2024-08-06T10:35:16-07:00 2023-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2023-01-01 814526660 The Breakthrough Institute BREA 8325940184 2054 University Ave Ste 500 Berkeley CA 94704 Thomas Riley Sec/Treasury 2024-08-06 true true Felix Gorrindo P01658413 5108352727 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z Ronald Nordhaus 2054 University Ave Ste 500 Berkeley CA 94704 4438319 false X www.thebreakthrough.org X 2016 CA The Breakthrough Institute is a research center that identifies and promotes technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges. 10 10 29 10 0 6545552 4063704 144932 184713 49018 189902 0 6739502 4438319 0 0 2815723 3968836 0 108171 2567871 2589261 5383594 6558097 1355908 -2119778 7080633 4738080 1849068 1626293 5231565 3111787 X The Breakthrough Institute is a research center that identifies and promotes technological solutions to environmental and human development challenges. false false 4578599 47477 Research Programs: Breakthrough's Research Program consists of our Energy & Climate team, which focuses on policies and technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase social resilience to a changing climate; our Nuclear Innovation Program, which oversees all engagement with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and publishes cutting-edge analysis on nuclear technology; our Food and Agriculture Program, which advances an innovation-and-productivity framework for enabling abundant and low-impact food production; and our Energy and Development Program, which focuses on energy and infrastructural equity and resilience in emerging economies. 1042031 133274 Events: Network building is one of the principle ways that Breakthrough makes change in the world, and we primarily execute on this through our events. 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The results of the form are reviewed by the executive team, who will bring concerns about conflicts of interest to the board member in question and to the entire board as appropriate. So far, no conflicts of interest have been flagged in these annual disclosures. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The treasurer and chair of the board consider salaries of executive directors at comparable non-profits and in conjunction with current and forecasted budgets for the organization, approve the executive director's salary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Board of Directors reviews national salary comparability information within the Not-for-Profit sector each year with the help of a consultant. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available upon request.