FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2024
Contact: Valerie Pencook
Valerie.Pencook@jwpf.org
RALEIGH, NC: The John William Pope Foundation announced it awarded $3.124 million in grants to nonprofits predominately located in the triangle. The organizations that received grants are focused on housing, hunger and youth development as well as the performing arts and arts education.
In addition, the family foundation awarded a total of $420,000 in grants for Hurricane Helene relief to Baptists on Mission, Community Housing Coalition of Madison County, Safelight, Salvation Army, Samaritan’s Purse, Southern Sun Farm Sanctuary and YMCA of Western North Carolina.
“Supporting North Carolinians during a time of need is integral to our foundation’s mission,” said John William Pope Foundation Chairman Art Pope. “We are happy to provide aid to our neighbors in Western North Carolina who will be recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Helene for years to come.”
A full list of grantees from the 2024 fall grant cycle can be found below.
The John William Pope Foundation is a private family grantmaker 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 $244 million to these causes. The Pope Foundation receives its support from the Pope family, the owners and operators of Variety Wholesalers, Inc. based in Henderson, NC.
| Organization | Amount |
| 4 Point 0 | $5,000 |
| ACTS of Vance County | $20,000 |
| Alliance Medical Ministry | $25,000 |
| Arise Collective (IPMW) | $30,000 |
| Artsplosure | $15,000 |
| Asheville School | $50,000 |
| Asheville School-Humanities & Econ Program | $500,000 |
| Autism Society of NC | $5,000 |
| Backstretch Employee Services Team of NY | $10,000 |
| Baptist on Mission | $100,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club – Vance County | $20,000 |
| Camp Corral | $15,000 |
| Carolina Ballet | $50,000 |
| Carying Place | $15,000 |
| CASA | $12,000 |
| Catholic Charities | $30,000 |
| Community Housing Coalition of Madison County | $50,000 |
| Community Music School | $20,000 |
| Community Partners of Hope | $50,000 |
| Coweta Samaritan Clinic, Inc. | $15,000 |
| Daniel Center for Math and Science | $15,000 |
| Dementia Alliance of NC | $15,000 |
| Diaper Train | $15,000 |
| Dix Park Conservancy | $10,000 |
| Dress for Success Triangle | $20,000 |
| Edmonds Tennis & Education Foundation | $8,000 |
| Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation | $37,500 |
| Embassy Cultural Center Foundation/McGregor Hall | $40,000 |
| Emmaus House | $10,000 |
| Fellowship Home of Raleigh | $30,000 |
| Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC | $25,000 |
| Full Gospel Tabernacle Church | $25,000 |
| GiGi’s Playhouse | $10,000 |
| Godwin Presbyterian Church | $10,000 |
| Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation | $107,151 |
| Green Chair Project | $35,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Wake | $25,000 |
| Helping Horse Therapeutic Riding Program | $10,000 |
| Henderson YMCA | $50,000 |
| Hope Reins | $16,000 |
| HUBZone Technology Initiative | $24,000 |
| Jobs for Life | $20,000 |
| Joel Fund | $15,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Eastern NC | $15,000 |
| Life Line Outreach, Inc. | $20,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes Ministry | $25,000 |
| Made4Me | $10,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Eastern NC (Vance County) | $22,500 |
| Masonic Home for Children at Oxford | $25,000 |
| Mercatus Center – Brickell Group | $75,000 |
| Mission Triangle | $10,000 |
| National School Choice Resource Center | $25,000 |
| NC Master Chorale | $20,000 |
| NC Opera Company | $45,000 |
| NC Symphony | $50,000 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor | $25,000 |
| New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program | $65,000 |
| Note in the Pocket | $15,000 |
| Oak City Cares | $10,000 |
| Occoneechee Council | $15,000 |
| Occoneechee Council – ScoutReach | $50,000 |
| Phoenix, The | $50,000 |
| Positive Childhood Alliance | $75,000 |
| Preservation North Carolina | $10,000 |
| Raleigh Camerata | $7,500 |
| Raleigh Fine Arts Society | $30,000 |
| Raleigh Little Theatre | $15,000 |
| Raleigh Rescue Mission | $75,000 |
| Ravenscroft School | $50,000 |
| Reality Ministries | $15,000 |
| Rebuilding Hope (Vance County) | $20,000 |
| Rebuilding Together of the Triangle | $25,000 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | $27,000 |
| SAFEchild | $17,000 |
| Safelight, Inc. | $108,000 |
| Salvation Army of Wake County | $25,000 |
| Salvation Army – Hurricane Helene | $35,000 |
| SaM Child Advocacy Center | $15,000 |
| Samaritan’s Purse | $65,000 |
| Scottish Cultural Outreach Foundation | $5,000 |
| SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals | $41,500 |
| Shepherd Youth Ranch | $15,000 |
| Southern Sun Farm Sanctuary | $20,000 |
| StepUp Ministry | $50,000 |
| Tahoe Fund | $5,000 |
| Thoroughbred Charities of America | $10,000 |
| Triangle Special Hockey Association | $7,500 |
| Triangle Youth Music (Philharmonic Assoc.) | $20,000 |
| TROSA | $25,000 |
| Turning Point Community Development | $20,000 |
| Virginia Episcopal School | $50,000 |
| Western NC microgrants | $22,000 |
| With Love From Jesus (food pantry) | $7,000 |
| YMCA of the Triangle Area | $10,000 |
| YMCA – WNC | $20,000 |
| Total | $3,124,651 |