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Projects
The following programs have all received substantial funding from Rose Community Foundation.
BenefitsCheckUp is a national Web-based program to help older adults find out about public benefits which they may be eligible to receive. Locally, BenefitsCheckUp Colorado is administered by St. Anthony Hospitals. Rose Community Foundation brought the program to the state.
Boomers Leading Change is a long-term Rose Community Foundation initiative to engage people over 55 in opportunities for ongoing employment, community service and lifelong learning.
BOOST (Building Organizational Operating Strength Together) is a grant initiative designed to strengthen Rose Community Foundation grantees that are experiencing rapid organizational growth or are in their startup phase.
Colorado Health Institute (CHI) is the state's new center for health-data resources and analysis. Rose Community Foundation, Caring for Colorado Foundation and The Colorado Trust have provided nearly $6 million for CHI's first five years of operation.
Denver's Road Home is the city's 10-year plan to end homelessness, begun in 2005. Rose Community Foundation and Rose Youth Foundation have both supported the project.
The Endowment Challenge was a three-year grant initiative started in 1999 to create endowments at local Jewish organizations. At the end of 2002, nearly $19 million in permanent endowment funds had been established benefiting 19 Denver/Boulder Jewish institutions.
Getting There is the name of a multi-year collaborative between Rose Community Foundation and The Colorado Health Foundation to evaluate and improve transportation for older adults in the Denver metro area. A transit analysis done in 2005 is available as a summary or as a full report. In addition, the Getting There Guide to transportation is available online.
jewishcolorado.org is one component of Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado's Jewish Resource Center, designed to help Jews stay connected to the local community and beyond.
The Latino Community Foundation of Colorado was formed in 2007 to improve the lives and opportunities of Latinos in Colorado, and to influence national philanthropic trends.
Live On: Build Your Jewish Legacy is a two-year Foundation grant initiative to help Jewish organizations and their donors promote a culture of endowment giving through wills and estate plans. liveonlegacy.org
The Next Generation Initiative is a project geared to deepen the connection of Jews in their 20s and 30s with Jewish life.
ProComp is Denver's new teacher-compensation system for Denver Public School teachers. Rose Community Foundation played an instrumental role in ProComp's creation and implementation. Click here for information on a new book about the effort.
Roots & Branches Foundation is a new grantmaking foundation that will be made up of 25- to 40-year-old Jews who want to learn about and particpate in philanthropy.
Rose Youth Foundation teaches Jewish teens about leadership and lets them learn about philanthropy first-hand through grantmaking.
The Endowment Challenge
The Next Generation Initiative
ProComp (Professional Compensation System for Teachers)
