2026 Grants
| 2026-2027 Grant Requests | Purpose Statement and Relationship to Kiwanis Goals | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Award | ||
| Rocky Mountain Youth Leadership Foundation | Since 1992, the RMYLF has delivered the Conference to over 2500 students while growing from 17 students in the initial class to an average of 96 students today. | 7,000 |
| Lewis-Palmer Middle School | Help me give my students the equipment they need to create hands-on, inquiry-based, space science engineering experiences! | 750 |
| Lewis Palmer Middle School | I am seeking funding to purchase glass fusing molds and compatible fusible glass materials to expand on a middle school glass fusing project. | 500 |
| LPSD 38 APE/Community Recreation Program | Our Adapted PE/Community Recreation for Exceptional Students (CRES) program at LPSD offers a unique opportunity to expose children with special needs to community activities and recreation that they might not otherwise have access to due to lack of resources or support. | 2,500 |
| Lewis Palmer School District #38 | As a special education significant support needs teacher serving students in grades K-6th, I am seeking funding to update and expand our classroom materials, including educational games, sensory resources, and adaptive learning tools. | 1,000 |
| Children's Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region (dba Safe Passage) | The mission of the Childrens Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region, dba Safe Passage, closely aligns to that of The Monument Hill Foundation and the focus on youth and community. Safe Passage gives abused children a voice and enables the healing process by acting as the single source of contact for medical, investigative, and legal services. | 2,000 |
| Lewis Palmer Middle School | I am employed as a Speech Language Pathologist for D38. I am primarily based at Lewis Palmer Middle, but also help with Child Find and at the high school level. | 400 |
| Griffith Centers | The purpose of this project is to expand access to integrated, trauma-informed behavioral health and educational services for underserved children, youth, and families in El Paso County and the Pikes Peak region. | 500 |
| Special Kids Special Families ( Zach's Place) | Special Kids Special Families (SKSF) is a non-profit organization established in response to the limited resources available to support individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers. | 1,000 |
| Ray E Kilmer Elementary School | I am requesting funding to support the art program and art students at Kilmer Elementary School, specifically for the purchase of clay, clay glaze and new tools. | 500 |
| Palmer Divide Blanket Brigade | The Palmer Divide Blanket Brigade provides lap sized blankets and quilts without cost to those in need | 600 |
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| Lewis-Palmer School District 38- Bear Creek Elementary School | I am a school-based Speech-Language Pathologist serving children with special education needs at Bear Creek Elementary School. | 500 |
| Girls on the Range Athletics | Girls on the Range Athletics (GOTR) (www.girlsontherange.org) was founded in 2025 with the mission to promote, honor and empower young women at Lewis-Palmer High School through athletics, by providing tools for performance, access to training, mentorship, and resources that will help them achieve their full potential. | 2,500 |
| Colorado Springs Quilts of Valor | The mission of the Colorado Springs Quilts of Valor Chapter under the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with a comforting and healing Quilt of Valor. | 500 |
| Monument Warriors Special Olympics Team | The Monument Hill Foundation has faithfully supported the Monument Warriors Special Olympics Team for several years by helping fund the expenses of our bowling season. | 3,000 |
| Lewis Palmer Middle School | Next school year, I will have some severely impacted students who would benefit from sensory gear (i.e. floor mats, manipulatives, movement equipment, calming items, etc.). | 3,000 |
| Lewis-Palmer School District Career Starter | The Career Starter Scholarship provides students from LPHS and PRHS with money to pursue their postsecondary education in a career and technical education program, trade school, or community college. | 6,000 |
| Wings Like Eagles | The mission of Wings Like Eagles is to train youth ages 14 to 21 as camp counselors to serve others, and to develop the character to effectively lead those they serve. | 1,000 |
| Friends of Club 21 | Friends of Club 21 (FOC21) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, dedicated to celebrating and empowering individuals with Down syndrome in the Tri-Lakes area and beyond. | 1,500 |
| Tri-Lakes Cares | The purpose of Tri-Lakes Cares Snack Pack Program is to provide consistent access to nutritious food for children experiencing food insecurity in northern El Paso County. | 2,500 |
| Palmer Ridge High School Theatre | We would like to upgrade the lighting inventory for PRHS Theatre, to include LED intelligent ERS fixtures. This would allow us to use more creativity and variety in the lighting for PRHS theatre productions, as well as providing industry-standard equipment for students to learn on. | 1,500 |
| Lewis-Palmer high school | Lewis-Palmer High School has a mission to serve all students and see them succeed in different ways. Our students come to us with many physical, social and emotional needs. | 1,000 |
| Lewis Palmer School District Prairie Winds | The purpose of this project is to provide the Special Education department at Prairie Winds Elementary with a library of social-emotional learning (SEL) books and a diverse toolkit of sensory resources | 500 |
| Bear Creek Elementary School | I am writing to request funding support therapy resources for my role as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) serving elementary school students. | 500 |
| Lewis Palmer School District 38 | Purpose: As a speech language pathologist, having access to updated speech and language materials will help the me provide speech and language services to students on Indvidualized Education Plans | 500 |
| Transition Services @ Lewis Palmer School District #38 | Hygiene kits for students: The following are intended to instruct students aged 18-21 with special needs in independent living skills. | 2,500 |
| CASA of the Pikes Peak Region | CASA of the Pikes Peak Region serves the most vulnerable children in El Paso and Teller counties who experience the most severe cases of abuse and neglect. CASA | 3,000 |
| Monumental Impact | Monumental Impact, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, opened a new community makerspace hub for the Tri-Lakes area in 2025. This facility is becoming a regional center for innovation, hands-on learning, and collaboration for students and community members of all ages. | 500 |
| Bearbotics 4068 | 4068 Bearbotics has served D38 students with STEM-focused after school robotics program in D38 since 2012. The program has seen significant growth and now stands as one of the top programs in the entire state and we consistently win awards for our Engineering capabilities. | 2,500 |
| Lewis Palmer School District 38 | The purpose of this project is to celebrate the artistic achievements of D38 students and showcase the incredible creativity within our schools and community. | 1,500 |
| El Paso County Emergency Incident Support (EIS) | EIS is a 24/7 on-demand response group of volunteers with a variety of experience and skills related to emergency services | 1,500 |
| Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Colorado Springs (DBSA-CS | DBSA-CS respectfully requests $1,500 to help fund our peer-facilitated Support Groups and community outreach efforts for individuals, and especially youth, living with mood disorders in all El Paso County. | 1,000 |
| Encore Community Arts | Encore Community Arts is a women-founded, veteran-run nonprofit and the first and only community theater company serving the Tri-Lakes area, dedicated to creating a welcoming space where creativity, collaboration, and community thrive. | 500 |
| Lewis-Palmer Middle School | LPMS Choirs needs a new Choral Folio Cabinet! This is a special type of large cabinet that has individual slots designed to hold folders and sheet music. | 800 |
| Therapeutic horsemanship with a Clydesdale | The purpose of this project is to support the purchase and ongoing care of Charles, our Clydesdale, in order to provide consistent, hands-on life skills education for youth through equine-assisted learning. | 2,000 |
| Pikes Peak Soap Box Derby | The Pikes Peak Derby organizes an annual gravity race for youth, ages 7 though 18, in the Pikes Peak Region. | 2,000 |
| Totals | 59,050 |
