John William Pope Foundation
Raleigh, NC · EIN 58-1691765. Reported 964 grants totalling $57.9M to 315 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$57.9Mgranted, 2020-2023
315organizations funded
70%of grantees funded again the next year
$177.9Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. John William Pope Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $666,667. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 315 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Locke Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $15.8M | 61 | 4 | 2023 |
| Unc Health Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,666,666 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Asheville School | Asheville, NC | $2,192,500 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Arlington, VA | $1,850,000 | 13 | 4 | 2023 |
| Unc Ch Philosophy Politics & Economics | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,020,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal | Raleigh, NC | $950,004 | 24 | 2 | 2023 |
| James G Martin Center | Raleigh, NC | $900,000 | 24 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mercatus Center | Arlington, VA | $875,000 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fair Lines America Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Civitas Institute | Raleigh, NC | $841,000 | 11 | 1 | 2020 |
| State Policy Network | Arlington, VA | $805,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Unc Ch | Chapel Hill, NC | $750,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Fund for American Studies | Washington, DC | $705,000 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $560,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ravenscroft School | Raleigh, NC | $550,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law | Raleigh, NC | $545,000 | 24 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reason Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $545,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Educational Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $533,334 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Family Policy Council | Raleigh, NC | $510,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nc Institute for Constitutional Law | Raleigh, NC | $505,000 | 24 | 2 | 2021 |
| Advancing American Freedom Foundation | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Economic Policy Innovation Center | Arlington, VA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-Arts and Sciences Fnd | Chapel Hill, NC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $483,000 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Franklin News Foundation | Chicago, IL | $390,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Review Institute | New York, NY | $380,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc | New York, NY | $365,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $346,128 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Institute for Family Studies | Charlottesville, VA | $310,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Association of Scholars | Princeton, NJ | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $295,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nc Freeenterprise Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $277,800 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Prevent Child Abuse Nc | Morrisville, NC | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc | Raleigh, NC | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ncsu (north Carolina State Foundation) | Raleigh, NC | $265,836 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | $250,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jesse Helms Center Foundation | Wingate, NC | $225,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Atlas Economic Research Foundation Dba Atlas Network | Arlington, VA | $220,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity | Austin, TX | $220,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ncsu | Raleigh, NC | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freopp - Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity | Austin, TX | $210,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heritage Foundation the | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carolina Ballet | Raleigh, NC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vandenberg Coalition the | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Free Speech | Alexandria, VA | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tax Foundation | Washington, DC | $195,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Village Church of St George | St George, SC | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lucy Burns Institute | Middleton, WI | $175,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lucy Burns Institute-Ballotpedia | Middleton, WI | $175,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Real Clear Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Virginia Episcopal School | Lynchburg, VA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Institute for Economic Research | Great Barrington, MA | $170,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Vocations Racehorse Adoptions Program | Lexington, KY | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alliance Medical Ministry | Raleigh, NC | $160,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fire Dba Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | Philadelphia, PA | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Green Chair Project the | Raleigh, NC | $160,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nc Family Policy Council | Raleigh, NC | $160,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Raleigh Little Theatre | Raleigh, NC | $157,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Safechild | Raleigh, NC | $157,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont, NC | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Clemson University Foundation - Institute for the Study of Capitalism | Clemson, SC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Duke University Center for History of Political Economy | Durham, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duke University Center for History of Political Economy (hope) | Durham, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henderson Family YMCA | Henderson, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jonathan Project | Springfield, MO | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Taxpayers Union Foundation | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Civil Liberties Alliance | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Symphony | Raleigh, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Duke University - Civil Discourse Project (formerly Arete Initiative) | Durham, NC | $146,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Archbridge Institute | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Georgia Center for Opportunity | Peachtree Corners, GA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Master Chorale | Raleigh, NC | $140,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Secu Family House at Unc Hospitals | Chapel Hill, NC | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Embassy Cultural Center Foundation | Henderson, NC | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Transitions Lifecare | Raleigh, NC | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mercatus Center at Gmu | Arlington, VA | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| College of Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | $130,935 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Society | Grand Rapids, MI | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Daniel Center for Math and Science | Raleigh, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Government Accountability | Naples, FL | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Opera Company | Raleigh, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| New America Corporation | Orangeburg, SC | $124,961 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence | Durham, NC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stepup Ministry | Raleigh, NC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| West Virginia University Foundation | Morgantown, WV | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young America's Foundation | Reston, VA | $120,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Antonin Scalia Law School at Gmu | Arlington, VA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for Energy Research | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | $110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ashbrook Center at Ashland University | Ashland, OH | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Occoneechee Council | Raleigh, NC | $105,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duke University-North Carolina Leadership Forum | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hart Square Foundation | Vale, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hill Learning Center | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Wake County Dba Transitions Lifecare | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Independent Women's Forum | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Institute of Political Leadership | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Masonic Home for Children at Oxford | Oxford, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Turning Point Community Development | Henderson, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Juris Link | Phoenix, AZ | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Iron Light Labs | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Occoneechee Council - BSA | Raleigh, NC | $95,000 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Best Nc-Nc Business Leaders for Education | Cary, NC | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Parents for Educational Freedom in Nc | Raleigh, NC | $90,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Raleigh Fine Arts Society | Raleigh, NC | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together of the Triangle | Morrisville, NC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Speech First | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Triangle Nc | Raleigh, NC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fellowship Home of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Economic Education | Atlanta, GA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women | Raleigh, NC | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Midland, MI | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nc Museum of Art Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Unc College of Arts & Sciences | Chapel Hill, NC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Winston-Salem State University Foundation | Winstonsalem, NC | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Music School | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Full Gospel Tabernacle | Lumberton, NC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Network | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| People United for Privacy | Glendale, AZ | $75,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Raleigh Charter High School | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Trosa | Durham, NC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loaves & Fishes Ministry | Raleigh, NC | $71,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emmaus House of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ncsu the Economic Legal and Political Foundations of Free Societies | Raleigh, NC | $66,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Acts of Vance County Inc | Henderson, NC | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Thomas B Fordham Institute | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Downtown Enfield Restoration and Preservation | Enfield, NC | $64,319 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | Arlington, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club North Central Nc | Oxford, NC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp Corral | Raleigh, NC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions (C3 Solutions) | Falls Church, VA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor | Raleigh, NC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Note in the Pocket | Raleigh, NC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Western Carolina University Foundation | Cullowhee, NC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Artsplosure | Raleigh, NC | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Equal Opportunity | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Coweta Samaritan Clinic Inc | Newnan, GA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Young Voices | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hope Reins | Raleigh, NC | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ncsu Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Falcon Children's Home and Family Services | Falcon, NC | $51,217 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Campbell - Second Chance Initiative | Buies Creek, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Campbell University (includes Convocation Ctr) | Buies Creek, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Housing Coalition of Madison County | Marshall, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partners of Hope | Henderson, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Federalist Society | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Ed | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Freedomworks | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Liberty Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| NAMI Nc | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program | Lexington, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| State Financial Officers Foundation | Shawnee, KS | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tholos Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| White Memorial Presbyterian Church | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wingate University | Wingate, NC | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hope Renovations | Carrboro, NC | $47,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Free to Choose Network | Erie, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Surry Arts Council | Mount Airy, NC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corral Riding Academy | Cary, NC | $43,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty | Grand Rapids, MI | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Individual Rights | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Classical Liberals in the Carolinas Inc | Charlotte, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope of Winston-Salem | Winstonsalem, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jobs for Life | Raleigh, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Eastern Nc | Raleigh, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Occoneechee Council - Pope Family Eagle Scout Scholarship | Raleigh, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reality Ministries | Durham, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Student Free Press Association | Hillsdale, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Student Free Press Associationthe College Fix | Hillsdale, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thoroughbred Charities of America | Lexington, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| YMCA of the Triangle | Raleigh, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| America's Future | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manhattan Institute | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Myfuturenc | Raleigh, NC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Taxpayers Union | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Paragon Health Institute | Arlington, VA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Property and Environment Research Center | Bozeman, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Property and Environment Research Center (perc) | Bozeman, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Joel Fund | Raleigh, NC | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Edmonds Tennis & Education Foundation | Henderson, NC | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fraser Institute | Vancouver, British Columbia | $32,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| 50CAN Inc Dba Northcarolina Can | Greensboro, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council Alec | Arlington, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arise Collective (ipmw) | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ava Gardner Museum Inc | Smithfield, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carying Place | Cary, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA-Community Alternatives for Supportive Abodes | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Concordia University | Mequon, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Godwin Presbyterian Church | Godwin, NC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nc Business Leaders for Education (best Nc) | Cary, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nc Opera Company | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Network of Enlightened Women (new) | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Preservation North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Purple Heart Homes | Statesville, NC | $27,873 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Performance Edge | Raleigh, NC | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Philharmonic Association Inc | Cary, NC | $25,500 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Atlas Network | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bridgeusa | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Calvin Collidge Presidential Foundation Inc | Plymouth, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc | Plymouth, VT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Classical Liberals in the Carolinas Inc (clc) | Charlotte, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clemson Inst for the Study of Capitalism | Clemson, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Food Bank of Central and Eastern Nc | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fraser Institute | Calgary, Alberta | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Full Gospel Tabernacle Church | Lumberton, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Haven House Services | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jack Miller Center for Teaching Americas Founding Principles and History | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Law & Econ Center at Gmu | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Madison County Arts Council | Marshall, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scottish Cultural Outreach Foundation | Swansboro, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tholos Foundation (formerly Americans for Tax Reform Foundation) | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trosa - Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Wilmington, DE | $21,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Raleigh Camerata | Apex, NC | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Raleigh Diocese | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for the Study of Technology and Society | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey High School | Durham, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Room Foster Care Resource Center | Greensboro, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gigi's Playhouse Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Wake | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Helping Horse Theraupetic Riding Program | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kidznotes | Durham, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Libertas Institute | Lehi, UT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Liberty & Law Center at Gmu Scalia Law | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Life Line Outreach Inc | Henderson, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nc Center on Actual Innocence | Durham, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nc Symphony | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nc Youth Legislative Assembly Administration (yla) | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
193 of 315 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Unc Health Foundation
RESTRICTED - LINEBERGER TOMORROW'S BEST HOPE - Asheville School
RESTRICTED - HUMANITIES AND ECONOMICS PROGRAM - Unc Ch Philosophy Politics & Economics
RESTRICTED - PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS & ECONOMICS - Unc Ch
RESTRICTED - PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, & ECONOMICS - Institute for Humane Studies
$285K UNRESTR., $40K RESTRICTED-SE SUMMER SEMINAR, $100K RESTRICTED - POPE CAROLINA FUND - John Locke Foundation
UNRESTRICTED - AUGUST 2022
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 532 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 226 | $12.2M | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 233 | $14.7M | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 269 | $15.7M | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 236 | $15.3M | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 67% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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How to approach this foundation
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- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
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- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from John William Pope Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 4601 Six Forks Road Suite 300, Raleigh, NC, 27609. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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