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The Breakthrough Institute

EIN: 81-4526660Berkeley, CAZIP: 94704
C19 - Environment501(c)(3)

Mission

The Breakthrough Institute is a research center that identifies and promotes technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$7.5M$0$6.5M
2023$4.4M$0$4.7M

Compensation

2024

Ronald Nordhaus
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$260,777
$0
$0
$305,506
David Hong
Washington Dir.
unclassified
$204,369
$0
$0
$224,705
Adam Stein
Dir Nuclear Energy Innovation
unclassified
$158,328
$0
$0
$201,493
Alex Trembath
Deputy Director
unclassified
$191,402
$0
$0
$199,509
Seaver Wang
Co-dir Climate & Energy
unclassified
$184,332
$0
$0
$196,650
Vijaya Ramachandran
Dir Energy for Dev
unclassified
$168,212
$0
$0
$189,817
Daniel Blaustein-Reijto
Dir Food & Agriculture
unclassified
$162,318
$0
$0
$179,407
Patrick Brown
Co-dir Climate & Energy
unclassified
$152,894
$0
$0
$179,183
Ann Wang
Dir. of Operations
unclassified
$128,619
$0
$0
$158,242
Ephstathia Bonadies
Dir Events & Proj
unclassified
$135,101
$0
$0
$155,256
Alexander Smith
Editorial Dir.
unclassified
$0
$0
$0
$137,414
Rachel Pritzker
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Thomas Riley
Sec./treasury
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Matthew Winkler
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tisha Schuller
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ross Koningstein
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ray Rothrock
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jennifer Hernandez
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Chris Foreman
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Bill Budinger
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Varun Sivaram
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

Ronald Nordhaus
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$239,711
$0
$0
$282,541
Alex Trembath
Deputy Director
unclassified
$203,517
$0
$0
$215,899
Ashley Nunes
Fed Pol Dir C&E
unclassified
$185,222
$0
$0
$202,035
Seaver Wang
Co-Dir Clim & Ener
unclassified
$184,397
$0
$0
$196,180
Vijaya Ramachandran
Dir Energy for Dev
unclassified
$167,943
$0
$0
$187,988
Daniel S Blaustein-Rejto
Dir Food & Agricul
unclassified
$173,484
$0
$0
$186,560
Matt Winkler
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Bill Budinger
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Thomas Riley
Sec/Treasury
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Rachel Pritzker
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ross Koningstein
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Ray Rothrock
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Jennifer Hernandez
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Chris Foreman
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Varun Sivaram
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
Tisha Schuller
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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