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When Spencer Penrose was a 20-year-old Harvard University student, he wrote in an essay, “One great man opens and prepares the way for many others. Thus,…
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- Grant Spotlights
El Pomar Foundation Partners with Local Hospital Systems to Underwrite Employee Appreciation Weeks at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum Although each and…
- Forum
As Colorado women interested in politics, we believe one of the most important conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion is about women’s representation in government. Colorado…
- Fellowship
The most important lesson I learned about supporting communities to which I do not specifically belong started with craft supplies and a helpful acronym. I first…
- History
While 2020 has been a challenging year, we know it is neither the first nor the last difficult time facing those in our community. Throughout their…
- History
On August 12, El Pomar Foundation celebrated the 150th birthday of its co-founder, Julie Penrose, which was declared Julie Penrose Day by Colorado Springs Mayor John…
- History
In August of 2019, R. Thayer Tutt Jr., Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of El Pomar Foundation, made a rare discovery in a forgotten storage…
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