According to this article by M. Mitchell Waldrop, [1] the Templeton Foundation (endowment of $2B) seems to be making an adjustment away from religion and toward traditional science:
Towards the end of Templeton’s life, says Marsh, he became increasingly concerned that this reaction was getting in the way of the foundation’s mission: that the word ‘religion’ was alienating too many good scientists. This prompted a rethink of the foundation’s research programme — a change most clearly seen in the organization’s new website, launched last June. Gone were old programme names such as ‘science and religion’ — or almost any mention of religion at all (See ‘Templeton priorities: then and now [2]‘). Instead, the foundation has embraced the theme of ‘science and the big questions’ — an open-ended list that includes topics such as ‘Does the Universe have a purpose?’
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