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News from Rose Community Foundation
August 17, 2011
News Media Contact: Marci Hladik, 303.398.7445
Rose Community Foundation Announces Grants from First Six Months of 2011
Denver, CO – During the first and second quarters of 2011, Rose Community Foundation awarded 226 grants totaling nearly $4.5 million. Of this amount, $3,811,932 was awarded for 92 grants from Rose Community Foundation’s program areas to nonprofit organizations, government agencies and projects that support the health and well-being of the Greater Denver community. In addition, 134 grants totaling $674,744 were approved from donor-advised funds housed at the Foundation. Rose Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $173 million since its inception in 1995.
The Foundation’s board of trustees authorized the following grants between January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2011. Program grants are listed by program area and donor-directed grants are listed alphabetically. Locations indicate the organization’s headquarters, not necessarily the geographic area served.
PROGRAM AREA GRANTS
Aging
Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. (Denver): $75,000 for the Home Maintenance and Repair Program, which provides affordable home repairs and modifications for low-income older adult homeowners.
brothersredevelopment.org
Catholic Charities (Denver): $20,000 to support programs for low-income older adults and their families.
ccdenver.org
Continuing Legal Education in Colorado (Denver): $8,000 to print an updated version of the Senior Law Handbook.
cobar.org/cle
Lutheran Family Services of Colorado (Denver): $12,000 for care management, counseling, and information and referral services to low-income older adults and their caregivers.
lfsco.org
Meals on Wheels of Boulder (Boulder): $24,000 to provide home-delivered meals to homebound older adults in Boulder.
mowboulder.org
Rose Community Foundation (Denver): $5,000 to support a project manager, facilitator and grant writer for a Housing and Urban Development Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant. The grant was jointly funded by the Foundation’s Aging and Child and Family Development program areas.
rcfdenver.org
TLC Meals on Wheels (Centennial): $5,000 to provide home-delivered meals to homebound older adults in south metro Denver.
tlcmealsonwheels.org
Town of Lyons (Lyons): $1,000 to support a summit on aging for older adults and other residents of Lyons.
townoflyons.com
Washington Street Community Center (Denver): $8,000 for the Center’s Senior Program, which provides information, referral and direct services to older adults who live independently in their homes.
wscc-denver.org
Yondorf & Associates (Denver): $2,210 to provide facilitation for a retreat of Rose Community Foundation’s Committee on Aging.
Child and Family Development
Arc Thrift Stores (Lakewood): $10,000 to support a job training and employment program.
arcthrift.org
Bal Swan Children's Center (Broomfield): $15,000 to support staff training and materials for this preschool serving children with diverse abilities.
balswan.org
Boulder County Housing Authority (Boulder): $10,000 to support the agency’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program.
fssbouldercounty.org
Center for Work Education and Employment (Denver): $15,000 to support a job-readiness program.
cwee.org
Colorado Bright Beginnings (Denver): $110,000 over two years to educate parents about their children’s development from birth to age three.
brightbeginningsco.org
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (Denver): $25,000 to support the Colorado Early Learning Partnership.
cndc.org
Colorado Parent & Child Foundation (Denver): $70,000 to promote and support early childhood education programs and family initiatives that build parent involvement and school readiness.
cpcfonline.org
Community Action Development Corporation (Boulder): $10,000 for a campaign in Boulder County to help families become self-sufficient.
The Denver Foundation (Denver): $5,000 to support the Metro Denver Equity Collaborative.
denverfoundation.org
Family Star (Denver): $25,000 to provide staff training at this early childhood education center.
familystar.net
Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado (Denver): $60,000 for programs and services for teen parents.
florencecrittentonco.org
Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (Silver Spring, MD): $2,500 to support the activities of this national association of grantmakers seeking to improve the well-being of children, youth and families.
gcyf.org
Invest in Kids (Denver): $140,000 over two years for The Incredible Years, a program to prevent and treat emotional and behavioral problems in young children.
iik.org
Jeffco Public Schools (Golden): $90,000 to support the school district’s Family Literacy Department.
jeffcopublicschools.org
Jefferson Center for Mental Health (Wheat Ridge): $30,000 to provide parenting skills training and to promote school readiness to families dealing with mental illness.
jcmh.org
The Kempe Foundation (Aurora): $86,644 to expand a program for parents with young children who are difficult to console.
kempe.org
Mercy Housing Mountain Plains (Denver): $25,000 to provide employment counseling and parenting education to families at the organization’s affordable housing properties.
mercyhousing.org
Metropolitan State College of Denver Foundation (Denver): $30,000 to support the Family Literacy Program serving residents in nearby public housing.
www.mscd.edu
Mi Casa Resource Center (Denver): $25,000 for business and career development programs for Latino and low-income adults.
micasaresourcecenter.org
Mile High Montessori Early Learning Centers (Denver): $60,000 for strategic planning and staff development.
www.milehighmontessori.org
Rose Community Foundation (Denver): $5,000 to support a project manager, facilitator and grant writer for a Housing and Urban Development Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant. The grant was jointly funded by the Foundation’s Aging and Child and Family Development program areas.
rcfdenver.org
Third Sector New England (Boston, MA): $3,000 to support the national Early Childhood Funders' Collaborative.
tsne.org
The Tiny Tim Center (Longmont): $25,000 to provide staff development and playground equipment.
tinytimcenter.org
Warren Village (Denver): $65,000 to provide housing, employment, education and family support to low-income, single-parent families working toward self-sufficiency.
warrenvillage.org
YWCA of Boulder County (Boulder): $25,000 to support Children’s Alley, a drop-in or emergency child care center, and the Families in Transition program.
ywcaboulder.org
Education
America SCORES Denver (Denver): $7,500 for an after-school program.
americascores.org/#/denver
The Bridge Project, University of Denver (Denver): $10,000 to support after-school programs.
du.edu/bridgeproject
Center for Teaching Quality (Hillsborough, NC): $160,700 to support a network of young teachers in the Denver metro area.
teachingquality.org
Children's Voices (Boulder): $12,500 to support advocacy efforts to improve Colorado’s school finance system.
childrens-voices.org
Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists (Denver): $4,000 to assist minority youth in the pursuit of engineering and applied science careers.
cabpes.org
Colorado Community College System (Denver): $6,800 to implement updated curriculum for a teacher recruitment program in area schools.
cccs.edu
Colorado "I Have A Dream"® Foundation (Denver): $7,500 to encourage students to graduate from high school and attend college.
cihadf.org
Colorado League of Charter Schools (Denver): $13,000 to support professional development for staff at seven charter schools.
coloradoleague.org
Colorado Legacy Foundation (Denver): $2,000 to convene representatives of several school districts working on similar issues.
colegacy.org
Denver Kids, Inc. (Denver): $10,000 for counseling, mentoring and family support programs for Denver Public Schools students from low-income families.
denverkidsinc.org
Denver Public Schools Foundation (Denver): $250,000 to support a literacy program for English language learners in Denver Public Schools.
dpsfoundation.org
Facing History and Ourselves (Denver): $3,000 for a teaching curriculum that focuses on the ideas of anti-discrimination and inclusiveness.
facinghistory.org
Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver (Denver): $7,000 for educational enrichment programs.
girlsincdenver.org
Gold Crown Foundation (Greenwood Village): $7,500 to provide mentoring and educational after-school programs to low-income youth in west metro Denver.
goldcrownfoundation.com
“I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County (Boulder): $7,500 to encourage students to graduate from high school and attend college.
ihadboulder.org
Mi Casa Resource Center (Denver): $10,000 for after-school programs at Lake Middle School’s Beacon Neighborhood Center.
micasaresourcecenter.org
Minds Matter of Denver (Denver): $3,000 to help low-income, gifted high school students pursue higher education and summer enrichment programs.
mindsmatterdenver.org
National Center on Time & Learning (Boston, MA):
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$15,000 to convene four Denver-area school districts to learn how schools in other parts of the U.S. have extended the school day and year.
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$52,020 to support the participation of educators from four Colorado school districts in a tour of schools in two other states that have extended the school day and year.
The New Teacher Project (Brooklyn, NY): $250,000 over two years to support the implementation of Colorado’s Great Teachers and Leaders Bill, 2010 legislation focused on improving educator effectiveness.
tntp.org
The Odyssey School (Denver): $10,000 to launch a network of progressive urban public schools.
odysseydenver.org
OpenWorld Learning (Denver): $10,000 to support after-school technology education programs.
openworldlearning.org
Public Interest Projects (New York, NY): $40,000 to support community efforts to improve public education in Denver.
publicinterestprojects.org
Regis University (Denver): $4,000 to support the Porter-Billups Leadership Academy for high school students.
regis.edu
Rose Community Foundation (Denver): $2,000 to support discussions between the Colorado State Board of Education and members of the Colorado House and Senate Education committees.
rcfdenver.org
Save Our Youth (Denver): $5,000 for summer academic programs at several high schools and churches.
saveouryouth.org
Summer Scholars (Denver): $7,500 to support a year-round education program for low-income students.
summerscholars.org
Teens, Inc. (Nederland): $7,000 to provide educational services for youth in Nederland.
teensinc.org
University of Denver, Morgridge College of Education (Denver): $144,745 to create a business plan for a multi-district teacher residency collaborative.
du.edu/education
YESS Institute (Denver): $7,500 for a program offering youth training and peer mentoring in metro Denver schools.
yessinstitute.org
YouthBiz (Denver): $7,000 to support after-school and summer programs for youth.
youthbiz.org
Health
Caring for Colorado Foundation (Denver): $75,000 to support an initiative to improve access to dental care for children and pregnant women.
caringforcolorado.org
The Center for African American Health (Denver): $70,000 for this organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the African-American community.
caahealth.org
CHARG Resource Center (Denver): $15,000 to provide oral hygiene training and dental care to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
charg.org
Colorado Health Institute (Denver):
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$24,500 to provide nonpartisan health policy information to Colorado’s legislators.
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$85,000 to develop and build a comprehensive program of Legislator Health Policy Services.
Denver Health Foundation (Denver): $25,000 for a school-based vaccination program in select Denver public elementary and middle schools.
denverhealthfoundation.org
Grantmakers in Health (Washington, DC): $3,500 to support the activities of this national association of grantmakers dedicated to improving the nation's health.
gih.org
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (Denver): $45,000 for education programs aimed at reducing unintended teen pregnancy and the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases.
pprm.org
Second Wind Fund of Metro Denver (Lakewood): $25,000 to support counseling services for suicidal teens in crisis.
swfmd.org
State of Colorado, Office of the Governor (Denver): $15,000 to provide consultation for the state to apply for funding under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
colorado.gov/governor
Jewish Life
Beth Jacob High School (Denver): $71,294 to provide technology for classroom and administrative uses, and a new website.
bjhs.org
Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver (Denver): $39,769 to support a series of salons and cultural offerings for Jewish individuals in their 30s and 40s.
du.edu/cjs
Ekar Farm (Denver): $81,500 to expand Jewish educational programs at this Jewish community farm. Denver Urban Gardens serves as fiscal sponsor.
ekarfarm.org
Jewish Funders Network (New York, NY): $2,500 to support the activities of this national association that promotes thoughtful philanthropy among Jewish funders.
jfunders.org
Keshet (Jamaica Plain, MA): $40,000 to engage lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Jews with Colorado's Jewish community, and to build the capacity of local Jewish organizations to welcome LGBT Jews.
keshetonline.org
Live On: Build Your Jewish Legacy (Denver): $179,000 to continue a Rose Community Foundation initiative to help Jewish organizations build their bequest and planned giving programs.
liveonlegacy.org
Menorah: Arts, Culture and Education at the Boulder JCC (Boulder): $20,000 for the Boulder Jewish Festival 2011 and 2012, featuring local Jewish organizations and presenting Jewish cultural activities.
boulderjcc.org
Moving Traditions (Jenkintown, PA): $40,000 to support a program to train educators to engage boys Jewishly in new ways.
movingtraditions.org
Rose Community Foundation (Denver):
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$1,500 to support the attendance of representatives of Jewish agencies at a training about encouraging welcoming attitudes within Jewish organizations.
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$7,000 to support workshops about Jewish innovation for Jewish organizations and leaders.
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$59,250 for a study to assess the economic model of nine Jewish early childhood centers.
Rose Youth Foundation (Denver): $500,000 to provide seed money for an endowment for this Rose Community Foundation initiative to engage Jewish youth in philanthropy.
rcfdenver.org/RYF
Shalom Cares (Aurora): $100,000 to support to a new Wellness Center for older adults.
shalomcares.org
Storahtelling (New York, NY): $50,000 for training, expanded staffing and to create an organizational and donor development plan.
storahtelling.org
Opportunities and Innovation Fund
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (Denver): $1,000 to support a campaign to strengthen understanding between immigrant and non-immigrant communities.
coloradoimmigrant.org
Community Resource Center (Denver): $25,000 to support this organization that provides leadership development, capacity building and technical assistance to grassroots nonprofit organizations.
crcamerica.org
DONOR-DIRECTED GRANTS
Eighty-six grants totaling $322,450 were approved from donor-advised funds housed at the Foundation.
( ) – indicates number of distributions to organization
Action for Healthy Kids
Aish Denver
Alexander Dawson School
Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado
Alumni of the Rabbinical College Knesseth Israel of Slabodka Kowno
American Friends of Darche Noam
American Friends of Kollel Zichron Shimon
American Heart Association, Denver Branch
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (3)
American Jewish World Service
Animal Care Foundation
Anti-Defamation League, Mountain States Region
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
Aspen Community Foundation
Ateret Israel
Auburn Theological Seminary
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
The Bridge Project, University of Denver
The Buddy Program
Capital Sisters International
CBR YouthConnect
Center for Work Education and Employment
The Chai Center
Chai Lifeline
Cheetah Conservation Fund
The Children's Hospital Foundation
Citizenship Counts
Colorado Academy (2)
Colorado Agency for Jewish
Education (2)
Colorado Ballet
Colorado Children's Campaign
Colorado Conservation Voters Education Fund (2)
Colorado Public Radio (2)
Colorado Steppin' Out for Kids
Colorado Symphony Association
Congregation Beth Aron Dkarlin Stolin of Monsey
Congregation Beth Mechachem of
Glogev (2)
Congregation Har HaShem
Congregation Tree of Life
Craig Hospital
The Cunningham Foundation
Dartmouth College
Denver Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Denver Children's Home
Denver Health Foundation
Denver Jewish Day School
Denver Scholarship Foundation
Denver School of Science & Technology
Denver Urban Gardens
Facing History and Ourselves
Family Tree
Food Bank of the Rockies
Freedom Service Dogs
Gateway Battered Women's Services
The Gathering Place
Girls Athletic Leadership Schools (3)
The Hadassah Foundation
Happy Minyan
Harvard Business School
High Country News
Higher Ground Youth Challenge
Institute for Dayanim (2)
Invest in Kids
Jewish Education Center of South Florida
Jewish Family Service of Colorado (2)
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Jewish Women's Archive (2)
Kahal Bais Yitzchok
Mesivta of Greater Los Angeles
Milken Institute
Mizel Arts & Culture Center
Music Associates of Aspen
NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Foundation
National Conflict Resolution Center
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Colorado Chapter
Neshama Center
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Pathfinder International
Pathfinders
PEF Israel Endowment Fund
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky
Mountains (2)
Population Media Center
Project PAVE
Public Education & Business Coalition
Rainforest Action Network
Roaring Fork Conservancy
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
Rocky Mountain Children's Health Foundation
Rose Community Foundation (4)
SafeHouse Denver
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence
Saint John's Cathedral
Save the Children Federation
Seniors Project Support
Shalom Cares
St. John's Medical Center Foundation
Temple Emanuel
Temple Sinai
Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County
Tufts Hillel Foundation
University of California San Diego Foundation
University of Colorado at Denver School of Public Affairs
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights
Vail Valley Foundation
Volunteers of America Colorado Branch
Westside Kollel
Wilderness Workshop
The White House Project
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Women Donors Network
The Women's Foundation of Colorado
Wyly Community Arts
Yeshivat Nachlat Haleviim TR
Youthzone
Zimmer Children's Museum