Pikes Peak Campaign Targets $1 Million for 74 Nonprofits
Local businesses and donors can give through givepikespeak.org, which now offers a five-question quiz matching givers to three nonprofits.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Philanthropy
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Give Pikes Peak launched its 2026 Give! Campaign on Sunday, November 1, aiming to raise $1 million for 74 local nonprofits through January 3. Donors can give at givepikespeak.org, including nonprofit-focused businesses and employers looking to match staff giving.
Why it matters
The campaign is a concentrated fundraising window for the Pikes Peak region's nonprofits, which compete for the same local giving dollars as businesses running their own community programs. Last year's campaign raised $881,000 with less than one percent of the local population participating, a gap that the new goal and the donor-matching push aim to narrow.
The 2026 goal of $1 million is roughly 13 percent above the $881,000 raised in 2025, and it is spread across 74 local nonprofits. Less than one percent of the local population took part in the previous campaign, which the organization cites as the participation gap it hopes to close.
The players
Give Pikes Peak
A regional giving platform that coordinates annual campaigns supporting local nonprofits across the Pikes Peak region.
The details
Participants give through givepikespeak.org, and new donors can use an online Find Your Cause quiz with five questions to be matched with three local nonprofits based on their interests. The quiz is designed to lower the barrier for people who want to give but don't know which organization fits them. Norton, the campaign's leader, has said she hopes to double the number of donors this year.
Timeline
2025: Previous campaign raised $881,000 with under one percent local participation.
Sunday, November 1, 2026: Give! Campaign officially kicked off.
January 3, 2027: Give! Campaign ends.
Market Landscape
Give Pikes Peak's 2025 campaign set the baseline of $881,000 and under one percent participation that the 2026 effort measures itself against. The new goal and online quiz represent an attempt to widen donor participation rather than rely on a small group of repeat contributors.
Businesses in the Pikes Peak region that run employee giving or sponsorship programs can use the campaign's goal and participation figures to plan their year-end giving. Owners weighing charitable budgets should consider how the campaign's donor-matching and quiz-based discovery tools fit their own community-engagement priorities.
The takeaway
Track the campaign's final total against the $1 million goal when it closes on January 3, 2027, to gauge whether local giving is broadening. Operators with employee giving programs can compare their own participation rates to the under-one-percent local benchmark.
What happens next
The campaign closes on January 3, 2027, when the final fundraising total will be known.
Further reading
For more context on giving trends, explore Philanthropy coverage for Colorado Springs.
More information
Give to the 2026 campaign or take the Find Your Cause quiz at Give Pikes Peak.
Source note: This article includes information reported by FOX21 News.
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