COLORADO SPRINGS – El Pomar Trustees approved $27,500 allocated to seven nonprofit organizations in the San Luis Valley region at the Foundation’s September Trustees meeting.

Members of the SLV regional council for El Pomar award merit grants annually. Through the Foundation’s grant making process, the following organizations were awarded grants:

• Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley, Inc. of Alamosa—$2,000 in general operating support; Trustee regional merit

• Coltons Heroes Fka Team Colton of Moffat—$2,500 for San Luis Valley operations and programs; regional merit

• Costilla County Libraries in San Luis—$5,000 in general operating support; Trustee regional merit

• San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society of Alamosa—$3,000 in general operating support; Trustee regional merit

• San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center, Inc. of Alamosa—$2,500 for Promotores del Valle; regional merit

• San Luis Valley Great Outdoors of Alamosa—$5,000 in general operating support; regional merit

• San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition of Alamosa—$5,000 for Rio Grande Farm Park program; regional merit

• Tu Casa Incorporated of Alamosa—$5,000 in general operating support; Trustee merit

Founded by Spencer and Julie Penrose in 1937, El Pomar Foundation has an established legacy of general purpose grant making throughout the state of Colorado. The competitive process remains the Foundation’s primary vehicle for organizations to receive funding, which accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Additionally, over the last 80 years, El Pomar has either developed or been entrusted with the stewardship of a number of other funds, as well as presenting merit grants in each region recommended by Trustees and regional council members.

Since 2003, El Pomar’s Regional Partnerships program has also provided invaluable support to eleven regions statewide, representing all 64 counties, led by more than 70 community leaders on regional councils, in an effort to increase impact and establish connections across the entire state.

To view a full listing of El Pomar’s funds and grant making areas, please visit our website at https://www.elpomar.org/grant-making/