Pikes Peak Community Foundation

05/13/2026

05/01/2026

Today our staff participated in Spring CityServ helping prepare its food pantry to serve hundreds of local families. A big thank you to and for facilitating this wonderful event and to our office neighbors at 315 E Pikes Peak for supporting our food drive at our offices.

04/23/2026

A big thank you to our expert panel and those who attended today's thoughtful conversation on the outdoors in the Pikes Peak Region as part of our Our Spacious Skies work.

This panel explored how access to land, open space, and outdoor experiences shapes quality of life, well-being, and long-term stewardship in our region. The discussion reinforced just how much people value these places and the importance of being intentional and collaborative as we plan for the future.

Thank you to our outstanding panelists for sharing their insight and leadership:
Stephen Harris, Becky Leinweber, and Jan Martin.

These conversations help inform how we think about multi-generational, community-centered solutions, and we look forward to continuing the work together.

04/15/2026

Save the Date!

The CSDB student art show at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College opens on Monday, May 11. Visit from 5 - 6 p.m. to explore the student gallery, experience the museum's tactile gallery (curated by CSDB students), participate in art stations, and enjoy light snacks. The show, "Between Shadow and Light," showcases a variety of mediums including glass fusion, ceramics, and fiber art to explore the concepts of light, dark and contrast. Students have been working with guest art teachers to learn about these mediums thanks to our partnership with the Fine Arts Center and a grant from the Margarete Balke Fund of
the Pikes Peak Community Foundation.

[ID: Flyer. Text: Experience the creativity of students from the Colorado School
for the Deaf and the Blind as they explore light, dark, and contrast through art. This exhibition showcases a wide variety of mediums, including glass fusing, ceramics, and fibers. Between Shadow and Light. Monday, May 11 @ 5 - 6 p.m. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. At the opening event, you can: Explore the Student Gallery featuring original works, Experience the Tactile Gallery, Participate in Art Stations, where the community can create, Enjoy Light Hors d’oeuvres. Come celebrate creativity, expression, and accessibility in a space designed for everyone to experience art in new ways! This project is supported by the Margarete Balke Fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation.]

03/13/2026

We love seeing our grants at work across the region.

Thanks to a grant from Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Flying Pig Farm in Manitou Springs is updating their yurt, creating a more welcoming space for learning, gathering, and connection.

Flying Pig Farm cultivates resilient relationships with food and natural systems through land-based learning, welcoming students and community members to explore nutrition, ecology, and stewardship on their historic Manitou Springs farm.

As this project comes together, PPCF is also preparing for this year’s grant cycles. We look forward to supporting more organizations doing important work throughout the Pikes Peak Region.

Nonprofits can sign up to be notified about upcoming informational webinars and when applications open:

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/nJgrkCA

02/11/2026

We loved celebrating community impact at our recent Grant Awards Ceremony at The Carter Payne.

It was an honor to recognize this year’s grant recipients and to gather with nonprofit partners, board trustees, donors, and community leaders who make this work possible. Together, we are supporting meaningful work across the Pikes Peak region.

Photos from the event are now available here: https://www.ppcf.org/grantmaking

Thank you to Stellar Propeller Studio for beautifully capturing this wonderful community celebration!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

12/05/2025

11/12/2025

The results from Our Spacious Skies are now live, shaped by voices from across El Paso and Teller Counties. We unveiled these findings at Weidner Field, celebrating the community’s commitment to shaping our future together. We heard what people value, and where they want to see progress. Take a look at the full research, explore the stories behind the data, and add your perspective.
>> ourspaciousskies.org/research

11/06/2025

What matters most to the people of the Pikes Peak Region? The Our Spacious Skies research reveals the values residents want to protect and the challenges they want to solve.

Six priority areas emerged: Growth, Natural Beauty and the Outdoors, Housing, Homelessness, Mobility and Transportation, and Education.

Explore the findings at https://www.ourspaciousskies.org/research.

10/02/2025

We were honored to host our friends from the Front Porch Giving Circle at the PPCF offices last night. Founded in 2005, this inspiring group of women comes together to pool charitable gifts — pledging $1 a day, $365 a year — to fund projects that improve the quality of life in their community.

We’re proud to steward their philanthropy through their giving circle at Pikes Peak Community Foundation. Thank you, ladies, for all you do to uplift our region!