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Awards for Excellence

About Awards

Click here to see complete list of 2012 Winners

El Pomar Foundation’s Awards for Excellence program recognizes outstanding Colorado nonprofit organizations and community leaders by presenting them $215,000 in cash awards for their impressive work to support the people of Colorado. Since its inception in 1989, the Awards for Excellence program has provided nearly $5 million in grant support to more than 400 nonprofit organizations throughout Colorado. Six nonprofits are recognized each year for their excellence in the following fields: Arts and Culture, Civic and Community, Education, Environment, Health and Human Services. In addition, El Pomar recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to the nonprofit sector. The event is hosted by El Pomar Trustees at an annual retreat that takes place each fall.

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2013-05-14 Ready for Success

On the Blog: Fountain Fort Carson High School senior Kennedy Word has a tough decision to...

2013-05-09 Developing Leaders: The Student Leadership Experience

On the Blog: Last month, the SLE scholars met in Denver for their third and final retreat...

2013-04-25 A Night in Dialogue

On Location: The first of three Fellowship Dialogue sessions centered on the theme of "Redefining...

2013-04-17 The Last Legacy Trustee

On the Blog: Remembering El Pomar Legacy Trustee Kent Olin

2013-04-12 Trustees Approve Grants

On the Blog: El Pomar Trustees recently met and approved 42 grants totaling more than $625...

2013-04-09 The Western Slope Listening Tour: the road to Rural Philanthropy Days

On Location: Over the course of three days, representatives from several front range foundations...

2013-04-04 Introducing El Pomar’s Youth Development Project

On the Blog: For the past five months, El Pomar Foundation has been working in partnership...

2013-03-21 Shaking for Community

On the Blog: I find it a trend in my life that I typically jump into things without fully...

2013-03-19 A Partnership for Northwest Colorado

On the Blog: Last year, El Pomar’s Northwest Regional Council spearheaded an innovative...

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