Bill and Kathy Hybl Fund

El Pomar Foundation's Bill and Kathy Hybl Fund is a private philanthropic funding opportunity supporting Olympic, Paralympic, and youth sports in Colorado. El Pomar Foundation was established in 1937 by Spencer and Julie Penrose to carry out their philanthropic wishes. Its mission is to enhance, encourage, and promote the current and future well-being of the people of Colorado. The Hybl Fund is one of the specific-focus funds overseen by El Pomar Foundation in addition to its competitive grantmaking process. The fund reflects Bill Hybl's longstanding dedication to amateur sport and his belief in the importance of excellence, fair play, and hard work through sport for athletes and children. The stated mission of the Bill and Kathy Hybl Fund is to support Olympic, Paralympic, and youth sports. Funding is focused on nonprofit organizations whose work supports these areas within the state of Colorado. The supplied material does not specify allowable expense categories, prohibited expenditures, award tiers, minimum or maximum grant amounts, total program funding, number of anticipated awards, indirect cost restrictions, or a defined grant performance period. It also does not state that applicants must provide matching funds or cost sharing. Accordingly, no award amounts or matching obligations can be established beyond the information expressly provided. Eligibility is expressly limited to nonprofits with 501(c)(3) tax status that support Olympic, Paralympic, and youth sports in Colorado. The supplied information does not establish eligibility for individuals, government entities, businesses, schools, other nonprofit tax classifications, or fiscally sponsored organizations. No narrower county, municipality, ZIP code, or other sub-state geographic restriction is identified. Applicants are also subject to reapplication waiting periods. If funded, an organization must wait two years from the date of the meeting at which the grant was awarded before it can be considered again. If declined, the organization must wait one year from the date of the meeting at which the grant was declined. El Pomar Foundation accepts applications on a rolling basis. Both competitive and Fund applications should be submitted at least 10 weeks before a Trustee meeting to ensure eligibility for consideration at that review. The Trustees will review the Bill and Kathy Hybl Fund on September 18, 2026. Ten weeks before that meeting is July 10, 2026. This date represents the submit-by timing for eligibility for the September 18 Trustee review rather than an overall closing date for the Fund. Applications continue to be accepted on a rolling basis. The source does not identify a separate letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, or other pre-application gating requirement. The supplied information does not identify application questions, required attachments, a named application portal, formal evaluation criteria, an award notification date, or a grant performance period. The September 18, 2026 date is specifically a Trustee review date and is not treated as the overall application deadline. Because applications are accepted on a rolling basis, the opportunity remains open even after the 10-week submission point associated with a particular Trustee meeting has passed. Applicants seeking consideration at a Trustee meeting should account for the stated requirement to submit at least 10 weeks before that meeting. Questions regarding the Bill and Kathy Hybl Fund may be directed to Shelby Pauka at grants@elpomar.org or 719-577-7090. El Pomar Foundation is located at 10 Lake Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906. The Foundation's general telephone number supplied in the source is 719-633-7733, but the grant-specific contact information associated with the Hybl Fund is the appropriate contact for questions concerning this opportunity. No direct PDF guidelines, RFP, NOFO, or application PDF URL is provided in the supplied material.

Submit the Fund application at least 10 weeks before the desired Trustee meeting. Confirm the organization has 501(c)(3) tax status and supports Olympic, Paralympic, or youth sports in Colorado. Confirm that any applicable two-year post-award or one-year post-decline waiting period has elapsed.