HOMEPAGE GRANT MAKINGPENROSE HOUSEPROGRAMSFELLOWSHIPCONTACT USABOUT US Regional Partnerships. More than 70 community leaders make up 11 Regional Councils representing all 64 Colorado counties. Since 2003 the Councils have invested nearly $14.8 million in their home communities. Learn More. Pikes Peak at Sunrise. ABOUT US / MUSEUM AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES / PENROSE To make a reservation, call Penrose Heritage Museum at 719-577-7065. Visitors who would like to visit the Museum for more than one hour may reserve two consecutive time slots if available. No more than 20 persons are permitted inside of the Museum at one time. Reservations can be made for one-hour blocks. Available time slots are: Visitors
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GRANT MAKING
You can apply for a grant online. Be sure to have: The name and address of your organization and contact information for the CEO/Executive Director. Concise statements describing your request. Your organization's three (3) most recent years of financial statements, preferably audited. Review the full list of required application materials. ABOUT US / OUR HISTORY Spencer "Spec" Penrose is born in Philadelphia. Arrives in Colorado Springs in 1892 and invests in a mining venture with friend Charles Tutt. As business partners in Cripple Creek, they promote the mining district and profit from its mining and real estate. Proceeds from their C.O.D. mine in Cripple Creek finance milling interests in Colorado City.
ABOUT US / MUSEUM AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES / WILL ROGERSWILL ROGERS ZOO Completed in 1937, the Shrine stands 114 feet high and was fashioned from Cheyenne Mountain granite quarried 700 feet away from the building site. It was constructed entirely without nails or wood, and is instead bound together by 200,000 pounds of steel and 30 wagon-loads of cement. Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun was named in a two-part tribute.
PENROSE HOUSE
Penrose House has reopened at a limited capacity for meeting room reservations. Our new operating hours are: Tuesday, 9am-7pm. Wednesday - Friday, 9am-4pm. Penrose House is also open one Saturday a month, 9am-3pm. Please call 719-577-7000 to inquire about specific dates. ABOUT US / FOUNDATION STAFF Modified Business Hours: El Pomar Foundation offices are operating weekdays from 9am-4pm with limited access to external guests by appointment only.
ABOUT US / EL POMAR LEADERSHIP / TERRANCE MCWILLIAMS Terrance D. McWilliams joined El Pomar Foundation in 2007. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of Military and Veteran Affairs and Director of the Wildland Fire Fund. He implements programs to provide direct services and support to the Colorado military community, including service members and their families. Terrance served in the
ABOUT US / EL POMAR LEADERSHIP / R. THAYER TUTT, JR. R. Thayer Tutt, Jr. is Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of El Pomar Foundation. He is the Chair of the Investment Committee for the United States Olympic Endowment, and also serves on the investment committees for Colorado College, the Geological Society of America, and the Fund for American Studies. ABOUT US / BOARD OF TRUSTEES / WILLIAM J. HYBLBILL HYBL EL POMARHYBL CENTERHYBL CENTERHYBL CENTER ADDRESSHYBL COLORADO SPRINGSUCCS HYBL SPORTS MEDICINE
William J. Hybl is Executive Chairman of El Pomar Foundation, after serving 30 years as Chairman and CEO. In 2008 Hybl was confirmed by the United States Senate as Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Public Diplomacy, a position he was appointed to by President George W. Bush. He was reappointed by President Barack Obama on June 2, 2011 and HOMEPAGE GRANT MAKINGPENROSE HOUSEPROGRAMSFELLOWSHIPCONTACT USABOUT US Regional Partnerships. More than 70 community leaders make up 11 Regional Councils representing all 64 Colorado counties. Since 2003 the Councils have invested nearly $14.8 million in their home communities. Learn More. Pikes Peak at Sunrise. ABOUT US / MUSEUM AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES / PENROSE To make a reservation, call Penrose Heritage Museum at 719-577-7065. Visitors who would like to visit the Museum for more than one hour may reserve two consecutive time slots if available. No more than 20 persons are permitted inside of the Museum at one time. Reservations can be made for one-hour blocks. Available time slots are: Visitors who
GRANT MAKING
You can apply for a grant online. Be sure to have: The name and address of your organization and contact information for the CEO/Executive Director. Concise statements describing your request. Your organization's three (3) most recent years of financial statements, preferably audited. Review the full list of required application materials. ABOUT US / OUR HISTORY Spencer "Spec" Penrose is born in Philadelphia. Arrives in Colorado Springs in 1892 and invests in a mining venture with friend Charles Tutt. As business partners in Cripple Creek, they promote the mining district and profit from its mining and real estate. Proceeds from their C.O.D. mine in Cripple Creek finance milling interests in Colorado City.
ABOUT US / MUSEUM AND HISTORIC PROPERTIES / WILL ROGERSWILL ROGERS ZOO Completed in 1937, the Shrine stands 114 feet high and was fashioned from Cheyenne Mountain granite quarried 700 feet away from the building site. It was constructed entirely without nails or wood, and is instead bound together by 200,000 pounds of steel and 30 wagon-loads of cement. Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun was named in a two-part tribute.
PENROSE HOUSE
Penrose House has reopened at a limited capacity for meeting room reservations. Our new operating hours are: Tuesday, 9am-7pm. Wednesday - Friday, 9am-4pm. Penrose House is also open one Saturday a month, 9am-3pm. Please call 719-577-7000 to inquire about specific dates. ABOUT US / FOUNDATION STAFF Modified Business Hours: El Pomar Foundation offices are operating weekdays from 9am-4pm with limited access to external guests by appointment only.
ABOUT US / EL POMAR LEADERSHIP / TERRANCE MCWILLIAMS Terrance D. McWilliams joined El Pomar Foundation in 2007. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of Military and Veteran Affairs and Director of the Wildland Fire Fund. He implements programs to provide direct services and support to the Colorado military community, including service members and their families. Terrance served in the
ABOUT US / EL POMAR LEADERSHIP / R. THAYER TUTT, JR. R. Thayer Tutt, Jr. is Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of El Pomar Foundation. He is the Chair of the Investment Committee for the United States Olympic Endowment, and also serves on the investment committees for Colorado College, the Geological Society of America, and the Fund for American Studies. ABOUT US / BOARD OF TRUSTEES / WILLIAM J. HYBLBILL HYBL EL POMARHYBL CENTERHYBL CENTERHYBL CENTER ADDRESSHYBL COLORADO SPRINGSUCCS HYBL SPORTS MEDICINE
William J. Hybl is Executive Chairman of El Pomar Foundation, after serving 30 years as Chairman and CEO. In 2008 Hybl was confirmed by the United States Senate as Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Public Diplomacy, a position he was appointed to by President George W. Bush. He was reappointed by President Barack Obama on June 2, 2011 and PROGRAMS - EL POMAR
Programs When grant dollars alone are not the solution, El Pomar Foundation creates and operates programs that encourage leadership and promote community development ABOUT US / ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION Upon his death in 1937, Spencer Penrose left the majority of his estate—approximately $12 million in value—to start El Pomar Foundation. His wife, Julie, left about $9 million more upon her death in 1956. Over the course of more than 70 years, through investment and stewardship of these resources, the Foundation’s assets have grown to
ABOUT US / FOUNDATION STAFF Modified Business Hours: El Pomar Foundation offices are operating weekdays from 9am-4pm with limited access to external guests by appointment only.
PENROSE HOUSE / PLAN A MEETING Penrose House has reopened at a limited capacity for meeting room reservations. Currently, our first opening is in July. Our current operating hours are Tuesday - Friday, 9am-4pm and one Saturday a month, 9am-3pm. Closed on Sundays, Mondays, and all national holidays. Please call 719-577-7000 to inquire about specific dates. GRANT MAKING / SEARCH GRANTS Regional Partnerships. All 64 of Colorado's counties are represented by the members of our 11 Regional Councils. These community leaders from across the state advise El Pomar's Trustees and recommend grants based on their knoweldge of issues in their communities. GRANT MAKING / FINAL REPORTS Select “Reports” on the left side of the screen. The final report form for your current grant will be listed on this page. Click on the notepad and pen symbol in the Edit colum to begin. You can save your work at any time and return to the report as many times as needed before submitting it. However, once the final report has been submitted
PROGRAMS / EMERGING LEADERS DEVELOPMENT The Emerging Leaders Development (ELD) Program began in 2001 to help cultivate diverse leadership potential in Southern Colorado. The program convenes ethnic minority leaders in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, empowering them to engage in professional development opportunities and
PROGRAMS / AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE Nonprofit Executive Leadership Program. Pikes Peak Heritage Series. Celebration of the Pikes Peak Multi-Use Plan. Pikes Peak Outdoors: Prescriptions for a Healthier Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs' Great Outdoors: Links to Quality of Life and Economic Vitality. Pikes Peak Forest Health Symposium- ABOUT US / BOARD OF TRUSTEES Modified Business Hours: El Pomar Foundation offices are operating weekdays from 9am-4pm with limited access to external guests by appointment only.
ABOUT US / BOARD OF TRUSTEES / COLONEL GAIL COVLIN (RET) Colonel Gail Colvin (Ret) is the Director of Staff of the United States Air Force Academy. Her thirty year military career is marked by diversified leadership experience in a wide variety of disciplines incuding joint military doctrine, research and development, and weapon systems acquisition. __
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HISTORY
_Enhance, encourage and promote the current and future well-being of the people of Colorado. _Established in 1937, El Pomar's mission is based on the values of Julie and Spencer Penrose. learn more
REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS More than 70 community leaders make up 11 Regional Councils representing all 64 Colorado counties. Since 2003 the Councils have invested nearly $14.8 million in their home communities. Learn More
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A private general purpose foundation El Pomar accepts applications from 501(c)3 organizations serving the state of Colorado in the areas of arts and culture, civic and community initiatives, education, health, and human services. apply for a grant
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Available free of charge to 501(c)3 nonprofits and governmental equivalents. Built on the site of the Dixon Apple Orchard, the Penroses' historic home is open for strategic meetings, seminars, and trainings.
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Regional Partnerships The Regional Partnerships program convenes community leaders into 11 regional councils that advise El Pomar's Trustees and recommend grants to address the greatest needs in their home communities across the state.
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Regional Partnerships The Regional Partnerships program convenes community leaders into 11 regional councils that advise El Pomar's Trustees and recommend grants to address the greatest needs in their home communities across the state.
Empty Stocking Fund
In partnership with The Gazette, Colorado Springs’s daily newspaper, El Pomar helps facilitate this fundraising campaign that has raised over $1 million dollars annually for the past nine years. Emerging Leaders
Emerging Leaders Development equips ethnic minorities already engaged in their own communities with the training to broaden their impact on the community at-large. explore our programs El Pomar's programs are all different, but each was created with the same goal in mind: to support leadership and community development beyond grantmaking.
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THE FIRST LADY OF GOLF The Colorado Golf Association highlights the many accomplishments of El Pomar Trustee and Colorado Springs resident Judy Bell, including her role as first female president of the United States Golf Association.
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