We spoke with Heather Templeton Dill, president of the John Templeton Foundation since 2015, to get her perspective on the eclectic science philanthropy that her grandfather set in motion 35 years ago.
Read MoreAs the rich get richer, the descendants of the uber-wealthy will shape the world of philanthropy for decades to come. As such, we’ve compiled our first extensive list of the heirs to family wealth who are making waves in the sector.
Read MoreThe Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation are partnering to expand the study of black holes, some of the most important objects in the universe.
Read MoreThe John Templeton Foundation is known for its funding to answer humanity’s biggest questions. But it also engages in wide-ranging grantmaking on character and virtue development, including recent support for work focused on teachers.
Read MoreHow life springs up from chemical soup is one of the biggest mysteries in science. The Templeton Foundation is one of a couple of funders backing exciting work springing up in related disciplines.
Read MoreRather, they pay others to ask them. The Templeton Foundation awarded $5 million to a philosopher at UC Riverside to set up a research project centering on the concept of mortality. John Martin Fischer will direct $1 million of that money to conferences on the topic, fund post doctoral research in the area, and maintain a website called The Immortality Project. Fischer plans to give the remaining $4 million to the social science, hard science and philosophy communities by means of a series of a competitions and prizes, according to an LA Times blog.
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