Funding search · EIN 581691765 · Raleigh, NC

John William Pope Foundation

$56.3M
in grants paid: 960
grants: 311
recipients: 2021–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$500,000
Asheville School · Asheville, NC · 2024
Restricted - humanities & economics program
$500,000
Raleigh Rescue Mission · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Restricted - women's facility capital campaign
$500,000
Economic Policy Innovation Center · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$500,000
Nc Zoological Society · Asheboro, NC · 2024
Restricted - 50th anniversary campaign
$328,250
John Locke Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$250,000
Institute for Humane Studies · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$250,000
Unc Ch Philosophy Politics & Economics · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Restricted - philosophy, politics, and economics program
$250,000
Advancing American Freedom Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$200,000
Freopp - Foundation for Research On Equal Opportunity · Austin, TX · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$175,000
Duke University Center for History of Political Economy (Hope) · Durham, NC · 2024
Restricted - center for history of political economy
$175,000
Institute for Humane Studies · Arlington, VA · 2024
Restricted - academic talent development program
$150,000
Charlotte Museum of History · Charlotte, NC · 2024
Restricted - revolutionary war america 250 exhibit
$135,000
Reason Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$135,000
Independent Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$135,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$125,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$125,000
Competitive Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$125,000
Nc Family Policy Council · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$120,000
Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$115,000
National Review Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$115,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · New York, NY · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom intitative
$110,000
Ncsu - Ppe · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Restricted - philosophy, politics, and economics program
$108,000
Safelight · Hendersonville, NC · 2024
Restricted - hurricane helene relief in nc
$107,151
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Restricted - shining a light on the black box of early pregnancy loss study
$100,000
Franklin News Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$100,000
Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$100,000
American Institute for Economic Research (Aier) · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom initiative
$75,000
Positive Child Alliance · Morrisville, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$75,000
Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$75,000
Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2024
Restricted - brickell conference and activities
$75,000
Vandenberg Coalition the · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$75,000
Clemson University Foundation - Institute for the Study of Capitalism · Clemson, SC · 2024
Restricted - institute for the study of capitalism
$75,000
Raleigh Rescue Mission · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$75,000
The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$75,000
Baptists On Mission (Formerly Nc Baptist Men) · Cary, NC · 2024
Restricted - hurricane helene relief in nc
$65,000
New Vocations Racehorse Adoptions Program · Lexington, KY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$60,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$59,500
Sunrise Preservation Group · Southern Pines, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$54,000
Ncsu Free & Open Societies Project · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Restricted - school of public & international affairs
$50,000
Community Housing Coalition of Madison County · Marshall, NC · 2024
Restricted - hurricane helene relief in nc
$50,000
Tax Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Community Partners of Hope · Henderson, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
With Love From Jesus · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Nc Symphony · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Duke University - Civil Discourse Project · Durham, NC · 2024
Restricted - civil discourse project
$50,000
Nc Center On Actual Innocence · Durham, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Asheville School · Asheville, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Virginia Episcopal School · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Hospice of Wake County Dba Transitions Lifecare · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
National Review Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Henderson Family Ymca · Henderson, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
National Taxpayers Union Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Nc Institute of Public Leadership · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Phoenix the · Denver, CO · 2024
Restricted - wake county programs
$50,000
Carolina Ballet · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Restricted - stars and stripes america 250 performance
$50,000
Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Institute for Humane Studies · Arlington, VA · 2024
Restricted - entrepreneurial educators fund in the carolinas
$50,000
Center for Individual Rights · Washington, DC · 2024
Restricted - project to restore competitive federalism
$50,000
Lucy Burns Institute · Middleton, WI · 2024
Restricted - ballotpedia
$50,000
Archbridge Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
American Battlefield Trust · Washington, DC · 2024
Restricted - nc expansion of the liberty trail
$50,000
Ravenscroft School · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Institute for Humane Studies · Arlington, VA · 2024
Restricted - policy impact initiative
$50,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Carolina Ballet · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$50,000
Occoneechee Council - Bsa · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Restricted - scoutreach program
$45,000
Nc Opera Company · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$41,667
James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$41,500
Secu Family House at Unc Hospitals · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$40,000
Winston-Salem State University Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Restricted - center for the study of economic mobility
$40,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$40,000
Philadelphia Society · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Restricted - future of freedom intitative
$40,000
Duke University Dept of Political Science · Durham, NC · 2024
Restricted - ppe program
$40,000
Occoneechee Council - Bsa · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Restricted - pope eagle scout scholarships
$40,000
Belmont Abbey College · Belmont, NC · 2024
Restricted - honors college
$40,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Restricted - hurricane helene relief in nc
$40,000
Fire Dba Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$37,500
Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation · Edenton, NC · 2024
Restricted - hayes historic cemetery renovation; america 250 project
$35,377
Gha Autism Supports · Albemarle, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$35,000
Independent Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024
Restricted - independent review
$35,000
The Embassy Cultural Center Foundation McGregor Hall · Henderson, NC · 2024
Restricted - mcgregor hall performing arts center
$35,000
Green Chair Project the · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$35,000
College of Charleston Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024
Restricted - center for public choice and market process
$33,000
Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange Co · Hillsborough, NC · 2024
Restricted - third provincial congress event
$30,000
Best Nc-Nc Business Leaders for Education · Cary, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$30,000
Arise Collective (Ipmw) · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$30,000
Wake Forest University Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
Restricted - center for the study of capitalism
$30,000
Duke University - Transformative Ideas · Durham, NC · 2024
Restricted - transformative ideas project
$30,000
Chowan Arts Council · Edenton, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$30,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Restricted - support circles & food pantry in wake co
$30,000
Bridgeusa · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Restricted - nc activities
$30,000
Stepup Ministry · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$30,000
Reformers Academy · Quincy, MA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$30,000
Reason Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$30,000
Fellowship Home of Raleigh · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$30,000
Raleigh Fine Arts Society · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$30,000
Young Voices · Washington, DC · 2024
Restricted - freedom conservatism activities
$27,000
Safe Families for Children Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
Restricted - raleigh chapter

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.