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Private foundation (trust)EIN 581691765Est. 1986-10

JOHN WILLIAM POPE FOUNDATION

RALEIGH, NC 27609

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$155.2M

FY 2022

Annual Giving

$15.7M

FY 2022

Grants Made

269

FY 2022

Avg Grant

$58K

FY 2022

Grant Range

$5K–$667K

Typical

Deadlines

No formal submission deadlines.

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$15.7M

The john william pope foundation distributed $15,686,414 to 200 organizations during the fiscal year ending 6/30/2023 for educational, civic, and other purposes.

Financial Snapshot

2022 filing

Total Revenue

$5.8M

Total Expenses

$17.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$16.5M

Distributable Amount

$8.4M

Min. Investment Return

$8.5M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

269 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $25K to maximum $667K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2022. Peak $15.7M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

JOHN LOCKE FOUNDATION
$8.3M
29 grants
UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION
$1.3M
2 grants
ASHEVILLE SCHOOL
$1.1M
4 grants
UNC CH PHILOSOPHY POLITICS & ECONOMICS
$1.0M
3 grants
INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES
$900K
5 grants
MERCATUS CENTER
$520K
4 grants
FAIR LINES AMERICA FOUNDATION
$500K
2 grants
STATE POLICY NETWORK
$480K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
98
grants
$10–50K
286
grants
$50–250K
85
grants
$250K–1M
31
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

27 states

North Carolina
$19.8M
65% of total
Virginia
$3.7M
12% of total
District of Columbia
$3.2M
10% of total
Illinois
$435K
1% of total
New York
$413K
1% of total
South Carolina
$361K
1% of total
Kentucky
$316K
1% of total
New Jersey
$250K
1% of total
Michigan
$250K
1% of total
Texas
$230K
1% of total

+17 more states

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