Funding search · EIN 363717266 · Northbrook, IL

John W Pope Foundation

Name: John W Pope Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

50
grants reported: $177,800
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,100
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

People and Carnivores4 grants · $28,700
Red Feather Development Group4 grants · $18,700
Peace Action of Wisconsin4 grants · $14,700
Back Porch Radio Broadcasting Wort4 grants · $13,700
Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $13,400
Beyond Nuclear4 grants · $12,800
Land Stewardship Project4 grants · $12,800
Midwest Renewable Energy4 grants · $12,800
Planned Parenthood of Illinois4 grants · $12,800
Rachel Carson Council4 grants · $12,800

Giving over time

$50,000

2022

$36,200

2023

$44,200

2024

$47,400

2025

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$8,000
People and Carnivores · Bozeman, MT · 2025
Unrestricted
$7,100
People and Carnivores · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Unrestricted
$7,000
People and Carnivores · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,600
People and Carnivores · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Red Feather Development Group · Bozeman, MT · 2025
Unrestricted
$5,000
Red Feather Development Group · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,600
Red Feather Development Group · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Unrestricted
$4,100
Red Feather Development Group · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Unrestricted
$4,000
Back Porch Radio Broadcasting Wort · Madison, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$4,000
Peace Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$4,000
Back Porch Radio Broadcasting Wort · Madison, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Beyond Nuclear · Takoma Park, MD · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Land Stewardship Project · Lewiston, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Midwest Renewable Energy · Custer, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Peace Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Rachel Carson Council · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Unrestricted
$4,000
Rainbow Hospice Care · Mount Prospect, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,700
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
$3,600
Peace Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,100
Beyond Nuclear · Takoma Park, MD · 2025
Unrestricted
$3,100
Land Stewardship Project · Lewiston, MN · 2025
Unrestricted
$3,100
Midwest Renewable Energy · Custer, WI · 2025
Unrestricted
$3,100
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$3,100
Rachel Carson Council · Bethesda, MD · 2025
Unrestricted
$3,100
Back Porch Radio Broadcasting Wort · Madison, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,100
Beyond Nuclear · Takoma Park, MD · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,100
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,100
Land Stewardship Project · Lewiston, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,100
Midwest Renewable Energy · Custer, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,100
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,100
Rachel Carson Council · Bethesda, MD · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,100
Peace Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted
$3,000
World Beyond War · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
Unrestricted
$3,000
World Beyond War · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,600
Rainbow Hospice Care · Mount Prospect, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$2,600
Rainbow Hospice Care · Mount Prospect, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,600
Back Porch Radio Broadcasting Wort · Madison, WI · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,600
Beyond Nuclear · Takoma Park, MD · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,600
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,600
Land Stewardship Project · Lewiston, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,600
Midwest Renewable Energy · Custer, WI · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,600
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,600
Rachel Carson Council · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,600
Rainbow Hospice Care · Mount Prospect, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,000
Mission Compassion Paws · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,600
Mission Compassion Paws · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
$1,600
Mission Compassion Paws · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,600
Mission Compassion Paws · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted

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