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The [[John Templeton Foundation]] is a philanthropic organization that funds inter-disciplinary research about human purpose and ultimate reality.
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[[Image:John Templeton Foundation logo.png|250px|right|thumb|The John Templeton Foundation Credit: [http://www.templeton.org Templeton]]]
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The [[John Templeton Foundation]] is a philanthropic organization that funds inter-disciplinary research surrounding scientific, religious and spiritual 'discovery'.
  
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The mission of the Foundation is to serve:
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The Foundation was established by [[John Templeton]] in 1987.<ref>[https://www.templeton.org/who-we-are/about-the-foundation/foundation-at-a-glance Foundation at a Glance], John Templeton Foundation, accessed 31 October 1987.</ref> In a 1995 memo, Templeton stated:
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:'The main purpose of the John Templeton Foundation is to encourage the top 1/10 of 1% of people and thereby encourage all people to think that progress in spiritual information is possible, desirable, can be done and will be done.'<ref name="Nation30610">Nathan Schneider, God, Science and Philanthropy, ''The Nation'', 3 June 2010.</ref>
  
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:...as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to the Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality. We support research on subjects ranging from complexity, evolution, and infinity to creativity, forgiveness, love, and free will. We encourage civil, informed dialogue among scientists, philosophers, and theologians and between such experts and the public at large, for the purposes of definitional clarity and new insights.
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==Mission==
  
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:Our vision is derived from the late Sir John Templeton's optimism about the possibility of acquiring "new spiritual information" and from his commitment to rigorous scientific research and related scholarship. The Foundation's motto, "How little we know, how eager to learn," exemplifies our support for open-minded inquiry and our hope for advancing human progress through breakthrough discoveries.<ref>[http://www.templeton.org/who-we-are/about-the-foundation/mission Mission], John Templeton Foundation website.</ref>
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According to its website, the mission of the foundation is to 'serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to the deepest and most perplexing questions facing humankind' <ref> [https://www.templeton.org/about/vision-mission-impact Our Mission], ''John Templeton Foundation website'', accessed 10 March 2017. </ref>, and 'aims to advance human well-being by supporting research on the Big Questions, and by promoting character development, individual freedom, and free markets' <ref> [https://www.templeton.org/ Home], ''John Templeton Foundation website'', accessed 10 March 2017. </ref>.
  
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==Funding==
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==Activities==
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The [[John Templeton Foundation]] has provided funding to [[Civitas]], donating $8,801 in 2006 and $1,955 in 2007.<ref>John Templeton Foundation, IRS Form 990-PF (2006). John Templeton Foundation, IRS Form 990-PF (2007)</ref> Civitas set up the [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] in 2007, with funding of £274,669.<ref>[http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/AuditedAccounts2007.pdf Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2007].</ref>
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The Templeton Foundation supports a broad range of activities aimed at finding common ground between science and religion. These include funding for prizes, including the 'Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities', academic programs, publications, broadcasts, lectures, conferences, and research on topics such as the neurobiology and genetics of religious belief; the evolutionary origins of altruism; and the medical benefits of prayer, church attendance, and forgiveness.
  
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==People==
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==Grants==
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===Office of the President and Chairman===
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Templeton has repeatedly funded the counter-extremism think tank, the [[Quilliam Foundation]]: according to expenditure responsibility statements, grants were issued to Quilliam from 2011 to 2014 for 'promoting freedom of religion, speech and association through strengthening PAK democratic culture', and for 'reconciling Islamic theology with modern political and scientific ideas, promoting community. <ref> John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014 </ref>
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*Dr. Jack Templeton, President and Chairman.
 
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*Roseann Wolf, Executive Coordinator.
 
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*Doris Hackl, Administrative Associate.
 
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*Harriet Morrison, Office Support Associate.
 
  
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===Office of the Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer===
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Templeton has also funded several conservative, free market think-tanks including the [[Hudson Institute]], the [[Cato Institute]] and [[Atlas Economic Research Foundation]].
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*Douglas W. Scott, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer.
 
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*Nancy Clark, Executive Associate.
 
  
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===Office of the Executive Vice President, General Counsel===
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" align="center" width="75%">
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*Dawn Bryant, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel.
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<tr><th colspan="11" bgcolor="goldenrod" align="center">Grant recipients of the [[John Templeton Foundation]] in $ USD <ref>Data compiled from yearly 990 forms </ref></th></tr>
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*Robyn D. Harris, Manager, Legal Operations.
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<tr>
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*Maureen Leidy, Executive Associate.
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">Organisation</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2009</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2010</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2011<ref> [https://pp-990.s3.amazonaws.com/2012_12_PF/62-1322826_990PF_201112.pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAI7C6X5GT42DHYZIA%2F20170313%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20170313T144302Z&X-Amz-Expires=1800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=513a54e997661d7befae56a0fc219a16636b37228feb8405f879d8927a4f66f9 John Templeton 2011 990 Form] </ref></th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2012<ref> [http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_archive/621/621322826/621322826_201212_990PF.pdf?_ga=1.218686361.1209301007.1489398497 John Templeton 2012 990 Form] </ref></th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2013<ref> [http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_archive/621/621322826/621322826_201312_990PF.pdf?_ga=1.246981124.1209301007.1489398497 John Templeton 2013 990 Form] </ref></th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2014<ref> [http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_archive/621/621322826/621322826_201412_990PF.pdf?_ga=1.18008633.1209301007.1489398497 John Templeton 2014 990 Form] </ref></th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">2015</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod">Total 2009-2015</th>
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</tr>
  
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===Office of the Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives===
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<tr>
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*Barnaby Marsh, D.Phil., Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Managing Director, Philanthropic Leadership Network.
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<td align="center">[[Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty]]</td>
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*Marlene J. Ryan, Executive Coordinator.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Rozanne Tarlecky, Administrative Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">210,000</td>
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<td align="center">299,445</td>
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<td align="center">70,000</td>
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<td align="center">335,000</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">914,445</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Office of the Executive Vice President, Programs===
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<tr>
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*Michael J. Murray, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Programs.
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<td align="center">[[American Enterprise Institute]]</td>
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*Christina Van Riper, Executive Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Lilija Oleaga, Administrative Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">570,781</td>
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<td align="center">87,783</td>
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<td align="center">190,000</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">848,564</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Program | Character Virtue Development===
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<tr>
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*Sarah Hertzog, Ph.D., Program Officer, Character Virtue Development.
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<td align="center">[[American Islamic Congress]]</td>
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*Caitlin Younce, Program Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">156,005</td>
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<td align="center">326,147</td>
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<td align="center">30,483</td>
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<td align="center">82,200</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">438,830</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Program | Freedom and Free Enterprise===
 
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*Daniel Austin Green, Director, Freedom and Free Enterprise.
 
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*Roberta Herzberg, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Freedom and Free Enterprise.
 
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*Jessica Despres, Program Associate.
 
  
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===Program | Human Sciences===
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<tr>
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*Kimon H. Sargeant, Ph.D., Vice President, Human Sciences.
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<td align="center">[[Aspen Institute]]</td>
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*Nicholas J.S. Gibson, Ph.D., Program Officer, Human Sciences.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Megan C. Graziano, Senior Program Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">150,000</td>
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<td align="center">15,000</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">165,000</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Program | Humble Approach Initiative===
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<tr>
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*Mary Ann Meyers, Ph.D., Senior Fellow.
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<td align="center">[[Atlas Economic Research Foundation]]</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">1,172,486</td>
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<td align="center">1,206,755</td>
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<td align="center">15,000</td>
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<td align="center">376,414</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">2,770,655</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Program | Life Sciences and Genetics===
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<tr>
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*Paul K. Wason, Ph.D., Vice President, Life Sciences and Genetics.
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<td align="center">[[Cato Institute]]</td>
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*Kevin Arnold, Ph.D., Program Officer, Life Sciences and Genetics.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Heather Micklewright, Program Associate, Peer Lead.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">207,000</td>
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<td align="center">23,000</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">230,000</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Program | Mathematical and Physical Sciences===
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<tr>
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*Daniel Darg, D.Phil., Program Officer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
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<td align="center">[[Center for Strategic and International Studies]]</td>
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*Redmond Brubaker, Program Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">71,999</td>
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<td align="center">23,999</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">95,998</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Program | Philosophy and Theology===
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<tr>
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*John Churchill, Ph.D., Director, Philosophy and Theology.
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<td align="center">[[Fraser Institute]]</td>
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*Alexander Arnold, Ph.D., Program Officer, Philosophy and Theology.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Daniel Martin, Program Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">186,290</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">186,290</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Program | Strategic Program Initiatives===
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<tr>
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*Christopher Stawski, Director, Strategic Program Initiatives.
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<td align="center">[[FreedomWorks]]</td>
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*Ayako Fukui, Ph.D., Program Officer, Strategic Program Initiatives.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Chelsea Nunziato, Program Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">689,873</td>
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<td align="center">76,652</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">766,525</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Templeton Prize===
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<tr>
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*Joanna Almond, Director, Special Meetings.
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<td align="center">[[Hudson Institute]]</td>
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*Lynn Coletta, Special Meetings Coordinator.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Patricia LaVine, Administrative Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">280,250</td>
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<td align="center">176,000</td>
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<td align="center">76,834</td>
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<td align="center">134,886</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">667,970</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Communications and Public Affairs===
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<tr>
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*Earl D. Whipple, Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs.
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<td align="center">[[Institute for Humane Studies]]</td>
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*Christopher Levenick, Director, Academic Engagement.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*John Seel, Ph.D., Director, Cultural Communications and Engagement.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Drew Rick-Miller, Manager, Religious Engagement.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Clio Alexandra Mallin, Communications Specialist.
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<td align="center">739,410</td>
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*Alyssa Settefrati, Communications Specialist.
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<td align="center">332,734</td>
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*Jessica Muni, Engagement Associate.
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<td align="center">240,308</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">1,312,452</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Finance and Accounting===
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<tr>
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*Valerie K. Martin, Chief Financial Officer.
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<td align="center">[[LibForAll]]</td>
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*Stephen Lepkowski, Controller.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Marianne Haruch, Assistant Controller.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Doreen J. Bobrow, Senior Accountant.
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<td align="center">74,983</td>
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*Patricia Puyans, Accounting Administrator.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Kimberly A. Ruley, Accountant.
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<td align="center">236,012</td>
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*Sylvia Shvartsman, Accounts Payable and Payroll Associate.
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<td align="center">472,016</td>
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*Holly C. Zajac, Administrative Associate.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">783,011</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Grants Administration===
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<tr>
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*Helen Corr, Grants Administrator.
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<td align="center">[[Manhattan Institute]]</td>
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*Susan Wente, Grants Administrator.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">1,500,000</td>
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<td align="center">450,000</td>
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<td align="center">450,000</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">2,400,000</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Human Resources===
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<tr>
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*Felicia Smith, Director, Chief Human Resource Officer.
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<td align="center">[[Philanthropy Roundtable]]</td>
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*Emily Hoffman, PHR, Human Resource Administrator.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Susan Sims, Office Support Associate, Operations.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Patricia Laird, Office Support Associate.
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<td align="center">650,000</td>
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<td align="center">300,000</td>
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<td align="center">200,000</td>
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<td align="center">150,000</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">1,300,000</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Information Technology===
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<tr>
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*John C. Witcoski, Director, Information Technology.
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<td align="center">[[Quilliam Foundation]]</td>
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*Edward Phethean, Systems Administrator.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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*Adam Lerman, Application Support Analyst.
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">174,248</td>
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<td align="center">399,647</td>
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<td align="center">578,928</td>
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<td align="center">371,388</td>
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<td align="center">-</td>
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<td align="center">1,524,191</td>
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</tr>
  
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===Investments===
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</table>
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*Jinde Guo, Senior Managing Director, Investments.
 
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*Nathan Newport, Investment Manager.
 
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*Melissa Malan, Administrative Associate.
 
  
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===Philanthropic Outreach===
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==People==
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*Barnaby Marsh, D.Phil., Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Managing Director, Philanthropic Leadership Network.
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In 1995, John Templeton yielded the presidency of the foundation to his son [[Jack Templeton]], a former paediatric surgeon. Jack was the chairman of [[Let Freedom Ring]], Inc, which financed various conservative causes. He also contributed to both campaigns of former US president [[George Bush]]. <ref> John Horgan, [https://www.edge.org/conversation/john_horgan-the-templeton-foundation-a-skeptics-take The Templeton Foundation: A skeptic's take], ''Edge'', 4 April 2006, accessed 10 March 2017. </ref>
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*Jim Pitofsky, Managing Director, Strategic Alliances.
 
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*Ericka Peterson, Research Analyst, Philanthropic Outreach.
 
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===Planning and Evaluation===
 
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*Stephen Fitzmier, Director, Planning and Evaluation.
 
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*Nicole Trentacoste, Senior Officer, Planning and Evaluation.
 
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*Christopher Strawbridge, Officer, Planning and Evaluation.
 
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*Derek Leonard, Program Associate, Planning and Evaluation.
 
  
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===Program Operations===
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Jack Templeton died in 2015, after which his daughter [[Heather Templeton Dill]] took over leadership of the foundation. <ref> add ref </ref>
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*Paul Mullin, Director, Program Operations.
 
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*Christina Gentile-Paytas, Program Operations Coordinator.
 
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*Rachel Goldbaum, Quality Assurance Administrator.<ref>[http://www.templeton.org/who-we-are/our-team/staff Staff], John Templeton Foundation website.</ref>
 
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==

Latest revision as of 07:38, 15 March 2017

The John Templeton Foundation Credit: Templeton

The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organization that funds inter-disciplinary research surrounding scientific, religious and spiritual 'discovery'.

The Foundation was established by John Templeton in 1987.[1] In a 1995 memo, Templeton stated:

'The main purpose of the John Templeton Foundation is to encourage the top 1/10 of 1% of people and thereby encourage all people to think that progress in spiritual information is possible, desirable, can be done and will be done.'[2]

Mission

According to its website, the mission of the foundation is to 'serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to the deepest and most perplexing questions facing humankind' [3], and 'aims to advance human well-being by supporting research on the Big Questions, and by promoting character development, individual freedom, and free markets' [4].

Activities

The Templeton Foundation supports a broad range of activities aimed at finding common ground between science and religion. These include funding for prizes, including the 'Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities', academic programs, publications, broadcasts, lectures, conferences, and research on topics such as the neurobiology and genetics of religious belief; the evolutionary origins of altruism; and the medical benefits of prayer, church attendance, and forgiveness.

Grants

Templeton has repeatedly funded the counter-extremism think tank, the Quilliam Foundation: according to expenditure responsibility statements, grants were issued to Quilliam from 2011 to 2014 for 'promoting freedom of religion, speech and association through strengthening PAK democratic culture', and for 'reconciling Islamic theology with modern political and scientific ideas, promoting community. [5]

Templeton has also funded several conservative, free market think-tanks including the Hudson Institute, the Cato Institute and Atlas Economic Research Foundation.

Grant recipients of the John Templeton Foundation in $ USD [6]
Organisation 2009 2010 2011[7] 2012[8] 2013[9] 2014[10] 2015 Total 2009-2015
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty - - 210,000 299,445 70,000 335,000 - 914,445
American Enterprise Institute - - - 570,781 87,783 190,000 - 848,564
American Islamic Congress - - 156,005 326,147 30,483 82,200 - 438,830
Aspen Institute - - - 150,000 15,000 - - 165,000
Atlas Economic Research Foundation - - 1,172,486 1,206,755 15,000 376,414 - 2,770,655
Cato Institute - - - - 207,000 23,000 - 230,000
Center for Strategic and International Studies - - - - 71,999 23,999 - 95,998
Fraser Institute - - - - - 186,290 - 186,290
FreedomWorks - - - - 689,873 76,652 - 766,525
Hudson Institute - - 280,250 176,000 76,834 134,886 - 667,970
Institute for Humane Studies - - - 739,410 332,734 240,308 - 1,312,452
LibForAll - - 74,983 - 236,012 472,016 - 783,011
Manhattan Institute - - - 1,500,000 450,000 450,000 - 2,400,000
Philanthropy Roundtable - - 650,000 300,000 200,000 150,000 - 1,300,000
Quilliam Foundation - - 174,248 399,647 578,928 371,388 - 1,524,191

People

In 1995, John Templeton yielded the presidency of the foundation to his son Jack Templeton, a former paediatric surgeon. Jack was the chairman of Let Freedom Ring, Inc, which financed various conservative causes. He also contributed to both campaigns of former US president George Bush. [11]

Jack Templeton died in 2015, after which his daughter Heather Templeton Dill took over leadership of the foundation. [12]

Contact

John Templeton Foundation
300 Conshohocken State Road
Suite 500
West Conshohocken, PA 19428 USA
Telephone: (610) 941-2828
Fax: (610) 825-1730

Notes

  1. ↑ Foundation at a Glance, John Templeton Foundation, accessed 31 October 1987.
  2. ↑ Nathan Schneider, God, Science and Philanthropy, The Nation, 3 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Our Mission, John Templeton Foundation website, accessed 10 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Home, John Templeton Foundation website, accessed 10 March 2017.
  5. ↑ John Templeton Foundation, form 990, 2014
  6. ↑ Data compiled from yearly 990 forms
  7. ↑ John Templeton 2011 990 Form
  8. ↑ John Templeton 2012 990 Form
  9. ↑ John Templeton 2013 990 Form
  10. ↑ John Templeton 2014 990 Form
  11. ↑ John Horgan, The Templeton Foundation: A skeptic's take, Edge, 4 April 2006, accessed 10 March 2017.
  12. ↑ add ref
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