Engaging with PPREF

Born from the Pikes Peak Community Foundation

Pikes Peak Real Estate Foundation (PPREF) was chartered in 2006 as a supporting organization of Pikes Peak Community Foundation (PPCF). In 2019, PPREF hired its first Executive Director and began to focus on community initiatives such as workforce housing and community development through the thoughtful deployment of real estate assets. In 2024, PPREF had grown in size and scope and spun its operations and governance out of PPCF and into an independent entity. PPREF and PPCF continue to work closely together but are now fully independent organizations.

Donations of Real Estate and Effective Deployment

PPREF specializes in accepting and deploying gifts of real estate. For most donors, a highly appreciated real estate asset is the best asset to give back to one’s community. PPREF has a board of real estate professionals that can quickly assess a donation’s community value and deploy it quickly into projects (or a liquidation) that will serve our community.

Key Staff and Board

Our team is led by Samuel Clark, the Executive Director, who joined PPREF out of a passion for building the future of our community through real estate assets. Samuel grew up in Colorado Springs and loves the city’s potential and Pikes Peak’s constant presence. He has a BA in economics from Whitman College and a Master of Public Affairs from the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs.

To contact Samuel: (719) 445-0605 | sclark@ppref.org

Our Board of Directors includes:

• Dr. Pam Shockley-Zalabak, Chair
• Mark Hille, Secretary & Treasurer
• Chris Jenkins, Vice-Chair
• Randy Case
• Larry Gaddis
• Crystal LaTier
• Alex Sullivan
• Wendel Torres
• Margaret Dolan, ex-officio member