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Art Pope Receives National Review Institute Buckley Prize

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2025 Contact: Valerie Pencook Valerie.Pencook@jwpf.org PALM BEACH, FL – On Wednesday, November 5, Art Pope...

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Going Big in Business, Public Policy, and Philanthropy: The Art Pope Blueprint

Join host Kevin Gentry for an insightful conversation with Art Pope—a principled leader who has gone big in business, in...

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John William Pope Foundation Awards over $10 million to nonprofits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2025 Contact: Valerie Pencook Valerie.Pencook@jwpf.org RALEIGH, NC: The John William Pope Foundation announced it awarded...

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John William Pope Foundation Announces 2025 Joy W. Pope Memorial Grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 3, 2025 Contact: Valerie Pencook Valerie.Pencook@jwpf.org   RALEIGH, NC: The John William Pope Foundation announced the...

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John William Pope Foundation Awards over $3.1 million to nonprofits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2024 Contact: Valerie Pencook Valerie.Pencook@jwpf.org RALEIGH, NC: The John William Pope Foundation announced it awarded...

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JWPF awards over $330K to Vance County nonprofits

The Daily Dispatch December 12, 2024 JWPF awards over $330K to Vance County nonprofits By Dispatch Staff RALEIGH — The...

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John William Pope Foundation Announces Winners of Competitive Grant Program

RALEIGH, N.C. – The John William Pope Foundation, a Raleigh-area grant maker, has announced the winners of its 2024 Joy...

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Jacob Chace Joins JWPF as Newest Blundell Fellow

We welcomed our newest John Blundell Fellow, Jacob Chace, to our staff in May. Jacob had a running start, beginning...

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Raleigh Children's Business Fair Returns This Fall

The annual Raleigh Children’s Business Fair, hosted by the Pope Foundation, will return to North Hills, rain or shine, on...

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Raleigh Little Theatre Awarded 2021 Joy W. Pope Memorial Grants in the Arts

Facilities project will improve access and opportunity.   Today, the John William Pope Foundation announced it had awarded Raleigh Little...

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Recipients of the 2021 Joy W. Pope Memorial Grants in Human Services Announced

Today, The John William Pope Foundation’s Board of Directors announced the 2021 Joy W. Pope Memorial Grant in Human Services...

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Update from JWPF about COVID-19

The Pope Foundation remains fully accessible by email and phone, though we may not be present in our physical office....

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