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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 Sort ascending Recipient City State / Province Country Amount Purpose
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON Uxbridge MIDDLESEX UK $161,976 Spirits and sources: how spiritual yearners seek and build community
CARDUS INC Washington DC US $233,945 Comment podcast ecosystem
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON Washington DC US $300,000 Exploration of temporally asymmetric, universal natural law of info & evolving systems
CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOC INC New York NY US $236,395 Big questions debate program by alwan students in lebanon - 2024-2025
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Washington DC US $208,030 Spiritual yearning in science
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Washington DC US $40,000 Spirit of democratic capitalism in the 21st century: honoring & extending the work of m. Novak
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Washington DC US $749,855 Solving the three city problem: creating interdisciplinary conversations around important ideas
CENTER FOR CHRISTIANITY AND SCHOLARSHIP Durham NC US $23,480 Religious perspectives and academic inquiry in higher education: course development at duke university
CENTER FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES UNIVERSITAS NASIONAL Jakarta ID $22,946 Strengthening the integration of islam and environmental science in islamic boarding schools
CENTER FOR OPEN SCIENCE INC Charlottesville VA US $150,000 Enabling research rigor and transparency, fostering researcher intellectual humility
CENTER INNOVATIVE GOVERNANCE RESEARCH Washington DC US $753,331 Africa urban lab: building an ecosystem to unleash entrepreneurship
CENTER OF THEOLOGICAL INQUIRY Princeton NJ US $504,876 Thriving in diverse contexts: study program on psychological science for researchers
CENTRE POUR LA RECHERCHE SUR L'ESPACE Cassis FR $3,399,545 Enrico fermi fellowships: cross-training in theoretical & experimental science
CENTRE POUR LA RECHERCHE SUR L'ESPACE Cassis FR $996,729 The quantum information structure of spacetime (qiss), second phase
CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Cambridge CAMBRIDGESHIRE UK $72,059 Towards a constructive and methodological apparatus for islamic philosophical theology
CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Cambridge CAMBRIDGESHIRE UK $235,092 Reorienting education in muslim contexts towards awe and wonder through dialogue, science and art
CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Cambridge CAMBRIDGESHIRE UK $22,987 From this world to the next? Novel perspectives on neanderthal death
CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Oxford OXFORDSHIRE UK $394,165 The role of cultural evolution in human understanding
CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Oxford OXFORDSHIRE UK $148,584 New horizons for science and religion in central and eastern europe
CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD Oxford OXFORDSHIRE UK $250,000 For the ian ramsey centre at oxford
Tax Year

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

Name Title City State / Province Country
ANN CAMERON Treasurer/Asst Secy West Conshohocken PA US
BLS CAPITAL FONDSMAEGLERSELSKAB AS Investment Management Naerum COPENHAGEN DA
BRIAN CRAWFORD Director Investments West Conshohocken PA US
DAVID NASSAR Vp Strategic Engagem West Conshohocken PA US
DAWN M BRYANT Exec Vp/Asst Secy/Gen Counsel West Conshohocken PA US