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Private foundation (trust)EIN 621322826Est. 1988-07

JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.6B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$134.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

426

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$315K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$3.4M

Typical

Deadlines

Submission deadlines as explained on t…

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$1.6M

Promoting the work of our granteessee general explanation statement 25

Program 2

$737K

Templeton prizesee general explanation statement 25

Program 3

$67K

Spiritual yearning conveningsee general explanation statement 25

Program 4

$62K

Love workshopsee general explanation statement 25

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$258.7M

Total Expenses

$169.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$154.9M

Distributable Amount

$177.1M

Min. Investment Return

$177.2M

Undistributed Income

$7.6M

Payout rate 87%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.87%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

426 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $217K to maximum $3.4M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $134.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
$10.6M
13 grants
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
$6.6M
5 grants
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
$4.8M
3 grants
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
$4.4M
9 grants
CENTRE POUR LA RECHERCHE SUR L'ESPACE
$4.4M
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
$3.9M
3 grants
WORLD SCIENCE FOUNDATION
$3.9M
5 grants
PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS
$3.9M
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
20
grants
$10–50K
84
grants
$50–250K
153
grants
$250K–1M
199
grants
$1–5M
44
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

29 states

Massachusetts
$22.6M
14% of total
California
$21.3M
13% of total
New York
$17.7M
11% of total
District of Columbia
$12.8M
8% of total
Illinois
$11.3M
7% of total
Texas
$10.4M
6% of total
Virginia
$9.9M
6% of total
Pennsylvania
$9.9M
6% of total
Arizona
$6.3M
4% of total
Minnesota
$5.9M
4% of total

+19 more states

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