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John William Pope Foundation
American private charitable foundation
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.[2]
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",[3] including the John Locke Foundation, James G.
Martin Center for Academic Renewal, Americans for Prosperity, and North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law.[4]
History
John William Pope, founder of the retail discount chain Variety Wholesalers, created the Pope Foundation in 1986.
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