November 04, 2022 Funding Seeks to Shed Light on a Crucial Question: Are We Alone in the Universe? November 04, 2022/ Paul Karon The question of life beyond Earth is compelling, both scientifically and spiritually. As new technology reveals multitudes of planets beyond Earth, the quest to identify signatures of extraterrestrial life is drawing more support.Read More
August 09, 2022 Telescopes Are Seeing Farther Than Ever Before. What's Philanthropy's Role? August 09, 2022/ Paul Karon While government funding is crucial for many of the telescopes used in astronomy, philanthropy has been involved for decades and is pitching in for the next generation of even more powerful telescopes.Read More
July 19, 2022 Six Questions for Heather Templeton Dill, President of the John Templeton Foundation July 19, 2022/ Paul Karon 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 More
June 06, 2022 Scientists Say a New Quantum Revolution Is Underway. Who's Funding It? June 06, 2022/ Paul Karon Arcane though it may seem, quantum physics has been — and will be — central to our understanding of the universe and to technologies that shape our lives. Here’s how some leading philanthropies are backing research in the field.Read More
December 13, 2021 Who’s Backing an Effort to Ease the Career Versus Caregiving Conflict for Biomedical Researchers? December 13, 2021/ Paul Karon A collaboration led by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is providing millions to U.S. medical schools to ensure that early-career faculty, particularly women, can balance the demands of family caregiving and biomedical research.Read More
September 02, 2021 Funder Spotlight: The John Templeton Foundation Wants to Delve into Life’s "Big Questions” September 02, 2021/ Mike Scutari An affluent and somewhat controversial funder, the John Templeton Foundation has big plans to ramp up its grantmaking at the intersection between science and the spiritual.Read More
February 03, 2020 Just a Couple of Science Funders Trying to Unravel the Mysteries of the Universe February 03, 2020/ Paul Karon The 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 More
January 04, 2019 “Servant Leaders.” The Foundation That Wants to Cultivate Key Virtues Among Educators January 04, 2019/ Caitlin Reilly The 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 More