Over $1.68 million awarded to nonprofits
The John William Pope Foundation is pleased to announce it awarded $1.68 million in grants this winter. Recipient nonprofits included those working in youth education, hunger and housing solutions, addiction treatment, arts performances and exhibitions, and support for justice-involved individuals.
“Our family foundation has a long history of supporting North Carolina families and communities through nonprofits, and we were pleased to continue that tradition this year,” said foundation Chairman Art Pope. “Whether providing medical services to the working uninsured, music instruction to disadvantaged students, or other critically needed programs in our community, these organizations are working tirelessly for the people they serve. And the end result is increased opportunities for more North Carolinians.”
More than $1.1 million went directly to nonprofits located in and around the Triangle, with many of them doing work with statewide benefits such as child-abuse prevention and jobs training. While most grants were for general operating support, some grants supported specific endeavors. Special-project grants in the Triangle included:
- $15,000 to Children’s Home Society of North Carolina to support foster-family recruitment in Wake County
- $15,000 to the Catholic Charities Diocese of Raleigh for the Support Circles program for homeless families.
- $10,000 to Preservation North Carolina for its project to relocate two historic Oberlin Road homes, preserving African American history in Raleigh and providing a new headquarters for the group.
Also included in this group of Triangle grants was $119,500 to multiple nonprofits working specifically for Vance County residents. Vance County is the home of Variety Wholesalers, owned and operated by the Pope Family.
Outside of the Triangle-area giving, the Pope Foundation distributed funds to multiple causes including, arts, schools, and animals. Highlights included:
- $100,000 granted to StepUp Wilmington and $50,000 granted to Artspace through the 2020 Joy W. Pope Memorial Grants in Human Services and the Arts. Both groups will unveil their special projects later this year.
- $80,000 was granted to thoroughbred-related nonprofits, primarily based in Lexington, Kentucky. Recipients included Backstretch Employee Services Team of NY for citizenship classes for track employees ($5,000); Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation for a study examining PET technology’s use in the early detection of fetlock lesions in horses ($50,000); New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program for their work in caring for retired thoroughbreds ($15,000); and Thoroughbred Charities of America for further grant distribution ($10,000).
A full list of this year’s grant recipients is available below. The John William Pope Foundation is a family foundation that supports nonprofit public policy research, education, human services, and the arts with the goal of improving the wellbeing of North Carolinians. Since 1986, the foundation has given more than $170 million to these causes.
Winter 2020 John William Pope Foundation Grant Recipients
| Organization Name | Location | Amount |
| ACTS of Vance County | Henderson, NC | $10,000 |
| Alliance Medical Ministry | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| Artspace | Raleigh, NC | $55,000 |
| Artsplosure | Raleigh, NC | $7,500 |
| Asheville School | Asheville, NC | $292,500 |
| Backstretch Employee Service Team of NY | Elmont, NY | $5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club – Henderson Site | Henderson, NC | $8,500 |
| Camp Corral | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek, NC | $25,000 |
| Carolina Ballet | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 |
| CASA | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 |
| Children’s Home Society of North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 |
| Community Music School | Raleigh, NC | $12,500 |
| CORRAL Riding Academy | Cary, NC | $13,500 |
| Coweta Samaritan Clinic | Newnan, GA | $5,000 |
| Daniel Center for Math & Science | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 |
| Dix Park Conservancy | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| Dress for Success Triangle | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 |
| Fellowship Home of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Full Gospel Tabernacle | Lumberton, NC | $25,000 |
| Girl Scouts Coastal Pines – Vance County | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| Godwin Presbyterian Church | Godwin, NC | $8,800 |
| Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 |
| Henderson YMCA | Henderson, NC | $11,000 |
| Hope Reins | Raleigh, NC | $7,500 |
| InterAct | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 |
| Jobs for Life | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Eastern NC | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Kidznotes – Wake County | Durham, NC | $10,000 |
| Lifeline Outreach, Inc | Henderson, NC | $10,000 |
| Loaves and Fishes Ministry | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Masonic Home for Children at Oxford | Oxford, NC | $25,000 |
| McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center | Henderson, NC | $35,000 |
| NC Master Chorale | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| NC Theatre | Raleigh, NC | $45,000 |
| Neuse Christian Academy | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program | Lexington, KY | $15,000 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| North Carolina Opera | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 |
| North Carolina Symphony | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 |
| North Carolina Youth Legislative Assembly | Raleigh, NC | $7,000 |
| Occoneechee Council Boy Scouts of America | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Performance Edge | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| Perry Memorial Library | Henderson, NC | $15,000 |
| Preservation North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 |
| Raleigh Camerata | Raleigh, NC | $3,000 |
| Raleigh Charter High School | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| Raleigh Fine Arts Society | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| Raleigh Little Theatre | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Raleigh Rescue Mission | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 |
| Ravenscroft | Raleigh, NC | $150,000 |
| Reality Ministries | Durham, NC | $15,000 |
| Rebuilding Together of the Triangle | Morrisville, NC | $10,000 |
| Safe Families for Children – Raleigh Chapter | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 |
| SAFE Haven for Cats | Raleigh, NC | $7,000 |
| SAFEchild | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| SECU Family House | Chapel Hill, NC | $25,000 |
| Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| StepUp Ministry | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| The Green Chair Project | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| Thoroughbred Charities of America | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Transitions LifeCare | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 |
| TROSA | Durham, NC | $25,000 |
| Urban Ministries of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| Virginia Episcopal School | Lynchburg, VA | $25,000 |
| White Memorial Presbyterian Church | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 |
| YMCA of the Triangle | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| StepUp Wilmington | Wilmington, NC | $100,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,683,800 |