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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-1939755

E J Pope & Son Foundation

A private foundation in Mt Olive, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $63,300 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Ej Pope III
PO Drawer 649
Mount Olive, NC 28365
(919) 658-6566
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $63,300

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,263,549

  • Tax year 2023

    $67,100

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,211,098

  • Tax year 2022

    $66,100

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,240,580

  • Tax year 2021

    $62,317

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,279,952

  • Tax year 2020

    $41,400

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,231,457

  • Tax year 2019

    $79,991

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,216,262

  • Tax year 2018

    $96,100

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,252,902

  • Tax year 2017

    $30,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $475,563

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC

    General purpose

    $20,000
  2. Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  3. NC AquariumKure Beach, NC

    General purpose

    $5,000
  4. 3HCGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  5. Carteret Health CareMorehead City, NC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  6. United Way of Wayne CountyGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  7. Mt Olive Community DevelopmentMt Olive, NC

    General purpose

    $2,500
  8. Tuscarora Boy ScoutsGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $2,000
  9. Boys and Girls Club of CoaWinterville, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  10. Boys and Girls Club of Wayne CountyGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  11. Communities in SchoolsGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  12. Community Soup KitchenGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  13. Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO

    General purpose

    $1,000
  14. Food BankGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  15. NC Museum of HistoryRaleigh, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  16. NC Pickle FestivalMount Olive, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  17. NCPCM Buddy Pope ScholarshipRaleigh, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  18. Relay of Life Wayne CountyDudley, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  19. Wayne County DayGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  20. Wayne Pregnancy CenterGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  21. Ahold Delhaize USA Family FoundationCarlisle, PA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  22. Southeastern Cancer CareGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $1,000
  23. Paramount TheatreGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $500
  24. Stage StruckGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $500
  25. Wagon Tails Farm RescueBeulaville, NC

    General purpose

    $500
  26. Watch Wayne CountyGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $500
  27. Oberry FoundationGoldsboro, NC

    General purpose

    $300

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $20,00070% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $2,5009% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,5009% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $2,0007% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina26 grants $62,300
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ej Pope IIIPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Gena JonesSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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