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Winter/Spring 2026 Grant Cycle is sponsored by The Rawlings Foundation Inc.. The Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation provides funding to nonprofit organizations for programs and community-based projects designed to improve the lives of citizens, alleviate cycles of illiteracy and poverty, and provide educational opportunities for youth. The foundation prioritizes capital needs and equipment maintenance over operating salaries.
Geographic focus: Southeastern Colorado (Pueblo, Mineral, Chaffee, Saguache, Rio Grande, Conejos, Fremont, Custer, Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca counties)
Focus areas: Community Improvement, Education, Poverty Alleviation, Youth Development
Official opportunity description and requirements excerpt:
Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation - Assisting Nonprofits to Improve the Lives of People in Southern Colorado Professional Development Mini-Grants We assist nonprofit organizations with projects that are designed to improve the lives of people who reside in the 18 county circulation area of the Pueblo Chieftain. Click here to see the 18 eligible counties. Rawlings’ grandfather, Frank S. Hoag Sr. purchased the Pueblo Star Journal newspaper in 1918, and in the 1930’s bought their competitor, The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper, creating the Star Journal Publishing Corporation. Frank S. Hoag Jr. was deeply involved in matters of growth in the area and helped with generous donations. When Bob Rawlings became publisher, he wanted to promote philanthropy and encourage others to do so also. He created this Foundation over 30 years ago to ensure that his family legacy would help for generations to come. He asked close business associates Dave Cardinal, David Shaw, Bob Wertz and Bernie Schmidt to help, and along with his wife Sandy and their four children, Jane, John, Robert Jr, and Carolyn. They formed a group who has helped infuse millions of dollars into projects, programs and scholarships through a 18-county area since its inception. Over 300 organizations throughout 18 southern Colorado communities have received funds Robert Hoag Rawlings was born in Pueblo Colorado, in 1924, son of John and Dorothy Hoag Rawlings. He was reared in Las Animas and graduated from Bent County High School in 1942. Rawlings graduated with a bachelor’s Degree in Economics in 1947 from Colorado College. He was in the United States Navy from December 1942 to July 1946 serving in the South Pacific. Rawlings started as a reporter for The Pueblo Chieftain and Star-Journal in 1947. In 1951 he became an advertising salesman; in 1962 he was named General Manager and in January 1980 he was appointed Publisher and Editor; in 1984 he was elected president of The Star-Journal Publishing Corporation. He passed away in 2017. As chairman and editor of The Pueblo Chieftain. The Pueblo Chieftain is the oldest daily newspaper in Colorado. The circulation area of The Pueblo Chieftain comprises approximately 25,000 square miles in Southeastern Colorado from the Kansas border to the Continental Divide, and from Pueblo south to the New Mexico border. The Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation Approves New Officers and Board of Directors Robert Hoag Rawlings (Deceased) Mary (Sandy) Graham Rawlings (Deceased) Bernard O. Schmidt (Deceased) The mission of the Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation is to assist nonprofit organizations with projects that are designed to improve the lives
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Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation - Assisting Nonprofits to Improve the Lives of People in Southern Colorado Professional Development Mini-Grants We assist nonprofit organizations with projects that are designed to improve the lives of people who reside in the 18 county circulation area of the Pueblo Chieftain. Click here to see the 18 eligible counties. Rawlings’ grandfather, Frank S.
Hoag Sr. purchased the Pueblo Star Journal newspaper in 1918, and in the 1930’s bought their competitor, The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper, creating the Star Journal Publishing Corporation. Frank S.
Hoag Jr. was deeply involved in matters of growth in the area and helped with generous donations. When Bob Rawlings became publisher, he wanted to promote philanthropy and encourage others to do so also.
He created this Foundation over 30 years ago to ensure that his family legacy would help for generations to come. He asked close business associates Dave Cardinal, David Shaw, Bob Wertz and Bernie Schmidt to help, and along with his wife Sandy and their four children, Jane, John, Robert Jr, and Carolyn.
They formed a group who has helped infuse millions of dollars into projects, programs and scholarships through a 18-county area since its inception. Over 300 organizations throughout 18 southern Colorado communities have received funds Robert Hoag Rawlings was born in Pueblo Colorado, in 1924, son of John and Dorothy Hoag Rawlings. He was reared in Las Animas and graduated from Bent County High School in 1942.
Rawlings graduated with a bachelor’s Degree in Economics in 1947 from Colorado College. He was in the United States Navy from December 1942 to July 1946 serving in the South Pacific. Rawlings started as a reporter for The Pueblo Chieftain and Star-Journal in 1947.
In 1951 he became an advertising salesman; in 1962 he was named General Manager and in January 1980 he was appointed Publisher and Editor; in 1984 he was elected president of The Star-Journal Publishing Corporation. He passed away in 2017. As chairman and editor of The Pueblo Chieftain.
The Pueblo Chieftain is the oldest daily newspaper in Colorado. The circulation area of The Pueblo Chieftain comprises approximately 25,000 square miles in Southeastern Colorado from the Kansas border to the Continental Divide, and from Pueblo south to the New Mexico border. The Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation Approves New Officers and Board of Directors Robert Hoag Rawlings (Deceased) Mary (Sandy) Graham Rawlings (Deceased) Bernard O.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and established for more than three years. Funding is restricted to organizations serving the 18-county circulation area of The Pueblo Chieftain. Organizations are generally eligible to receive funding every other year. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Not specified Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is March 10, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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View Foundation ProfileApplication snapshot: target deadline March 10, 2026; published funding information Not specified; eligibility guidance Organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and established for more than three years. Funding is restricted to organizations serving the 18-county circulation area of The Pueblo Chieftain. Organizations are generally eligible to receive funding every other year.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Schmidt (Deceased) The mission of the Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation is to assist nonprofit organizations with projects that are designed to improve the lives of people who reside in The Pueblo Chieftain circulation area, which are Pueblo, Mineral, Chaffee, Saguache, Rio Grande, Conejos, Fremont, Custer, Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Ben, Prowers and Baca counties, all in Colorado.
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