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John Templeton Foundation

Description

The John Templeton Foundation funds research and public engagement projects that explore fundamental questions about human flourishing, the universe, and the role of science, philosophy, and spirituality. The Foundation supports work that crosses disciplinary, religious, and geographic boundaries.

Funding is provided in the following areas:

Character Virtue Development
Research and initiatives advancing the science and practice of character and...

Opportunity Information

Application Deadlines

Funding inquiries: July 15, 2026
Full proposals: Early December 2026

Geographic Scope
Global
Areas of Interest
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
Media/Communications: General
Religion & Ethics: General
Sciences/Social Sciences: General
Economics/Business
Life/Environmental/Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social/Behavioral Sciences
Social Issues: General
Social Change
Types of Support
Project/Program Support
Research
Funder Information
Total Annual Giving
$134,360,998
Grant Range
$250 - $3,399,545
Average Grant
$315,401
Median Grant
$215,979
Grant Details

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Total Assets
$3,599,488,250
Type
Foundation, Fund, or Trust
EIN
62-1322826
Application Procedures

Application guidelines are available on the Foundation's website. Inquiries must be submitted online.

The financial information is based on the most recent 990-PF tax form for 2024

Requirements

Eligibility Details

Primarily charitable entities

Restriction Details

Grants are not provided to/for:

  • buildings, renovations, or capital campaigns;
  • direct-service programs;
  • scholarships for college or graduate school;
  • general operating support; or,
  • disaster relief.

Contact Information

General Contact

300 Conshohocken State Road
Suite 500

West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 19428

info@templeton.org
(610) 941-2828
(610) 825-1730 (fax)

Grants History

This funder has a page on their website listing previous grantees.
Grants Awarded

You can review tax forms on ProPublica. Learn more about them and the 990.

990s

This is a list of grant recipients noted on the funder’s 990 forms.

This includes forms filed in 2018 and later, so it can include information for tax years earlier than that.

The information below is pulled directly from the form itself without any alterations.

If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

The awards may also be listed on the funder’s website.

Tax Year Recipient Sort ascending City State / Province Country Amount Purpose
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $408,253 Develop & validate intellectual humility in villages of rural honduras
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $209,902 How forms of economic exchange can be harnessed to support thrift and generosity
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $183,402 Understanding the nature of inference: discerning deeper correlations and causation
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $240,037 How stories inspire virtuous behavior
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $265,845 The creative role of stress in evolution and development
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $2,142,027 Growing the life worth living network in higher education
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $408,252 Developing and validating a measure of intellectual humility in traditional villages
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $239,892 De-mystifying the tangled bank: a unified adaptive landscape theory
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $87,501 The choir preaches back: addressing mental health and toxic isolation
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $220,152 The science of flourishing for teens
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $265,845 The creative role of stress in evolution and development
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $240,037 How stories inspire virtuous behavior
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $211,274 The decline of religious institutions in u. S. Neighborhoods and the impacts on population health
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $239,892 De mystifying the tangled bank: unified adaptive landscape theo for emergence &maintenance of life
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $23,472 Planning to scale the "life worth living" approach
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $23,322 A dev history of markets: how economic exchange can be harnessed to support thrift & generosity
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven CT US $685,450 Growing the life worth living network in higher education
Yale University New Haven CT US $251,891 How do novel cell types arise in evolution
Yale University New Haven CT US $435,884 Understanding the origins of agape love
Yale University New Haven CT US $450,000 Tabletop-scale experiment probe for new particles
Tax Year

The most recent tax form filed for 2024 lists the following key individuals.

Name Title City State / Province Country
WILLIAM DAVID LLOYD Trustee (As Of 7/01/24) West Conshohocken PA US
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY Investment Management Boston MA US
WALTER SCOTT & PARTNERS LIMITED Investment Management Edinburgh UK
STEPHEN FITZMIER Director Planning & West Conshohocken PA US
SANDERS CAPITAL LLC Investment Management West Palm Beach FL US