The Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) supports discoveries relating to the big questions of human purpose, the natural world, and ultimate reality. Sir John Templeton established the foundation to foster rigorous scholarship and broad engagement with diverse topics, including dialogue between science and religion. Our mission is to find the world’s best minds and promote open-minded, forward-looking inquiry in a wide range of fields. Through grants and investments, we support scientific research of the highest caliber by leading experts from top universities and the communication of such research findings.