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John Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation was established in 1987 by Sir John Templeton.
The foundaiton serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality. They support research on subjects ranging from complexity, evolution, and infinity to creativity, forgiveness, love, and free will.
The vision of the foundaiton is derived from Sir John Templeton's optimism about the possibility of acquiring new spiritual information and from his commitment to rigorous scientific research and related scholarship.
Web Address
www.templeton.org
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Twitter - @templeton_fdn
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/TempletonFoundation
The foundaiton serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality. They support research on subjects ranging from complexity, evolution, and infinity to creativity, forgiveness, love, and free will.
The vision of the foundaiton is derived from Sir John Templeton's optimism about the possibility of acquiring new spiritual information and from his commitment to rigorous scientific research and related scholarship.
Web Address
www.templeton.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/TempletonFoundation
Twitter - @templeton_fdn
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/TempletonFoundation
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Will Kids' Religious Training Save – or Doom – the World?
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
A grant from the Templeton Foundation will link independent studies from across the world that consider the impact of religious training on...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
A grant from the Templeton Foundation will link independent studies from across the world that consider the impact of religious training on...more
Washington University probing whether Greitens misused grant funds
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The use of grant money to pay for political work follows a pattern outlined in the House's latest report released on Wednesday. The investigation found that Greitens ran an off-the-books political...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The use of grant money to pay for political work follows a pattern outlined in the House's latest report released on Wednesday. The investigation found that Greitens ran an off-the-books political...more
John Templeton Foundation Grant
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Objective: The John Templeton Foundation aims to advance human well-being by supporting research on the Big Questions, and by promoting character development, individual freedom, and free markets....more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Objective: The John Templeton Foundation aims to advance human well-being by supporting research on the Big Questions, and by promoting character development, individual freedom, and free markets....more
UCLA awarded $1.1 million grant to answer big biological questions
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Patrick Allard and colleagues will study to what extent a person's health is determined not only by her or his parents, but going back...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Patrick Allard and colleagues will study to what extent a person's health is determined not only by her or his parents, but going back...more
Notre Dame research funding reaches record-breaking levels
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation, Lilly Endowment
Approximately 57.8 percent of the research awards came from federal funding, while 26.9 percent came from foundations or other sponsors, and...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation, Lilly Endowment
Approximately 57.8 percent of the research awards came from federal funding, while 26.9 percent came from foundations or other sponsors, and...more
Nonprofit Collaboration 2.0
Foundation: Gates Foundation, GlobalGiving, John Templeton Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Seattle Foundation
The community foundation then works with local government to find the resources to help them succeed. “We're trying to flip everything upside...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, GlobalGiving, John Templeton Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Seattle Foundation
The community foundation then works with local government to find the resources to help them succeed. “We're trying to flip everything upside...more
The Index of Philanthropic Freedom: A Ranking of Philanthropic Freedom Across Countries
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
This proposal will develop the first Index of Philanthropic Freedom, ... through their 7 year annual Index of Global Philanthropy and...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
This proposal will develop the first Index of Philanthropic Freedom, ... through their 7 year annual Index of Global Philanthropy and...more
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and John Templeton Foundation award grants to expand ...
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and John Templeton Foundation award grants to expand knowledge about how generosity is learned...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and John Templeton Foundation award grants to expand knowledge about how generosity is learned...more
Foundations Form Research Sharing Group
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Eight grant-making foundations on Thursday announced the formation of the Open Research Funders Group, an effort to promote sharing of...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Eight grant-making foundations on Thursday announced the formation of the Open Research Funders Group, an effort to promote sharing of...more
McGrath Institute for Church Life receives $1.675 million to train science and religion teachers
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The McGrath Institute for Church Life has received a $1.675 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to expand its Science and...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The McGrath Institute for Church Life has received a $1.675 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to expand its Science and...more
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