Foundation Stories
- Fellowship
After my first year at Amherst College, I learned a hard but necessary lesson: rest is not optional. In a place where productivity often felt like…
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- Fellowship
Beginning the Journey I first came across the Mandela Washington Fellowship-Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) on social media. Then I started hearing conversations about the YALI…
- Fellowship
Colorado has always made a bigger impact on me than I felt I was making on it. As a child living in Illinois, my family would…
- Fellowship
Helping others has always been a focal point in my home. Both of my parents are medical professionals, so their day-to-day lives revolve around what they…
- Fellowship
When I think of mentorship, I think of a teacher-student relationship, almost in the Confucian sense: An older, wiser person takes a younger, naïve student under…
- Regional Partnerships
After a year of strategic discussions, the Southeast Regional Council decided last December to allocate 50 percent of its annual funding towards organizations that support youth…
- Regional Partnerships
The San Luis Valley Regional Council shifted its focus to youth mental health in 2020. Initial funding in this focus area supported three organizations: Early Childhood…
Press Releases
- El Pomar Foundation’s Elevating Leadership Development and the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce Host Recruitment Event for Pueblo Leaders
- El Pomar Approves Regional Grants, July 2025
- El Pomar Foundation’s Elevating Leadership Development program honors Alfred “Fred” Padeway as the 2025 Milton E. Proby Cultural Heritage Room Inductee
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