---
wiki_slug: programs/templeton-freedom-award/outcomes/fy2026
wiki_scope: org
page_type: outcomes
entity_type: program
owner_role: chief_advancement_officer
owner_slug: michael-harden
program_slug: templeton-freedom-award
fiscal_year: FY2026
status: 'seed — fill in; ingest into AtlasWiki when it ships'
---

# Templeton Freedom Award — FY2026

> **Stable facts** (don't repeat in the body — they live in
> `config/atlas/programs.yaml`): $150,000 prize, 6 finalists, 1 winner,
> selected from 100+ countries.

## FY2026 winner

- **Organization:** `[FILL: name]`
- **Country:** `[FILL]`
- **Reform / breakthrough:** `[FILL: one paragraph — what they did, how it
  changed law/opinion/space for human flourishing, with date and metric
  where possible]`
- **Why this won:** `[FILL: 1–2 sentences — what about this case
  exemplified the criterion of "transformative breakthrough for liberty"]`
- **Quote for proposals:** `[QUOTE NEEDED: winner or Atlas leadership
  statement on the win — pull from ceremony remarks]`
- **Publish permission:** `[FILL: yes / pending / no — required for
  external use]`

## FY2026 finalists (the other 5)

1. **`[FILL: Organization, Country]`** — `[FILL: 1-line achievement]`
2. **`[FILL]`** — `[FILL]`
3. **`[FILL]`** — `[FILL]`
4. **`[FILL]`** — `[FILL]`
5. **`[FILL]`** — `[FILL]`

## Selection process notes

- Nominations received: `[FILL: N]`
- Geographic breakdown of nominations: `[FILL]`
- Selection committee chair: `[FILL: name]`
- Awarded at: `[FILL: Liberty Forum & Freedom Dinner date and venue]`

## Sources

- `[FILL: program file / ceremony program / press release]`
- `[FILL: Salesforce campaign ID for FY26 Templeton]`

## Author + last review

- Authored by: `[FILL: name, date]`
- Next review due: Annual after each Liberty Forum