Rose Community Foundation 2022 Annual Report

2022 was a year of eagerly anticipated reconnection. Virtual meetings, program delivery and events began shifting back to in-person. Emboldened by booster shots, socially distanced waves and elbow bumps cautiously became handshakes and hugs. Long-cherished community traditions returned to eager crowds, and we were finally able to welcome our partners into our new office. Smiles – both familiar and new – began to emerge from behind the masks that had long protected us.

It is precisely for these reasons that – as you read through the stories of impact in this annual report - you will see an intentional focus on faces. Belonging to people of different ages, races, creeds, identities and backgrounds, these faces highlight the diversity of Rose Community Foundation staff, committee members and trustees; our grantees and the communities we collectively serve; the issues we address, the leaders with which we collaborate, and the donors we engage. We are grateful that this network of partners continues to deepen and grow year after year because the challenges and opportunities facing our region continue to grow as well. Together, we can ensure that philanthropy is a catalyst for innovation, impact, and inclusion.

Rose Community Foundation envisions a thriving region strengthened by its diversity and generosity. Our mission to advance inclusive, engaged, and equitable Greater Denver communities through values-driven philanthropy requires using the many tools at our disposal – our leadership voice, grantmaking dollars, and collaborative work with donors and nonprofit partners. Many of the challenges and disparities we face as a region have been with us for decades but continue to take on new complexities as our region grows and we collectively recover from the pandemic –among them, homelessness and housing insecurity, educational systems struggling to meet the needs of all students, mental health challenges; alarming rates of antisemitism, hate crimes and division; inequitable access to economic opportunity, and the need to ensure access to safe and legal reproductive health care. To address these issues requires a deep understanding of the local landscape along with earned trust, intentional listening, genuine collaboration among partners and community, and a willingness to take a stand on key issues affecting our region.

Just as we leveraged these assets and approaches in our multi-faceted COVID response, 2022 brought crises of a different nature that compelled us to quick and collaborative action. The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the war in Ukraine, and social unrest in Central and South America have dominated international headlines, but they have also had local impacts as evacuees, refugees and migrants from these areas arrived in the Greater Denver region in significant numbers. Like so many metropolitan areas across the country, these international humanitarian crises literally arrived on our local doorstep.

We are proud and grateful to live in a state that is welcoming to all, but meeting the needs of these new arrivals while ensuring the local nonprofit safety net infrastructure could still meet the needs of others requires commitment, collaboration, and additional resources. We are grateful to the donors, peer funders and government partners that enabled our Colorado Afghan Evacuee Support Fund to

As you read through the stories of impact in this report, you will see a focus on the many faces that make up Rose Community Foundation.

deploy $1.1 million to local resettlement agencies and nonprofits in 2022. We are honored to have been selected by the State of Colorado in 2022 to house the Refugee Integration Fund, distributing $6 million in federal dollars to local resettlement agencies and nonprofits this year. And we are inspired by the ongoing donor and peer funder support of the Newcomers Fund, which launched in December 2022 to support local nonprofits assisting the Central and South American migrants arriving in Denver. Our longstanding commitment to welcoming newcomers stems from our organizational values and history, which are anchored in the Foundation’s Jewish community origins. We honor the Foundation’s Jewish roots with an enduring commitment to supporting the Greater Denver/Boulder Jewish community – as well as the larger seven-county region as a whole, in all its diversity – through grantmaking, ecosystem investments, convenings, professional development opportunities, endowment building work and facilitation of donor support.

In the financial section of this report, you will see that our donor-advised fundholders made $7.2 million in grants in 2022, in addition to the $9.8 million in discretionary grantmaking directed by Rose Community Foundation staff, committees and trustees. For our fall 2022 grant cycle focused on advancing inclusive and equitable economic opportunity, we invited donor-advised fundholders to learn about grantees’ work and give alongside the Foundation so that we could have a greater impact together. We are grateful for the engaged and enthusiastic response of our donors in that particular grant cycle – and year-round – which amplifies the support we collectively provide.

Advancing the culture and practice of philanthropy in our region is a priority for Rose Community Foundation, with donor learning and collaborative giving important cornerstones of our work. In addition to our longstanding giving circles for Jewish teens (Rose Youth Foundation) and young adults (Roots & Branches), the Foundation launched two new giving circles in 2022 – Rose Women’s Circle and Generation Now – that bring together people with diverse perspectives, life experiences and backgrounds to engage in collaborative values-driven philanthropy. After much planning, 2022 was also a year of launching new committees – Community Grantmaking, Philanthropic Services, and Policy and Advocacy – welcoming amazing new committee members to them as well as to the longstanding Investment and Jewish Life committees. New committee members, grantee partners and donors add to the growing kaleidoscope of faces and perspectives that have been connected to Rose Community Foundation since its inception in 1995. All these faces – including the many more not pictured in this report – represent both the inspiration and the fuel for our work.

We are incredibly proud of the ways our grantees, donors and community partners come together to advance equity, justice, inclusion, opportunity and belonging in our region. Building and sustaining thriving communities can only be achieved through collaboration and partnership, and we look forward to continuing our work together.

Lindy Eichenbaum

Lent President and CEO

Lisa Robinson Chair, Board of Trustees, 2022 – 2023

Ronald Montoya, Rose Community Legacy Circle member

Master’s Apprentice

Allison and Nathan Levy, donor-advised fundholders 1

Latino Cultural Arts Center Ofrendas workshop participant

Lisa Robinson, Rose Community Foundation board chair at the Live On | LIFE & LEGACY® Celebration

Investing in community wellbeing

As Colorado students continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic, Rose Community Foundation awarded $1.37 million to 33 organizations advancing social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools. SEL experiences play an important role in promoting educational equity, and 91 percent of grants supported organizations serving BIPOC youth, teachers and parents. Ricardo Flores Magon Academy, a K-8 public charter school in northwest Denver, is integrating SEL into school-wide practices including creating a restorative practices matrix, educating staff on social justice and incorporating cultural awareness in school policies. Another grantee, The ROCK Center, is an out-of-school program based in the Del Mar Park neighborhood of Aurora that provides arts programming to young people. Participants learn coping tools to improve their abilities to identify, express and modulate their emotions. “By creating spaces of connection where students practice being in community as an act of healing, it can lead to a deeper awareness of self,” says Reverend Corbin Tobey-Davis, executive director of the ROCK Center. “This is a model of mental wellness that expands the capacity for transformation through community-based connections and proactive creative wellness practices.”

Irrespective of language, country of origin or background, arts and culture are powerful tools of connection, education and inspiration. In 2022, Rose Community Foundation awarded $200,000 to 32 local organizations encouraging participation in civic life through arts and cultural events. Grants supported programs that promoted reconnection after pandemic-related separation and social division. The Latino Cultural Arts Center received support for its Ofrendas workshops, celebrating the Hispanic traditions that make up Dia de los Muertos while integrating conversations about grief and resilience. Funding also supported Sakura Foundation’s 48th annual Cherry Blossom Festival, after a two-year pandemic hiatus. The free community event highlights Japanese and Japanese American culture through music, dance, exhibits, arts and food. By lifting up important cultural narratives, these organizations are helping to make Denver a welcoming and inclusive community for all.

RIGHT: Servicios de la Raza community celebration | BELOW: Ricardo Flores Magon Academy

At the Well

From 2018 to 2022

, Rose Community Foundation partnered with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation on Live On | LIFE & LEGACY® , an initiative to help Jewish organizations establish and grow their endowments while nurturing the Jewish community’s longstanding culture of philanthropy. The program built on Rose Community Foundation’s endowment work both inside and outside of the Jewish community to provide participants with hands-on training in legacy asks, donor stewardship, marketing and gift acceptance policies. In the four years of Live On | LIFE & LEGACY®, participating organizations collectively secured over 920 new legacy commitments from 550 donors with an estimated value of $46 million, helping to reenergize legacy giving in the community. “This program has been instrumental in putting legacy giving into focus for the Boulder JCC,” said Heidi Dormody, senior director of development at the Boulder Jewish Community Center. “It inspired us to be strategic, thoughtful and forward-thinking – not only about meeting our goals, but in creating a culture of planned giving that will lead to long-term sustainability.”

Philanthropy is a family tradition

for Justin Levy, which can be traced back to his family’s arrival in Colorado from Germany in the early 20th century. Today, Justin and his family oversee The Raphael Levy Memorial Foundation (RLMF)—a family foundation that partners with Rose Community Foundation through a donor-advised fund and seeks local insights and grantee connections to help achieve their philanthropic goals. The RLMF focuses its funding on a variety of issue areas including civil rights, education, health, environment, arts and culture and Israel. Justin and his family are guided by the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam (to repair/improve the world) and a desire to advance social justice and celebrate diversity. “Without a strong community, we are all lacking,” says Justin.

“Supporting the community was the intent when our family foundation was founded by my grandfather Jack and his sister Hannah, and this is what inspires us to help however we can today.”

Latino Cultural Arts Center Ofrendas workshop

Live On | LIFE & LEGACY® celebration

Donor-advised fundholder Justin Levy and family volunteering at the JFS Dorinda Levy Thanksgiving Drive

Sakura Foundation Cherry Blossom Festival

Closing gaps in access and opportunity

Amid

inflationary pressures and continued economic uncertainty, Rose Community Foundation awarded $2.7 million in support of 67 local nonprofits working to close gaps in access and opportunity by increasing financial freedom, dismantling generational cycles of poverty, and growing assets for those furthest from opportunity. One grantee, ActivateWork, provides recruiting and on-the-job training to connect underrepresented talent to meaningful careers. By bridging the gap between potential employees and companies who need talent, ActivateWork is helping to spread opportunity equitably across society, and the organization’s placements have a one-year retention rate 36 percent higher than the national average. Another grantee, Montbello Organizing Committee (MOC), received support for its Building Community Wealth From Within program that helps Montbello residents create employment opportunities and protect against displacement. Says Donna Garnett, chief executive officer of MOC, “our mission is to ensure that entrepreneurs of color have the knowledge and skills to launch their own businesses and thrive.”

As part of its strategy to advance inclusion and engagement, Rose Community Foundation awarded $338,500 in support of 15 organizations working to promote nonpartisan voter participation ahead of the 2022 Colorado general election. One organization, Community Resource Center (CRC), helps direct-service nonprofits conduct outreach to their participants, engaging individuals who can be difficult to reach through traditional voter organizing. “CRC supported over 30 nonprofits in offering nonpartisan voter engagement to their constituents, and our program engaged over 14,000 individuals in conversations about the election,” says Alex McHenry, director of civic engagement at CRC. Another nonprofit, Young Invincibles, has a fellowship program that empowers youth to engage their peers around voting. “Our experience has shown us that when young people are educated about why voting matters and are given the information they need to make informed decisions, they do,” says Kyra deGruy Kennedy, Rocky Mountain director of Young Invincibles. “This support helped us move the needle on voter engagement.”

Minds Matter Colorado

ActivateWork participants

Bushenga AaronAli presenting to Montbello Organizing Committee cohort

Mirror Image Arts

(MIA) uses participatory theatre as a tool to foster social-emotional learning for young people who are furthest from opportunity. The nonprofit partners with schools and youth prison facilities in the Denver area to provide theatre programming to young people, including those involved in the criminal legal system. Upon learning about the exorbitant restitution fees that many young people are expected to pay following incarceration, MIA staff developed legislation prohibiting courts from ordering juveniles to pay restitution to insurance companies. In June 2022, the bill was signed into law by Governor Polis. “Our organization and the young people we serve feel galvanized by this experience, and we aren’t turning back from this entry into the advocacy space,” said Julie Rada, advocacy manager at MIA. “Passing this legislation was important, but just as critically, MIA learned and grew in ways that will equip us to tackle even bigger systemic changes moving forward.”

Rose Community Foundation’s nonprofit endowment cohorts provide training, coaching and a financial match to help organizations launch an endowment fund and build the capacity to grow the fund over time. Minds Matter Colorado connects driven and determined students from low-income families with mentoring and programming to get into and succeed in college. After participating in the 2021-22 NEC cohort and opening an endowment fund at Rose Community Foundation, Minds Matter Colorado received a $500,000 gift and is working to unlock an additional $500,000 match pledge to their endowment, helping to ensure the future growth and sustainability of the organization. “Participating in the NEC gave us the knowledge to engage in conversations with confidence around gift acceptance, and our partnership with the Foundation allows us to accept gifts that we weren’t able to receive previously,” said Kate Brenan, chief executive officer of MMCO. “We’re now better positioned to evolve and mature as an organization.”

Young Invincibles day at the State Capitol

Minds Matter Colorado

Mirror Image Arts teacher and student

Strengthened by collaboration

Giving circles are a powerful tool for individuals who share common values or priorities to pool their contributions to make a big impact. In 2022, Rose Women’s Circle, an evolution of Rose Women’s Organization, was relaunched with a focus on advancing gender equity in the Greater Denver community. The program brings together local women from different professions, races, ethnicities, lived experiences, religious affiliations and generations to build relationships with one another and amplify their charitable impact. The 2022-23 Rose Women’s Circle cohort is focusing its grantmaking on supporting women’s economic empowerment and stability. By learning from one another and applying principles from trust-based philanthropy, members are deepening their connection with one another and their understanding and commitment to our community.

In support of the Jewish communal ecosystem, Rose Community Foundation awarded $2.3 million to 42 local Jewish organizations. The grants help to strengthen core organizations, increase the number and quality of programs dedicated to serving the diverse Jewish community, and support Jewish organizational projects that advance social justice through the lens of Jewish values and identity. With seed funding from Rose Community Foundation, Valley Beit Midrash, a global center for learning and action, launched it’s newest hub city organization. VBM Denver provides engagement opportunities that utilize the concepts of social justice to engage Jewish individuals. One example was a recent Community Service Workout that mobilized 60 participants to build over 4,000 meal kits to support neighbors facing food insecurity. Explains Alix Cramer, operations manager of VBM Denver, “the support we’ve received has allowed us to connect and inspire Jewish people of all ages and backgrounds to work together towards bettering our community.”

Rose Women’s Circle

Valley Beit Midrash volunteers

In 2022

, Rose Community Foundation partnered with author and storytelling coach Nancy Sharp to conduct a workshop on sharing one’s legacy via a life letter. A life letter – or ethical will – is a written record used to share one’s personal stories, values, life lessons and hopes for the future with family, friends and community. The ethical will workshop consisted of four sessions where Rose Community Legacy Circle donors came together to discuss the values, aspirations and stories they would like to share with their loved ones and future generations. The value of philanthropy and their role as community donors were topics that participants Barry and Gay Curtiss-Lusher reflected on when drafting their life letters. “One of the topics I wrote about was the importance of community involvement in our lives and how much we get out of it,” says Barry. Adds Gay, “the life letters workshop was one of the greatest gifts we’ve received. It was a remarkable experience.”

Economic concerns have been paramount since the onset of the pandemic, and many are focused on what this means for the Greater Denver region. When Rose Community Foundation launched its grant cycle focused on creating equitable economic opportunity, donor-advised fundholders were invited to learn about the grantees and give alongside the Foundation. Donors contributed $136,000 to amplify the Foundation’s grantmaking and help investments go even further. Donor-advised fundholder Leslie Melzer was inspired to address displacement and housing affordability through a gift to the East Colfax Community Collective (EC3). These funds are helping the EC3 to implement a Mixed Income Neighborhood Trust, an innovative land trust model that addresses the crisis of rising rents by acquiring rental properties along the East Colfax Corridor. “While affordable housing has always been a need in our community, it became a bigger problem in the aftermath of COVID,” says Leslie. “I can co-fund alongside the Foundation to create a larger impact on the issues that resonate with me.”

East Colfax Community Collective Membership Assembly event

Jewish Family Service of Colorado KidSuccess participants

Gay and Barry Curtiss-Lusher, donor-advised fundholders

Metropolitan State University of Denver students

Rose Community Foundation’s

Responding to pressing needs

Thanks to the tireless work

of advocacy organizations and the donors who support them, Colorado is a national model of reproductive health protections. While the blow the Supreme Court dealt to Roe v. Wade was not a surprise, it was no less devastating to community partners on the ground. Ona and Dr. Ernest Marshall are founders of the Kentucky Reproductive Freedom Fund, which is dedicated to maintaining and improving access to contraception and abortion care in Kentucky and nationally. The Marshalls moved their donor-advised fund to Rose Community Foundation because of Colorado’s commitment to protecting reproductive freedoms and the Foundation’s leadership on these issues. For decades, EMW Women’s Surgical Center has acted as the plaintiffs to challenge abortion bans in Kentucky, including the case recently decided at the Kentucky Supreme Court. Dr. Marshall was drawn to this work by a dedication to “women’s equality, and a belief that people should be able to direct their own lives,” says Ona. Adds Ona, “reversing the current setbacks to reproductive care will require sustained efforts. Some of our greatest challenges yet lie before us.”

longstanding support of and partnership with immigrantand refugee-serving organizations positions us to respond quickly when necessary to ensure that Colorado is a welcoming place for all. Building on partnerships that began with the Community Action Fund in 2017 and the Colorado Afghan Evacuee Support Fund in 2021, the Foundation collaborated on an additional project with the State of Colorado to support newly arrived Afghans, Ukrainians and other refugees residing in Colorado. The Refugee Integration Fund was created to manage the deployment of $6 million in 2023 from the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement to support services for local refugee individuals and families, including mental health, legal and school-based assistance. This government-philanthropy partnership model was also replicated in the creation of the Newcomers Fund to support local nonprofit organizations assisting migrants arriving in Colorado after fleeing unrest in Central and South America. By addressing both basic needs and long-term supports, we can help to ensure that all newcomers can thrive in Colorado.

Afghan evacuees supported by Jewish Family Service of Colorado

Ona and Dr. Ernest Marshall, donor-advised fundholders

ECDC African Community Center

In

2022, Rose Community Foundation awarded $1,825,000 in support of 48 nonprofits that leverage policy and advocacy efforts to help communities furthest from opportunity create conditions for equity, justice, inclusion and engagement. Funding was directed to a diverse slate of organizations working to close gaps in access, power and opportunity by cultivating systems change, growing resources for community needs, or influencing the levers of policy. Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning received a grant in support of its immigrant-andrefugee-focused legislative work, including proposals to promote workforce integration of internationally trained physicians, expand high school credentialing opportunities for adult learners, and improve language access relevant to civic engagement. Funding also supported One Colorado’s advocacy efforts to advance LGBTQ+ equality, such as protecting marriage rights and ensuring inclusive education for Colorado students.

Informed by our organizational values and community partners, Rose Community Foundation took a position on several statewide, municipal and school district measures on the November 2022 ballot. One measure, Proposition 123, created a new statewide funding stream for affordable housing development. Prop 123 is a comprehensive approach to the state’s affordable housing challenges, addressing the full continuum of needs – from homelessness through homeownership – and using various strategies to target support for low- and mid-income housing. Another successful measure, Proposition FF, will fund universal access to healthy school meals. By eliminating lunch costs and debts for all Colorado public school students, Prop FF will ensure all kids get the nutrition they need to thrive. Rose Community Foundation will continue to use our voice to support policy efforts that support those furthest from opportunity.

One Colorado Denver Pride event

Proposition 123: Mariposa Housing

RIGHT: Proposition FF (photo: Kevin Beaty for Denverite)

Colorado Children’s Campaign

Kevin Patterson, CEO of Connect for Health Colorado and Rose Community Foundation Policy and Advocacy committee member

2022 Grantees

“I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County 9to5 Colorado

Access Gallery

Access Opportunity

ACE: Arts, Culture and Education at the J ActivateWork Inc.

Adams Twelve Five Star School District

Adelante Community Development

African Chamber of Commerce Colorado

Anti-Defamation League, Mountain States Region

Anythink Foundation arc Thrift Stores

Art Students League of Denver

ArtistYear

Asian Pacific Development Center of Colorado

Association of Fundraising Professionals/AFP-CC

At The Well Project Atlantis Community Foundation

Aurora Economic Opportunity Coalition

Aurora Mental Health Center

Aurora Public Schools Foundation

BaMidbar

Bayaud Enterprises

Bell Policy Center

Benefits in Action

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado

Black Resilience in Colorado Fund at The Denver Foundation

B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, Rocky Mountain Region

Boulder Jewish Community Center

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver

Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado

BrightonMusic Choir and Orchestra, Inc.

BuCu West Development Center

Building a Better Colorado

Building Bridges

Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver, Inc.

Center for Community Wealth Building

Center for Employment Opportunities

Center for Health Progress

Center for Work Education and Employment

The Center on Colfax

Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Denver

City and County of Denver, Denver Arts & Venues

City and County of Denver, Denver Landmark Preservation

City Year Denver

Civic Center Conservancy

Clayton Early Learning

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

Cobalt Foundation

Coloradans Don’t Accept Daily Shootings

Coloradans for Affordable Housing Now

Coloradans for Ballot Transparency

Colorado Academy Philanthropy Board

Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network

Colorado Center on Law and Policy

In addition to the grants listed, we are proud to support grantmaking from the Colorado Media Project which is fiscally sponsored by Rose Community Foundation.

Colorado Children’s Campaign

Colorado Circles for Change

Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable

Colorado Consumer Health Initiative

Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition

Colorado Doula Project

Colorado Dragon Boat

The Colorado Education Initiative

Colorado Education Organizing Funders Collaborative **

Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative*

Colorado Fiscal Institute

Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

Colorado Healing Fund

Colorado Health Institute

Colorado Housing Accelerator Initiative*

Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition

Colorado Inclusive Economy*

Colorado Jobs with Justice

Colorado Media Project **

Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights

Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative

Colorado Planned Giving Roundtable

Colorado Poverty Law Project

Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition

Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame

Colorado Youth Mariachi Program Commún*

Community College of Denver Foundation

Community Enterprise Development Services

The Community Firm

The Community Foundation

Boulder County

Community Resource Center

Congregation Beth Evergreen Congregation Har HaShem

Conscious Alliance

Council on Foundations

CU Boulder Hillel Foundation

The Cultural Caravan

Denver Academy of Torah

Denver Asset Building Coalition

Denver Community Kollel

Denver Film

Denver Healing Generations

Denver Health Foundation

Denver Jewish Day School

Denver Metro Community Impact

Denver Public Schools Foundation

Denver Regional Council of Governments

Denver Scholarship Foundation

Denver Streets Partnership

Douglas County Libraries Foundation

Downtown Denver Partnership

DreamSpring

Early Milestones Colorado

East Colfax Community Collective

East County Housing Opportunity Coalition

East Denver Food Sovereignty Initiative*

ECDC African Community Center of Denver

ABOVE: Colorado Education Initiative

BELOW: Access Gallery student

Ednium: The Alumni Collective

Educational Access Group

The Efshar Project*

Ekar Farm

El Alba Cooperative*

Elephant Circle

Elevation Community Land Trust

Emily Griffith Foundation

Empowering Communities Globally

Energy Outreach Colorado

Ent. House*

Enterprise Community Partners

FaithBridge

The Family Learning Center

Family Voices Colorado

Filipino-American Community of Colorado

Florence Crittenton Services

Focus Points Family Resource Center

Food Bank of the Rockies

Foundation for Black Entrepreneurship

Foundation for Jewish Camp

Friends of BVSD

Fund for A Healthier Colorado

Fundacion de Colombianos en Colorado

Generation Schools Network

GES Coalition*

Girl Scouts of Colorado

Girls Inc. of Metro Denver

Glowmundo

Good Business Colorado

Great Education Colorado

The Greater Than One Collective*

Growing Home

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver

The HadaNõu Collective

Hands of The Carpenter

Hazon

Healthy Air and Water Colorado Action

Healthy Child Care Colorado

Healthy School Meals for All Colorado Students

Hebrew Educational Alliance

Hillel of Colorado

Historic Denver

Home Visit Partnerships*

Honeymoon Israel

Hope Communities

Housed, Working and Healthy

Hunger Free Colorado

Impact on Education

Institute for Leaders in Development

The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado

International Rescue Committee in Denver

Israeli-American Council Colorado

Japanese Arts Network*

The Jewish Experience

Jewish Family Service of Colorado

Jewish Fertility Foundation

Jewish Funders Network

Jewish Studio Project

Jewish Women International

JEWISHcolorado

Joy as Resistance

Judaism Your Way

Kabbalah Experience

Kavod Senior Life

Kids Crossing

Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking

Laradon

Latina Initiative*

Latino Cultural Arts Center

League of Women Voters of Colorado

Lutheran Family Services

Rocky Mountains

Maiker Housing Partners

Make A Chess Move

Maria Droste Counseling Center

The Marigold Project

The Master’s Apprentice

Meg Foundation

Mental Health Colorado

Metro DEEP*

Metro Denver Nonprofit Loan Fund, Nonprofit Finance Fund

Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation

Mi Casa Resource Center

Mikvah of East Denver

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare

Mile High WorkShop

Mirror Image Arts

Mizel Institute

Moishe House

Mongolian School of Colorado

Montbello Organizing Committee

Mother House

Motus Theater

Moyo Nguvu Cultural Arts Center

Muslim Youth for Positive Impact

New Era Colorado Foundation

New Teacher Center

Newcomers Fund **

NEWSED Community Development Corporation

Nourish Colorado

One Colorado

One Colorado Education Fund

OneTable

Out Boulder County

Philanthropy Colorado

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains

Positive Coaching Alliance

Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools

Project Worthmore

Prosper Colorado*

Queer Asterisk

Radian Placematters

Ramah in the Rockies

Repair the World

Resilient Communities Resilient Futures

Ricardo Flores Magon Academy

Righteous Rage Institute for Healing and Social Justice

The ROCK Center

Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center

Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network

Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society and Beck Archives

Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute

Rocky Mountain Partnership

Rocky Mountain World Trade Center Institute

RootED

Roshni

Sacred Voices

Sakura Foundation

Seasoned with Grace UnBoxed

Second Chance Center

The Senior Hub

Servicios de la Raza

Sewall Child Development Center

Shalom Park

ShopBIPOC*

Shorter Community AME Church

Sister Carmen Community Center

Small Business Majority Foundation

Social Venture Partners Denver*

Soul 2 Soul Sisters

Southwest NCSY*

Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning

Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center

Stand for Children Colorado

STRIVE Prep

Strong Library Strong Denver

Su Teatro Inc.

Sunshine Home Share Colorado

Teach Plus

TEACH.org

Temple Emanuel

Theatre Or

Together Colorado

Transformative Leadership for Change*

Trendlines Colorado*

Una Mano Una Esperanza

United For a New Economy

United for a New Economy Action

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

University of Colorado Foundation

University of Denver

Valley Beit Midrash

Vega Collegiate Academy

The Village Institute*

Violence Free Colorado

Vocal Coalition Youth Choirs*

Warm Cookies of the Revolution

Warren Village

Women’s Bean Project

The Women’s Foundation of Colorado

Women’s Wilderness

The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary, Inc.

Work Options

WorkLife Partnership

YESS Institute

YMCA of Metropolitan Denver

YMCA of Northern Colorado

You Be You Early Learning

Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism

Young Invincibles

Youth on Record

*Fiscally sponsored by another entity

**An initiative of Rose Community Foundation

Donor-Advised & Donor-Designated Funds

$7.2 million in total grantmaking

1,053 grants distributed

53%

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

David and Anna Asarch Family Fund

Atler Family Fund

August 23 Fund

Marti Awad Charitable Fund

The B6 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

David and Zita Bram Family Fund for the Sons of Israel Cemetery in Colorado Springs

162 total funds including 13 new funds in 2022

78% of all donor-advised funds made grants of dollars granted went to organizations located in the seven-county Greater Denver region

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

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

Drinkwater Shneer Family Fund

Tracy Dunning and Eric Sondermann Family Fund

Eder-Adler Fund

EEC Intent Fund

Larry and Judy Ann Eichenbaum Family Fund

The Eichenbaum Lent Family Fund

The Ellie Fund

Erev Banot Fund

The Ferris Fund

Firefly Fund

Fischborn Fund

Stephanie Foote Enterprise Fund

Lulu Frankel-Weisberg Family Fund

Charles and Anne Garcia Fund

Ken Gart Family Fund

Tom and Margie Gart Family Fund

Roger and Jill Giller DonorAdvised Fund

The J. Glick Donor-Advised Fund

Gerald and Lorna Gray Family Fund

GoFish Fund

Golden Hands Fund

Good Karma Fund

The Gootys Fund

Grandwine Fund

Renee and Martin Gross Family Foundation

Guild Community Fund

Gwirtsman-Reichman Fund

HAC Intent Fund

Brad and Emeri Handler Family Fund

The Hankin Family Charitable Fund

The Leslie and Andy Heins Family Fund

The Henry Family

A. Barry and Arlene F. Hirschfeld Family Fund

Ibex

Indyk Miller Family Fund

JAAHL SPIRIT’D Giving Fund

Jahon Family Fund

Jewish Women’s Fund of Colorado

Larry and Helayne Jones Family Fund

Kalstein Family Fund

Keith Family Fund

TOP: Asian American and Pacific Islander+ Festival MIDDLE: Youth on Record’s Underground Music Showcase | BOTTOM: Stacey Aviva Flint, Director of JEDI Education and Community Engagement at The Jewish Federations of North America and Rose Community Foundation Jewish Life committee member

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

Marc Levine Philanthropic Fund

Steven and Diane Levine Family Fund

J. Leonard and Myra B. Levy Fund

Nathan Levy Fund

Lightning Bug

Liner Family Foundation

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 and Michael Ochs

Charitable Fund

Jane D. Oppenheim Fund

Opportunity Ventures

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

Ready Foods Fund

RLC Foundation

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

Debra Strear Aleinikoff Memorial Fund

Allan and Helena Striker Donor-Advised Fund

Gary and Lin Sunshine Fund

The Thorpe Family Fund

Zahn Vance Thorpe Fund

Michael and Pegi Touff

Donor-Advised Fund

Richard B. Tucker Family 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

Initiatives & Field of Interest Funds

Colorado Afghan Evacuee Support Fund

Colorado Education Organizing Funders

Collaborative

Colorado Friends Fund of the Harvard Women’s Studies in Religion Program

Colorado Media Project

The Conductor Circle Fund

CRSP Refugee Integration Fund

Early Childhood Leadership Commission

Early Childhood Mental Health Fund

Economic Opportunity Fund

Friends of Colorado Student Leaders Institute (COSLI)

Fund for Jewish Nonprofit Resiliency

General Rose Statue Project

Generation Now Circle

Jewish Community Capacity Building

Jewish Life Field of Interest Fund

Learning League

Live On | LIFE & LEGACY™

Metro Denver Nonprofit Loan Fund

Newcomers Fund

Policy and Advocacy Field of Interest Fund

Roots & Branches Foundation

Rose Women’s Circle Fund

Sheila Bugdanowitz Leadership Development Award Fund

Sue Miller Transitions Fund

Together Fund

Motus Theater UndocuAmerica

Young Invincibles

Roots & Branches Foundation members

ABOVE: Hazon Jewish Youth Climate Movement participants

Convivir Colorado volunteers with mural “La Serpiente Dorada”

2022

Nonprofit-Endowed & Nonprofit-Designated Funds

154 funds total

An endowment

signifies an organization’s focus on the future and provides an opportunity for donors to leave a lasting impact on their community. The annual distribution from an endowment provides a reliable source of funding and ensures stability and flexibility in uncertain times. Our Endowment Building Pathways are designed to give nonprofit staff and board members the training and support to integrate endowment building and legacy giving into their development work and incentives to help launch or grow an endowment fund.

21 new funds in 2022

$13.9 million contributed to nonprofit endowed and designated funds

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 Inclusion & Equity Fund

Art Students League of Denver

Ascend Performing Arts Fae Tourtel Endowment Fund

$1.9 million endowed fund distributions

50% of endowed funds took a distribution

$414 thousand designated fund distributions

The Blue Bench

- The Blue Bench Endowment Fund

- The Blue Bench Fund

BMH-BJ Endowment Fund

B’nai Havurah

- B’nai Havurah Designated Legacy Fund

- B’nai Havurah Endowment Fund

The Boulder Jewish Community Center

- Ablowitz Early Childhood Education Fund

- ACE Endowment

- The Boulder Jewish Community Center Endowment Fund

- The Early Childhood Center and Camp Program 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

CIRC-Unity Fund

ABOVE: Ryan Torres, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network | BELOW: Jane Oppenheim, donor-advised fundholder

Clayton Early Learning

CHIC Growth Fund

Colorado Agency for Jewish Education Endowment Fund

Colorado Ballet Endowment Fund

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

Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation

- CRHDC Building Strong Foundations Endowment Fund

Compañeros Endowment Fund

Congregation Beth Evergreen

- Congregation Beth Evergreen

Endowment Fund

- Ellen Diesenhof Educational Endowment Fund

Denver Academy of Torah

- Denver Academy of Torah Endowment Fund

- Englard Fund

- Makovsky Fund

- MBG Foundation Fund

- Obby Shames 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 and Margo Schlup Family Endowment

Denver Scholarship Foundation Endowment Fund

Denver Urban Gardens

The Douglas County Libraries Foundation Fund

Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County Endowment Fund

Emily Griffith Opportunity Endowment at Rose Community Foundation

First Baptist Church of Denver 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

- Girl Scouts of Colorado 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

- Lufkin Family Restricted Fund for Routt County Girl Scout Troops

- MMR Capital

- MMR Capital - Zip Line

- MP Camp Operating Fund

- Zonta Endowment for Denver Metro Outreach

The GrowHaus Endowment Fund

Growing Home Hillel of Colorado

- Hillel of Colorado Endowment Fund

- Hillel Political Education Fund

- Raphael Levy Program Endowment

- 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

- 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 Endowed 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

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

Parent Possible Endowment

Posner Center for International Development

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 Women’s Circle Designated 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

Bret Weller Scholarship 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

Staff and trustees from Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation at the Nonprofit Endowment Cohort celebration

Scott Levin, Mountain States Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League

Donors

In addition to the listed donors who supported the Foundation and its programs, we were grateful to receive 1,551 donations totaling $70,274 as part of the 9News Word of Thanks campaign in December 2022, with additional donations that followed in 2023. These donations were directed toward the Newcomers Fund, supporting the thousands of migrants who have arrived in Denver after fleeing unrest in South and Central America.

Ray Barrie-Kivel

David Bashover

Patricia Bortz

Priscilla L. Bostic

Colorado Refugee Services Program

Community First Foundation

Therese and Jeff Ellery

The Ellie Fund

Marvin and Barbara Aal Charitable Fund

Rachel Abrams

Ziba Ahamad

Sheryl and Milroy Alexander

Lauren Alexee

The Aloha Foundation

Judy Altenberg and Bruce Plotkin

Amazon Smile

Thomas Anderson

William Joseph Aperance III

Katherine Archuleta and Edmundo Gonzales

Rachel Arnow-Richman

Kristi Augustine

Tina R. Axelrad

The B6 Fund

Geri Badler

Patricia Barela Rivera

Susan Bassow and Erin Fajer

The Bay Philanthropic Fund

James Bell

Angela Beloian

Bender West Foundation

Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation

Hans Bertschi

Annie Bielecki

Edward Bischoff

Christian Bischoff

Mary and Kern Blackburn

Kathryn Blanas

The BLTS Fund

Arlene Bobrow and Charles Tanabe

Lisa Bohack

Katherine Bonomo

Libby Bortz

Stephanie Botvin and Adam Sacks

Stephen Brackett

Becca Bracy

Kevin Branan

Brooke Breitnauer

Janet Bronitsky and Mark Suprenand

Debra Brown

Ruth Brown

William I. Brown

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

LeAnne You Brumbelow

Cairn Christian Church

Catalyze Partners Foundation

Dulcie Camp

Vicki Capek

Jessica Carney

Lelia Carroll

Carson Foundation

Diane and Ed Caso

Franki Cassaday

Judith Cassel-Mamet and Sam Mamet

Ethan Castro

Eliza and Gabriel Chafetz Rossini

Mary Chavez-Rey

Amy Coats

Sue Cobb and Kate Shea

Melvin Coffee

The Cohen Family Fund

Lisa Reckler Cohn and Richard Cohn

S. Coignard

Carol R. Collier

Jeanne and Allan Collins

The Community Foundation

Boulder County

Conduit Law

Ellen Marie Connole

Dave Cooney

Caleb Cord

Robin Corley

Stephen Cory

Kelly Costello and Jacob McWilliams

Nancy Crawford

James Ray Crook

Nancy Crow

Gay and Barry Curtiss-Lusher

Janine Davidson and David Kilcullen

Delta High School

Lexi Denman

Barbara Dey

Mariah Dickson and Rob Stein

Katie Diehl

Kate and Josh Dinar

Alison Dinn and Jeffrey Goodman

Giving Fund

Janice and Albert Dinner

Nicholas Donaldson

Galen Donoviel

Joanna Dubisher

Kelly Dumesnil

Diane Dunn

Sue Dwyer

Sandra Eichberg

Lindy Eichenbaum Lent and Jason Lent

John Ekeberg

Nadia El Mallakh and Paul Washington

The Epels

Marit Evans

Anne C. Fendrich

Erik Fetzer

Michael Fierberg

Robin Filipczak

Mira Finé

Amelia and Andrew Fink

Tim Fires

Jeanne Fischetti

Sandra Fish

William J. Foster

Gail Frankfort

Heather French

Jessica Frenkel

Sujata Fretz

Dr. Lisa and Dr. Stephen Friedman

Jeannie and John Fuller

Dan I. Gabbay

Judy Gainsburgh

Miranda Gallivan

Mark Gallovic

Jean and Ben Galloway

Elaine Gampel

Marjorie and Thomas Gart

Louise A. Geil

Perla Gheiler

Roger and Jill Giller Donor Advised Fund

Eric Ginsberg

Dr. Michael Glassman

Heather and Grant Goerzen

DreamSpring small business loan recipients

Michael Goldberg

Elisabeth Goldman

Melissa S. Gonzales

Michael Allen Gonzer

Rose E. Gotseff

Thomas Gougeon

The Graham Family

Benjamin Gray

Donna Green

Alison Greengard

Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Gwirtsman-Reichman Fund

Celeste Grynberg

Andrew Guerrero

Colleen Hall

The Hankin Family Charitable Fund

Amy and Eric Hansen

Jodi Hansen

Jennifer Harding

Emily Harrington

Dayna Zolle Hauser

Susan and Larry Hauser

Anna Jo Haynes

Mary Haynes

Pauline Herrera

Anne Herrington

Rebecca J. Hill

Pat and Kim Hillyer

Arlene and Barry Hirschfeld

Diane and Robert Hochstadt

Beth and Todd Hoffman

Patricia Holschuh

Mike Horsford

Barbara Howard

Chen-Pin Hu

Jesse Hudgens and Scott Roach

Eileen Hunt

Evelyn Hutt

Sonia ImMasche

Susan Imming

Sarah Indyk and Charlie Miller

Saletha Isaacson

Tejas Iyer

Ken Jacobs

Ivan Jacobs

Chris Janeczko

Dr. Bob Janowski and Phil Nash

Bridget Johnson and Ben Miller

Deidre Johnson

Joy S. Johnson

Brian Jones

Helayne and Larry Jones

Joseph Jordan

Robin Kane

Krishna Kantheti

Linda Reinstein Kaplan and Arnold Kaplan

Florrie Katchen

Jonathan Katz

Abby Kaufman

Kathy Keairns

Donna Keeling

Cathleen Kendall

Zachary Kiefer

Eunice Kim

Mindy Klowden

Jeffrey Knight

Dr. Mark Koester

Alison Koff

David and Judy Koff Family Fund

Lisa and Brad Kornfeld

Emily Kornhauser

Jess and Rose Kortz and Pearle Rae Foundation

Elizabeth Kosar

The Kris Family Charitable Fund

Morris J. Krohn Memorial Foundation

Phyllis and James Kurtz-Phelan

Sarah and Brian Kurz

Ladis Family Fund

Heather Lafferty and Dart Winkler

Susan and Sam Lanzer

Rebecca Lathen

Matthew LeBauer and Phillip Bankston

Gretchen and Scott Lenamond

Laure and Scott Levine

Leslie and Alan Levine

Lisa Levinson Williams and Chad Williams

Ann and William Levis

Della and Jeffrey Levy

Nathan Levy Fund

Elise Lieberthal

Catherine Lindsey

Marlene Lipman

Dianna Litvak

Larry Londer

Cindy Long and Jason Sindler

Robyn D. Loup

Judy Lubow

David Lujan

Colleen and Andy Lyon

Rachel Lyons

Judith P. Macomber

Evi and Evan Makovsky

Evelyn Lifsey Male

Dr. Sharmila Basu Mann and Ben Mann

Elliot Marks

Katherine Marshall

Alexander Martin

Julie Masciangelo

Amanda Matthews

Joy and William Mathews

Arthur E. and Terrie L. McAlarney

Revocable Trusts

Barbara McDonnell

Jaqueline McKenna

Jennifer McLellan

MCS Charity Fund

Nazwarit Medhanie and Arkan Haile

Andrew Melick

Barbara and Paul Melinkovich

Daniel Melleno

Mile High United Way

Garrett Mengel

Bonnie Merenstein

The Micah Fund

Bobbi Lou and Michael Miller

Christopher Miller

Dana Miller

Lisa Farber Miller and David Miller

Modivcare Foundation

Rachel Molzahn

Maddie Morgan

Mike Moses

Mountain Range High School

Nick Muller

Hal Naiman

Dr. Ann-Elizabeth Nash and Jonathan Scupin

Julieann Nespor

Margot Neufeld

Andrea Newman

Mary Norbury-Glaser and Dr. David Glaser

Carrie Noteboom

Yael Nyholm

Gillian Nyland

Peg Oldham

John Oppenheim

Lisa Opper and Jason Ortman

Joel Pachefsky

Jane Packer

Jon Parrish

Sarie and Kevin Patterson

Tiana Patterson

Leah and Jeff Peer

Rosa Perlman

Katie Peshek

Cheryl Ann Peterson

Dave Pierce

Piñon Trail Foundation

Michael Pipich

Roma and Kenneth Pitt

Melinda Pollack and Tony Frank

Alex R. Popof

Sophie Porcelli

Sheila Porter

Morris W. Price, Jr.

ABOVE: Work Options

Launch party for the American Indian/ Indigenous Peoples Historic Context Study

BELOW: Barbara Altenberg McDonald, Rose Community Legacy Circle member

Anna Prybylski

Sunita Przewlocki

Lorii Rabinowitz and Paul Lhevine

Rick Rainy

Daniel Ramos

Paula Ramos

Diane E. Reddin

Leila Regan-Porter

Larry Reiff

Leslie Reingold and Thomas Eskelson

Sheila Reinhold and Richard Sacks

Scott and Trina Reisch

Dr. Eli Reshotko

Julie and Matthew Rich

Taylor Ridge

Jeannie and The Honorable Bill Ritter

Roberta Ritvo

The Roberts Family

Bree and Ed Robin

Andrew Rothberg

Rachel Roussel-Diamond

Eloise and Nathan Rubin

Emily and Andrew Rubin

Denise and Jeff Rucks

Adrienne Russman and Teva Sienicki

Lori Sabian and Rob Goldstein

Nicholas Salter

Alec Sarche

Afshin Sarvestani and Chad Skurdahl

Amalia Sax-Bolder

Michele and Jordan Scharg

Alyssa Schlenz

Donna and Phil Schmidt

Daniel Schneider

Alan Schocket

Emma and Christian Schwarz

Thomas Scriven

Ean and Abby Seeb

Alan J. Seiver

Julie Selsberg and Josh Protass

SENDing Support Foundation

Kimberly Senger

Benjamin Shamon

Ruth Sherry

Samantha Sitterley

Janet L. Slate

Kelsey Smith

Jill and Howard Snyder

Joshua Sokol

Christiano Sosa

Constance Souder

Sheldon J. Spector

Linda and Howard Speil

SSJ Charitable Fund

Diane Stahl

STARS Fund

Leslie and Gary Stiefler

Katie Stjernholm

Richard W. Strouse

Ben Sturgulewski

Loraine and Steven Summer

Douglas Swartz

Mark Sweitzer

Samantha and Bruce Tanenholtz

David Tanguay

Risa Tatarsky

Andrew Stephen Taylor

Taylor Insurance Agency Inc

Dr. Paul Eric Teske

Amy and Dr. Stephen Volin

Sarah Wagner

The Waldbaum Family Fund

The Walker Family

Members of the Eric Waller

Mt. Washington Community

Vegetable Garden

Charles Walton

Alana Watkins

Richard Wedgle

The WeiZan Family Fund

Ken Weil

Annette and Michael Weiner

Laurie and Steven Weiner

Anita and Scott Wesley

Elene and Timothy West

The Wherewithal Fund

Kathryn Whitaker and Dr. Monte Moses

Roxane White

Cynthia Whittington

Nancy and Edward Widmann

Stefanie Slade Winfield and Patrick Winfield

Hugh L. Williams

Margaret Williams

Beverly Winsett

Lisa and John Robinson Family Fund

Marcia and Richard Robinson

Scott Robinson

Elizabeth Robischon

Dr. Sarah and Trinidad Rodriguez

Joseph Rogers

Kelli and Kevin Rojas

Susan and Jeff Rona

Nick Rosen

Debora Gail Rosenfeld

Paul Rosenthal

The Rosenzweig Family

Grace and Evan Roth

Eric Rothaus

Tara Shields

Dr. William Shiovitz

Judith and Martin Shore

Felice Shore

Leslie and Mark Sidell

Traci and Michael Sidon

Gail Sigman

Joan Silar

Barbara Silcox

Iris Silva

Darlene Silver

Erika and Mark Simon

Brad Simpson

Dale Theiling

Michiko Christine Theis

Jenna and Craig Thomas

Karen and Richard Thomas

Wendy and Tom Thorpe

Maria Jose Torres Ariceaga Chavez and David Villecco

Michael and Pegi Touff

Donor Advised Fund

Joshua H. Trager

Twelve Twenty-One Fund

Marty and Bill Uebelher

Ricki Vincent

Vita Brevis Fine Art

Al Wirtes

Sheridan and Laury Wolfe

Alexandra Woods

Nancy Wright

Rosemary Wrzos and Daniel Luecke

Pat Wynne

Eileen Yager

Deb and Gary Yamashita

Rachel Yeates

The Zimmer Family

Lisa Zolle

Anonymous Donors (77)

2022-23 Rose Youth Foundation participants

LEFT TO RIGHT: Jonathan Lev, Boulder Jewish Community Center and supporters Ed Victor and Harris Faberman

LEFT TO RIGHT: Marlene Price, Rose Women’s Circle member; Morris Price, Board of Trustees member; Dr. Bob Janowski, donor-advised fundholder

Rose Community Legacy Circle

Ensure your giving makes a lasting impact on the causes you care about most. Rose Community Foundation stewards charitable legacy gifts, manages the investment and grant administration of donor-advised funds and helps individuals and families develop a values-aligned strategy for legacy giving.

Enid M. and Mark J. Ablowitz

Sheryl and Milroy Alexander

Judy Altenberg and Bruce Plotkin

Marilyn Van Derbur Atler and Lawrence Atler

Ellen Beller

Zita* and David* Bram

Sheila* and Richard* Bugdanowitz

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

Jennifer Atler Fischer

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

Elizabeth Kris

Steven Kris

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

Marc P. Levine

Ann and William Levis

Myra Levy*

Norman Levy*

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*

Lisa and John Robinson

Marcia and Richard Robinson

Susan and Edward Robinson

Rachel Romer and David Carlson

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

Richard B. Tucker*

Liz Ullman

Irit and Dr. Art Waldbaum

WE4Smith Foundation

Carolyn and David Wollard

Teresa* and Gary Yourtz

Anonymous Legacy Donors (10)

*Of blessed memory

THE LEGACY CIRCLE HONORS THOSE WHO HAVE GENEROUSLY PROVIDED FOR GIFTS TO AND THROUGH ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS.

Anna Alarid

Executive Assistant to the President & CEO

Judy Altenberg

Director of Donor Funds and Legacy Giving

Ray Barrie-Kivel

Policy and Advocacy Manager

Vanessa Bernier

Community Impact Officer - Jewish Life

Mary Chavez-Rey

Office Manager

Kelly Costello

Director of Grants Management

Nicholas Donaldson

Communications and Outreach Associate

Marit Evans

Information Systems Manager

Amelia Fink

Director of Nonprofit Funds and Endowments

Mary Haynes

Director of Talent and Administration

Chen-Pin Hu Grants Associate

Sarah Indyk

Vice President of Philanthropic Services

Tejas Iyer

Donor and Fund Services Coordinator

Mary Katherine Kerr

Philanthropic Services Associate

Emily Kornhauser

Director of Collaborative Philanthropy

Sarah Kurz

Vice President of Public Affairs

Gretchen Lenamond

Chief Financial Officer

Lindy Eichenbaum Lent

President and CEO

Catherine Lindsey Committee Liaison

Gillian Nyland

Philanthropic Initiatives Coordinator

Katie Peshek

Director of Communications and Outreach

Tara Raju

Director of Philanthropic Partnerships

Kelli Rojas

Chief of Staff

Afshin Sarvestani

Accounting and Benefits Manager

Emma Schwarz Controller

Christiano Sosa

Vice President of Community Impact

Maria Torres

Community Impact Officer

Audit and Finance

Brad Kornfeld, Chair

Josh Dinar

Lorii Rabinowitz

Michael Touff

Brian Wilkinson

Community Grantmaking

Lorii Rabinowitz, Chair

Stephen Brackett

David Carlson

Perla Gheiler

Ryan Harris

Deidre Johnson

Amy Kiefer Hansen

Heather Lafferty

Jeannie Ritter

Jeremy Shaver

Tom Thorpe

Michael Touff

Gary Yamashita

Lorena Zimmer

Governance

Jeannie Ritter, Chair

Steven A. Cohen

Lisa Robinson

Michael Touff

Investment

Brian Wilkinson, Chair

Martha “Marti” J. Awad

Steven A. Cohen

Barry Curtiss-Lusher

Krishna Kantheti

Eunice Kim

Richard L. Robinson

Paul Washington

Jewish Life

Kathy Neustadt, Chair

David Asarch

Josh Dinar

Stacey Aviva Flint

Abby Kaufman

Zachary Kiefer

Matthew LeBauer

Evi Makovsky

Matthew Rich

Susan Rona

Julie Selsberg

Leslie Sidell

Philanthropic Services

Martha “Marti” J. Awad, Chair

Elise Barish

Lisa Reckler Cohn

Barry Curtiss-Lusher

Therese Ellery

Jonathan Fung

Elaine Gampel

Margie Gart

Johanna Ladis

Morris W. Price Jr.

Lisa Robinson

Brian Rothberg

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.

Steven Kris

Monte Moses, Ph.D.

Kevin Patterson

Tiana Patterson

Melinda Pollack

Daniel Ramos

Nancy Reichman, Ph.D.

Adrienne Russman

Paul Teske, Ph.D.

Elbra Wedgeworth

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

Matching gifts

177 matching gifts from Foundation trustees, staff and committee members

120 grantee organizations

$104 thousand matching gifts distributed

New Trustees Welcomed in 2023

STEVEN A. COHEN IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIR

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

BARRY CURTISS-LUSHER

Financials 2022 unaudited

Total Assets Under Management

TOTAL: $352.6 million

Total Contributions in 2022

TOTAL: $33.1 million

Julie

Grants & Expenses in 2022

Heather Lafferty, CEO & Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver and Rose Community Foundation Community Grantmaking committee member

Total Grants & Distributions Since 1995 $367,939,372

Jewish Studio Project

PHOTOGRAPHY ON FRONT COVER, (LEFT TO RIGHT)

TOP ROW

1. Eldad Malka, Israel American Council and Rabbi Ahron Wasserman, Yeshiva Toras Chaim

2. Laradon teacher and student

3. Collin Heng-Patton, Growing Home

4. One Colorado voter registration

5. ArtistYear student

SECOND ROW

1. Richard Robinson, Rose Community Foundation founding trustee

2. Jewish Studio Project teacher

3. Work Options participant

THIRD ROW

1. At The Well wellness circle participants

2. Tania Chairez, Convivir Colorado

3. Timiya Jackson, The Heart & Hand Center

4. Jewish Fertility Foundation family

FOURTH ROW

1. Maria Gonzalez, Adelante Community Development

2. Meghan Yen, Asian Girls Ignite

3. ActivateWork participant

4. Attendee at launch party for the American Indian/Indigenous Peoples Historic Context Study

FIFTH ROW

1. Commún volunteers

2. Mother House residents

3. Master’s Apprentice construction apprentice

4. Laradon student

Stone, Work Options for Women; Desta Taye-Channell, President & CEO, Florence Crittenton Services and Rose Community Foundation Philanthropic Services committee member; Suzanne Banning, Florence Crittenton Services

TOP: Mordechai Hoffman, Hillel Academy of Denver

MIDDLE: Amy Leszman, Roots & Branches Foundation alumni; Papa Dia, African Leadership Group | BOTTOM: Courtney Samuel, DreamSpring small business loan recipient