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John Templeton Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 62-1322826 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$134.4M
Grants reported
426
Typical grant
$216.7K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$52.3M

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
John Templeton Foundation
Deadlines
Submission deadlines as explained on the foundations website at www.templeton.org.
Application materials
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 character virtue development, individual freedom and free markets, life sciences, mathematical and physical sciences, public engagement, and religion, science, and society.
Original filing text
Contact
JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION
Address
300 CONSHOHOCKEN STATE RD STE 500 WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 19428
Phone
6109412828
Deadlines
SUBMISSION DEADLINES AS EXPLAINED ON THE FOUNDATIONS WEBSITE AT WWW.TEMPLETON.ORG.
Application materials
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 CHARACTER VIRTUE DEVELOPMENT, INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM AND FREE MARKETS, LIFE SCIENCES, MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND RELIGION, SCIENCE, AND SOCIETY.

Reported organization name: JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION

Where John Templeton Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Centre Pour La Recherche Sur L'Espace

CASSIS

$3.4MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Enrico fermi fellowships: cross-training in theoretical & experimental science

Atlas Economic Research Foundation

ARLINGTON, VA

$2.2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Ease of employment, livelihood, and formality

Baylor University

WACO, TX

$2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Global flourishing study: piloting and waves 1-5

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

CHICAGO, IL

$1.9MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

The cognitive neuroscience of religious cognition

University of California Riverside

RIVERSIDE, CA

$1.8MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Developing belief: the development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior: phase 1

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from John Templeton Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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