00 | $0 |
| Simon Peter Worden | CHAIRMAN, DIVISION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $293,078 |
| Margot Mcginness | DIVISION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 10.00 | $224,163 |
| Karl Johansson | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $13,125 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| 2024 MARYAM MIRZAKHANI NEW FRONTIERS PRIZE |
| $50,000 |
| 2024 |
| DIANNE DUNNWASHINGTON, DC | 2022 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE - TEACHER AWARD | $50,000 | 2023 |
| AARON BROWNWASHINGTON, DC | 2022 NEW HORIZONS IN MATHEMATICS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2022 |
| HANNAH LARSONWASHINGTON, DC | 2024 MARYAM MIRZAKHANI NEW FRONTIERS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Lisa PiccirilloWashington, DC | Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize | $50,000 | 2021 |
| HONG WANGWASHINGTON, DC | 2022 MARYAM MIRZAKHANI NEW FROINTERS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Nina HoldenWashington, DC | Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize | $50,000 | 2021 |
| YILIN WANGWASHINGTON, DC | 2022 MARYAM MIRZAKHANI NEW FROINTERS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2022 |
| SEBASTIAN HURTADO SALAZARWASHINGTON, DC | 2022 NEW HORIZONS IN MATHEMATICS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2023 |
| VERA TRAUBWASHINGTON, DC | 2023 MARYAM MIRZAKANI NEW FRONTIERS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2023 |
| SIMON CARON-HUOTWASHINGTON, DC | NEW HORIZONS IN PHYSICS | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Katherine VladickaWashington, DC | Breakthrough Junior Challenge | $50,000 | 2021 |
| DR ARKA MOULIKWASHINGTON, DC | 2023 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE - TEACHER AWARD | $50,000 | 2025 |
| SARAH PELUSEWASHINGTON, DC | 2022 MARYAM MIRZAKHANI NEW FROINTERS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Urmila MahadevWashington, DC | Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize | $50,000 | 2021 |
| PEDRO VIEIRAWASHINGTON, DC | NEW HORIZONS IN PHYSICS | $50,000 | 2020 |
| LOS ALTOS CHABADMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND THE BAY AREA FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE | $50,000 | 2025 |
| JULIE LI-EYALWASHINGTON, DC | 2024 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE - TEACHER AWARD | $50,000 | 2025 |
| JINYOUNG PARKWASHINGTON, DC | 2023 MARYAM MIRZAKANI NEW FRONTIERS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2023 |
| SHASTRI DOORGAHWASHINGTON, DC | 2021 BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE - TEACHER AWARD | $50,000 | 2022 |
| MAGGIE MILLERWASHINGTON, DC | 2023 MARYAM MIRZAKHANI NEW FRONTIERS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2023 |
| SETI INSTITUTEMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | SUPPORT OF BIG PICTURE SCIENCE, A WEEKLY RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST PRODUCED BY RECIPIENT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| ALEXANDRU LUPSASCAWASHINGTON, DC | 2024 NEW HORIZONS IN PHYSICS PRIZE | $50,000 | 2024 |
| SEBASTIAAN HAFFERTWASHINGTON, DC | 2025 NEW HORIZONS IN PHYSICS PRIZE | $33,334 | 2025 |