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News from Rose Community Foundation
November 11, 2010
News Media Contact: Susan Knudten, 303.398.7450
Rose Community Foundation Announces Third Quarter 2010 Grants
Denver, CO – During the third quarter of 2010, Rose Community Foundation awarded 110 grants totaling more than $2.3 million. Of this amount, $2,119,743 was awarded for 54 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, 56 grants totaling $187,914 were approved from donor-advised funds housed at the Foundation. Rose Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $163 million since its inception in 1995.
The Foundation’s board of trustees authorized the following grants between July 1, 2010 and September 30, 2010. 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.
alzco.org
CareConnect (Boulder): $20,000 for three programs helping older adults: Carry-Out Caravan, Fix-It Program and Medical Mobility.
careconnectbc.org
Colorado Center for the Blind (Littleton): $15,000 for the Senior Services Program, which provides in-home training and support for older adults who are visually impaired, and their caregivers.
cocenter.org
Colorado Gerontological Society (Denver): $10,000 to support Medicare and Medicaid enrollment.
senioranswers.org
Easter Seals Colorado (Lakewood): $50,000 over two years for the Rehabilitation Services and Stroke Recovery Day Program, which provides day services for older adult stroke survivors and their families.
eastersealscolorado.org
Grantmakers in Aging (Dayton, OH): $8,000 to support the activities of this national association that focuses on aging issues.
giaging.org
Jewish Family Service of Colorado (Denver): $130,000 for services to help older adults remain in their homes.
jewishfamilyservice.org
Senior Support Services (Denver): $25,000 to support services for low-income and homeless older adults in downtown Denver.
seniorsupportservices.org
Volunteers of America, Colorado Branch (Denver): $115,000 to provide home-delivered meals and in-home safety support services for older adults.
www.voacolorado.org
Child and Family Development
Bayaud Enterprises (Denver): $50,000 over two years to help people with disabilities find and keep jobs.
bayaudenterprises.org
Emily Griffith Foundation (Denver): $15,000 for a job training program for adult refugees and asylees.
emilygriffithfoundation.org
Escuela Tlatelolco (Denver): $20,000 to support a Montessori dual-language early childhood education program.
escuelatlatelolco.org
The Inn Between of Longmont (Longmont): $5,000 for life-skills classes and an after-school education center for transitional housing residents.
theinnbetween.org
Intercambio de Comunidades (Boulder): $10,000 for an English language education program targeted to Spanish-speaking immigrants to provide financial education, job preparation, and small business development skills in Boulder county.
intercambioweb.org
Intercambio de Comunidades Denver (Denver): $7,500 for an English language education program targeted to Spanish-speaking immigrants in Denver.
intercambiodenver.org
North Metro Community Services (Westminster): $30,000 to fund start-up costs for a new program providing development assessment and intervention for premature infants.
www.nmetro.org
Relationship Roots (Lakewood): $30,000 for professional development training for child care center staff.
relationshiproots.org
Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute (Denver): $7,500 to provide microloans and business planning to entrepreneurs.
rmmfi.org
Rocky Mountain Parents as Teachers (Denver): $15,000 for a home visitation program that teaches parenting skills to low-income families and those at risk of child abuse or neglect.
rmpat.org
St. Vrain Family Center (Longmont): $8,000 for a parenting program to prevent child abuse and neglect.
stvrainfamilycenter.org
Sewall Child Development Center (Denver): $25,000 to support staff training for this center serving young children and their families.
sewall.org
Work Options for Women (Denver): $25,000 for this organization that provides culinary job training for low-income women in two income-producing restaurants.
workoptions.org
Education
Adams County School District 14 (Commerce City): $5,000 for statistical analysis of the connection between teacher effectiveness and individual teacher characteristics.
adams14.org
Cherry Creek School District (Greenwood Village): $90,000 to support a pilot project to narrow achievement gaps between students in Aurora Public Schools and Cherry Creek School District.
www.ccsd.k12.co.us
College Summit Colorado (Denver): $30,000 to help low-income students advance to college.
collegesummit.org/regions/colorado
Colorado Children's Campaign (Denver): $14,500 to support screenings of the film Waiting for Superman and follow-up efforts to engage the public in discussions on education reform.
coloradokids.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
Gold Crown Foundation (Greenwood Village): $15,000 to provide mentoring and educational after-school programs to low-income youth.
goldcrownfoundation.com
Jefferson County Education Association (Lakewood): $2,000 to support the attendance of 10 teachers at a national teacher compensation conference hosted by Eagle County Schools.
jcea-cea.org
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts (Thornton): $13,500 to support students making the transition from high school to college.
mapleton.us/ourschools/expeditionary_school.cfm
McGlone Elementary School (Denver): $3,000 for the final year of a professional development project by the Center for Quality Strategic Professional Development.
mcglone.dpsk12.org
Project VOYCE (Denver): $10,000 to train youth to conduct research about school improvement and to become advocates for better schools. The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center serves as fiscal sponsor.
projectvoyce.org
Public Education & Business Coalition (Denver): $40,000 for teacher training and professional development in metro Denver schools.
pebc.org
Rocky Mountain Housing Development Corporation (Denver): $7,500 for after-school programs in three affordable housing communities.
rmhdc1.qwestoffice.net
Rose Community Foundation (Denver): $5,000 to support efforts to reform the teacher compensation system within Jeffco Public Schools.
jeffcopublicschools.org
Stand for Children Colorado (Denver): $40,000 for efforts to improve teacher effectiveness.
stand.org/co
Health
Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (Denver): $178,290 to integrate behavioral health records into Colorado’s Health Information Exchange.
corhio.org
State of Colorado, Office of the Governor (Denver): $135,000 for federal health care reform implementation in Colorado.
colorado.gov/governor
Jewish Life
Boulder Jewish Community Center (Boulder): $800 to support a community-wide school supply drive for low-income families.
boulderjcc.org
Colorado Hebrew Chorale (Denver): $3,634 for a professional keyboard and sound equipment.
coloradohebrewchorale.org
Hazon (New York, NY): $286,295 over two years to support the Jewish food movement in the greater Denver/Boulder area, including technical assistance, program expansion and subsidized participation in national Hazon programs. Project partners include 18 Pomegranates and Oreg Foundation.
hazon.org
Jewish Funders Network (New York, NY): $2,500 to support the activites of this national association that promotes thoughtful philanthropy among Jewish funders.
jfunders.org
Jewish Student Union (New York, NY): $236,000 over four years to establish Jewish after-school teen clubs in five Denver public schools.
jsu.org
Moishe House (Oakland, CA): $48,250 over two years for the Denver Moishe House, providing Jews in their 20s with Jewish programs in a residential setting.
moishehouse.org
Nehirim (New York, NY): $20,000 for a May 2011 weekend retreat for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jews in the Rocky Mountain region.
nehirim.org
Rose Community Foundation (Denver): $21,000 for evaluation training and coaching for synagogues that received funding from the Foundation.
rcfdenver.org
University of Colorado at Boulder, Program in Jewish Studies (Boulder): $76,474 over three years to enhance and expand communications, donor and alumni relations, and Jewish educational programs for the community.
colorado.edu/jewishstudies
Opportunities and Innovation Fund
American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado Foundation (Denver): $15,000 for efforts to protect and extend the civil liberties of Coloradans through education, litigation and advocacy.
aclu-co.org
Biennial of the Americas (Denver): $10,000 to support a month-long international event held in Denver that celebrated the culture, ideas and people of the Western Hemisphere.
biennialoftheamericas.org
Colorado Nonprofit Association (Denver): $25,000 to engage and assist nonprofit organizations across the state to educate their constituencies on state fiscal challenges and reform.
coloradononprofits.org
Community Shares of Colorado (Denver): $15,000 to support this organization that links donors to grassroots organizations through workplace giving campaigns.
cshares.org
The Denver Foundation (Denver): $50,000 for a civic engagement project that focuses on ballot initiative reform and state constitutional review.
denverfoundation.org
Metro Volunteers (Denver): $25,000 to support this organization that connects volunteers to service opportunities in nonprofit organizations.
metrovolunteers.org
Rights for All People (Denver): $10,000 for this statewide coalition that improves the lives of immigrants and refugees in Colorado.
rap-dpt.org
DONOR-DIRECTED GRANTS
Fifty-six grants totaling $187,914 were approved from donor-advised funds housed at the Foundation.
( ) – indicates number of distributions to organization
Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado
Anti-Defamation League, Mountain States Region
Ashreinu Corporation
The Aspen Institute
Beth Jacob Congregation
Bridgeway
Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council
The Chai Center
Chai Lifeline
The Children's Hospital Foundation (2)
Colorado Symphony Association
Congregation Beth Mechachem of Glogev
Dani's Foundation
Denver Health Foundation (2)
Denver Scholarship Foundation
Friends of Manual
Girl Scouts of Colorado
Heschel West
Hospice of Saint John
Jewish Family Service of Colorado
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Jewish National Fund, Mountain States Region
Jewish Student Union
Just Call Us Volunteers
Kent Denver School
Keshet of the Rockies
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado
Mizel Arts & Culture Center
NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Foundation
New Israel Fund
Orthodox Union – West Coast
The Park People
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Project Angel Heart
Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center (2)
Rose Community Foundation (3)
Shalom Park
Stepping Stones
Temple Israel
Temple Sinai
Tufts University
University of Colorado Foundation (3)
University of Denver
Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights
Vail Valley Foundation
Volunteers of America, Colorado Branch
The White House Project
The Women's Foundation of Colorado
Yeshiva Toras Chaim