John Templeton Foundation

EIN 621322826 Private Foundation

Indianapolis, IN 46204 |(610) 941-2828

https://www.templeton.org
Total Given 2016–2024
$1.6B
4,670 grants · $172.5M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$170K
typical big bets · $23K–$421K
grant size
50%
supporter · 544/1,086 multi-year
repeat
$3.6B
Assets (2024)
1,086
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION
Phone (610) 941-2828
Deadlines SUBMISSION DEADLINES AS EXPLAINED ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.TEMPLETON.ORG.
How to Apply 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.
Restrictions AWARDS SHOULD ADVANCE THE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, LITERARY, AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDING AREAS. THE FUNDING AREAS INCLUDE SCIENCE AND THE BIG QUESTIONS, CHARACTER VIRTUE DEVELOPMENT, INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM AND FREE ENTERPRISE, GENETICS, VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING, EXCEPTIONAL COGNITIVE TALENT AND GENIUS, AND OTHER FUNDING AREAS.
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $317.3M $2.9B $30.2M 1002
2017 $256.7M $3.4B $248.1M 865
2018 $160.4M $2.9B $232.7M 590
2019 N/A $3.3B $227.3M N/A
2020 $177.3M $3.8B $229.9M 568
2022 $292.3M $2.9B $-48.9M 658
2023 $162.0M $3.4B $175.8M 474
2024 $186.6M $3.6B $258.7M 513

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 4670 grants on record

Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$23K
Median
$170K
Average
$332K
75th Pctl
$421K
Maximum
$15.5M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

2.1% of US grants · Rank #14 of 43 states $31.8M across 76 grants 11 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 McLennan 21 grants · $15.6M
  2. 2 Travis 13 grants · $5.4M
  3. 3 Lubbock 10 grants · $4.1M
  4. 4 Harris 10 grants · $2.7M
  5. 5 Bexar 3 grants · $2.7M
  6. 6 Dallas 7 grants · $427K
  7. 7 Brazos 3 grants · $255K
  8. 8 Denton 3 grants · $239K
  9. 9 El Paso 2 grants · $216K
  10. 10 Bell 3 grants · $32K
+1 more county · 1 grants · $12K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (4,670 total)

Purpose
Garden Association Inc Winchester, TN $15,455,999 REPURPOSING THE TEMPLETON LIBRARY FOR PUBLIC USE 2022
University of California Riverside Riverside, CA $8,090,713 DEVELOPING BELIEF: THE DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY OF RELIGIOUS COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR: PHASE 1 2020
St Johns College Durham Durham, None $7,536,100 EQUIPPING CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP IN AN AGE OF SCIENCE: PHASE 4 2022
President and Fellows of Harvard College Boston, MA $6,320,000 The Black Hole Initiative 2016
American Assoc for Advancement Science Washington, DC $6,182,109 Science for Seminaries: Phase II 2017
University Court of the University of St Andrews St Andrews, None $5,739,257 Putting the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis to the 2016
University of Birmingham Birmingham, None $4,931,221 Transformative Britain 2017
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT $4,732,635 Intellectual Humility in Public Discourse 2016
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL $4,420,822 THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF RELIGIOUS COGNITION 2022
President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA $4,338,610 THE ANCIENT DNA ATLAS OF HUMANITY 2023
Rectors and Visitors of the University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $3,973,188 Human Agency: Genetics Epigenetics Philosophy 2016
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA $3,905,860 APPLIED RESEARCH ON INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY: A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2022
Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution Inc Alachua, FL $3,779,997 Chemistry to Life 2016
President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA $3,720,000 The Black Hole Initiative 2017
Liberty Fund Inc Carmel, IN $3,717,324 Adam Smiths Enlightened World 2016
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $3,660,089 NOVEL CRYOGENIC METHODS FOR FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS 2020
Civic Ventures San Francisco, CA $3,554,632 Beyond the Purpose Prize 2016
University of St Andrews St Andrews, None $3,516,254 Putting the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis to the 2017
Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN $3,500,000 AGENCY, DIRECTIONALITY, AND FUNCTION: FOUNDATIONS FOR A SCIENCE OF PURPOSE 2023
The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $3,488,131 CHOP Center to Promote Adolescent Health Character 2016
Fordham University Bronx, NY $3,412,760 HUMILITY IN INQUIRY: FOUNDATIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS 2020
Centre Pour La Recherche SUR L'Espace Cassis, None $3,399,545 ENRICO FERMI FELLOWSHIPS: CROSS-TRAINING IN THEORETICAL & EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE 2024
Villanova University Villanova, PA $3,398,187 COLLABORATIVE INQUIRIES IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2020
The Character Lab Inc Philadelphia, PA $3,159,665 Character Lab Research Network: Revolutionizing Re 2018
Civic Ventures San Francisco, CA $3,150,000 PURPOSE, LEGACY, AND LOVE: THE ENDURING POWER OF CONNECTING THE GENERATIONS 2020

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