Grant Priorities

The John William Pope Foundation makes grants to improve the well-being of North Carolinians by advancing the ideas of limited government, individual freedom, personal responsibility, and strong communities.

The Foundation’s giving is directed to four grant priorities to achieve this.

A Legacy of Generosity

Grants made in the 2023 calendar year that are directed to North Carolina nonprofits are listed below.

Recipient OrganizationLocation 2023 Grant 
4 Point 0: Mobile Learning Clinic, Inc.Henderson, NC $          5,000
ACTS of Vance County, Inc.Henderson, NC $        20,000
Alliance Medical Ministry Raleigh, NC $        25,000
Arise Collective, Inc.Raleigh, NC $        30,000
ArtsplosureRaleigh, NC $        15,000
Asheville SchoolAsheville, NC $      550,000
Autism Society of North CarolinaNorth Carolina $          5,000
Backstretch Employee Service Team of NYNew York $        10,000
Belmont Abbey College – Great Books ProgramCharlotte, NC $        40,000
BEST NCNorth Carolina $        30,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North CarolinaHenderson, NC $        20,000
Camp CorralNational $        15,000
Campbell University – Second Chance InitiativeNorth Carolina $        50,000
Carolina BalletRaleigh, NC $        50,000
CASARaleigh, NC $        10,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh Inc.Raleigh, NC $        25,000
Classical Liberals in the CarolinasNorth Carolina $        25,000
Community Music SchoolRaleigh, NC $        20,000
Community Partners of HopeHenderson, NC $        50,000
Cristo Rey Research Triangle High SchoolResearch Triangle Park, NC $        10,000
Dementia Alliance of North CarolinaNorth Carolina $        10,000
Dorothea Dix Park ConservancyRaleigh, NC $        10,000
Dress for Success Triangle NCTriangle Region $        20,000
Duke University – Center for History of Political EconomyDurham $      150,000
Duke University – Civil Discourse InitiativeDurham $        72,609
Duke University – NC Leadership ForumNorth Carolina $        50,000
Edmonds Tennis and Education FoundationHenderson, NC $          8,000
Emmaus HouseRaleigh, NC $        10,000
Fellowship Home of RaleighRaleigh, NC $        25,000
Full Gospel Tabernacle ChurchNorth Carolina $        25,000
GiGi’s PlayhouseCary, NC $        10,000
Godwin Presbyterian ChurchGodwin, NC $        10,000
Grayson Jockey Club Research FoundationNational $      104,000
Habitat for Humanity of Wake CountyRaleigh, NC $        25,000
Helms Center FoundationWingate, NC $        75,000
Helping Horse Inc.Zebulon, NC $        10,000
Henderson Family YMCAHenderson, NC $        50,000
Hope ReinsWake Forest, NC $        15,000
HUBZone Technology InitiativeHenderson, NC $          8,000
James G. Martin Center for Academic RenewalNorth Carolina $      450,000
Jobs for LifeNational $        10,000
John Locke FoundationNorth Carolina $   4,376,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern NCTriangle Region $        10,000
Loaves and Fishes Ministry, Inc.Raleigh, NC $        20,000
Made4Me, Inc.Raleigh, NC $        10,000
Masonic Home for Children at OxfordOxford, NC $        25,000
McGregor Hall Performing Arts CenterHenderson, NC $        35,000
NC Center on Actual InnocenceNorth Carolina $        50,000
NC Family Policy CouncilNorth Carolina $      125,000
NC FreeEnterprise FoundationNorth Carolina $        65,000
NC Institute for Constitutional LawNorth Carolina $      290,000
NC Institute for Politcal LeadershipNorth Carolina $        50,000
NC State University – Free & Open Societies ProjectRaleigh, NC $        66,000
NC State University – Opportunity Scholarship Research ProjectRaleigh, NC $        50,000
NC State University – Theories of Representation Research ProjectRaleigh, NC $      149,836
Neighbor to NeighborRaleigh, NC $        20,000
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption ProgramNational $        65,000
North Carolina Master ChoraleRaleigh, NC $        20,000
North Carolina OperaRaleigh, NC $        45,000
North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc.North Carolina $        50,000
NorthCarolinaCANNorth Carolina $        15,000
Note in the PocketRaleigh, NC $        15,000
Occoneechee CouncilEastern North Carolina $      105,000
Parents for Educational Freedom in NCNorth Carolina $        50,000
Performance Edge, Inc.Raleigh, NC $          7,500
Preservation NCNorth Carolina $        10,000
Prevent Child Abuse North CarolinaNorth Carolina $        75,000
Raleigh CamerataRaleigh, NC $          6,000
Raleigh Fine Arts SocietyRaleigh, NC $        30,000
Raleigh Little TheatreRaleigh, NC $        15,000
Raleigh Rescue MissionRaleigh, NC $        75,000
Ravenscroft SchoolRaleigh, NC $        50,000
Reality Ministries, Inc.Durham, NC $        10,000
Rebuilding Together of the TriangleTriangle Region $        25,000
S.a.M. Child Advocacy CenterHenderson, NC $        15,000
Safe Families for ChildrenRaleigh, NC $        25,000
SAFE Haven for CatsRaleigh, NC $          5,000
SAFEchildRaleigh, NC $      117,000
SECU Family House at UNC HospitalsNorth Carolina $        40,000
Shepherd Youth RanchCreedmoor, NC $        10,000
StepUp MinistryRaleigh, NC $        30,000
The Carying Place, Inc.Cary, NC $        15,000
The Coweta Samaritan Clinic, Inc.Coweta, GA $        15,000
The Daniel Center for Math and ScienceRaleigh, NC $        15,000
The Educational FoundationChapel Hill, NC $      133,335
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NCRaleigh, NC $        25,000
The Free Pack Student NewspaperRaleigh, NC $          5,000
The Green Chair Project Raleigh, NC $        30,000
The Joel FundWake Forest, NC $        15,000
The Phoenix – Wake County programsNational $        10,000
The Salvation Army of Wake CountyWake County, NC $        15,000
Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA)National $        10,000
TLC (Tammy Lynn Center)Raleigh, NC $        20,000
Transitions LifeCareRaleigh, NC $      100,000
Triangle Special Hockey AssociationRaleigh, NC $          7,500
Triangle Youth MusicRaleigh, NC $        15,000
TROSA Durham, NC $        25,000
Turning Point Community DevelopmentHenderson, NC $        20,000
UNC – Philosophy, Politics & Economics ProgramChapel Hill, NC $      500,000
UNC – Second International Behavioral Public Policy ConferenceChapel Hill, NC $        20,000
UNC Health Foundation – Lineberger Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC $      666,665
UNC Wilmington – Research Community in International Trade and ExchangeWilmington, NC $        10,000
Vance County Historical SocietyHenderson, NC $        15,000
Virginia Episcopal SchoolLynchburg, VA $        50,000
Wake Monarch AcademyRaleigh, NC $        10,000
Wingate University – Business Program Wingate, NC $        12,000
Winston-Salem State University – Center for the Study of Economic Mobility Winston-Salem, NC $        40,000
With Love From Jesus MinistriesRaleigh, NC $          7,000
YMCA of the Triangle AreaTriangle Region $        10,000
TOTAL  $ 10,221,445

 

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