Police Foundation of Colorado Springs is a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding the Colorado Springs Police Department. Through donations of funds and resources, the Foundation supports Colorado Springs police officers by promoting excellence within the department, and improving public safety for the city of Colorado Springs by providing resources not otherwise readily available from traditional sources.
“As one of the nation’s largest 50 cities, our police force faces many challenges on a day-to-day basis,” said
Dr. George Reed, chairman for Police Foundation of Colorado Springs. “Police Foundation of Colorado Springs provides an important avenue for the private sector to come alongside the department and support its mission.”
In the United States, police foundations trace their history back to July 22, 1970, when Ford Foundation president McGeorge Bundy announced the establishment of a Police Development Fund to foster improvement and innovation in American policing.
Now commonly known as a police foundation, the prevalence of these organizations spread across the nation in no time with notable police foundations representing major police departments across the United States. With the support of police foundations, innovations, social experiments, and community policing occurred in police departments nationwide.
Traditionally, police foundations support police departments with resources not available from their respective cities. As the major source of private support, police foundations share in the vision that communities are made safer and better places to live thanks to the hard work and dedication of police officers.
Police foundations serve local police departments by fundraising, granting tax-exempt gifts and individual donations to improve the effectiveness of police activities. To serve and protect to the best of their abilities, police departments need to keep pace with advanced technology, new equipment, and professional development. Police foundations help in this process by serving as a flexible arm of support.
“As one of the nation’s largest 50 cities, our police force faces many challenges on a day-to-day basis,” said
Dr. George Reed, chairman for Police Foundation of Colorado Springs. “Police Foundation of Colorado Springs provides an important avenue for the private sector to come alongside the department and support its mission.”
In the United States, police foundations trace their history back to July 22, 1970, when Ford Foundation president McGeorge Bundy announced the establishment of a Police Development Fund to foster improvement and innovation in American policing.
Now commonly known as a police foundation, the prevalence of these organizations spread across the nation in no time with notable police foundations representing major police departments across the United States. With the support of police foundations, innovations, social experiments, and community policing occurred in police departments nationwide.
Traditionally, police foundations support police departments with resources not available from their respective cities. As the major source of private support, police foundations share in the vision that communities are made safer and better places to live thanks to the hard work and dedication of police officers.
Police foundations serve local police departments by fundraising, granting tax-exempt gifts and individual donations to improve the effectiveness of police activities. To serve and protect to the best of their abilities, police departments need to keep pace with advanced technology, new equipment, and professional development. Police foundations help in this process by serving as a flexible arm of support.
Police Foundation Makes An Impact
Police Foundation’s first grant to the Colorado Springs Police Department helped send three of the Department’s senior leaders to the Senior Management Institute for Police at Boston University. Here is what one of the attendees said about their experience in summer 2018:
I am incredibly grateful to Police Foundation for sending me to the Senior Management Institute of Police (SMIP). The three-week academic program is of superb quality and is a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend. As an intensive leadership boot camp, I studied under the instruction of professors from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, MIT’s Sloan School of Management, John Hopkins, and other top caliber universities.
In addition to the excellent academics, the program offered numerous opportunities for networking. My class consisted of more than 80 senior law enforcement leaders from all across North America. Classroom discussions focused on organizational problems being faced by all of our agencies. Regardless of the size or geography of any one particular police department many of our challenges remain the same.
When I am developing a project or looking at how to improve practices within our department, I access my network of classmates to learn and share best practices. The information and professional contacts I gleaned from the program will support my work throughout the rest of my career.
The opportunity to attend SMIP would not have been possible without the Police Foundation. I am grateful for your continuing support of the men and women of our great department.
Commander Jeff Strossner
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Corporate Officers
Executive Director/President Nicole Magic Vice President of Human Resources/Asst. Corporate Secretary El Pomar Foundation Deputy Executive Director Lisa Cintron Retired CSPD Sergeant Chairman Sean A. Holloway Practice Lead, Colorado Springs Cardiology Treasurer Rebecca Holloway Retired CSPD Officer Corporate Secretary Aubrey McCoy Chief Operating Officer, Colorado Springs Sports Corporation |
Board of Directors
Kevin Clark Intelligence/Crime Analyst, 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office Lonnie Cramer President, UCHealth - Memorial Health System Layne Duzel Intake Supervisor, El Paso County DHS Matthew Hanson Market President, Alpine Bank Jason Janc Vice President /General Manager, 94.3 KILO/X103.9 Peter LaBarre CEO, Rare Earth Development & Investments Master Jay Lee President/CEO, US Taekwondo Center C.J. Moore Consultant, CommuniCom Greg Phillips Director of Aviation, Colorado Springs Airport Matthew Redner President/CEO, LE3, LLC Shannon Ross Assistant Vice President, National Risk Officer Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Tammy Smidt Real Estate Broker Associate Coldwell Banker 1st Choice Realty |
Since its creation in 2009, the foundation has demonstrated dedication to aid the Colorado Springs Police Department by promoting excellence within the department and through the donation of more than $1,300,000 in grants and contributions supporting professional development and a variety of other programs.
In 2020, the Foundation provided $171,399.84 to the department to support:
In 2019, the Foundation provided $36,958.15 to the department to support:
In 2018, the Foundation provided $58,941.33 to the department to support:
In 2017, the Foundation provided $229,125.18 to the department to support:
In 2016, the Foundation provided $33,757.27 to the department to support:
In 2015, the Foundation provided $84,030 to the department to support:
In 2014, the Foundation provided $49,270 to the department to support:
In 2020, the Foundation provided $171,399.84 to the department to support:
- Firearms Training Simulator: $147,400.00
- CSPD K-9 Support (cards): $194.00
- Colorado Springs Cadet Explorer Program (K-9 Calendar Fundraiser): $200.00
- Rescue Essentials (Medical Trauma Kits and replacement items): $11,324.22
- Chief Richard Myers Scholarships: $10,000
- Food supplies and support for CSPD officers during extenuating overtime situations: $2,281.62
In 2019, the Foundation provided $36,958.15 to the department to support:
- Denver Police Foundation (Support for Heroes): $1,200
- CSPD Youth Advisory Council: $620.33
- Pikes Peak Peace Officer's Memorial: $2,000
- Shield616 (Ballistic vests): $7,500
- Rescue Essentials (Medical Trauma Kits and replacement items): $16,437.82
- Chief Richard Myers Scholarships: $8,000
- City of Colorado Springs CAPS Program: $1,200
In 2018, the Foundation provided $58,941.33 to the department to support:
- CAPS Volunteer Luncheon: $1,200
- Medical Trauma Kits and MTK replacement items: $8,822.73
- Senior Management Institute for Police registration (professional development): $20,000
- Illumination Project support: $5,000
- Protect Effect Campaign support: $2,500
- Pikes Peak Peace Officer's Memorial support: $2,000
- K9 Officer Advanced Training Kit: $1,000
- K9 E-collar Training System: $319.99
- K9 Unit Trading Cards: $898.81
- Chief Richard Myers Scholarship Program Awards: $10,000
- Shield616 to buy Tactical Vest Kits CSPD officers: $7,200
In 2017, the Foundation provided $229,125.18 to the department to support:
- CAPS Volunteer Luncheon: $1,200
- Shield616 to buy Tactical Vest Kits for 185 CSPD officers: $185,000
- Mass Violence Training for CSPD: $16,388
- UCCS Leadership Conference/Support for CSPD: $5,000
- Medical Trauma Kits and MTK replacement items: $11,537.18
- Chief Richard Myers Scholarship Program Awards: $10,000
In 2016, the Foundation provided $33,757.27 to the department to support:
- Denver Police Foundation Heroes Luncheon: $1,200
- Medical Trauma Kits and replacement items: $5,957.27
- Pikes Peak Region Peace Officers Memorial: $2,000
- Cadet Explorer Program Conference: $1,600
- Chief Richard Myers Scholarship Program Awards: $3,000
- Shield616 (Tactical equipment purchases): $15,000
- Body worn camera grant: $5,000
In 2015, the Foundation provided $84,030 to the department to support:
- Denver Police Foundation Heroes Luncheon: $750
- Pikes Peak Regional Peace Officers Memorial: $1,500
- New Medical Trauma Kits and replacement items: $37,680
- 2016 Community Advancing Public Safety luncheon: $1,000
- NAACP Freedom Fund Sponsorship: $2,000
- Colorado Training Institute for Public Safety (design planning for new regional firing range): $25,000
- Women's Leadership Institute (professional develpment): $3,600
- Senior Management Institute for Police registration (professional development): $10,000
- First responders session (following Nov. 27, 2015 mass casualty shooting): $2,500
In 2014, the Foundation provided $49,270 to the department to support:
- Senior Management Institute for Police registration fees (Professional Development): $4,500
- Cadet Explorer Program: $2,275
- Pikes Peak Law Enforcement Memorial: $1,000
- Chief Richard W. Myers Scholarships: $3,500
- Victim Advocacy Unit Interview Rooms: $25,000
- Victim Advocacy Unit Van (in cooperation with McCloskey Motors): $12,995
A Message from the Police Chief
October 10, 2022
Thank you for taking the time to visit the website for Police Foundation of Colorado Springs’ (PFCS). PFCS is an outstanding non-profit organization created in 2009 to help finance programs and expenses for the Colorado Springs Police Department that are not funded by the Colorado Springs City budget. Since its inception, the Foundation has raised over $1.5 million and has distributed more than $1,000,000 to the police department through grants and contributions. These vital funds help support professional development, equipment purchases, wellness programs and events, and a variety of other programs to include:
Everyone knows how challenging the last few years have been for our community and for law enforcement in general. On numerous occasions throughout the year, PFCS took it upon themselves to provide food and drinks along with thank you cards for our employees. The benefit of them doing that was obvious on the faces of everyone who works at CSPD.
In the months of preparation for the annual Medal of Valor event, Police Foundation of Colorado Springs does an incredible job planning and coordinating the awards ceremony and dinner, honoring the department’s officers who have gone above and beyond in the service to our citizens and city. We are very appreciative to Police Foundation of Colorado Springs’s staff for the time and effort that goes into this important event.
Another Colorado Springs Police Department partner is Penrose St. Francis Hospital. As an individual corporate donor to Police Foundation of Colorado Springs, Penrose St. Francis Hospital made it possible for Police Foundation of Colorado Springs to purchase trauma kits for each graduating recruit class since 2015.
Each day, men and women of the Colorado Springs Police Department serve and protect our community. Police Foundation of Colorado Springs is an important partner in that effort. The Colorado Springs Police Department would like to express our appreciation to Police Foundation of Colorado Springs for their continued unwavering support.
Sincerely,
Adrian Vasquez
Chief of Police
October 10, 2022
Thank you for taking the time to visit the website for Police Foundation of Colorado Springs’ (PFCS). PFCS is an outstanding non-profit organization created in 2009 to help finance programs and expenses for the Colorado Springs Police Department that are not funded by the Colorado Springs City budget. Since its inception, the Foundation has raised over $1.5 million and has distributed more than $1,000,000 to the police department through grants and contributions. These vital funds help support professional development, equipment purchases, wellness programs and events, and a variety of other programs to include:
- Funding for a new state-of-the-art Firearm’s Simulation Training System.
- Funding for research conducted by the QUAD Innovation Partnership
- Supplying over 1,500 trauma kits to each officer, as well as new recruits, and purchasing replacement items
- Funding to send command staff officers to the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP)
- Scholarships for children of police department employees
- SHIELD616 tactical gear for officers
- Grant to support a Peer Support Program
- Variable lighting for the downtown area to enhance citizens’ safety
- Airborne Law Association Symposium
- Public Service Announcement equipment
- Funding for Cadet Advisors to attend the annual Law Enforcement Explorer Post Advisors Association of Colorado, to supervise the Cadets who are participating in the completion
- Technology for two Patrol substation interview rooms
- Funding to create a specific interview room for victims who have suffered a horrific crime
- Funding to secure a van for the CSPD Victim Advocacy Unit to transport victims and their belongings to a safe location
- Funding to support Crime Stoppers of the Pikes Peak Region
- Funding for K9 training and safety equipment
- Support for numerous community events
- Funding for three officers to attend the Women’s Leadership Institute
- Supporting the CAPS Volunteer Luncheon
- Appreciation barbeque for employees and their families
Everyone knows how challenging the last few years have been for our community and for law enforcement in general. On numerous occasions throughout the year, PFCS took it upon themselves to provide food and drinks along with thank you cards for our employees. The benefit of them doing that was obvious on the faces of everyone who works at CSPD.
In the months of preparation for the annual Medal of Valor event, Police Foundation of Colorado Springs does an incredible job planning and coordinating the awards ceremony and dinner, honoring the department’s officers who have gone above and beyond in the service to our citizens and city. We are very appreciative to Police Foundation of Colorado Springs’s staff for the time and effort that goes into this important event.
Another Colorado Springs Police Department partner is Penrose St. Francis Hospital. As an individual corporate donor to Police Foundation of Colorado Springs, Penrose St. Francis Hospital made it possible for Police Foundation of Colorado Springs to purchase trauma kits for each graduating recruit class since 2015.
Each day, men and women of the Colorado Springs Police Department serve and protect our community. Police Foundation of Colorado Springs is an important partner in that effort. The Colorado Springs Police Department would like to express our appreciation to Police Foundation of Colorado Springs for their continued unwavering support.
Sincerely,
Adrian Vasquez
Chief of Police
Police Foundation of Colorado Springs Annual Reports
Police Foundation of Colorado Springs is a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding the Colorado Springs Police Department. Through donations of funds and resources, the Foundation supports Colorado Springs police officers by promoting excellence within the department, and improving public safety for the City of Colorado Springs.
The Foundation provides an important avenue for the private sector to come alongside the department and support its mission. Traditionally, police foundations support police departments with resources not available from their respective cities. As the major source of private support, police foundations share in the vision that communities are made safer and better places to live thanks to the hard work and dedication of police officers.
The Foundation is honored to support Colorado Springs Police Department officers for their commitment to our community. The Foundation's annual reports are available by clicking on the links below.
Police Foundation of Colorado Springs is a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding the Colorado Springs Police Department. Through donations of funds and resources, the Foundation supports Colorado Springs police officers by promoting excellence within the department, and improving public safety for the City of Colorado Springs.
The Foundation provides an important avenue for the private sector to come alongside the department and support its mission. Traditionally, police foundations support police departments with resources not available from their respective cities. As the major source of private support, police foundations share in the vision that communities are made safer and better places to live thanks to the hard work and dedication of police officers.
The Foundation is honored to support Colorado Springs Police Department officers for their commitment to our community. The Foundation's annual reports are available by clicking on the links below.
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