In September, 2006, the assets and grant program of the former Anna Keesling Ackerman Trust were given to El Pomar Foundation to continue on as the Anna Keesling Ackerman Fund within El Pomar Foundation. The Fund seeks to continue the charitable intent of Mr. Jasper D. Ackerman as evidenced through his life and through the Trust’s extensive history.  Mr. Ackerman, a business leader in Colorado Springs from the 1940s until his death in 1988, founded the Trust in 1963 and named it in honor of his mother.  The Fund has its own separate proposal process and timelines.

Nonprofits with 501 (c)(3) tax status and that serve the Pikes Peak Region, primarily El Paso County, are eligible to apply for funding.  Applications are accepted year-round, but are generally reviewed on a quarterly basis at El Pomar Foundation Trustees meetings.

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The general-purpose Anna Keesling Ackerman Fund supports nonprofit organizations that serve the Pikes Peak Region, primarily El Paso County, working in arts and humanities, education, health, human services, and civic and community initiatives.  Organizations may apply for capital, program, and general operating support.