John William Pope Foundation
Raleigh, NC · EIN 58-1691765. Reported 1,223 grants totalling $73.1M to 359 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$73.1Mgranted, 2020-2024
359recipients, as named on its returns
73%of grantees funded again the next year
$188.1Massets, 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
359 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Locke Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $19.7M | 73 | 5 | 2024 |
| Asheville School | Asheville, NC | $2,742,500 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Unc Health Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,666,666 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Arlington, VA | $2,375,000 | 17 | 5 | 2024 |
| James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal | Raleigh, NC | $1,450,008 | 36 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unc Ch Philosophy Politics & Economics | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,270,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mercatus Center | Arlington, VA | $1,170,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Economic Policy Innovation Center | Arlington, VA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| State Policy Network | Arlington, VA | $990,000 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Fund for American Studies | Washington, DC | $915,000 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| James G Martin Center | Raleigh, NC | $900,000 | 24 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fair Lines America Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc | Raleigh, NC | $850,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Civitas Institute | Raleigh, NC | $841,000 | 11 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nc Institute for Constitutional Law | Raleigh, NC | $760,000 | 36 | 3 | 2024 |
| Advancing American Freedom Foundation | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unc Ch | Chapel Hill, NC | $750,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $710,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Reason Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $710,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ravenscroft School | Raleigh, NC | $600,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Review Institute | New York, NY | $545,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law | Raleigh, NC | $545,000 | 24 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Educational Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $533,334 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Franklin News Foundation | Chicago, IL | $515,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Family Policy Council | Raleigh, NC | $510,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nc Zoological Society Inc | Asheboro, NC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc | New York, NY | $480,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $453,279 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Freopp - Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity | Austin, TX | $420,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $375,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Duke University Center for History of Political Economy (hope) | Durham, NC | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $320,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Institute for Family Studies | Charlottesville, VA | $310,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carolina Ballet | Raleigh, NC | $300,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | $300,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Association of Scholars | Princeton, NJ | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nc Family Policy Council | Raleigh, NC | $285,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | $280,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Nc Freeenterprise Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $277,800 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jesse Helms Center Foundation | Wingate, NC | $275,000 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Prevent Child Abuse Nc | Morrisville, NC | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vandenberg Coalition the | Washington, DC | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ncsu (north Carolina State Foundation) | Raleigh, NC | $265,836 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Atlas Economic Research Foundation Dba Atlas Network | Arlington, VA | $245,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tax Foundation | Washington, DC | $245,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Vocations Racehorse Adoptions Program | Lexington, KY | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clemson University Foundation - Institute for the Study of Capitalism | Clemson, SC | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lucy Burns Institute | Middleton, WI | $225,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Episcopal School | Lynchburg, VA | $225,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity | Austin, TX | $220,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Free Speech | Alexandria, VA | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ncsu | Raleigh, NC | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Heritage Foundation the | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $205,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fire Dba Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Henderson Family YMCA | Henderson, NC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Taxpayers Union Foundation | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Occoneechee Council - BSA | Raleigh, NC | $200,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Real Clear Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont, NC | $195,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Green Chair Project the | Raleigh, NC | $195,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Archbridge Institute | Washington, DC | $190,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Alliance Medical Ministry | Raleigh, NC | $185,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | $185,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Village Church of St George | St George, SC | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Secu Family House at Unc Hospitals | Chapel Hill, NC | $181,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lucy Burns Institute-Ballotpedia | Middleton, WI | $175,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Safechild | Raleigh, NC | $174,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Raleigh Little Theatre | Raleigh, NC | $172,500 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Institute for Economic Research | Great Barrington, MA | $170,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Charlotte Museum of History | Charlotte, NC | $170,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Society | Grand Rapids, MI | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stepup Ministry | Raleigh, NC | $170,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| College of Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | $165,935 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Duke University Center for History of Political Economy | Durham, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Wake County Dba Transitions Lifecare | Raleigh, NC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jonathan Project | Springfield, MO | $150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Civil Liberties Alliance | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Symphony | Raleigh, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Duke University - Civil Discourse Project (formerly Arete Initiative) | Durham, NC | $146,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young America's Foundation | Reston, VA | $145,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Daniel Center for Math and Science | Raleigh, NC | $140,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Georgia Center for Opportunity | Peachtree Corners, GA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Master Chorale | Raleigh, NC | $140,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Embassy Cultural Center Foundation | Henderson, NC | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Transitions Lifecare | Raleigh, NC | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Government Accountability | Naples, FL | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mercatus Center at Gmu | Arlington, VA | $135,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Antonin Scalia Law School at Gmu | Arlington, VA | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Energy Research | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Independent Women's Forum | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Masonic Home for Children at Oxford | Oxford, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Opera Company | Raleigh, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| New America Corporation | Orangeburg, SC | $124,961 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Institute for Economic Research (aier) | Great Barrington, MA | $120,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Juris Link | Phoenix, AZ | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Best Nc-Nc Business Leaders for Education | Cary, NC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence | Durham, NC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Raleigh Fine Arts Society | Raleigh, NC | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $120,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Turning Point Community Development | Henderson, NC | $120,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Virginia University Foundation | Morgantown, WV | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Winston-Salem State University Foundation | Winstonsalem, NC | $120,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | $117,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $115,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fellowship Home of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ncsu - Ppe | Raleigh, NC | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rebuilding Together of the Triangle | Morrisville, NC | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Safelight Inc | Hendersonville, NC | $108,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ashbrook Center at Ashland University | Ashland, OH | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Occoneechee Council | Raleigh, NC | $105,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baptists on Mission (formerly Nc Baptist Men) | Cary, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Housing Coalition of Madison County | Marshall, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Partners of Hope | Henderson, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success Triangle Nc | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Duke University-North Carolina Leadership Forum | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Full Gospel Tabernacle | Lumberton, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hart Square Foundation | Vale, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hill Learning Center | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute of Political Leadership | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| People United for Privacy | Glendale, AZ | $100,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loaves & Fishes Ministry | Raleigh, NC | $96,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community Music School | Raleigh, NC | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Iron Light Labs | Chicago, IL | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Positive Child Alliance | Morrisville, NC | $94,928 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Individual Rights | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parents for Educational Freedom in Nc | Raleigh, NC | $90,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Acts of Vance County Inc | Henderson, NC | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor | Raleigh, NC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Speech First | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Young Voices | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Western Carolina University Foundation | Cullowhee, NC | $82,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | Arlington, VA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club North Central Nc | Oxford, NC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emmaus House of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Camp Corral | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Liberty Justice Center | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Network | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Nc Opera Company | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Note in the Pocket | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Raleigh Charter High School | Raleigh, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Trosa | Durham, NC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| With Love From Jesus | Raleigh, NC | $74,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artsplosure | Raleigh, NC | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Center for Equal Opportunity | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coweta Samaritan Clinic Inc | Newnan, GA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Nc Center on Actual Innocence | Durham, NC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nc Symphony | Raleigh, NC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Reins | Raleigh, NC | $69,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ncsu the Economic Legal and Political Foundations of Free Societies | Raleigh, NC | $66,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Classical Liberals in the Carolinas Inc | Charlotte, NC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Thomas B Fordham Institute | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Downtown Enfield Restoration and Preservation | Enfield, NC | $64,319 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wingate University | Wingate, NC | $62,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Arise Collective (ipmw) | Raleigh, NC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions (C3 Solutions) | Falls Church, VA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free to Choose Network | Erie, PA | $60,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jobs for Life | Raleigh, NC | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Phoenix the | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Student Free Press Associationthe College Fix | Hillsdale, MI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Preservation Group | Southern Pines, NC | $59,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridgeusa | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Eastern Nc | Raleigh, NC | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Paragon Health Institute | Arlington, VA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reality Ministries | Durham, NC | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ncsu Free & Open Societies Project | Raleigh, NC | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ncsu Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| America's Future | Washington, DC | $52,588 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Falcon Children's Home and Family Services | Falcon, NC | $51,217 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Battlefield Trust | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Duke University - Civil Discourse Project | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Federalist Society | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Ed | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fraser Institute | Vancouver, British Columbia | $50,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Freedomworks | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| NAMI Nc | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nc Institute of Public Leadership | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program | Lexington, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| State Financial Officers Foundation | Shawnee, KS | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Joel Fund | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tholos Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thoroughbred Charities of America | Lexington, KY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Trosa - Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| White Memorial Presbyterian Church | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| YMCA of the Triangle | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hope Renovations | Carrboro, NC | $47,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carying Place | Cary, NC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Property and Environment Research Center | Bozeman, MT | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Surry Arts Council | Mount Airy, NC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corral Riding Academy | Cary, NC | $43,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| CASA-Community Alternatives for Supportive Abodes | Raleigh, NC | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edmonds Tennis & Education Foundation | Henderson, NC | $41,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy | Raleigh, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Duke University Dept of Political Science | Durham, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Godwin Presbyterian Church | Godwin, NC | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hope of Winston-Salem | Winstonsalem, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Life Line Outreach Inc | Henderson, NC | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Network of Enlightened Women (new) | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Occoneechee Council - Pope Family Eagle Scout Scholarship | Raleigh, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Preservation North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Student Free Press Association | Hillsdale, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Embassy Cultural Center Foundation Mcgregor Hall | Henderson, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation | Edenton, NC | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hubzone Technology Initiative | Henderson, NC | $37,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gha Autism Supports | Albemarle, NC | $35,377 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Property and Environment Research Center (perc) | Bozeman, MT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sam Child Advocacy Center | Henderson, NC | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange Co | Hillsborough, NC | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nc Master Chorale | Raleigh, NC | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 50CAN Inc Dba Northcarolina Can | Greensboro, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 50CAN Inc Dba Northcarolinacan | Greensboro, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council Alec | Arlington, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ava Gardner Museum Inc | Smithfield, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chowan Arts Council | Edenton, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concordia University | Mequon, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Duke University - Transformative Ideas | Durham, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gigi's Playhouse Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Helping Horse Theraupetic Riding Program | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nc Business Leaders for Education (best Nc) | Cary, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oak City Cares | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reformers Academy | Quincy, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scottish Cultural Outreach Foundation | Swansboro, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wake Forest University Foundation | Winstonsalem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
215 of 359 (60%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 73%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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 - Nc Zoological Society Inc
RESTRICTED - 50TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN - Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc
RESTRICTED - WOMEN'S FACILITY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 676 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2024 | 259 | $15.2M | $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
67% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
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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 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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