# John W. Pope Civitas Institute North Carolina conservative think tank and advocacy organization founded by [[Art Pope]] and funded by the [[John William Pope Foundation]]. Civitas specialized in polling, voter data, and grassroots-style advocacy — the campaign-adjacent complement to the more research-oriented [[John Locke Foundation]]. In 2021 Civitas merged into the John Locke Foundation, consolidating Pope's state policy infrastructure. (Distinct from the unrelated Civitas Institute later established at the University of Texas at Austin.) ## See Also - [[Art Pope]] — Founder and funder - [[John Locke Foundation]] — Merged into it in 2021 - [[John William Pope Foundation]] — Principal funder