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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,748,389
Total expenses
$32,195,829
Contributions and grants received
$4,174,798
Grants paid
$29,479,864
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$573,591
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$24,490,334
Total liabilities, end of year
$438,553
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,051,781
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$31,768,853
Management and general expenses
$426,976
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$31,768,853

Program services were 98.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,174,798

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,021,314

  • 2a · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $609,553 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $609,553

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,985,352 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,021,314 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$35,962 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$35,962 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$35,962

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $29,479,864 · program services $29,479,864

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,080 · program services $0 · management and general $2,080 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $57,994 · program services $0 · management and general $57,994 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $880,440 · program services $880,440 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,247,321 · program services $1,247,321 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $161,228 · program services $161,228 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30 · program services $0 · management and general $30 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: FEDERAL INCOME TAX - FORM 1120 POL

    total $366,385 · program services $0 · management and general $366,385 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: BUSINESS LICENSE & REGISTRATION

    total $487 · program services $0 · management and general $487 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,532,933 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,518,382 · end of year $4,543,819

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $29,693,031 · end of year $19,846,515

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $100,000

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $95,125 · end of year $318,553

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $120,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,806,190 · end of year $4,205,266

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,693,031 · end of year $19,846,515

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The world's economic and energy policies are built around technologies that emit greenhouse gases. That must change. We develop and advocate for smart policies that public and private sector leaders can implement to support clean energy solutions.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Breakthrough Energy is accelerating transformation by supporting cutting-edge research and development, investing in companies that turn green ideas into clean products, and advocating for policies that speed innovation from lab to market. Through philanthropic programs, policy and advocacy efforts, and other initiatives, Breakthrough Energy works with a global network of partners to accelerate the technologies we need to build a carbon-free economy.

  • BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY ACTION ADVANCES ITS MISSION BY GRANT-MAKING AND WORKING WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND LAWMAKERS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND CONVENING, COALITION BUILDING, AND EDUCATION

    Expenses $31,768,853 · Grants $29,479,864

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rodi Guidero

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related

  • Greg Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • Cindy Leeper

    SECRETARY & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 14 related

  • Michael Boots

    EVP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 5 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202523219349317202

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