Private foundation · EIN 62-1322826 · West Conshohocken, PA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where John Templeton Foundation's grants went
It reported $127M in grants paid across 402 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 64.4% of those dollars to 170 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $81.6M 263 lines
- No confident match $18M 51
- Individuals, not shown $1.18M 2
- Outside the US $26M 86
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- 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.
- Website on filing
- WWW.TEMPLETON.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 386 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $4,338,610 | THE ANCIENT DNA ATLAS OF HUMANITY | Known alias 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN · no confident EIN match | $3,500,000 | AGENCY, DIRECTIONALITY, AND FUNCTION: FOUNDATIONS FOR A SCIENCE OF PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Bristol Bristol, UK · outside the US | $2,058,892 | RELIGIOUS BELIEF, HEALTH, AND DISEASE: A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE. II. THE FOLLOW-UP AND ANALYSES | Foreign |
| Baylor University Waco, TX · EIN 74-1159753 | $2,001,684 | GLOBAL FLOURISHING STUDY: PILOTING AND WAVES 1-5 | Same street 1.00 |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2256036 | $1,894,638 | THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF RELIGIOUS COGNITION | Same street 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside Riverside, CA · EIN 95-6006142 | $1,776,010 | DEVELOPING BELIEF: THE DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY OF RELIGIOUS COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR: PHASE 1 | Same address 0.82 |
| University of Birmingham Edgbaston, UK · outside the US | $1,737,951 | CELEBRATION BRITAIN | Foreign |
| St Johns College Durham Durham, UK · outside the US | $1,593,601 | EQUIPPING CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP IN AN AGE OF SCIENCE: PHASE 4 | Foreign |
| Baylor University Waco, TX · EIN 74-1159753 | $1,539,212 | ILLUMINATING THEOLOGICAL INQUIRY AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS THROUGH TRAINING IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE | Same street 1.00 |
| World Science Foundation New York, NY · EIN 43-2095418 | $1,365,878 | WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL BIG IDEAS SERIES | Same address 1.00 |
| The Character Lab Philadelphia, PA · no confident EIN match | $1,350,000 | ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT | Unmatched Help match |
| The Film Collaborative Los Angeles, CA · EIN 32-0295081 | $1,323,394 | GRATITUDE REVEALED: GRASS ROOTS EVENTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Queen's University of Belfast Belfast, UK · outside the US | $1,301,431 | EXPLAINING ATHEISM: THE CAUSAL ORIGINS OF INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETAL NON-BELIEF | Foreign |
| Friends of Ednas Maternity Hospital Havertown, PA · EIN 41-1964357 | $1,213,460 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $1,200,000 | BLACK HOLE INITIATIVE PHASE 3 | Known alias 1.00 |
| State Policy Network Arlington, VA · EIN 57-0952531 | $1,100,000 | LAUNCHING MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES: AN ACCELERATOR FOR PROSPERITY | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL · EIN 36-2167817 | $1,076,497 | NOVEL CRYOGENIC METHODS FOR FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS | Same street 1.00 |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · no confident EIN match | $1,055,750 | APPLIED RESEARCH ON INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY: A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS | Unmatched Help match |
| Lsst Tucson, AZ · EIN 56-2390650 | $1,054,740 | ESTABLISHING A TEMPLETON LSST EARLY-CAREER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP | Same address 1.00 |
| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL · EIN 63-0477348 | $1,037,760 | CATALYZING A CULTURAL SHIFT TOWARD RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL COMPETENCIES IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352685 | $1,018,869 | EXAMINING POVERTY'S ROOTS WITHIN US COMMUNITIES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Mercatus Center Arlington, VA · EIN 54-1436224 | $1,000,000 | UNDERSTAND&TEACH THE FOUNDATIONS OF COMM RESILIENCE & THE BENEFITS OF FREEDOM | Same street 1.00 |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts Washington, DC · EIN 56-2307147 | $1,000,000 | PEW-TEMPLETON GLOBAL RELIGIOUS FUTURES (GRF) PHASE VIII | Same address 1.00 |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA · EIN 23-1352688 | $999,467 | COLLABORATIVE INQUIRIES IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ · no confident EIN match | $973,494 | CONCEPTS IN DYNAMIC ASSEMBLAGES: CULTURAL EVOLUTION AND THE HUMAN WAY OF BEING | Unmatched Help match |
| Centre Samy Maroun Pour LA Recherche Sur L'Espace Cassis, FR · outside the US | $967,821 | THE QUANTUM INFORMATION STRUCTURE OF SPACETIME (QISS), SECOND PHASE | Foreign |
| Prosocial World Austin, TX · EIN 85-2965721 | $939,228 | DEVELOPING A FIELD APPROACH TO CULTURAL EVOLUTION | Same city 1.00 |
| The George Washington University Ashburn, VA · EIN 53-0196584 | $918,748 | ADVANCING SPIRITUAL CARE: SPIRITUAL HEALTH IN EVERYDAY CLINICAL PRACTICE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Lumen Christi Institute Chicago, IL · EIN 36-4191992 | $912,003 | IN LUMINE: SUPPORTING THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION ON CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Surrey Surrey, UK · outside the US | $895,059 | LIFE ON THE EDGE: QUANTUM THERMODYNAMICS, QUANTUM BIOLOGY AND THE ARROW OF TIME | Foreign |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley Riverside, CA · EIN 94-6002123 | $889,413 | HELPING PARENTS AND EDUCATORS NURTURE THE MORAL, CIVIC, AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA · EIN 94-1156365 | $866,481 | THE BOUNDARIES OF HUMANITY: GENETICS, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND THE HUMAN FUTURE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Trustees of Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · EIN 04-2103545 | $839,589 | THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL NORMS ON VIRTUE | Same street 1.00 |
| Florida State University Research Foundation Tallahassee, FL · EIN 59-3211153 | $837,075 | PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DIVINE FORGIVENESS | Same address 1.00 |
| Atlas Economic Research Foundation Arlington, VA · EIN 94-2763845 | $816,410 | HUMAN DIGNITY & FREEDOM | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Baylor University Waco, TX · EIN 74-1159753 | $809,608 | THE ROLE OF META-IDENTITY IN DEVELOPING MORAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION | Same street 1.00 |
| The Pew Charitable Trusts Washington, DC · EIN 56-2307147 | $805,125 | PEW-TEMPLETON GLOBAL RELIGIOUS FUTURES PROJECT PHASE VII | Same address 1.00 |
| University of British Columbia Vancouver, CA · outside the US | $802,314 | EXPLORE CULTURAL EVOL OF REL EMPLOYING A LARGE-SCALE, QUANT-QUAL HISTORICAL DATABASE | Foreign |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac Notre Dame, IN · EIN 35-0868188 | $800,000 | ESTABLISHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SIGNATURE COURSES ON HUMAN FLOURISHING | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA · no confident EIN match | $800,000 | URBAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FREE ENTERPRISE, AND INCREASING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR ALL | Unmatched Help match |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego LA Jolla, CA · EIN 95-6006144 | $785,641 | UNCOVERING THE COGNITIVE AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF GRATITUDE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey Piscataway, NJ · no confident EIN match | $785,124 | PERCEIVING DIVINE PRESENCES: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS AND EMPIRICAL ADVANCES | Unmatched Help match |
| King's College London London, UK · outside the US | $777,163 | THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF KNOWLEDGE AND IGNORANCE | Foreign |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $762,810 | RELIGION, FAMILY STRUCTURE AND THE ORIGINS OF INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY | Known alias 1.00 |
| Constructive Dialogue Institute New York, NY · EIN 83-3388563 | $750,000 | CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE INSTITUTE: BUILDING & SCALING TOOLS TO CULTIVATE INTELLECTUAL &CIVIC CHARACTER | Same address 1.00 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY · EIN 13-3615533 | $750,000 | TO SUPPORT THE NEW PLURALISTS COLLABORATIVE | Same city 1.00 |
| Medical University of Graz Graz, AU · outside the US | $750,000 | WE ALL ARE MULTITUDES: THE MICROCHIMERISM, HUMAN HEALTH AND EVOLUTION PROJECT | Foreign |
| University of Massachusetts Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $736,404 | WHAT IS METROLOGY IF QUANTUM MEASUREMENTS PARTICIPATE IN MAKING REALITY? | Unmatched Help match |
| The Governing Council of the University of Toronto Toronto, CA · outside the US | $712,995 | LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE OF INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY | Foreign |
| Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI · EIN 38-1374230 | $704,890 | LAUNCHING EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION | Same address 1.00 |
14 more lines ($1.63M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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47 recipients in common - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA
47 recipients in common - Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
40 recipients in common - Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA
40 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.