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News from Rose Community Foundation
October 30, 2008
News Media Contact: Phil Nash, 303.398.7444
Rose Community Foundation Announces Third Quarter 2008 Grants
Denver, CO – During the third quarter of 2008, Rose Community Foundation awarded 74 grants totaling more than $1.9 million. Of this amount, $1,654,973 was awarded for 38 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, 36 grants totaling $289,506 were approved from donor-advised funds housed at the Foundation. Rose Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $137 million since its inception in 1995.
The Foundation’s board of trustees authorized the following grants between July 1, 2008 and September 30, 2008. Program area 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
Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter (Denver): $50,000 over two years to support the Savvy Caregiver Training Program.
alzrockymtn.org
Colorado Commission on Aging (Denver): $250,000 for 9NEWS Senior Source, a multimedia informaton and education campaign for older adults and their caregivers.
coloradoaging.com
9news.com/advertorial/seniorsource
The Denver Center for Crime Victims (Denver): $10,000 for management consulting and to consider the feasibility of expanding services.
denvervictims.org
Grantmakers in Aging (Dayton, OH): $8,000 to support the activities of this national association that focuses on aging issues.
giaging.org
Life Quality Institute (Denver): $125,000 to provide palliative care resources and training for health care professionals.
lifequalityinstitute.org
Seniors Inc. (Denver): $120,000 over two years for direct service programs that help older adults live independently in the Metro Denver area.
seniorsinc.org
Special Transit (Boulder): $100,000 to support transportation services for older adults in Boulder and surrounding areas.
specialtransit.org
Child and Family Development
Denver Children's Advocacy Center (Denver): $10,000 for a parenting program to protect children from abuse and to foster healthy development.
denvercac.org
Metropolitan State College of Denver Foundation (Denver): $15,000 to support the Family Literacy Program serving residents in nearby public housing.
mscd.edu
Mi Casa Resource Center for Women (Denver): $25,000 for programs that encourage self-sufficiency among primarily low-income Latinas and youth.
micasadenver.org
Mile High Down Syndrome Association (Denver): $10,000 to support the Parent Visitation and Outreach Program.
mhdsa.org
Mountain Resource Center (Conifer): $65,000 to provide health and human services to mountain-area residents.
mountainresourcecenter.org
Relationship Roots (Edgewater): $30,000 for professional development training for child care center staff.
relationshiproots.org
Work Options for Women (Denver): $100,000 to support the organization’s expansion to a second location in downtown Denver.
workoptions.org
YWCA of Boulder County (Boulder): $40,000 to support Children’s Alley, a drop-in or emergency child care center, and Lifeskills, a progam to teach self-sufficiency to low-income parents.
ywcaboulder.org
Education
Augenblick, Palaich and Associates (Denver): $29,000 for research to help advance teacher compensation reform in Colorado.
apaconsulting.net
Boulder Valley School District (Boulder): $5,350 for a pilot project to examine how to improve learning for English-language learners, low-income students and special-needs students.
bvsd.org
Center for Teaching Quality (Hillsborough, NC):
- $40,000 to support a possible national teacher quality initiative.
- $57,500 to develop strategies to help school districts recruit, retain and develop high-quality educators.
Colorado Youth for a Change (Denver): $50,000 to support efforts to reduce the dropout rate in Denver Public Schools.
cycinfo.com
Community Action Development Corporation (Boulder): $9,000 for a two-year grant for training programs to encourage Latino parents’ leadership skills and middle-school-age children’s leadership and life skills.
The Conflict Center (Denver): $15,000 to provide problem-solving and conflict-resolution training to staff at Manual High School.
conflictcenter.org
Denver Kids, Inc. (Denver): $15,000 for counseling, mentoring and family-support programs for Denver Public Schools students from low-income families.
denverkidsinc.org
Fireside Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (Louisville): $5,500 to support an education outreach program for the school’s English-langugage learners and their families.
firesidepto.org
Foster Elementary School (Arvada): $15,000 to train staff to become certified instructors in English as a Second Language.
http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/elem/foster
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts (Thornton): $14,000 to provide counseling services to students moving from grade 12 to college.
mesaarts.org
New Vista High School (Boulder): $6,858 to support a program for English-language learners.
schools.bvsd.org/nvhs
Rose Community Foundation (Denver): $1,225 to help recognize the achievements of The Alliance for Quality Teaching, which recently suspended operations.
rcfdenver.org
Urban Science/Technology for All (Broomfield): $5,000 for an after-school and summer program.
Health
The Children's Hospital Foundation (Aurora): $85,000 for a pilot program to increase access to mental health care for children and to train pediatricians to diagnose and treat children’s mental health problems.
imaginethemiracles.org
Front Range Center for Assault Prevention (Arvada): $10,000 to support a program to eduate children on assault prevention.
frontrangecap.org
Howard Dental Center (Denver): $10,000 to provide dental care to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
howarddental.org
Jewish Life
Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver (Denver): $33,540 to support a year-long joint Jewish cultural program of the University of Denver and University of Colorado Jewish Studies centers.
du.edu/cjs
Mizel Arts & Culture Center (Denver): $195,000 over three years for arts and culture programs, including JAMMfest, to attract new audiences of Jewish people, especially those in their 20s and 30s.
maccjcc.org
Moving Traditions (Jenkintown, PA): $10,000 to expand a Jewish leadership program in Denver and Boulder for girls in grades 6 through 12.
movingtraditions.org
Opportunities and Innovation Fund
Colorado Nonprofit Association (Denver): $25,000 to enhance outreach efforts for Amendment 59, the Savings Account for Education ballot initiative.
coloradononprofits.org
Latina Initiative (Denver): $10,000 to cultivate and encourage the civic involvement of Latinas.
latinainitiative.org
Savings Account for Education (Denver): $50,000 to support Amendment 59, a ballot initiative to amend the state constitution. Amendment 59’s intent is to mitigate state budget challenges resulting from previous voter-approved amendments.
coloradosafe.org
Donor-Directed Grants
(The number in parentheses indicates the number of grants awarded during the quarter. The amount is the total of all grants awarded.)
Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado: $9,600 (2)
Alternatives for Youth: $5,000
American Red Cross: $300
Anti-Defamation League, Mountain States Region: $500
Boulder Valley Women's Health Center: $20,000
The Bridge Project, University of Denver: $500
Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council: $5,000
Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver: $18,000
The Chello Foundation: $5,000
Children's Learning Center: $16,200
Colorado Agency for Jewish Education: $1,200
Colorado Foundation for Families and Children: $10,000
The Denver Center for Crime Victims: $5,000
Educational Broadcasting Corporation: $10,000
Emergency Family Assistance Association: $75,000
Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver: $10,000
Hillel Academy of Denver: $5,000
The Israel Project: $18,000
Jack and Jill of America, South Suburban Denver Chapter: $1,000
Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding Association: $4,815
Jewish Family Service of Colorado: $2,500
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles: $2,500
Jewish Learning Academy: $2,500
Keshet of the Rockies: $220
Mental Health America of Colorado: $500
Mile High Montessori Early Learning Centers: $1,000
Muscular Dystrophy Association: $250
National Organization on Disability: $13,771
OpenWorld Learning: $7,300
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains : $5,250 (2)
Providence Community Kollel: $1,000
Smart-Girl: $15,000
Tiferes Achim: $2,600
YWCA of Boulder County: $15,000