2025 Philanthropy on the Farm: Children's Hospital Colorado Patient Ambassador Myles and mother Faith.
A tip of the fashionable cowboy hat to the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation, whose popular fundraiser Philanthropy on the Farm raised $600,000 to provide services for southern Colorado children, families and caregivers in Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs.
Guests wore their cowboy boots May 2 and headed out to Spruce Mountain Ranch in Larkspur for a philanthropic evening of fun, camaraderie and one-of-a-kind food in a multicourse, locally sourced, farm-to-table dinner on long, elegant dining tables. Music and dancing finished out the night with Mannequin the Band.
Over five years, Philanthropy on the Farm has raised nearly $3.5 million -- and all money donated stays local. The 2026 event is planned for April 17 at Spruce Mountain Ranch. (PhilanthropyOnTheFarm.org)
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation was founded in 1978 to support what was then one Children's Hospital. Then, as now, the focus was on family-centered care and "research that will lead to new treatments and cures for children."
Philanthropy on the Farm speakers noted the importance of philanthropy "in bringing world-class medical care to our region."
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The first Children's Hospital was in Denver. "Our incredible community donated more than $15 million to make the Colorado Springs hospital a reality in 2019, making care closer to home to those in Colorado's southern region. Care closer to home means families can stay together when they need it most.
"As health care costs rise and conditions like pediatric mental health issues have reached epidemic proportions, community support ensures that local kids and families have the tools, resources, treatments, and services they need to heal."
Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs has served 57,600+ unique patients from the southern Colorado region and 1,100+ unique patients from 46 other states.
Sponsors of 2025 Philanthropy on the Farm were The Faricy Boys, Alpine Bank, Nancy and Dan Chapman and Sue and Tom Neill, Envision Radiology/Colorado Springs Imaging, FirstBank Holding Co., Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc., El Pomar Foundation, Garden of the Gods Resort and Club, Strata Med, Iron Horse Pediatrics, Kirkpatrick Bank, MGA Home Healthcare and Wagner Equipment Co.