Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes grants only to organisations it has preselected, so you should not send a cold application unless you have been invited to apply.
- Its stated purpose is to support other charitable organisations exempt under section 501(c)(3), and the filing reports programme-support grants to universities and schools, religious organisations, community-service agencies, youth organisations and charitable institutions in other fields, but it names no subject focus, so judge fit against your own mission.
- Half of its 63 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less across recent filings, and about 8 in 10 fell between $5,000 and $4,050,000, so a modest request matches its typical grant better than a large one, though its largest grant was about $9,050,000.
- In the latest filing, 87% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so the foundation appears to be relationship-led, and building contact through an invitation matters more than timing.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas and New York, which describes past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation is a US private foundation based in Albany, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says its primary purpose is to support, by contributions, other charitable organisations exempt under section 501(c)(3). Its reported grant purposes are programme support. The organisations receiving grants include universities and schools, religious organisations, community-service agencies, youth organisations, and charitable institutions in other fields. Most of the recorded grant dollars went to organisations in Texas. The filing does not state a subject-matter focus, identify particular beneficiaries, or describe what its programme-support grants pay for. It limits contributions to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas and New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 63 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 29% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations Richard and Mary Templeton Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $298k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Union College · Program support$9,040,0002025 tax year
- Southern Methodist University · Program support$8,025,0002025 tax year
- John Paul II High School · Program support$5,350,0002025 tax year
- Southwestern Medical Foundation · Program support$4,000,0002025 tax year
- Salvation Army · Program support$2,000,0002025 tax year
- Diocese of Dallas · Program support$1,007,5002025 tax year
- United Way of Metropolitan Dallas · Program support$386,4972025 tax year
- United Way · Program support$210,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Mary Templeton — Trustee
- Richard Templeton — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $21,248,416 | $21,026,497 | $185,284,223 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $20,706,910 | $20,453,497 | $206,535,325 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $30,714,407 | $30,388,997 | $200,260,480 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Albany, NY
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Albany, NY