The Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center (NRC) is located in the Carnegie Library at Penrose Library. Funding for the NRC is provided by the Pikes Peak Library District and a grant from the El Pomar Foundation. The NRC is a Funding Information Network partner of Candid, previously known as the Foundation Center. The Funding Information Network is comprised of libraries, community foundations, NGOs, and nonprofit resource centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, plus a dozen other countries.
The Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center and all PPLD facilities are operating without COVID-19 restrictions. While we are operating at normal capacity, staff from the Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resouce Center are still available to assist you with your funding research needs remotely. Please email kedson@ppld.org for more information. The resource center's hours have temporarily changed and will be open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with a closure for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. No reservations are required. Please call (719) 531-6333, x6141, or email kedson@ppld.org if you have questions.
On the left, you can access our Nonprofit Reference databases, information about our collection, how to sign up for our nonprofit monthly newsletter, local nonprofit sources, and more.
Below you will find links to several guides that contain resources for conducting nonprofit grant research, how to start a nonprofit, information on becoming a CFRE, social impact, plus others.