The Bill & Ann Templeton Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 20-3073117 · since 2005batempleton.org·Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.7M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$2,000 to $50,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$24,500

Typical grant (median)

57 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

If your organisation is a faith-based ministry or institution with an obvious faith or patriotic element in the project, the Foundation's stated focus fits, but projects without that element are not funded.
Its typical grants fall between $2,000 and $50,000, with a median of $25,000, so a request in that region is a realistic size, though that band is not a ceiling.
Only 501(c)(3) public charities of the listed types, churches in the United States, and foreign faith-based organisations with a current equivalency determination are eligible; supporting organisations under 509(a)(3), private foundations, 501(c)(4) organisations, for-profit organisations and individuals should not apply, and general operating support for churches or schools, scholarships and political projects are excluded.
Applications go through the Grant Pathway questionnaire, which must be completed in one session, and the Foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis, so you can apply at any time.
In the latest filing, 76% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded in earlier filings, so relationships appear to count for a lot, though a first application is still possible.

Overview

The Bill & Ann Templeton Foundation is a US private foundation based in Sarasota, FL.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Foundation supports qualifying 501(c)(3) public charities focused on Judeo-Christian faith-based ministries and institutions involved in furthering God's Kingdom. It funds faith-based projects that align with its mission, with an obvious faith or patriotic element. Eligible applicants include specified categories of public charities, churches in the United States and foreign faith-based organisations with an equivalency determination. The eligible public charity classifications include 509(a)(1) and 509(a)(2), and the Foundation also lists churches in the USA. It does not consider general operating support for churches or schools, scholarships, or political projects.

Themes

Judeo-Christian ministries and institutions

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.

What They Don't Fund

Projects without an obvious faith or patriotic element
Individuals
General operating support for churches or schools
Scholarships
Projects which are political in nature, including those requesting funds for lobbying
509(a)(3) supporting organizations
Private foundations
501(c)(4) organizations
For-profit organizations
Foreign organizations that do not have current equivalency determination status

How to apply

Organisations apply through the Grant Pathway, completing a questionnaire about their organisation and the proposed project or programme. The questionnaire must be completed in one session.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 76% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 156 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Florida63%

Tennessee7%

Pennsylvania5%

South Carolina5%

Virginia5%

Georgia4%

6 other states: 11%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%

The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations The Bill & Ann Templeton Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
24% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

57 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $24,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 57 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k7%

$1k–$2.5k7%

$2.5k–$5k5%

$5k–$10k2%

$10k–$25k30%

$25k–$50k40%

$50k–$100k7%

$100k–$250k0%

$250k–$500k2%

Median $24,500 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

National Christian Foundation Tampa Bay · General support for program activities
$455,0002024 tax year
CITYCommit · General support for program activities
$70,0002024 tax year
Discipleship Network of America · General support for program activities
$70,0002024 tax year
National Christian Charitable Foundation · General support for program activities
$50,0002024 tax year
Israel Team Advocates International · General support for program activities
$50,0002024 tax year
Harvest Preparation International Ministries · General support for program activities
$45,0002024 tax year
Alpha & Omega Freedom Ministry · General support for program activities
$36,0002024 tax year
Rocket Phonics Foundation · General support for program activities
$35,6002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Paul Brady — Director
Paul Crawley — Director
Reuben Beachy — Director
Jay Crouse — Vice President / Director
Cathryn A Harper — Secretary / Treasurer
Terry Templeton — President / Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,575,522	$1,970,094	$49,808,109	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$2,796,944	$1,970,673	$53,174,148	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$2,538,303	$1,661,817	$54,618,801	Filing for 2024 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.