Tag: El Pomar Foundation
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Renovation of Colorado Springs medical building on old Penrose estate to become events center for nonprofits
Julie Penrose, wife of the wildly successful gold- and copper-miner, Spencer, wanted the couple’s 27-acre residential estate on an old apple orchard to purposefully serve the community after their earthly work was done. Construction at the El Pomar property in the shadow of The Broadmoor hotel — which the Penroses built in 1918 — signals…
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AROUND TOWN: Six Colorado Springs Women of Distinction honored by Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts of Colorado have more than 100 special mentors and women to emulate, and six more were added to their Colorado Springs Women of Distinction on Feb. 23 at the Colorado Springs Marriott. Named 2026 Women of Distinction were Beth Ann Taylor, Donna W. Guthrie, Gina Sacripanti, Promis Bruno, Trina Baldock and Stella…
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From gold rush ruins, a backcountry hut rises in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PARK COUNTY • High in Colorado’s central mountains, in an alpine basin of wildflowers and waterfalls, Jeff Crane is dreaming again. He’s gazing upon another mesmerizing sight here, not to mention the ponds teeming with trout, the thick willows frequented by moose, the green hills…
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Portal to the past: Step back in time at this living history park and museum in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The sun beats down as roosters crow and a pair of pigs happily oink and gambol about their muddy pit at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. Mothers push their toddlers in strollers down the paved sidewalks, residents pop by the General Store hoping for a…
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El Pomar marks 85th anniversary by surpassing $700 million in statewide charitable grants, community programs
Few Coloradans alive today knew high-profile community benefactors Julie and Spencer Penrose, but the charitable groundwork the couple laid in the first half of last century is familiar to every generation since. “One thing the trustees try to do every year and with every grant they make is to honor the intent of our donors,…
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Colorado Springs nonprofit prepares to help immigrants who unexpectedly arrived in Denver
Juaquin Mobley, senior vice president of CommunityWorks, a faith-based nonprofit organization, remembers watching his father struggle after the family emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States with not much money and few possessions. “It was hard,” Mobley said. While Mobley’s father was able to find placement in the military, many immigrants aren’t able…
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The affordable housing crisis in Colorado: U.S. government has to help | Cronin and Loevy
The affordable housing shortage nationally and in Colorado received much attention at the end of April. A panel sponsored by the El Pomar Foundation’s Forum for Civic Advancement was held, entitled “A Changing City.” It devoted much time to affordable housing, as did a report submitted to the City Council by the Housing & Building…
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El Pomar will buy portion of ranchland near Colorado Springs for $3.75 million as part of lawsuit settlement
The El Pomar Foundation will spend $3.75 million to purchase ranch land as part of a settlement that will result in the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the nonprofit of violating state law by secretly lobbying members of then Gov. John Hickenlooper’s staff to kill a controversial proposal for a granite quarry. –> It’s the…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | The military’s impact on growth and development
Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into the landmark it is today. There was no social distancing…