“ THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE IS TO PLANT TREES UNDER WHOSE SHADE YOU DO NOT EXPECT TO SIT. ”
- Nelson Henderson
That powerful quote is attributed to Nelson Henderson, whose son immortalized his father’s words in a book about growing up on their family farm in Canada. As in many cultures and faith traditions, trees hold particular significance in Judaism, where the Talmud reminds us that we have all benefited from the fruit of trees planted by the generations before us, so we too are obligated to plant trees for the generations that will come after us.
That is the essence of philanthropy. And that is the essence of Rose Community Foundation, where our donors, grantees and community partners have been planting seeds for 29 years. In 2023, we passed the milestone of having deployed over $400 million in discretionary, partnership and donor-advised grants since the Foundation’s inception in 1995 thanks to a recordbreaking year of $33 million in combined grantmaking.
No matter how much the metaphorical branches of our work have grown over the past year – or the past three decades –our roots continue to anchor us to our origin story.
The seeds for Rose Community Foundation were planted in the late 1940s, when Jewish doctors returning from World War II could not find employment in Denver due to antisemitism and discrimination. The Jewish community came together to build General Rose Memorial Hospital, where the first Black doctor to have hospital privileges in Denver worked alongside Jewish doctors and those of all faith traditions and backgrounds to deliver excellence in care to our region in all its diversity. When the subsequently renamed Rose Medical Center was sold in 1995, the proceeds formed the corpus of Rose Community Foundation. While completely independent from the hospital, this shared history – and the values that underly it – continues to inform our work today.
In 2023, a statue of General Maurice Rose – the namesake of both the hospital and the Foundation – was unveiled on the grounds of the Colorado State Capitol honoring the legacy of the Denverite who became the highest-ranking Jewish military officer killed in battle when he lost his life fighting the Nazis during World War II.
From our roots to our branches, 2023 was a year of tremendous growth for Rose Community Foundation:
• We expanded our nonprofit endowment work to offer programs that include training, coaching, peer groups and incentives for nonprofits at every stage of their endowment-building journey.
• Alongside our established giving circles for Jewish teens and young professionals, we added a revamped Rose Women’s Circle for women of all ages and backgrounds, and Generation Now Circle, introducing young adults of diverse backgrounds to collaborative philanthropy.
• We launched Leading Partners Colorado and the Strengthto-Strength Initiative to bring best-in-class professional development trainings to senior staff and board members in the local Jewish nonprofit ecosystem.
• We continued growing our donor engagement activities, offering learning and giving opportunities focused on combatting antisemitism and hate, eviction prevention, supporting new immigrants, and engaging philanthropically with policy and advocacy.
• While immigrants and refugees have been a focus of our work for several years, 2023 demanded more from us as international humanitarian crises reached our doorstep. We are grateful to all who have supported the Newcomers Fund, which continues to mobilize philanthropic resources for local nonprofits supporting new immigrants.
• We also launched a new partnership with the State of Colorado to distribute $8.9 million in federal funding to organizations providing legal, mental health, and schoolbased support to Afghan, Ukrainian, and other federally eligible refugee populations.
In addition to the grantmaking from these and other partnership funds, we directed $12.4 million in 2023 discretionary grants to organizations advancing equity, justice, inclusion and engagement across several issue areas and local
Lindy Eichenbaum Lent
communities, while our donor-advised fundholders broke Foundation records by granting more than $8.5 million to address a wide array of needs and opportunities – locally, nationally and around the world.
To survive over time, trees must endure many storms. Colorado has strong ties to Israel, and the horrific October 7, 2023, attack on Israeli civilians by the Hamas terrorist organization shook many of us to our core. The reverberations have only grown in intensity in the many months since - while Israeli hostages have remained in captivity, war has escalated, casualties have increased on all sides, and division has grown. We grieve for the suffering and lives lost in both Israel and Gaza. Closer to home, we grieve for the lost sense of security and belonging that many in our Jewish community are experiencing. We long for peace, justice and constructive dialogue that brings people together across differences to build a better future for all, both here in Colorado and around the world. Antisemitism was on the rise long before October 7, but international events have sadly unleashed a new era of hateful rhetoric, misinformation and disinformation, antisemitic and Islamophobic assaults and harassment. The Foundation remains dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and welcoming community, a mission deeply ingrained in our enduring history and Jewish values.
Much like the intertwined root systems of Colorado’s beloved Aspen tree groves, our values, our work, our partners and the communities we serve are all interconnected. As we navigate the complexities of an ever-changing landscape, we endeavor to draw strength from our roots and courage from our growth. The Foundation remains steadfast in our commitment to the values highlighted in the pages of this annual report, while daring to innovate, expand and evolve. These aspirational seeds are nurtured into reality by collaborating with donors, fundholders, grantees and community partners. Thank you for joining us in planting the seeds for a Greater Denver region where everyone can thrive – partaking in the fruit of trees planted by the generations before us and growing new trees for the generations to come.
With gratitude,
Lindy Eichenbaum Lent President and CEO
Lisa Robinson Board of Trustees Chair, 2022-2023
Martha “Marti” Awad Board of Trustees Chair, 2024-2025
LEFT: New Legacy Charter School
ABOVE: Motus Theater | ABOVE RIGHT: Advocacy Rising
RIGHT: Statue of Major General Maurice Rose
OUR IMPAC T
$12,426,330 3 9 4 GRANTS
$8,566,895 1,235
$10,746,621
EQUITY
THE ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO RIGHT THE SCALES OF JUSTICE THROUGH PHILANTHROPY
Tzedakah
There is no one single solution to homelessness, but innovative solutions are showing promising results in moving people out of economic instability. THE DENVER BASIC INCOME PROJECT invests in people and their ability to succeed when given trust and a financial foundation. The project provides a guaranteed income to individuals experiencing homelessness and helps create self-sufficiency for our unhoused neighbors. “The direct cash transfers help alleviate financial burdens and allow individuals to meet their basic needs,” says Mark Donovan, founder and executive director. “This improved financial security can lead to better mental and physical wellbeing and hope for a better future.” Findings from DBIP have reported a significant increase in participants living in rented or owned homes and having full-time jobs. This data is already informing policy discussions, making a lasting and widespread impact.
Educators of color bring crucial representation into classrooms, enriching educational environments and empowering students of all backgrounds to thrive. CALL ME MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models), a program offered at Metropolitan State University of Denver, addresses the need for greater diversity in classrooms and prepares male students of color for careers in K-12 education. Participants receive tuition assistance, curriculum instruction, mentoring and support with job placement, with the goal of increasing the number of Black males in the teaching profession. “By investing in leadership programs that diversify the teacher talent pool, communities can enhance educational achievement for all students,” says Program Director Dr. Rashad Anderson. “This benefits students by providing them with inspiring role models, and also creates economic opportunities for the teachers themselves.”
Denver Basic Income Project RIGHT: Call Me MISTER
Supporting diverse entrepreneurs drives innovation and job creation and enriches communities with cultural and economic vibrancy. Committed to advancing economic justice within the Latino community, ADELANTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT works to dismantle barriers impeding the growth of Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs. They lead workshops focused on business compliance and assisting entrepreneurs in integrating digital technology into their business operations. Adelante recently launched an intern program at Colorado State University that will engage DACA students as business consultants for other entrepreneurs. “As we solidify our infrastructure to support entrepreneurs, the scope of our work extends to include other community members within this ecosystem,” says Maria Gonzalez, founder and CEO. “together, we are turning aspirations into achievements.”
According to a research project by Native Americans in Philanthropy and Candid, only 0.4% of philanthropic funding by large U.S. foundations is directed to Native communities. In 2023, Rose Community Foundation supported organizations uplifting indigenous perspectives and creating belonging in indigenous communities. One of these organizations, DENVER INDIAN HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES (DIHFS) provides culturally competent health services, and through a partnership with Mercy Housing, are developing a 187-unit community designed for American Indians who qualify based on income. A DIHFS clinic will be onsite to provide mental health and job training support. The Native Arts Artist-in-Residence program at the DENVER ART MUSEUM focuses on elevating Indigenous perspectives, and this year the museum is partnering with a Navajo Nation artist who examines critically threatened ecosystems. Says Rachel Flank Goldberg, major gifts officer for the museum, “Indigenous people positively impact our institution, and our identity is innately tied to the histories of Indigenous communities.”
An endowment fund is a powerful tool for organizations to achieve long-term financial stability, enabling them to make a lasting impact on the communities they serve. CHIC (COLLABORATIVE HEALING INITIATIVE WITHIN COMMUNITIES) was created to empower women and girls to create generational legacies of health and wealth. CHIC offers programs for Black girls and young women and creates spaces where they are encouraged to nurture their own health. For an organization focused on generational legacy, it was a natural progression to open an endowment fund at Rose Community Foundation. “The mission of CHIC is to build women’s emotional, cultural and social capital,” says Sade Cooper, co-founder and CEO. “Launching an endowment has helped us define legacy and understand that the work we are doing today is for a woman or girl that we will never meet.”
MIDDLE: The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary Inc.
BELOW: Adelante Community Development
ABOVE: Dylan McLaughlin, Denver Art Museum Native Arts 2024 Artist-in-Residence
ABOVE: Healing Generations Network
COMMUNITY
A RESPONSIBILITY TO JEWISH COMMUNAL NEEDS | Kehillah
Jewish community spaces serve as vibrant hubs where cultural, religious, and social connections intertwine to strengthen the fabric of Jewish identity. MOISHE HOUSE supports Jewish leaders in their 20s and 30s as they create home-based Jewish communities for themselves and their peers. With four communities in the Denver and Boulder area, residents help to turn their shared home into a center of Jewish life, and in turn, Moishe House subsidizes the cost of rent. These spaces have been particularly important following the October 7 attack on Israel; residents of one Denver Moishe House held a vigil that offered pastoral care for attendees. Says Hannah Maia, director of advancement, “in times like these, we’re proud of the work these young adults are doing to create vibrant communities that instill a sense of Jewish pride for participants.”
The CU BOULDER HILLEL serving University of Colorado Boulder and HILLEL OF COLORADO , serving University of Denver and Colorado State University, both provide a Jewish home-awayfrom-home for college students while building welcoming Jewish community on campus. Following October 7, the organizations saw an increased demand for programmatic offerings and meaningful engagement opportunities. Support from Rose Community Foundation is helping Hillel of Colorado increase the number of Jewish college students served by partnering with the GOLDA MEIR HOUSE to expand to the Auraria Campus which serves University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Community College of Denver. This expansion will enable Hillel to serve as a bridge for more Jewish students, connecting them to their heritage and a sense of belonging.
Cobbled Streets
In 2023, Rose Community Foundation awarded $2.9 million in support of the Denver Boulder Jewish ecosystem, including to organizations using Jewish values to respond to key social issues. MOVING TO OUR CENTER facilitates dialogue for the Jewish community focused on complex topics with the goal of bringing participants closer to the center of shared humanity. MTOC aims to demystify the notion of the “other,” by increased understanding around the root causes of biases and bringing Jewish people together around divisive issues.
“Our organization is rooted in Jewish values of respect, compassion and peace in our global community,” says founder Robyn Loup. “By transforming the ‘us versus them’ mentality, we can help to create a safer environment that fosters thriving communities.”
A longstanding giving circle run by Rose Community Foundation, ROOTS & BRANCHES FOUNDATION brings together Jewish young adults to learn together and make a difference in the Greater Denver community. Members participate in an eight-month program where they explore Jewish values, learn about local issues, and use the tools of strategic philanthropy to grant $50,000 together. The 2022–23 cohort of Roots & Branches chose to support organizations that are creating safe and welcoming spaces within the Jewish community. Grant recipients included JUDAISM YOUR WAY, KESHET, MOVING TRADITIONS and the STAENBERG-LOUP JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER These organizations are expanding inclusivity and accessibility programming for interfaith and interracial families and the LGBTQ+ community, increasing participants’ connection to their Jewish identity.
IN 2023, FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 7 ATTACK IN ISRAEL, DONOR-ADVISED FUNDHOLDERS AT ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MADE:
$969,352 $196,530 INCLUDING
IN GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES IN ISRAEL
TO THE ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND AT JEWISHCOLORADO
As part of a commitment to strengthening the local Jewish organizational ecosystem, Rose Community Foundation launched two professional development series tailored for Jewish nonprofits. LEADING PARTNERS COLORADO was designed for executive directors and board chairs of Jewish organizations to engage in coaching, masterclasses and relationship building. STRENGTH TO STRENGTH was a series of workshops for senior staff and trustees of Jewish nonprofits, offering training to ensure organizations are strong and sustainable. More than 40 organizations participated in these programs, engaging over 100 professional staff and lay leaders. EKAR FARM Executive Director Jason Plotkin emphasized the program’s importance in fostering peer relationships. “The Foundation has been our partner from the beginning, not only through investment in our mission but also by facilitating connections within the local Jewish community.”
FAR LEFT: Roots & Branches Foundation
MIDDLE: Keshet | BELOW: Moishe House
LEFT: Ekar Farm | ABOVE: Judaism Your Way | RIGHT: CU Boulder Hillel
EMPATHY
OUR EXPERIENCES—HISTORIC AND MODERN-DAY—CREATE INHERENT EMPATHY WITH THOSE IN NEED OF SUPPORT OR ALLIANCE
Avadim Hayinu B’Mitzrayim
The NEWCOMERS FUND was launched in December 2022 by Rose Community Foundation in partnership with the City and County of Denver, the State of Colorado, The Denver Foundation, Mile High United Way, and the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado. This fund mobilizes philanthropic support for new immigrants arriving in Colorado after fleeing unrest in South and Central America. In response to this humanitarian crisis, local nonprofits stepped in to fill the needs by providing emergency shelter, basic needs such as food and clothing, transportation, and school enrollment assistance. VIVE WELLNESS has been on the ground helping to address immigrants’ health and wellness needs. “After securing 250 leases for families, we ran out of funding, but still had another 20 families that had to leave the city shelters,” says Yoli Casas, executive director of ViVe. “Thanks to a grant from the Newcomers Fund, we were able to house those families.”
ORGANIZACIÓN PAPAGAYO utilized their initial grants to support immigrants’ essential needs while also elevating the vital need for emotional connection. “These dollars allowed us to provide housing and necessities like diapers for young families,” says Marielena Suarez, executive director at Papagayo. “We were also able to provide a human touch and connection for people who need it.”
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)
RIGHT: Healthy Air and Water
Refugee arrivals in Colorado increased rapidly in recent years, with individuals arriving from many countries including Afghanistan, Ukraine and Cuba. Many refugees have spent years or even decades in unstable conditions, and most have disrupted careers and education. The Colorado Refugee Services Program, a program of the Colorado Department of Human Services, partnered with Rose Community Foundation to launch the REFUGEE INTEGRATION FUND , which deploys federal dollars to support refugees in Colorado with mental health, legal aid and school-based assistance. ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS was one of four school districts to receive a grant to support the integration of new students from Afghanistan and other countries. The Newcomer Center, the first of its kind in Adams 12, opened in August 2023 and staff at the center help students adjust to life in an American high school. As the program grows, students are also making new friends, engaging in their learning and getting on a path to graduation. Says Superintendent Chris Gdowski, “it’s so important to have a place where you know you belong.”
Facilitating newcomers’ access to legal job opportunities is crucial for their integration into life in the United States, but navigating this process is inherently complex. In fall 2023, the federal government made available Temporary Protected Status and federal work authorization to many arriving populations; however, many newcomers don’t have a computer to access the application; the forms are complicated, and the process is costly. Clinics offering free legal aid, expedited application processing, and waiving of application fees have launched in the Denver area and contributions to the NEWCOMERS WORKFORCE FUND at Rose Community Foundation are helping to fund these efforts. Applicants have begun to receive their work permits, allowing them to find legal employment and build a life in Colorado. Says Steve Thompson, senior attorney at JUSTICE AND MERCY LEGAL AID CENTER , “this milestone is a testament to the effectiveness of our collective efforts and the positive impact we’re making in the lives of those we serve.”
Every week, 9NEWS’ KYLE CLARK offers up a weekly “Word of Thanks” segment highlighting nonprofits doing important work across the state and asking viewers to consider a small donation. When new immigrants began arriving in Denver in December 2022, Clark was flooded with requests from viewers asking how to help. The Newcomers Fund was featured as the weekly Word of Thanks that month and then twice again in 2023 as immigrant arrivals increased. These three campaigns cumulatively sparked over $200,000 in donations from thousands of viewers, with gifts ranging from 5 to $5,000. To Clark, the weekly microgiving campaigns speak to the power of collective action. “For me, giving a few dollars isn’t a statement about immigration policy,” says Clark. “It’s a statement about what we as Coloradans do when someone in our community is in need and we’re in a position to help.”
LEFT: Adams 12 Five Star Schools ABOVE: Warm Cookies of the Revolution BELOW MIDDLE: Screening of 9News documentary Una Vida Nueva BELOW LEFT: Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network | BELOW RIGHT: La Piñata del Aprendizaje
JUSTICE
DO NOT STAND IDLY BY IN THE FACE OF SUFFERING OR INJUSTICE | Lo Ta’amod Al Dam Rei’echa
Through civic engagement, community members gain a voice and closer proximity to the systems that affect their daily lives. In 2023, the Foundation awarded $555,000 in grants to support a broad scope of nonpartisan civic engagement activities that lift up the priorities of historically under-reached populations. ELEVATED DENVER is reshaping the conversation around homelessness by empowering those with lived experience to share their perspectives. The Elevated Denver podcast features interviews with Denverites experiencing homelessness, subject matter experts, and government officials to share their insights around this complicated topic. Ahead of the 2023 Denver mayoral election, podcast hosts interviewed the candidates about housing issues with questions informed by unhoused Denver residents. “By shifting power to those with lived experience, we are able to humanize the issue and highlight new solutions,” says Johnna Flood, CEO and co-creator. “In doing so, we can address systemic gaps and amplify what works.”
Policy and advocacy efforts play a pivotal role in fostering a sense of belonging for LGBTQ+ people, creating environments where they can thrive authentically. ONE COLORADO is a leading advocate for LGBTQ+ Coloradans and champions equitable policies on issues including safe schools, transgender rights and health care access. “We focus on lived and legal equality for LGBTQ+ Coloradans to ensure our community’s voices are represented within the halls of power,” says Executive Director Nadine Bridges. One Colorado is leading a 2024 statewide ballot measure campaign to safeguard marriage equality in Colorado. In addition to endorsing the measure and the bill referring it to the ballot, Rose Community Foundation contributed early to the campaign. These advocacy efforts help combat discrimination and ensure equal access to rights and opportunities for every person.
Community Resource Center
RIGHT: Elevated Denver
The strongest policies are created when community perspectives are represented throughout the decision-making process. NEW ERA COLORADO strives to advance the Youth Agenda, a policy platform designed by young people to create a more equitable future. “We create avenues for young people to make change by working in policy, organizing and civic engagement to create the world we want to live in,” says Nicole Hensel, executive director. During the 2023 legislative session, New Era won major gains for equitable access to reproductive health care by helping to pass the Safe Access to Protected Healthcare package; the organization is also one of the leaders in the Colorado Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice Coalition’s campaign’s work to pass a 2024 ballot initiative to codify protections for abortion in the state constitution. The Foundation is proud to have invested early, both in the nonprofits leading this effort and directly in the campaign itself.
The Colorado Capitol can be challenging to navigate for individuals who are not part of the groups that largely dominate policy-making spaces. Effective policy advocates need hard skills to influence the legislative process, yet few hands-on education opportunities exist for nonprofit staff hoping to advocate for the communities they serve. The Foundation sponsored grantees’ participation in the ADVOCACY RISING TRAINING SERIES , providing nonprofit staff members with a chance to expand their understanding of how to craft effective policies and build winning coalitions. Participants learned more about the Colorado state legislative process and applied those learnings to plan 2024 policy campaigns.
“These trainings strengthened my advocacy skills with a more technical understanding of power dynamics and strategic action,” says Brace Gibson, director of policy and engagement at COLORADO PERINATAL CARE QUALITY COLLABORATIVE . “It also reinforced the power of advocates to believe in their influence and own their impact.”
“Don’t fall in love with the problem,” is an admonition one hears frequently in philanthropy, underscoring the importance of seeking systemic solutions that tackle root causes, rather than programmatically addressing symptoms in perpetuity. ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION deployed $2.5 million in 2023 to nonprofit organizations that leverage advocacy to create conditions for equity and justice. The Foundation also strives to educate and inspire philanthropic partners, and hosted an event where donors delved into the organization’s policy grantmaking priorities and learned about local advocacy organizations. Donors were introduced to opportunities to invest in upstream levers that have the power to reduce barriers and unlock resources to structural solutions. By highlighting the pivotal role of policy and advocacy in driving long-term change, the convening underscored the importance of consistent and collaborative funding in addressing pressing local issues.
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9 1 POSITIONS TAKEN ON STATE LEGISLATION IN 2023. POSITIONS
LEFT: Curls on the Block
RIGHT: Growing Home
GRANTEES
JEWISH LIFE
18Doors
ACE: Arts, Culture and Education at the J Adamah Inc.
Anti-Defamation League, Mountain States Region
At The Well Project
Auraria Higher Education Center
BaMidbar
Beth Jacob High School
B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, Rocky Mountain Region
Boulder Jewish Community Center
Colorado Jewish Climate Action*
Congregation Rodef Shalom
CU Boulder Hillel Foundation
Denver Academy of Torah
Denver Community Kollel
Denver Jewish Day School
The Denver Kehillah
The Efshar Project*
Ekar Farm
Foundation for Jewish Camp
Hillel of Colorado
Honeymoon Israel
Israel Emergency Fund, JEWISHcolorado
Israeli-American Council Colorado
JEWISHcolorado
The Jewish Experience
Jewish Family Service of Colorado
Jewish Fertility Foundation
Jewish New Teacher Project
Jewish Studio Project
Judaism Your Way
Kabbalah Experience
Kavod Senior Life
Merkaz Torah V’Chesed
Mikvah of East Denver
Mizel Institute
Moishe House
“I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County
9to5 Colorado
AAPI Demographic Study & Needs Assessment, The Denver Foundation Academy of Urban Learning
Access Gallery
The Action Center
ActivateWork Inc.
Adams 12 Five Star School District
Adelante Community Development
African Chamber of Commerce Colorado
Alianza NORCO
The Alliance Center
American Alliance of Museums
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado
American Friends Service Committee
Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization*
Arrupe Jesuit High School
Association of Fundraising Professionals/AFP-CC
Atlantis Community, Inc.
Aurora Economic Opportunity Coalition
Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (formerly Aurora Mental Health Center)
Aurora Public School District
AYA Foundation
Ball Arena Community Benefits Agreement Committee*
Bayaud Enterprises
Bell Policy Center
Beth-El Mennonite Church
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
BRIC Fund, The Denver Foundation
Broomfield Resettlement Task Force
Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.
Capitol Hill Community Services
Casa de Paz
Castle Rock Pride
Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver, Inc.
Center for African American Health
Center for Community Wealth Building
Center for Health Progress
Center for Immigrants and Immigration Services
Center for Work Education and Employment
Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores
Cherry Creek School District
Child Advocates – Denver CASA
CIRC Action Fund
City and County of Broomfield
Civic Center Conservancy
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Cobalt Foundation
Cobbled Streets
Collaborative Healing Initiative Within Communities, Inc.
Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom
Colorado “I Have a Dream” Foundation
Colorado African Cultural Center*
Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network
Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists
Federation of Filipino American Associations Region 5
Feedback Labs, Inc.
First Mennonite Church of Denver
Focus Points Family Resource Center
Focus Reentry
Fortaleza Familiar*
Generation Schools Network
Generation Teach
Girl Scouts of Colorado
Girls Inc. of Metro Denver
Global Livingston Institute Govern for America
Great Education Colorado
Greater Denver CARES
Growing Home
Growing Our Future Coalition*
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
The HadaNõu Collective
Healthy Air and Water Colorado Action
History Colorado
Hope Communities
In Lak’ech Denver Arts*
INSPIRE
Institute for Leaders in Development*
Integrated Community
International Rescue Committee in Denver
Invest in Kids
Joy as Resistance
Juneteenth Festival
Juntos Community*
Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center
Justice for the People Legal Center
Keshet
Korey Wise Innocence Project at Colorado Law, University of Colorado Foundation
La Cocina
La Pinata del Aprendizaje*
Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking
Latina Initiative Colorado
Latino Community Foundation of Colorado
League of Women Voters of Colorado
Little Giants Learning Center
Longmont Community Foundation
Lutheran Family Services
Rocky Mountains
Maiker Housing Partners
The Master’s Apprentice
Mental Health Colorado
Metro DEEP*
Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation
Mi Casa Resource Center
Mi Familia Vota
MIEL Organization
Mile High 360
Mile High Early Learning
Mile High Ministries
United for Families/Mile High
United Way ECE Center
Mile High Youth Corps
Minds Matter Colorado
Mirror Image Arts
Montbello Organizing Committee
Montessori on Wheels*
Mosaic Church of Aurora
Motus Theater
Mountain Dreamers
Mountain Resource Center
Moving Traditions
Museo de las Américas
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
Muslim Youth for Positive Impact
NAMI Colorado
Newcomers Fund**
Newcomers Workforce Fund**
New Era Colorado Foundation
New Legacy Charter High School
New Teacher Center
Northeast Denver Housing Center
Nourish Colorado
One Colorado
One Colorado Education Fund
Out Boulder County
Outreach United Resource Center, Inc.
Papagayo
People of the Sacred Land
Struggle of Love Foundation
Su Teatro
PlatteForum
Preschool for All Coloradans
Prodigy Ventures Inc
Project C.U.R.E.
Project Protect Food Systems Workers
Project VOYCE
Project Worthmore
Providence Bible Church
Public Education & Business Coalition
Re:Vision
RedLine Contemporary Art Center
ReproCollab, Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund
Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute
Rocky Mountain Welcome Center
Rocky Mountain World Trade Center Institute
Roots Colorado
Roshni
Seasoned with Grace UnBoxed
Second Chance Center
Sense of Security
Servicios de la Raza
Sheridan Rising Together for Equity*
Sister Carmen Community Center
Soul 2 Soul Sisters
Soul Stories*
Spirit of the Sun
Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
St. Francis Center
Stand for Children Colorado
The Storytellers Project*
Street Fraternity
Sun Valley Youth Center
Temple Emanuel
Tepeyac Community Health Center
Thrive – Transformation At Work
Tigray Ethiopian Community Association in Colorado
Together Colorado
Trailhead Institute
TRAILS*
Transformative Leadership for Change*
Union Hall
United For A New Economy
United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Upstream Education Inc
Urban Peak
Village Exchange Center
The Village Institute*
Vintage Theatre Production Inc
ViVe
Vocal Coalition Youth Choirs*
Voces Unidas de las Montanas
Warm Cookies of the Revolution
Warren Village
Women’s Bean Project
The Women’s Foundation of Colorado
The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary, Inc.
Words To Power
Work Options
YESS Institute
You Be You Early Learning
Youth on Record
YouthRoots
*Fiscally sponsored by another entity
**An initiative of Rose Community Foundation
LEFT: Rose Community Foundation staff receiving an appreciation award from Shalom Park | ABOVE: Mountain Resource Center | BELOW: Call Me MISTER
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
DONOR-ADVISED & DONOR-DESIGNATED FUNDS
A&A Abarca Fund
The Enid M. and Mark J. Ablowitz
Philanthropy Fund
M & S Alexander Family Charity Fund
Altenberg-Plotkin Family Fund
The Anchor Fund
A-P Family Fund
Tiffany and Joel Appel Fund
David and Anna Asarch Family Fund
Atler Family Fund
August 23 Fund
Marti Awad Charitable Fund
The B6 Fund
Erev Banot Fund
The Bay Philanthropic Fund (RCF)
The Bender Greenberg Family Fund
Benenson Family Fund
Bernie Buck$ Fund
The BLTS Fund
David and Zita Bram Family Charitable Fund
Drinkwater Shneer Family Fund
Tracy Dunning & Eric Sondermann Family Fund
Eden Handler Donor Advised Fund
Eder-Adler Fund
EEC Intent Fund
Larry and Judy Ann Eichenbaum Family Fund
The Eichenbaum Lent Family Fund
The Ellie Fund
The Ferris Fund
Fink Family Fund
Fischborn Fund
Stephanie Foote Enterprise Fund
Lulu Frankel-Weisberg Family Fund
Friedman Family Foundation
Charles and Anne Garcia Fund
Ken Gart Family Fund
Tom and Margie Gart Family Fund
Roger and Jill Giller
Donor-Advised Fund
The J. Glick Donor-Advised Fund
GoFish Fund
Golden Hands Fund
David and Zita Bram Family Fund for the Sons of Israel Cemetery in Colorado Springs
Donna Bryson and Fredrick Glick
Family Charitable Fund
Bugdanowitz Family Fund
The Button Stores Philanthropy Fund
Calamus Fund of Phil Nash and Bob Janowski
David Carlson DAF
Chatfield Family Charitable Fund
Cheryl Clark Opportunity Fund
The Cohen Family Fund
David Cohen Charitable Fund
Lisa and Rich Cohn Family Fund
Mark Cordova Family Fund
The Corley Family Fund
Mary Gittings Cronin Fund
David J. and Vicki Perlmutter Dansky Fund
Barbara Mellman Davis Fund
DiBella Family Fund
Alison Dinn and Jeffrey Goodman Giving Fund
Dizzion Cares Fund
Good Karma Fund
The Gootys Fund
Grandwine Fund
Gerald and Lorna Gray Family Fund
Renee and Martin Gross Family Foundation
Guild Community Fund
Gwirtsman-Reichman Fund
HAC Intent Fund
Bailyn Handler Donor Advised Fund
Brad and Emeri Handler Family Fund
Tavi Handler Donor Advised Fund
The Hankin Family Charitable Fund
The Leslie & Andy Heins Family Fund
The Henry Family
A. Barry and Arlene F. Hirschfeld Family Fund
Charities Fund of the Family of Lewis J. Hoch
Ibex
Indyk Miller Family Fund
JAAHL SPIRIT’D Giving Fund
Leslie and Scott Jacobs Fund
Jahon Family Fund
Jewish Women’s Fund of Colorado
Larry and Helayne Jones Family Fund
Kalstein Family Fund
Keith Family Fund
Kentucky Reproductive Freedom Fund
Kikumoto Family Fund
Klondike Fund
David and Judy Koff Family Fund
The Korff Family Fund
Richard K. Kornfeld/Julie A. Malek Family Fund
Kortz Family Fund
L & M Charitable Fund
Ladis Family Fund
Lanig Family Fund
The Lanig Fund
Leaffer Family Charitable Fund
Leevers Family Foundation
Devora Leiser Fund for Jewish K-12 Education Scholarships
Alan and Leslie Levine Family Fund
Gary D. Levine Memorial Fund for the JCC
Gary D. Levine Memorial Fund
J. Leonard and Myra B. Levy Fund
Nathan Levy Fund
Lightning Bug
Liner Family Foundation
Linn - Gittelman Charitable Fund
Lion Heritage Fund
The Mally Fund
Don Marcotte Memorial Fund
The Mariposa Fund
Ernest and Ona Marshall Fund
Ona and Ernest Marshall Fund
Mayer-Rose Family Philanthropic Fund
Mayer Selig Philanthropic Fund
Emery Mendel Family Fund
The Micah Fund
Steven M. Mizel Charitable Gift Fund
Susie and Perry Moss Family Fund
MTC Intent Fund
Nevet Sydell Montgomery Endowment Fund for Temple Sinai
Devra & Michael Ochs Charitable Fund
Jane D. Oppenheim Fund
Opportunity Ventures
ABOVE: Rose Youth Foundation LEFT: Rose Community Foundation receiving the Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Community Leadership Award from Jewish Family Service of Colorado.
1,235 GRANTS DISTRIBUTED
OF DOLLARS GRANTED WENT TO ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE SEVENCOUNTY GREATER DENVER REGION OF
Over the Rainbow Fund
Papa Marv Fund
The Pollock Family Fund
Pollock/Gorden Donor-Advised Fund
Kami and Neil Pomerantz Charitable Fund
JHJ Posner Family Fund
Price Sibling Fund
Ready Foods Fund
The RLMF Donor-Advised Fund
Lisa and John Robinson Family Fund
Marcia and Richard L. Robinson Family Fund
Laurie and Chris Romer Fund
Schauble Family Charitable Fund
Schneider Malek Family Fund
SEO Oxman Charitable Fund
Seserman Family Fund
The Shmerling Family Fund
Marvin and Harriet Shogan Family Fund
Judith and Martin Shore Donor-Advised Fund
Silvers Refuah Shlema Fund
Smith Family Rose Foundation Fund
Sosa Family Fund
The Spirituals Project Endowment Fund
Spruce Fund
Debra Strear Aleinikoff Memorial Fund
Allan and Helena Striker Donor-Advised Fund
Gary and Lin Sunshine Fund
Sweet Friend Fund
The Thorpe Family Fund
Zahn Vance Thorpe Fund
Michael & Pegi Touff Donor-Advised Fund
The Townsend Fund
Richard B. Tucker Family Fund
Ukanhaddat Fund
The Vanderburg Family Fund
Wald and Weiser Fund
The Waldbaum Family Fund
The WaterBlum Fund
WE4Smith Foundation
The Jerry and Nancy Weil Family Fund
The WeiZan Family Fund
Welsch Farber Family Fund
The Wherewithal Fund
Wilkinson Family Fund
Williamson Family Fund
Carolyn and Dave Wollard Donor-Advised Fund
The Wolman Family Fund
Xorak Fund
The Yourtz Family Fund
$8.6 MILLION IN TOTAL GRANTMAKING
Colorado Afghan Evacuee Support Fund
Colorado Media Project
CRSP Refugee Integration Fund
Early Childhood Leadership Commission
Early Childhood Mental Health Fund
Economic Opportunity Fund
Friends of Colorado Student Leaders Institute (COSLI)
General Rose Statue Project
Generation Now Circle
Gun Violence Prevention Funders Collaborative
Jewish Life Field of Interest Fund
Learning League
Live On | Life & Legacy Metro Denver Nonprofit Loan Fund
LEFT: Moishe House
LEFT: Aliance Center
Newcomers Fund
Newcomers Workforce Fund
Organizing for Education in Colorado Funders
Collaborative (formerly Colorado Education
Organizing Funders Collaborative)
Policy and Advocacy Field of Interest Fund
Roots & Branches Foundation
Rose Women’s Circle Fund
Sachs Foundation Fund
Sheila Bugdanowitz Leadership Development Award Fund
Sue Miller Transitions Fund
Together Fund
NONPROFIT ENDOWED & NONPROFIT DESIGNATED FUNDS
168 14 TOTAL FUNDS INCLUDING NEW FUNDS IN 2023
66% OF ENDOWED FUNDS TOOK A DISTRIBUTION 67% OF NONPROFIT FUNDHOLDERS PARTICIPATED IN AN ENDOWMENT BUILDING PATHWAY PROGRAM IN 2023
ADL Mountain States
- ADL Regional Director Restricted Fund
- Anti-Defamation League New Century Endowment Fund
- Atheneus Humanities Fund for the Anti-Defamation League
- Barbara and Norman Gray Fund
Aish of the Rockies Endowment Fund
AJC Colorado Legacy Endowment Fund
The Alexander Foundation Endowment Fund
Anchor Center Endowment
The Arc of Colorado
Art Students League of Denver
Ascend Performing Arts Fae Tourtel Endowment Fund
The Blue Bench
- The Blue Bench Fund
- The Blue Bench Endowment Fund
BMH-BJ Congregation Endowment Fund
B’nai Havurah
- B’nai Havurah Designated Legacy Fund
- B’nai Havurah Endowment Fund
Boulder Jewish Community Center
- Ablowitz Early Childhood Education Fund
- ACE Endowment
- Ellie Pearl Berg Memorial Early Childhood Center and Camp Program Endowment Fund
- The Boulder Jewish Community Center Endowment Fund
- Brianna Friedman Memorial Fund
- Ari Pollachek Memorial Arts Fund
- Ilona Irene Rosenschein Holocaust Education Fund
Boulder Jewish Community Foundation Endowment Fund
Brent’s Place
- Brent’s Place Legacy Fund
- Nair Family Fund
Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver
- Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver Endowment Fund
- The Holocaust Awareness Institute Fund
- The Dr. Irwin E. Vinnik Fellowship Supplementary Fund
- Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner Community Cultural Fund
Cherry Creek Schools Foundation
- Cherry Creek Schools Foundation Designated Fund
- Cherry Creek Schools Foundation Endowment Fund
CHIC Growth Fund
CIRC-Unity Fund
Clayton Early Learning
Colorado Agency for Jewish Education Endowment
Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
- Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence - BOD Reserve
- Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
- Long Term Investment
Colorado Nonprofit Association Designated Fund
$4.6 MILLION CONTRIBUTED TO NONPROFIT ENDOWED & DESIGNATED FUNDS
$1.4 MILLION ENDOWED FUND DISTRIBUTIONS
$734 THOUSAND DESIGNATED FUND DISTRIBUTIONS
Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation
- CRHDC Building Strong Foundations Endowment Fund
- CRHDC Designated Fund
Compañeros Endowment Fund
Congregation Beth Evergreen
- Congregation Beth Evergreen Endowment Fund
- Ellen Diesenhof Educational Endowment Fund
Crowley Foundation Legacy Fund
Denver Academy of Torah
- Denver Academy of Torah Endowment Fund
- Englard Fund
- Makovsky Fund
- MBG Foundation Fund
- Obby Shames Fund
Denver Children’s Choir Endowment Fund
Denver Family Institute Endowment Fund
Denver Film Society Endowment
Denver Jewish Day School
- Auerbach Family Children’s Fund
- Denver Jewish Day School Endowment Fund
- Jack Robinson Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Rose Medical Center Sports and Fitness Endowment
- Charles and Louise Rosenbaum Scholarship Fund
Denver Kollel 5C
Denver Public Schools Foundation Endowment Fund
Denver Rotary Club Foundation: Don & Margo Schlup Family Endowment
Denver Scholarship Foundation Endowment Fund
Denver Urban Gardens
Douglas County Libraries Foundation
- Douglas County Libraries Foundation Fund
Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County Endowment Fund
Emily Griffith Foundation
- Emily Griffith Opportunity Endowment at Rose Community Foundation
- Margaret Hayes McKechnie Scholarship
- Arthur Moss Memorial Family Fund
- Brian Thompson Memorial Fund
Foundation for Douglas County Schools
The Fund for Impact on Education
Girl Scouts of Colorado
- The Rae Ann and Richard Dougherty Look Wider International Travel Fund for Girl Scouts of Colorado
- Dream Bigger Endowment for Girl Scouts in Routt County
- Endowment for Denver Metro Outreach - CenturyLink
- Stephanie A. Foote Leadership Prize Endowment Fund
- GSCO Board Designated Fund
- GSCO Board Designated Fund #2 MSR/DU Funds
- GSCO Endowment for Capital Replacement
- GSCO Jorgensen Endowment
- Mary Jo Jacobs, M.D Memorial Girl Scout Adventure Fund
- Doris M Knudsen Sterling Endowment Fund for Girl Scouts of Colorado
- MMR Capital
- MMR Capital - Zip Line
- MP Camp Operating Fund
- Zonta Endowment for Denver Metro Outreach
Girls Athletic Leadership Schools of Denver Endowment Fund
The GrowHaus Endowment Fund
Growing Home
Hillel of Colorado
- Hillel of Colorado Endowment Fund
- Hillel Political Education Fund
- Raphael Levy Program Endowment
- Daniel Aaron Lipson Memorial Mental Health Fund
- Annie Rosen Fund
- Schayer Leadership Fund
- Siegel Endowment Fund
Dorotha Hogue Endowment Fund
benefiting Florence Crittenton Services
Invest in Kids Endowment Fund
Jewish Community Center of Denver
- Rosyne Gardenswartz Memorial Fund
- The JAAMM FEST Endowment Fund
- The Harold Lane Memorial Fund
- Gary D. Levine Fund
- Dena and Charlie Miller Theatre Fund
- Rose Medical Center Fund
- Jerry Spitz Memorial Education Fund
- Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Endowment Fund
- Wolf Theatre Academy Fund
Jeffco Library Foundation Endowment
Jewish Family Service of Colorado
- Jewish Family Service of Colorado Endowment
- The Raphael Levy Memorial Foundation Endowment for Refugees and Mental Health Services
- Metzler Family Childhood Learning Program
Kavod Senior Life Allied Jewish Apartments Endowment
Kempe Community Children’s Fund
La Veta Cuchara Foundation Designated Fund
The Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking Endowment Fund
Latinas First Foundation
- Latinas First Foundation Endowed Fund
- Phyllis E. Lucero Scholarship Fund
Latino Community Foundation of Colorado Endowment
L’dor Vador Circle, Aspen Jewish Congregation
Lighthouse Writers Fund
The Logan School Endowment Fund
Maria Droste Counseling Center Linda E. McKinzie Legacy Fund
Mending Faces
- Mending Faces Designated Fund
- Mending Faces Endowment Fund
Mental Health Colorado Jeanne M. Rohner Endowment Fund
Mesa Verde Foundation Operating Endowment
Mikvah of East Denver Fund
Mile High 360 Educational Legacy Fund
Minds Matter Colorado
- Choksi Family Endowment of Minds Matter Colorado
- Minds Matter Colorado General Endowment
Mizel Museum Endowment Fund
The Montessori School of Washington Park Endowment
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
NAMI Colorado Springs Endowment Fund
National Council of Jewish Women Colorado
Northglenn Youth Theatre Scholarship Endowment
Parent Possible Endowment
Posner Center for International Development
Ponderosa High School Bret Weller Scholarship Fund
Project PAVE
- Project PAVE Designated Fund
- Project PAVE Endowment Fund
RedLine Endowment Fund
Rise Above Colorado
- Rise Above Colorado Designated Fund
- Rise Above Colorado Endowment Fund
RMIAN Endowment Fund
Rose Andom Center
- Rose Andom Center Designated Fund
- Rose Andom Center Endowment Fund
Rose Youth Foundation Endowment Fund
Save Our Youth
Sewall Child Development Center
- Sewall Child Development Center Endowment
- Sewall Child Development Center Teacher Fund
Shalom Park
- Shalom Park Endowment
- Milton and Lillian Toltz Staff Appreciation Fund
Summit Huts Association
- Francie’s Cabin Designated Fund
- Francie’s Cabin Endowment Fund
- Janet’s Cabin Designated Fund
- Janet’s Cabin Endowment Fund
- Sisters Cabin Designated Fund
- Sisters Cabin Endowment Fund
Tara Performing Arts High School Endowment Fund
Temple Emanuel
- Congregation Emanuel Fund
- Temple Emanuel Fund
Temple Grandin School Endowment Fund
Temple Micah
- Temple Micah Designated Fund
- Temple Micah Endowment Fund
Temple Sinai Endowment Fund
Third Way Center Endowment Fund
Violence Free Colorado
- Violence Free Colorado Designated Fund
- Violence Free Colorado Endowment Fund
Warren Village
WeeCycle Endowment Fund
Yeshiva Toras Chaim Endowment Fund
YESS Institute
Nathan Yip Foundation
- Nathan Yip Foundation Endowment Fund
- Nathan Yip Foundation Designated Projects Fund
- NYF Guang Yu Restricted Fund
ABOVE: Cultivando | ABOVE RIGHT: Urban Peak
Warm Cookies of the Revolution
Breaking Chains Building Bonds
DONORS
10:30 Catholic Community
Cantor Audrey and David Abrams
Dorothy Abrams
Pat Acks
Anna Alarid
Rachel Alexander
Candace Allen
Pamela Allison
Allyn Family Foundation
The Aloha Foundation
Judy Altenberg and Bruce Plotkin
Jordan Alvillar
Amazon
Nicole Ament
Arapahoe County Government
Katherine Archuleta and Edmundo Gonzales
Anna and David Asarch
Jodi Asarch
Nancy Asdigian
Penny Ashley-Lawrence
Carrie Augustine
Martha “Marti” J. Awad
Ayuda Colorado Fund
The B6 Fund
Brittany Bailey
Catherine Elizabeth Bain
Holly Baroway
Ray Barrie-Kivel
Basement Council Giving Account
The Bay Philanthropic Fund (RCF)
Graig Bears
Joan Becker
Katie Behnke Harris
Madeleine and Mandell Berman
Support Foundation
Elaine Berman
Adam Bickford
Bills Family Charitable Fund
The Bilodeau Family
The Blanco Family
Amanda Blaurock
Kelly Blynn
Arlene Bobrow
Boettcher Foundation
Libby Bortz
Bortz-Boyer Family Charitable Fund
The Bortz Vanguard Charitable Account Fund
Elizabeth Bourguet
Amy Bowles
Allan Brett
Brett Family Foundation
Susan Briggs
Charleen Brown
VJ Brown
The Buck Foundation
Sarah Bushong-Weeks
Ethyll M. Call
Mike and Susan Canham
Caring for Colorado Foundation
David Carlson
Cynthia Carpenter
Sonia Carrola
Sis Carroll
Richard Carruth
Carson Foundation
Laura Cary
Theresa Casey
Center for Spiritual Living Denver
Becky Chambers
Mary Chavez-Rey
Kyle Clark
The Clarks
Maureen Clarry
Thomas Closs
Susan Cobb
The Cohen Family Fund
The Nancy Cohen & Jim Wason Fund
Tes Cohen
Colorado Access Foundation
Colorado Gives Foundation
The Colorado Health Foundation
The Colorado Trust
Comcast
Kimberly Corley
Kelly Costello and Jake McWilliams
The Crawley Family
Credit Union of Colorado
CRL Associates
Gay and Barry Curtiss-Lusher
Drew Cutright
Robert Dalton
Dr. Janine Davidson and David Kilcullen
Sarah Dawson
Scott Dawson
David Deboskey
Jessica Denning
The Denver Foundation
Carolyn and John Diana
Amy Diaz
Mary Pauline Diaz-Frasene
DiBella Family Fund
Dr. Nicholas DiBella
Isaac Dietzel
Kate and Josh Dinar
FloraJane DiRienzo
Stephanie Donner
Mary C. and Daniel L. Dubois
Larry J. Dumont
Breanne Duncan
Early Care and Education Workforce
Policy Coalition
Mary Ebrahimi
eGauge Systems LLC
Lindy Eichenbaum Lent and Jason Lent
Douglas K. Eldred
Ann Eldridge
Therese and Jeff Ellery
Peter Ellis
Nadia El Mallakh and Paul Washington
Marit Evans
Brian J. Fernandez
Selene Figueroa
Ryan Findley
Amelia and Andrew Fink
Emma Fiore
Patricia S. Fitzgerald
Stacey Aviva Flint and Allen Katz
Judith Fong
Erin Foster West
Fox-Wright Charitable Fund
Yvette Frampton
Karl Friedman
Dr. Lisa and Dr. Stephen Friedman
Jeannie and John Fuller
Carmelita Galicia-Munoz
James Gallardo
Mary Gallivan
Jean and Ben Galloway
Elaine Gampel
ABOVE: Nonprofit Endowment Cohort Celebration
Ben Garnett Charitable Fund
Marjorie and Thomas Gart
Gary Philanthropy
James Gates Family Fund
Michael Gavlak
David Gebhardt
Rheda Gerlock
Ruth Gerrity
Shannon Gifford and Jerry Glick
Jack and Lisa Gildar Family Fund
Mellenie and Jay Goebel
Margery Goldman
Robert Goldstein
Goltenstein Giving Fund
Aaron Gonzales
Marie and Matt Gordon
Allyson Goto
Chyla Graham
The Philip & Susan Greenberg Fund
Groundwater Family Foundation
Mark Grueskin
Celeste Grynberg
Michael Guthrie
Brad and Emeri Handler Family Fund
Amy and Eric Hansen
Theresa Lieber and Lane Hart
Carole Harvell
Paula and Allan Harvey
Wendy Hawthorne
Mary Haynes
Maureen Hearty
Kerri Hecox
Isabella Heepke-Laws
Scott Heymann
Jeff Hinrichs
Arlene and Barry Hirschfeld
Tania and Kenneth Ho
Aaron Hoffman
Judson B. Hollingsworth
Laurel Hortick
Michelle Hovet and Paul Millman
Chen-Pin Hu
Alisha Hubbell
John Huggins
Dana and Bill Hughes
Curt Hull
Kristin Hultquist
Cathy Anderson Hyams and Mark Hyams
Sarah Indyk and Charlie Miller
Tejas Iyer
Brenda and Charles Jacklin
Janet and Gary Jacobs
Shari Jacobs
Eleanor Jensen
JNS Architecture + Interior Design
Deidre Johnson
Pam and Chris Johnstone
Helayne and Larry Jones
David Kameron
Robin Kane
Krishna Kantheti
Shara Kaplin
Abby Kaufman
Lisa Kaufmann
Kearney Realty
The Keller Family Fund at The Denver Foundation
Mary Katherine Kerr
Zachary Kiefer
Tamara Killion
Eunice Kim
Alex Kimata
Erin Kimmel
Kenneth King Foundation
The Kitchens Family
Sarah Klahn
Roberta and Dr. Melvyn Klein
Martha Koestner
Grace Koo Wickersham
Lisa and Brad Kornfeld
Emily Kornhauser
The Jess and Rose Kortz and Pearl Rae Foundation
Estate of Carol J. Koscove
Joel Kralj
Kathy Kreidler
John Krieger
Steven D. Kris
Morris J. Krohn Memorial Foundation
Justin C. Kroll
Sarah and Brian Kurz
Kristin Mary Ladd
Todd Landrum
Daniel Larrabee
Coates Lear
Gretchen and Scott Lenamond
Leslie Levine
Ann and William Levis
Carina J. Ley and Dylan W. Seib
The Lim and Lajarin Family
Julia Limes
Jonathan Lin
Catherine Lindsey
Ann and Hal Logan
Julie and Don Losasso
Stacie Loucks
C. James Lovett
Michelle Lucero
M & S Alexander Family Charity Fund
Wendy S. Macbeth
The MacMeier Foundation
The MacRitchie Family
George Madrid
Evi and Evan Makovsky
Lauren and Chris Maley
Audrey and Richard Mandell
The Marigold Project
Ona and Ernest Marshall Fund
Dianna May
Barbara and Steven McDonald
Christy McElhaney
Ellen McGinnis
Patrick McGovern
Caitlin McHugh
Michael L. McKay
Donald McKee
David McManness
Dorothy and John McNeill
Naz Medhanie and Arkan Haile
Anne Mehlman
Drea Mendez
LEFT: OneTable | ABOVE: Colorado Youth Congress | BELOW: Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center
Bonnie Merenstein
Stephanie Messenger
Marilyn Messersmith
Jake Meuli
Richard Meyer
Jennifer Michuda
Doreen Molk
Elizabeth Montgomery
Nancy Montville
Emily Moore
Tracie Moore
La Familia Moraga
Elisabeth Morales
Laura Moran
Scott Morrissey
Monte Moses
Beth Moyski
Norma Mozee
Vicki and Michael Mueller
Hal Naiman
Keturah Nelson
Kathy Neustadt
Newton Family Fund
Mark Nolan
Mary Norbury-Glaser and Dr. David Glaser
David J. North
Kathy North
Abraham Nussbaum
Gillian Nyland
Blanca O’Leary
Elizabeth Och
Maren Olson and Craig Dixon
David Oppenheim
Lisa Opper and Jason Ortman
Zoe Osherow
Whitney Owen
Leslie Padilla and Michael McNair
Rick Palacio
Kristen Palmer
Emily and Antonio Pares
Jon Megran Parrish
Dharam Patel
Emily Payne
Jake Pearson
Leah Peer
Marian Penny
Katie Peshek
Barry Petersen
David Petroy
Elizabeth Peyton
Lorraine Pickinpaugh
John Pitlick
Gretchen Platt and Charles Bartberger
Jeremy Plotkin
Melinda Pollack and Tony Frank
Cheryl Pollman
Kami and Neil Pomerantz
Charitable Fund
David R. Porter
Susan Powers
Marlene Price
Morris W. Price Jr.
Amy and Alex Pulley
DONORS
CONTINUED
Lorii Rabinowitz
Jaya Raju
Tara Raju and Stephen Newman
Daniel Ramos
Jennifer Ramos
Elise Ran
Marlys Raycraft
Ryan Rector
Diane E. Reddin
Katie Reinisch
Karen Reinking
The Reisinger-Skolnick Family
Dr. Eli Reshotko
Julie and Matthew Rich
Susan and Edward Robinson
Lisa and John Robinson
Marcia and Dick Robinson
Scott Robinson
Elizabeth A. Robischon
Kelli and Kevin Rojas
Alli Romano and Seth Cohen
ABOVE: DAVA’s Creative Action by Teens Program | ABOVE RIGHT: Roshni | LEFT: Rose Community Foundation staff receiving the 2023 HUD Secretary’s Award for PublicPhilanthropic Partnerships
Susan Rona
Wil Rosser
Rossetter Foundation
Cindy and Carl Rossow
Rotberg/Comens/Booth Foundation
ER Rush Nollenberger
Adrienne Russman and Teva Sienicki
Deborah Sands Gartenberg
Rick Sapkin
Afshin Sarvestani and Chad Skurdahl
Amanda Sawyer
Andy Sayler
Dan Schachtner
Brian Scherf
Nyanna and Aden Schloegl
Dr. Rodney A. Schmidt
Scott Schroeder
Ken Schwartz
Rachel Schwartz
Emma and Christian Schwarz
Josh Scott
Marjorie Seawell
SENDINGSupport Foundation
Seeb Family Fund
Julie Selsberg
Seventy West
Bijal and Smit Shah
Scott Shambaugh
Joshua Shapiro
Lynne and Steve Shaver
John Sheridan
Judith and Martin Shore
Leslie and Mark Sidell
Traci and Michael Sidon
Gail Sigman
Julia Simhai
Dr. Will Simpkins
Smith Capital Investors
Catherine Smith
Marah Smith
Somach Simmons & Dunn
Laurie Sorkin
Stephen D. Sparn
Karen Sparrow
Lauren J. Spieller
SSJ Charitable Fund
STARS Fund
Heather Stauffer
Sheryl Stefaniak
Michael Stewart
Gary Stiefler
Barbara M. Straw
The Strober Family
James Sullivan
Gary and Lin Sunshine FundJudith and Meyer Sussman
Hillary Tae-Gomez
Erin and Edmund Tatar
Temple Sinai and Rabbi Richard Rheins
Paul Teske
Debra Thomas
Karen and Richard Thomas
Kristin and Patrick Thompson
Parvensky Tierney Giving Fund
Peggy and Timothy Toppin
Maria Torres Ariceaga Chavez and David Villeco
Michael and Pegi Touff Donor Advised Fund
Jennifer Tourkin
Deanne Tucker
Beverly Tuel
John Turnage
Twelve Twenty-One Fund
Tykeson Family Charitable Trust
Michael and Dana Udlock
The Vasan Family
Elizabeth Veenstra
Hollie Velasquez Horvath
Eve L. Verderber Charitable Fund
Nga Vuong-Sandoval
Katie and Michael Wall
Donald Wallace
Mark Wallis
Laura Warren
Lynn Waterman-Blum and Dennis Blum
Alex L. Weaver
Lisa Weil
The WeiZan Family Fund
Mark Weindling
Susan Weindling
Leah Weinkle
Allison Werner
Ann H. West
Elene and Timothy West
Rachel Weston Rowell
The Wherewithal Fund
Bonnie and Ron Wilkins
Brian Wilkinson
Elsbeth Williams
Donna J. Williams
Melissa Bell Winter
Josh and Meghan Wisell
Susan C. Wofford Charitable Fund
Wolf Family Foundation
Alex Woods and Michael Kaplan
Xorak Fund
Gary Yamashita
Zemel Family Charitable Fund
David B. Zerger
Jaye and William Zessar
The Zimmer Family
Dayna Zolle
Lisa Zolle
Matthew Zuckerman
Anonymous Donors (77)
ROSE COMMUNITY LEGACY CIRCLE
THE LEGACY CIRCLE HONORS THOSE WHO HAVE GENEROUSLY PROVIDED FOR GIFTS TO AND THROUGH ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS.
Enid M. and Mark J. Ablowitz
Sheryl and Milroy Alexander
Judy Altenberg and Bruce Plotkin
Jennifer Atler
Marilyn Van Derbur Atler and Lawrence Atler
Elise and Brian Barish
Ellen Beller
Libby Bortz
Zita* and David* Bram
VJ Brown
Sheila* and Richard* Bugdanowitz
David Carlson
Shanti Chacko and Graig Weisbart
Bill Clarke
James W.* and Peggy* Clausen
Susan Cobb and Kate Shea
Lisa Reckler Cohn
Mark Cordova
Mary Gittings Cronin
The Curtiss-Lusher Family
Vicki and David Dansky
Maxine* and Fred* Davine
Rae Ann and Richard E. Dougherty
Tracy Dunning and Eric Sondermann
Therese and Jeff Ellery
The Ellie Fund
Erica and Elliott Farber
Sheryl and Kenneth Feiler
Amelia and Andrew Fink
Stephanie Foote
Anne and Charles Garcia
Marjorie and Thomas Gart
Shannon Gifford and Jerrold L. Glick
Katherine Gold
The Goldberg Family
Margery Goldman
Lynda Mallinoff Goldstein*
Julia and Dr. Jonathan Gordon
Renee and Martin C.* Gross
Lauren Handler and John Silva
J. Bourge Hathaway
Joan and Mark Henneberry
Betsy Herrick and Milt Kahn
Lisa M. Herschli
Arlene and Barry Hirschfeld
Elsa Holguín and Ed Lucero
Sarah Indyk and Charlie Miller
Dianne and Michael Jacobsen
Dr. Robert R. Janowski and
Phillip A. Nash
Helayne and Larry Jones
Gale and Ron Kahn
Leslie B. Karotkin
Kathy and Rob Klugman
Judy and David Koff
Lisa Stein Kornfeld and Brad Kornfeld
Mary Lou and Donald* Kortz
Carol J. Koscove*
Elizabeth Kris
Steven D. Kris
Johanna and Manny Ladis
Hilreth Lanig
Dr. Indira S. Lanig
Mary Lee and Jay Schusterman
Devora Leiser*
Lindy Eichenbaum Lent and Jason Lent
Gaye Leonard
Laure and Scott Levin
Diane and Steven Levine
Ann and William Levis
Myra Levy*
Norman Levy*
Robyn Loup
Suzann and John Love
Ian K. Macgillivray
Evi and Evan Makovsky
Julie Malek and Rick Kornfeld
Miriam Mazel and Mark Hockenberg
Arthur E.* and Terrie L.* McAlarney
Revocable Trusts
Barbara Altenberg McDonald
Barbara Mellman Davis
Bonnie and Dr. Jerry*
Merenstein
Bobbi Lou Miller
Lisa Farber Miller
Sue Miller*
Elaine Millman*
Carol and Larry Mizel
Naomi* and Ronald Montoya
Susie and Perry Moss
Kathy Neustadt
Gillian Nyland
Barbara and Neil Oberfeld
Essie and Jordon* Perlmutter
Patrice (Hall) Pierce
Helene and David* Pollock
Joanne Posner-Mayer
Dr. Dean Prina
Melinda Quiat
Roberta and Gerald* Quiat
Henry Rasof*
Dr. Nancy Reichman and Charles Gwirtsman
Lisa and John Robinson
Marcia and Richard Robinson
Susan and Edward Robinson
Rachel Romer
Mona J. Rosenberg
Alec Sarche
Nichole E. Scott
Miriam Sherman*
Debra and Dr. Jim Shmerling
The Shogan Family
Judith and Martin H. Shore
Darlene Silver
Dale and Robert* Silverberg
Dr. William S. Silvers
Terry Smith
Helena and Allan Striker
Jean and Charles Townsend
Richard B. Tucker*
Liz Ullman
Irit and Dr. Art Waldbaum
WE4Smith Foundation
Carolyn and David Wollard
Teresa* and Gary Yourtz
Anonymous Legacy Donors (12)
* Of blessed memory
ABOVE: Upstream Education | BELOW: JCC Denver
STAFF
as of April 2023
Anna Alarid
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Judy Altenberg
Director of Donor Funds and Legacy Giving
Brittany Bailey
Accounting Associate
Ray Barrie-Kivel Policy and Advocacy Manager
VJ Brown
Community Impact Officer
Mary Chavez-Rey Office Manager
Kelly Costello
Director of Grants Management
Marit Evans Information Systems Manager
Amelia Fink
Director of Nonprofit Funds and Endowments
Carmelita Galicia-Munoz Philanthropy Advisor
Mellenie Goebel
Nonprofit Endowments Advisor
Mary Haynes
Director of Talent and Administration
Chen-Pin Hu
Grants Coordinator
Sarah Indyk Chief Philanthropy Officer
COMMITTEES
as of April 2023
AUDIT AND FINANCE
Josh Dinar, Chair
Lorii Rabinowitz
Matthew Rich
Michael Touff
Brian Wilkinson
COMMUNITY GRANTMAKING
Lorii Rabinowitz, Chair
Jon Asher
Stephen Brackett
Perla Gheiler
Amy Kiefer Hansen
Ryan Harris
Deidre Johnson
Heather Lafferty
Lydia Prado
Lisa Robinson
Jeremy Shaver
Tom Thorpe
Michael Touff
Gary Yamashita
Lorena Zimmer
INVESTMENT
Brian Wilkinson, Chair
Martha “Marti” J. Awad
Barry Curtiss-Lusher
Steven A. Cohen
Krishna Kantheti
Eunice Kim
Tejas Iyer Donor and Fund Services Coordinator
Mary Katherine Kerr Philanthropic Services Coordinator
Emily Kornhauser
Director of Collaborative Philanthropy
Sarah Kurz Chief Impact Officer
Gretchen Lenamond Chief Financial Officer
Lindy Eichenbaum Lent President and CEO
Catherine Lindsey Committee Liaison
Elisabeth Morales
Digital Communications Associate
Richard L. Robinson
Paul Washington
JEWISH LIFE
Kathy Neustadt, Chair
Steven Abelman
David Asarch
Barry Curtiss-Lusher
Josh Dinar
Stacey Aviva Flint
Abby Kaufman
Matthew LeBauer
Evi Makovsky
Matthew Rich
Susan Rona
Julie Selsberg
Leslie Sidell
Scott Wasserman
Gillian Nyland
Philanthropic Initiatives Coordinator
Katie Peshek
Director of Communications and Outreach
Tara Raju
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
Kelli Rojas
Vice President of Operations
Jacob Rosenblum
Director of Jewish Community Grants and Partnerships
Afshin Sarvestani
Accounting and Benefits Manager
Emma Schwarz
Controller
Maria Torres
Community Impact Officer
PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES
Barry Curtiss-Lusher, Chair
Elise A. Barish
Robin Chalecki
Sade Cooper
Therese Ellery
Jonathan Fung
Elaine Gampel
Margie Gart
Johanna Ladis
Nathan Levy
Morris W. Price Jr.
Brian Rothberg
Morgan Seibel
Stephanie Stein
Desta Taye-Channell
Irit Waldbaum
Ken Weil
POLICY AND ADVOCACY
Julie Selsberg, Chair
Katherine Archuleta
Sharmila Basu Mann, Ph.D.
Beverly Buck
Janine Davidson, Ph.D.
Helayne Jones
Steven Kris
Sam Mamet
Monte Moses, Ph.D.
Michael Niyompong
Kevin Patterson
Tiana Patterson
Melinda Pollack
Daniel Ramos
Nancy Reichman
Adrienne Russman
Paul Teske, Ph.D.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOUNDING TRUSTEES
Linda G. Alvarado
Joseph M. Aragon
David C. Boyles
Fred T. Davine*
Steven W. Farber*
Jeannie Fuller
Stephen Kurtz
Norman Levy*
Sister Lydia M. Peña, Ph.D.
David M. Pollock*
Richard L. Robinson
Stephen H. Shogan, M.D.
Martin H. Shore
Robert A. Silverberg*
Richard B. Tucker*
Albert C. Yates, Ph.D.
FORMER PRESIDENTS AND CEOS
Sheila Bugdanowitz*
Donald L. Kortz*
*Of blessed memory
Steven A. Cohen
Lisa Robinson Chair
Janine Davidson, Ph.D.
Josh Dinar
Martha “Marti” Awad Chair-Elect
Brad Kornfeld
Kathy Neustadt
Morris W. Price, Jr. Lorii Rabinowitz
Jeannie Ritter
Julie Selsberg
Steven Kris
Michael Touff
Brian Wilkinson
Daniel Ramos
Paul Washington
Elise A. Barish Krishna Kantheti Matthew Rich
Barry Curtiss-Lusher
2 0 2 3 unaudited
MILLION 5 YEAR 3 YEAR 1 YEAR
4.9% 7.8% 8.5%
$33.6 MILLION
COVER ARTIST: ANNIE AQUA
Rose Community Foundation’s 2002 annual report featured cover art by Denver-based calligrapher and Judaica artist Risa Aqua. Twenty-one years later, we commissioned this annual report’s cover art depicting the multigenerational transcendence of trees from Denver-based calligrapher and Judaica artist Annie Aqua, Risa’s daughter and mentee. L’dor V’dor: From Generation to Generation. TOTAL GRANTS & DISTRIBUTIONS SINCE 1995 $ 4 01,230 ,987
* Discretionary and donor-advised fund grants, excluding endowment distributions
