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John B Templeton Trust Foundation

Accepts applications Oak Brook, Illinois · EIN 366891453

John B Templeton Trust Foundation is a private foundation in Oak Brook, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $341,090 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $28,388 and the largest $89,072. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $19,500 the year before.

63% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$8,0003$303,803
2024$19,5005$298,717
2025$341,0908$0

How to apply

ContactTempleton Kenly Co Inc
2525 Gardner Road, Broadview, IL 60155
Phone or email(708) 865-1500
What to submitSubmit application along with a narrative described in the application, item (e).

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John B Templeton Trust Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois6$284,313
Florida2$56,777

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chicago Zoological Society
Brookfield, IL
Grant to sustain the historical and educational purposes of this organization$89,072
The Morton Arboretum
Lisle, IL
Grant to sustain the historical and educational purposes of this organization$85,718
Salvation Army
Chicago, IL
Grant to sustain the historical and educational purposes of this organization$47,030
Friends of Boca Grande Community Center Inc
Boca Grande, FL
Grant to sustain the historical and educational purposes of this organization$28,425
Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation
Boca Grande, FL
Grant to sustain the historical and educational purposes of this organization$28,352
The Community House
Hinsdale, IL
Grant to sustain the historical and educational purposes of this organization$26,679
Evans Scholars Foundation
Glenview, IL
Grant to sustain the historical and educational purposes of this organization$26,123
Oak Brook Historical Society
Oak Brook, IL
Grant for preservation of original butler school for historical and educational purposes$9,691

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John B Templeton Trust Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John B Templeton Trust Foundation give?

$341,090 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $28,388.

Who runs John B Templeton Trust Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John Templeton Jr (Trustee), Philip Templeton (Trustee), Constance Keller (Trustee) and Dennis Keller (Trustee).

What does John B Templeton Trust Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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