This project from Christopher Krupenye at Johns Hopkins University investigates whether great apes and dogs seek causal explanations for others' behavior or merely predict it, exploring different forms of theory of mind across species.
To address a longstanding data gap, the Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance will collaborate with the OECD’s Net Forward Group to develop a Caribbean Philanthropy Survey on who is giving, to what causes, and how outcomes are tracked.
Marcelo Magnasco at The Rockefeller University and Diana Reiss at Hunter College (CUNY) will explore the distinct communication and problem-solving abilities of octopuses to elucidate aspects of intelligence and awareness in these marine species.
This funding supports AME2026, the 52nd Annual Conference of the Association for Moral Education which convenes scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to explore how virtues such as forgiveness, hope, humility, and empathy can address urgent global challenges including polarization, ecological crisis, digital fragmentation, and the erosion of community bonds.
These convenings aim to equip school teams to drive character education and cultural transformation using research-informed frameworks for character education and leadership, including Marvin Berkowitz’s PRIMED Model, the Jubilee Centre’s Framework for Character and Virtues, Ron Berger’s Expeditionary Learning, and Robert Greenleaf’s Servant Leadership.
Using Group Concept Mapping and lessons from TWCF-funded partnerships, this project from Subhash Chandir and team at GHEDI will train Global South researchers and pilot practical equity metrics and tools aiming to make research collaborations more measurable, accountable, and fair.
Led by Joshua Plotnik at Hunter College, this project will test cognitive flexibility in wild Asian elephants in a human–elephant conflict hotspot in Thailand. It aims to map “cognitive styles” across individuals to trial a personalized mitigation device designed to support long-term human–wildlife coexistence.
This project is an ambitious, ecumenical research initiative exploring how spiritual maturity, character, and virtue are formed across diverse Christian traditions and cultural contexts.