Herbert A. Templeton Foundation Grant

Herbert A. Templeton Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Herbert A Templeton Foundation
Last Updated: March 02, 2026

Summary

The Herbert A. Templeton Foundation, established in 1955, supports tax-exempt organizations focused on education, social services, and cultural arts in Oregon. It prioritizes funding for direct services to youth under 18 and requires applying organizations to be 501(c)(3) entities in good standing. Grant requests are processed biannually, with deadlines in March and October. The Foundation emphasizes accountability, requiring grant reports that demonstrate measurable outcomes related to its funding.

Overview

The Herbert A. Templeton Foundation is an Oregon charitable corporation founded in 1955 by Herbert A. Templeton (1883 - 1969). The principal activity of The Herbert A. Templeton Foundation is the making of grants to tax-exempt organizations in the areas of education, social services, and the cultural arts and humanities. The Foundation endeavors to remain responsive to changing conditions, and perceptive to emerging and critical needs. Overall, the trustees feel a strong commitment to strengthening the quality of life for the total community with special emphasis on giving support to youth. The Foundation processes grant requests in two cycles each calendar year. There are two submission deadlines in March for the Spring cycle and October for the Fall cycle.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Foundation’s priority is to fund direct services to youth 18 or younger and to organizations operating within the State of Oregon or for purposes significantly affecting Oregon residents.The applying organization must be a 501(c)(3) in good standing with Federal and State authorities and demonstrate financial sustainability by budgeting for and maintaining an annual unrestricted surplus.The Foundation prioritizes youth focused projects and programs for applicants that provide a grant report with clearly identified outcomes and quantitative data to measure the impact to the identified outcomes relative to the Foundation’s grant funding.The Herbert A. Templeton Foundation requires that all grant applications be submitted through its grant portal.Organizations may submit only one request per calendar year.

Ineligibility

As the Foundation operates with limited resources to ensure its focus on grant funding, incomplete applications will not be considered and noted as abandoned, whereby the applicant may reapply in the following year, depending on the grant cycle.The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, other foundations or endowments, any type of capital purchase or expenditure, including building and renovation projects, furnishings, equipment and vehicles, or to support events, conferences, meetings, direct medical services, research, scholarships or financial aid, subsidies or discounts, and administrative personnel.It is also the policy of the Foundation not to make grants to organizations which discriminate on the basis of gender, religion, age, national origin, marital status, or sexual orientation.