Pope and Young Inc
Preservation and promotion of bowhunting and wildlife conservation
Pope and Young Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,896,917
- +13.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,580,424
- +132.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $320,477
- +253.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,415,007
- +52.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Pope and Young Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $46K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $14K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Bear Day Inc Roscommon, MI | Statute | $14,470 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,896,917 | $1,580,424 | $1,415,007 | — | — | $320,477 |
| 2024 | $2,560,408 | $679,157 | $930,394 | $14,470 | 1 | $90,616 |
| 2022 | $2,661,071 | $1,236,528 | $1,154,202 | $45,806 | Total only | $44,999 |
| 2020 | $1,914,446 | $755,864 | $932,009 | $23,000 | 2 | $29,206 |
| 2019 | $2,093,413 | $1,253,608 | $1,172,583 | $10,000 | 1 | $28,685 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Pope and Young Inc
Based on IRS filings
Pope and Young Inc is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $320K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pope and Young Inc is led by Justin Spring, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Justin Spring
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$20K (2024) → $107K (2025)
Kurt Ebers
President
Treasurer → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Clayton
Chairman
Conservation → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Gardiner
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roy Grace
Chairman
Records Chair → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen LePage
Chairman
Membership Chai → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Willems
Director
President → Past President, 2020
Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Merritt Compton
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Krueger
Director
2nd Vice President → Youth Coordinator, 2022
Youth Coordinator → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Rimer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Jack Culpepper
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Lipke
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dallas Smith
Vice President
Director → First Vice President, 2020
First Vice President → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Oropallo
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Bakken
Vice President
2nd Vice President → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phil Dalrymple
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Jack Culpepper (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason Rounsaville (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Brian Benyo (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Phillip C. Dalrymple (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Augie Gray (2020) — Membershipchair
- Former: Bob Delaney (2020) — Trust Officer
- Former: Justin Broughton (2020) — Youth Coordinator
- Former: Neil Thagard (2020) — Conservation
- Former: Tom Vanasche (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Ed Fanchin (2019) — Records Chair
- Former: John D. Frost MD (2019) — 1st Vice President
- Former: Kathy Strecker (2019) — Membershipchair
- Former: Mike Schlegal (2019) — Director
- Former: Roger Atwood (2019) — Past President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $107K, to Justin Spring (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Pope and Young Inc
How large is Pope and Young Inc?
Pope and Young Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
Where does Pope and Young Inc operate?
Pope and Young Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky, Michigan, Wyoming.
What is Pope and Young Inc's EIN?
Pope and Young Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0837552. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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