- Central Peaks
Chaffee, Custer, Fremont & Park counties
- High Country
Clear Creek, Eagle, Lake, Pitkin & Summit counties
- Metro
Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert & Jefferson counties
- North
Boulder, Larimer & Weld counties
- Northeast
Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington & Yuma counties
- Northwest
Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Routt & Rio Blanco counties
- Pikes Peak
El Paso & Teller counties
- San Juan
Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, San Miguel & Ouray counties
- San Luis Valley
Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande & Saguache counties
- Southeast
Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers & Pueblo counties
- Southwest
Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma & San Juan counties
- Central Peaks
Spencer Penrose (1865-1939)
- Born in Philadelphia in 1865 to a wealthy family.
- Graduated from Harvard in 1886, last in his class.
- Came to Colorado Springs in 1892 to invest in a mining venture with his friend Charles Tutt; he eventually made a fortune mining in Cripple Creek, CO and Utah.
- Married wealthy local widow Julie McMillan in 1906 in London, England.
- Built The Broadmoor hotel in 1918, the Pikes Peak Highway in 1916, and the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 1926.
- Kept a secret (and large) supply of liquor during Prohibition.
- Owned one of the largest collections of motor cars west of the Mississippi, and founded the Pikes Peak Hill Climb (the highest automobile race in the world).
- Provided financial support for many local institutions, including the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Central City Opera, Pikes Peak Highway, and Fountain Valley School.
- Founded El Pomar Foundation along with his wife Julie in 1937 to serve the people of Colorado.
- Died from throat cancer in 1939 at the age of 74, leaving the majority of his estate to El Pomar Foundation.
- Buried in crypt at the Will Rogers Shrine.
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...
