Templeton World Charity Foundation

Founded in 1996 by Sir John Marks Templeton, Templeton World Charity Foundation is an investment firm based in the Bahamas that supports innovative organizations at the forefront of knowledge including universities, small colleges, nonprofit organizations, charitable societies, and private companies. Templeton World Charity Foundation generally: - Does not make grants or donations to individuals. - Does not fund projects that are more than 36 months in duration. - is not permitted to make follow-on or renewal grants to existing projects that are larger than USD 234,811 unless they have a robust plan for at least 50% of co-funding. - Does not provide financial support to fund buildings or real estate holdings, endowments, artistic productions or purchases, or the purchase of equipment except in those cases where the requested equipment is deemed a vital and necessary component of a project that is otherwise consistent with the Foundation’s funding mandates. - Does not fund projects with budgets that have more than 15% costs for overhead. - Does not fund projects with budgets that exceed 10% travel and lodging costs for persons not employed by the Legal Organization.