John Templeton Foundation
Accepts applications
John Templeton Foundation is a private foundation in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $134 million in 426 grants; the typical grant was $216,722 and the largest $3.4 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$134 million
- Number of grants426
- Typical grant$216,722
- Largest grant$3.4 million
- Assets$3.6 billion
- New grantees40%
Giving in 2024 was up from $127 million the year before.
40% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $127 million | 402 | $3.4 billion |
| 2024 | $134 million | 426 | $3.6 billion |
How to apply
| Contact | John Templeton Foundation 300 Conshohocken State Rd Ste 500, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (610) 941-2828 |
| What to submit | A detailed description of a grantee's proposed charitable activities is included in the john templeton foundation's online application form. The form requires that all applicants provide a description of the proposed activities, why they are important and how they relate to our funding areas. The form also requests descriptive information about the organization and people involved, the amount of funds, a detailed budget, a timeline of activities with start and end dates and the expected results. |
| Deadlines | Submission deadlines as explained on the foundations website at www.templeton.org. |
| Restrictions | Awards should advance the charitable, scientific, educational, literary, and religious purposes of the foundation's funding areas. The funding areas include character virtue development, individual freedom and free markets, life sciences, mathematical and physical sciences, public engagement, and religion, science, and society. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What John Templeton Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 29 states, the most to California. It also paid $28.4 million in 88 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 45 | $15.1 million |
| New York | 34 | $12.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 32 | $11.5 million |
| District of Columbia | 40 | $10.4 million |
| Illinois | 18 | $7.5 million |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | $5.8 million |
| Virginia | 16 | $5.5 million |
| Texas | 9 | $5.1 million |
| Indiana | 15 | $4.7 million |
| Arizona | 7 | $3.7 million |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Centre Pour la Recherche Sur L'espace | Enrico fermi fellowships: cross-training in theoretical & experimental science | $3.4 million |
| Atlas Economic Research Foundation | Ease of employment, livelihood, and formality | $2.2 million |
| Baylor University | Global flourishing study: piloting and waves 1-5 | $2.0 million |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | The cognitive neuroscience of religious cognition | $1.9 million |
| University of California Riverside | Developing belief: the development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior: phase 1 | $1.8 million |
| St Johns College Durham | Equipping christian leadership in an age of science: phase 4 | $1.6 million |
| Interfaith America | Faith in health professions: integrating interfaith competencies across programs | $1.6 million |
| University of Bristol | Religious belief, health, and disease: a family perspective. Ii. The follow-up and analyses | $1.5 million |
| Individual | 2024 templeton prize | $1.5 million |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | Mouse & human cell culture models of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of epimutations | $1.5 million |
| Universidad Francisco Marroquin | Ufm prosperity lab | $1.4 million |
| World Science Foundation | World science festival big ideas series | $1.4 million |
| Constructive Dialogue Institute Inc | Constructive dialogue institute: building and scaling evidence-based tools to cultivate character | $1.3 million |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Agency, directionality, and function: foundations for a science of purpose | $1.3 million |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York | Diversity, dynamism and inclusion: a new multi-method approach for studying liberalism | $1.2 million |
| Georgia State University | Applied research on intellectual humility: a request for proposals | $1.2 million |
| Boston College Trustees | The impact of social norms on virtue | $1.1 million |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Pew-templeton global religious futures project phase vii | $1.1 million |
| LSST Inc | Establishing a templeton lsst early-career research fellowship | $1.1 million |
| Queen's University of Belfast | Explaining atheism: the causal origins of individual and societal non-belief | $1.0 million |
| Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University | Humility in inquiry: foundations and new directions | $1.0 million |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty | The povertycure center at the acton institute | $1.0 million |
| Human Rights Foundation Inc | Defending individual freedoms and rights globally | $1.0 million |
| Centre Pour la Recherche Sur L'espace | The quantum information structure of spacetime (qiss), second phase | $996,729 |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Pew-templeton global religious futures (grf) phase viii | $991,750 |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Concepts in dynamic assemblages: cultural evolution and the human way of being | $973,494 |
| Chapman University | Socal quantum foundations hub: knowledge and agency in quantum physics | $971,896 |
| Prosocial World | Developing a field approach to cultural evolution | $939,228 |
| George Washington University | Advancing spiritual care: spiritual health in everyday clinical practice | $918,748 |
| Loyola University of Chicago | The indian country private sector project | $916,093 |
| Lumen Christi Institute | In lumine: supporting the catholic intellectual tradition on campuses nationwide | $912,003 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Helping parents and educators nurture the moral, civic, and spiritual development of children | $911,995 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Character development through adolescent brains, peers, & tech use | $859,166 |
| University of Rochester | Do neurons communicate with light? | $850,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Black hole initiative phase 3 | $800,000 |
| University of Notre Dame du Lac | Establishing the next generation of signature courses on human flourishing | $800,000 |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | Uncovering the cognitive and cultural foundations of gratitude | $785,641 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | Perceiving divine presences: conceptual foundations and empirical advances | $785,124 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Culture of trust: unlocking the key to human cooperation across the globe | $762,781 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Spreading love through the media | $761,950 |
Officers and trustees
- Brian Crawford
- Dawn M Bryant
- Heather Templeton Dill
- Linda Kiraly Gilbert
- Ann Cameron
- Harvey M Templeton III
- Jeffrey Everett
- Jennifer Simpson
- Jewel Sideman
- John H Templeton
- Kim Tan
- Lauren Templeton
- Leigh Cameron
- Lorentz Gregory Jones
- Magatte Wade
Questions people ask
Does John Templeton Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Submission deadlines as explained on the foundations website at www.templeton.org..
How much does John Templeton Foundation give?
$134 million in tax year 2024, across 426 grants, with a typical grant of $216,722.
Who runs John Templeton Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Brian Crawford (Director Investments), Dawn M Bryant (Exec Vp/Asst Secy/Gen Counsel), Heather Templeton Dill (President) and Linda Kiraly Gilbert (Asst Treasurer (As of 7/22/24)) among 15 officers and trustees.
What does John Templeton Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, international and faith communities.