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John Templeton Foundation to Invest $325 Million in Strategic Priorities
West Conshohocken, PA – Over the next five years, the John Templeton Foundation will devote a total of approximately $325 million in philanthropic funding to 12 Strategic Priorities, the Foundation announced March 12. “With the launch of these strategic priorities we are focusing our giving in hopes of achieving greater impact, which means accelerating more discovery and inspiring more curiosity,” said Heather Templeton Dill, President of the John Templeton Foundation. “We are committed to funding innovative research into the fundamental structure of the universe, human flourishing, human character, and the nature of religious belief and practice. And we are deeply…
Strategic Priority Q&A: Health, Religion, & Spirituality
Please note: The information in this article reflects our strategic priorities at the time of writing and may change over time. To confirm our current funding interests, please view our Funding Areas. This conversation is the fourth in a series of conversations about the Strategic Priorities that the John Templeton Foundation will be funding over the next five years. This interview with Kimon Sargeant, Vice President, Programs, was conducted and edited by Christina Van Riper, Executive Associate, Programs. To get started, why don’t you share a little about your story – what brought you to the Foundation? What made…
Strategic Priority Q&A: Cultural Evolution
Please note: The information in this article reflects our strategic priorities at the time of writing and may change over time. To confirm our current funding interests, please view our Funding Areas. This conversation is the fifth in a series of conversations about the Strategic Priorities that the John Templeton Foundation will be funding over the next five years. This interview with Paul Wason, Vice President, Life Sciences & Genetics, was conducted and edited by Caitlyn Frazier, Communications Intern. To get started, why don’t you share a little about your story. What brought you to the Foundation?…
Strategic Priority Q&A: Religious Cognition
Please note: The information in this article reflects our strategic priorities at the time of writing and may change over time. To confirm our current funding interests, please view our Funding Areas. This conversation is the sixth in a series of conversations about the Strategic Priorities that the John Templeton Foundation will be funding over the next five years. This interview with Nicholas J. S. Gibson, Senior Program Officer, Human Sciences, was conducted and edited by Benjamin Carlson, Director, Strategic Communication. To get started, why don’t you share a little about your story – what brought you to the…
Monthly Grant Report – October 2019
Recently Approved Grants Human Sciences Project Title Grantee(s) Project Leader(s) Grant Amount Religion as a Source of Social and Moral Development: Evidence from the Pentecostal Revolution in Africa London School of Economics and Political Science Nathan Nunn, Jonathan Weigel $233,984 Religion and Social Change over Two Centuries: Mapping the Activities of the Catholic Church from Documents in the Vatican Secret Archive Baylor University Juan Carlos Esparza Ochoa, Robert Woodberry $231,955 What shall we call God? An investigation of the role of metaphor in religious cognition. University of Houston Adam Fetterman, Brian Meier $135,705 The Scientific Study of Religious Cognition in…
Careers at the John Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation seeks exceptional candidates for job openings in programs, operations, and outreach roles as it expands its grantmaking and begins a new era of outreach and influence. With its Strategic Priorities for 2019-2023 underway, the Foundation strives to make significant advances in research, engage more directly with a number of key audiences, and fund projects that investigate and encourage the practice of intellectual humility. Established in 1987, the John Templeton Foundation serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to the deepest and most perplexing questions facing humankind. Dedicated to the ideals of intellectual humility, open-mindedness, and curiosity, the…
Foundation Approves Over $105 Million in New Programs
Please note: The information in this article reflects our strategic priorities at the time of writing and may change over time. To confirm our current funding interests, please view our Funding Areas. In June and July 2021, the Board of Trustees of the John Templeton Foundation approved 91 funding requests with an approximate total value of $105 million to support new programs. Learn more about recent projects we have funded that are now active. These include: Investigating how the arrow of time emerges from the building blocks of reality How and when children learn how to forgive Exploring the…
President and Chief Executive Officer
Reporting directly to the Board of Trustees, the President and CEO is tasked with executing the Foundation's mission and providing strategic leadership. Collaborating closely with the Board, the President sets the organization's strategic direction and oversees the implementation of its strategy across grantmaking, operations, and public engagement initiatives.
Director, Life Sciences
The Director, Life Sciences is responsible for creating and maintaining strategic grant programs that advance basic and applied scientific understandings of how living systems originate, propagate, and evolve.
Program Officer, Mathematical & Physical Sciences
The Program Officer for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) is responsible for implementing the strategic and operational objectives of the Foundation’s investments in the Mathematical & Physical Sciences.
