Transforming lives across the world
Templeton World Charity Foundation’s mission is to fund interdisciplinary research and innovations on what it means to be human to unlock our full potential.
Humans have distinct—and remarkable—intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual capacities. Templeton World Charity Foundation supports work that enhances our positive and distinctive capacities.
Ambitious but humble, global but local.
United by a common vision, our team members have diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Following Sir John’s commitment to open-mindedness, our team supports research towards boundary-breaking projects worldwide.
“How little we know, how eager to learn.”
In 1996, TWCF was founded by Sir John Marks Templeton (1912–2008). Born to humble beginnings, he became one of the greatest stock pickers of his generation. But his most towering achievements were his philanthropic efforts to advance human knowledge and progress.
Our Mission and Strategy
Templeton World Charity Foundation’s mission is to fund interdisciplinary research and innovations on what it means to be human to unlock our full potential.
Humans have distinct—and remarkable—intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual capacities. Templeton World Charity Foundation supports work that enhances our positive and distinctive capacities.
