Talk:John William Pope Foundation

The John William Pope Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization describing itself as "work[ing] to improve the well-being of the citizens of North Carolina and the nation through the advancement of individual freedom and personal responsibility." Chaired by North Carolina businessman Art Pope, the John William Pope Foundation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

A 2010 Facing South analysis of the Pope Foundation's tax filings shows it has given over $1.3 million to the Americans for Prosperity Foundation since 2004, making Pope the group's second largest institutional backer in the country. In an April 9, 2009 article on ThinkProgress.org, Lee Fang reports that the principal organizers of Tea Party Patriots events are Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Works. Overall, the 2010 Facing South analysis of tax records found that the Pope Foundation supplies about 90 percent of the income of leading conservative nonprofits in North Carolina, such as the John Locke Foundation and the Civitas Institute, as well as the N.C. branch of Americans for Prosperity. These groups have been active in opposing climate change legislation and renewable energy.

In 2012, The John William Pope Foundation reported a total annual revenue of $3,781,931, gave a total of $9,311,808 in contributions, and stated total assets of $148,158,420 (fair market value).

Funding SPN and SPN State Think Tanks
TOTAL to SPN and SPN State Think Tanks 1994-2012: $50,981,817.50, broken down as follows:
 * American Conservative Union: $111,000 (1997-2010)
 * Accuracy in Academia: $108,000 (1994-2005)
 * American Enterprise Institute: $70,500 (2007-2012)
 * American Council of Trustees and Alumni: $200,000 (2000-2009)
 * Americans for Prosperity Foundation: $3,107.50 (2004-2012)
 * Americans for Tax Reform: $197,500 (1997-2012)
 * Alliance for School Choice: $5,000 (2007)
 * Alliance Defense Fund: $3,500 (2004-2007)
 * Atlas Economic Research Foundation: $970,000 (1994-2012)
 * Bill of Rights Institute: $370,000 (2000-2012)
 * Capital Research Center: $130,000 (1994-2012)
 * CATO Institute: $860,500 (1994-2012)
 * Center for Education Reform: $59,500 (1997-2007)
 * Citizens Against Government Waste: $40,000 (2004-2009)
 * Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism: $115,000 (2007-2010)
 * Commonwealth Foundation: $3,500 (2004-2005)
 * Competitive Enterprise Institute: $146,000 (1994-2012)
 * David Horowitz Freedom Center: $10,000 (2007)
 * Donors Trust: $140,000 (2007-2012)
 * Eagle Forum: $48,500 (1994-2007)
 * Family Research Council: $110,000 (1994-2012)
 * The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy: $653,500 (1994-2012)
 * Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $105,000 (2003-2006)
 * Foundation for Research on Economics and Environment: $203,500 (2004-2010)
 * Foundation for Economic Education: $23,000 (1997-2012)
 * Fund for American Studies: $430,000 (1994-2012)
 * George Mason University: $150,000 (2004-2012)
 * Heartland Institute: $125,000 (2007-2012)
 * Heritage Foundation: $980,000 (1994-2012)
 * Independent Women's Forum: $60,000 (2008-2012)
 * Institute for Humane Studies: $2,292,000 (1994-2012)
 * Intercollegiate Studies Institute: $331,000 (1994-2010)
 * Institute for Policy Studies: $25.00 (1994)
 * Institute for Justice: $1,040,000 (1994-2012)
 * Jesse Helms: $885,000 (1994-2012)
 * John Locke Foundation: $24,466,600 (1994-2012)
 * John William Pope Civitas Institute: $9,538,816 (2005-2012)
 * Landmark Legal Foundation: $5,000 (1998)
 * Lexington Institute: $7,000 (1999-2005)
 * Leadership Institute: $280,000 (1994-2010)
 * Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: $72,000 (1997-2012)
 * Mackinac Center for Public Policy: $5,500 (2004-2007)
 * Mercatus Center: $340,000 (1999-2012)
 * National Taxpayers Union Foundation: $46,000 (2004-2009)
 * National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation: $35,000 (1997-2007)
 * National Center for Policy Analysis: $109,500 (1994-2011)
 * National Journalism Center: $50,000 (1999-2006)
 * North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law: $3,891,500 (2004-2012)
 * Pacific Legal Foundation: $1,000 (2007)
 * Pacific Research Institute: $110,000 (1994-2012)
 * Progress and Freedom Foundation: $5,000 (1999)
 * Political Economy Research Institute: $103,500 (1994-2008)
 * Reason Foundation: $505,000 (1994-2012)
 * South Carolina Policy Council: $50,000 (1994-2000)
 * Southeastern Legal Foundation: $18,000 (1997-2005)
 * State Policy Network: $105,000 (2007-2012)
 * Tax Foundation of Hawaii: $65,000 (1997-2004)
 * Washington Legal Foundation: $195,000 (1994-2008)
 * Young America's Foundation: $42,725 (2002-2006)

Additional Conservative Think Tank Organizations
TOTAL to Additional Right Wing Think Tanks 1994-2012: $2,559,500, broken down as follows:
 * Alexis de Tocqueville Institution: $29,500 (1994-2005)
 * American Council for Capital Formation: $10,000 (2006)
 * American Council on Science and Health: $1,000 (2007)
 * Americans for Prosperity - National and State staff: $275,000 (2010)
 * Philanthropy Roundtable: $251,000 (1994-2012)
 * Property and Environment Research Center: $320,000 (2004-2012)
 * Capitol Commission: $20,000 (2011-2012)
 * Conservative Political Action Conference: $500.00 (2003)
 * Citizens for a Sound Economy: $765,000 (1994-2003)
 * Council for National Policy: $522,500 (1994-2000)
 * Center for Science and Public Policy: $2,000 (2007)
 * Center for Individual Rights: $6,000 (1994-1997)
 * Center for Equal Opportunity: $42,000 (1998-2012)
 * Free Congress Foundation: $130,000 (1994-2008)
 * George C. Marshall Institute: $2,000 (2005-2007)
 * Junior Achievement: $20,000 (2007-2010)
 * Institute for Policy Innovation: $2,000 (1997-1998)
 * International Policy Network: $21,000 (1994-2010)
 * James Madison Center for Free Speech: $140,000 (2005-2007)

Forms 990

 * John William Pope Foundation, 2012 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, November 9, 2012.
 * John Williams Pope Foundation, 2011 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, November 14, 2011.
 * John Williams Pope Foundation, 2010 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, November 15, 2010.
 * John Williams Pope Foundation, 2009 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, processed March 19th, 2010.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 2008 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, processed November 24, 2008.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 2007 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, November 17, 2007.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 2006 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, November 14, 2006.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 2005 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, November 8th, 2005.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 2004 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, July 20th, 2005.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 2003 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, July 20th, 2005.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 2002 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, July 20th, 2005.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 2001 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, July 28th, 2005.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 2000 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, August 3rd, 2005.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 1999 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, July 28, 2005.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 1998 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, August 16th, 2003.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 1997 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, August 16th, 2003.
 * 1996 Form 990 could not be found.
 * 1995 Form 990 could not be found.
 * John William Pope Foundation, 1994 Form 990, foundation IRS filing, August 16, 2005.

Board of Directors
As of July 2013:
 * James Arthur Pope, President and Chairman
 * Amanda J. Pope, Vice Chairman
 * Joyce W. Pope, Member
 * David M. Stover, Member
 * David W. Riggs, Executive Vice President

Executive Management
As of July 17, 2013:
 * David W. Riggs, Vice President of Operations and Programs
 * David N. Bass, Communications Director and Grants Officer

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