PPSC Foundation Giving Day

PPSC Foundation Giving Day

Status: First-ever Giving Day launched April 9, 2025

Date: April 15, 2025 (first event); portal open April 7 - April 30, 2025

Geographic Scope: Open to alumni, faculty, staff, students, and supporters everywhere

Purpose:
Dedicated to raising funds that directly benefit:

Student success

Academic excellence

Community well-being

Targeted Giving Areas:

1. Foundation General Fund

• Purpose: Unrestricted fund enabling quick response to emerging student needs
• Focus: Housing insecurity support, childcare support, and other immediate barriers
• Impact: Enables students to complete education vs. forced unenrollment

2. Student Scholarship Fund

• Purpose: Support for matching scholarships and named awards
• Examples: Frank Macon Trades Scholarship, Chef Henry Trujillo Memorial Culinary Scholarship
• Impact: Funds participation in specific trade programs, creates skilled worker pipeline

3. Canvas Community Food Pantry

• Services: Free food, personal hygiene items, clothing, and pet food when available
• Impact Growth: Assisted 6,000 people in 2021; over 38,000 users by 2023-2024 academic year
• Need: Growing demand for support services

4. Military and Veterans Programs (MVP)

• Target Population: One-third of PPSC student population are military, veterans, or family members
• Focus: Wraparound services and education-focused programming
• Support Areas: Academic, career, and personal goal achievement

Organization Details:

Pikes Peak State College Foundation

Established: 1980

501(c)(3) status: 1981

Annual scholarship distribution: Over $1 million per year

Mission: Transforming lives through education

Contact & Website:

Giving Day Portal: givingdaypikespeak.com

PPSC Foundation Coordinator: Paul Jimenez

Chief Development Officer: Donna Nelson

Pikes Peak State College

5675 S. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Phone: 719-502-2000

Social Media:

Hashtags: #GivingDayPikesPeak2025, #PPSCgiveDay, #PPSCfoundation

Platform: Social media for donor spotlights, impact stories, and program successes