John William Pope Foundation
| Formation | June 18, 1986 |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
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Vice president | David Riggs |
Chairman | Art Pope |
| Revenue | $5.81 million (2023) |
| Expenses | $17 million (2023) |
| Website | jwpf |
The John William Pope Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) private charitable foundation based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that contributes to conservative public policy organizations and think tanks, educational institutions, humanitarian charities, and the arts. Art Pope, a businessman and philanthropist, is the current president and chairman of the board of directors.
The Pope Foundation "has invested millions in a network of foundations and think tanks, and advocacy groups, both in North Carolina and nationally, that are designed to further conservative and free market ideas", including the John Locke Foundation, James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, Americans for Prosperity, and North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law.