Foundation Stories
- Historical Properties
Penrose House is more than a conference center. It is a place where history lives and breathes through its architecture, landscapes, collections, and the stories of…
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- Fellowship
Growing up, whenever I heard “summer camp” I immediately thought of campfire songs, capture the flag, and cabin living. However, after spending a whole summer working…
- Fellowship
Before my days were filled with meetings, calendar holds, and laughter shared with my fellow Fellows, my workdays looked quite different. During college, I spent my…
- Blog Posts, Fellowship
The summer before my junior year of college altered the trajectory of my life in ways I never expected. I remember sitting in my college dorm…
- Fellowship, Internship
Raised in a military household in Colorado Springs, Virginia “Ginny” Woodfork embraced the value of “service over self” early in life, a principle that would guide…
- Blog Posts
In the Pikes Peak Region, fire is not a distant threat. In just the past 15 years, two of Colorado’s four most destructive wildfires, Waldo Canyon…
- Grant Spotlights, Internship
I didn’t expect to learn about the return of beavers to Estes Valley watershed during my summer investments Internship at El Pomar, but that’s exactly what…
Press Releases
- El Pomar Foundation’s Penrose Organizational and Professional Leadership Experience opens applications for 2026 session
- El Pomar Foundation’s Penrose Heritage Museum Celebrating 100 Years of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
- El Pomar Foundation’s Penrose Organizational and Professional Leadership Experience opens applications for 2026 session
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