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Incorporated in 1937 in CO - Born in Philadelphia in 1865, Mr. Penrose moved to the Pikes Peak Area in 1892. There he was a pioneer in gold mining in the Cripple Creek Mining District and a founder and director of Utah Copper Co.; later he built the BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs. His private collection of wild animals is today the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, supported by the foundation. Upon his death in 1939, the foundation received the remainder of his estate after certain bequests. Mrs. Penrose, who died in 1956, provided additional funding. The foundation divested itself of 80 percent of the BROADMOOR Hotel prior to May, 1989.
Incorporated in 1937 in CO - Born in Philadelphia in 1865, Mr. Penrose moved to the Pikes Peak Area in 1892. There he was a pioneer in gold mining in the Cripple Creek Mining District and a founder and director of Utah Copper Co.; later he built the BROADMOOR Hotel in Colorado Springs. His private collection of wild animals is today the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, supported by the foundation. Upon his death in 1939, the foundation received the remainder of his estate after certain bequests. Mrs. Penrose, who died in 1956, provided additional funding. The foundation divested itself of 80 percent of the BROADMOOR Hotel prior to May, 1989.
El Pomar Foundation
Independent foundations
EIN
84-6002373
Location
10 Lake Cir
Colorado Springs, CO 80906-4201
United States
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