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John William Pope Foundation Guest Editorial  

OUR MISSION & PHILOSOPHY

PHILOSOPHY
“Self-reliance, self-confidence, and integrity are the keys to success,” said John William Pope. “Endurance is also critical, and the responsibility for success lies on the shoulders of the individual.”

Those sentences reflect the philanthropic vision of the foundation that he created in 1986. The Pope Foundation supports organizations that work to advance free enterprise — the same system that allowed Variety Wholesalers to flourish — for future generations of Americans.

To achieve those ends, the Pope Foundation supports a network of organizations in North Carolina that advocate for free markets, limited government, individual responsibility, and government transparency. Beginning over two decades ago, the Pope Foundation invested in academic institutions to train the leaders of tomorrow; think tanks to translate ideas into an understandable form for policymakers and the public; grassroots organizations to help implement those ideas; and government watchdogs to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.

Although critical, preserving our free-enterprise system is not sufficient. The Pope Foundation also believes in the importance of direct investment in communities through charitable giving. Wealth is a sacred trust and should be used to give people a hand up — not a hand out — so that they, in turn, can provide for themselves and their families.

The John William Pope Foundation, one of the top-giving philanthropies in North Carolina, is proud to announce the 2014 class of Pope Family Eagle Scout scholars.
The John William Pope Foundation, one of the top-giving philanthropies in North Carolina, is proud to announce the 2014 class of Pope Family Eagle Scout scholars.
 
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) has received a grant from the John William Pope Foundation for $25,000 in support of the Museum's School Bus Scholarship Fund.
 
An MBA graduate from Duke University, Jim had spent the last four years working as a brokerage professional in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles when he decided to move his family back to North Carolina.
An MBA graduate from Duke University, Jim had spent the last four years working as a brokerage professional in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles when he decided to move his family back to North Carolina.
 
It took five businessmen at a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, to set Juan Nelson on the path to new life.
It took five businessmen at a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, to set Juan Nelson on the path to new life.
 
As an advocate for expanding parental choice in education, Terry has been a minority in a world dominated by education bureaucrats.
As an advocate for expanding parental choice in education, Terry has been a minority in a world dominated by education bureaucrats.
 
The story began in the early 1990s, when Baker lived in Houston, Texas, with his family. He had recently sold his computer company and was looking for a new pursuit to spice up retirement.
The story began in the early 1990s, when Baker lived in Houston, Texas, with his family. He had recently sold his computer company and was looking for a new pursuit to spice up retirement.
 
Bill Moyers, through Moyers & Company, recently released a documentary titled "State of Conflict: North Carolina." Broadcast through the PBS network on Jan. 3, the one-hour program falsely portrayed the charitable work of the John William Pope Foundation and of our Chairman and President, Art Pope.
Bill Moyers, through Moyers & Company, recently released a documentary titled "State of Conflict: North Carolina." Broadcast through the PBS network on Jan. 3, the one-hour program falsely portrayed the charitable work of the John William Pope Foundation and of our Chairman and President, Art Pope.
 
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