Compensation 990

The Breakthrough Institute

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on July 29, 2025.

2054 University Ave Ste 500
Berkeley, California 94704

The Breakthrough Institute (EIN: 81-4526660) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2017. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The Breakthrough Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 33 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $193,380. The highest compensated employee at The Breakthrough Institute is Ronald Nordhaus with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $305,506.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$7,537,340

Expenses

$5,536,433

Employee compensation

$3,544,668
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

＋8.1%vs 2023
Ronald Nordhaus
Executive Director
$305,506
$260,777 from orgNo related comp$44,729 other
New in 2024
David Hong
Washington Director
$224,705
$204,369 from orgNo related comp$20,336 other
New in 2024
Adam Stein
Director Nuclear Energy Innovation
$201,493
$158,328 from orgNo related comp$43,165 other
－7.6%vs 2023
Alex Trembath
Deputy Director
$199,509
$191,402 from orgNo related comp$8,107 other
＋0.2%vs 2023
Seaver Wang
Co-Dir Climate and Energy
$196,650
$184,332 from orgNo related comp$12,318 other
＋1.0%vs 2023
Vijaya Ramachandran
Director Energy for Dev
$189,817
$168,212 from orgNo related comp$21,605 other
New in 2024
Daniel Blaustein-Reijto
Director Food and Agriculture
$179,407
$162,318 from orgNo related comp$17,089 other
New in 2024
Patrick Brown
Co-Dir Climate and Energy
$179,183
$152,894 from orgNo related comp$26,289 other
＋25.1%vs 2021
Ann Wang
Operations Director
$158,242
$128,619 from orgNo related comp$29,623 other
New in 2024
Ephstathia Bonadies
Director Events and Proj
$155,256
$135,101 from orgNo related comp$20,155 other
New in 2024
Alexander Smith
Editorial Director
$137,414
$124,608 from orgNo related comp$12,806 other

Non-Employee Board Members

Bill Budinger
Board Member
Chris Foreman
Board Member
Jennifer Hernandez
Board Member
Matthew Winkler
Board Member
Rachel Pritzker
Board Chair
Ray Rothrock
Board Member
Ross Koningstein
Board Member
Thomas Riley
Secretary and Treasurer
Tisha Schuller
Board Member
Varun Sivaram
Board Member

Mission Statement

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

Revisions to this organization profile

July 29, 2025:
2024 The Breakthrough Institute 990 filed
August 6, 2024:
2023 The Breakthrough Institute 990 filed
October 2, 2023:
2022 The Breakthrough Institute 990 filed

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