2022 Annual Report
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Community Leadership
Rose Community Foundation welcomes new team members
Rose Community Foundation is excited to welcome four new members to the staff. These individuals all bring deep community relationships, extensive professional expertise and inspiring track records of service and impact to their roles and to the Foundation’s work to advance inclusive, engaged and equitable Greater Denver communities through values-driven philanthropy. Brittany Bailey Accounting Associate
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Jewish Life, Nonprofits & Grants
Introducing our new Director of Jewish Community Grants and Partnerships
We are delighted to welcome Jacob Rosenblum as Rose Community Foundation’s new director of Jewish community grants and partnerships. Jacob will bring his background in strategic grantmaking, philanthropic engagement, program evaluation, nonprofit operations and community-building to this role as he helps to lead the Foundation’s longstanding work to increase the strength and capacity of Jewish
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Donors & Giving, Family Philanthropy
Bridging the gaps in multi-generational family philanthropy
Differing views within families is nothing new, with topics of disagreement historically including popular culture, politics, religion and parenting, to name a few. Frequently outranking all is money – and how it’s made, invested, spent or saved. Realities of longer lifespans – resulting in up to four generations living simultaneously – and greater willingness to
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Initiatives & Special Programs
Kentucky Reproductive Freedom Fund partners with Rose Community Foundation
While Colorado continues to guarantee access to reproductive care amidst a growing national trend of bans and restrictions, our state’s abortion care landscape has experienced significant changes. In 2022, Colorado saw a 33% increase in abortions with demand being driven by out-of-state patients. Ona Marshall and her husband, Dr. Ernest Marshall—an obstetrician-gynecologist in Louisville, Kentucky—founded
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2023 State Legislative Session Roundup
As a community foundation, we are proud to use our voice to weigh in on systems and policies that impact the Greater Denver region. Rose Community Foundation endorsed nine pieces of legislation that were introduced during the 2023 state legislative session; each bill passed through the legislature and is on its way to becoming law,
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Nonprofits & Grants
Newcomers Fund supports migrant-serving nonprofit organizations
In December 2022, Rose Community Foundation partnered with Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and peer funders to launch the Newcomers Fund to mobilize the community’s philanthropic interest in supporting the incoming migrant population fleeing unrest in South and Central America. In just a few short months, the Newcomers Fund received more
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Historic Property Loss and Planned Giving: A Q&A With Ty Nagamatsu
Property is a primary way that individuals and families pass down wealth, but communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by involuntary land loss through ostensibly “legal” avenues, such as eminent domain, Presidential Executive Order and Heirs’ Property. In January 2023, Rose Community Foundation hosted a presentation on historic property loss and planned giving where
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Nonprofits & Grants
Nonprofit Invests in their Future through Endowment Building
For many nonprofits, an endowment fund can provide a reliable source of funding, relieving financial pressures and allowing more time to focus on the organization’s mission. Rose Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Endowment Cohort (NEC) provides training, coaching and a financial match to help organizations launch an endowment fund and build the capacity to grow the fund
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It’s not too early for financial spring cleaning
If you are dreading pulling together receipts and other documents for 2022 tax filings, this may be the perfect time to take proactive steps to get organized for next year. When it comes to charitable giving, managing your giving through Rose Community Foundation can make your life easier. Establishing a fund at the Foundation is
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