When Margie and Tom Gart considered how their philanthropy could best help address the COVID-19 crisis, the answer was clear. For decades, they have supported and relied on National Jewish Health, the nation’s leading respiratory hospital. As the coronavirus began to spread across the country, the Garts knew the hospital would play a major role […]
Coming Together Through Giving: Margie and Tom Gart Read Post »
Rose Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Endowment Cohort (NEC) recently kicked off its fifth cycle. The cohort program gives professionals and volunteer leaders of local nonprofit organizations training and incentives to integrate endowment building and legacy giving into their development work. The NEC meets over eight months, and Rose Community Foundation’s philanthropic services team supports the group
Nonprofit Endowment Cohort Kicks Off with Expanded Class Read Post »
The Giving USA 2019: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018 painted a picture of generous donors who gave at the second highest level ever – almost $428 billion – in what was described as a “complex” year for charitable giving. Although giving by individuals declined, grantmaking by community foundations increased by about 10.2
Key takeaways from Giving USA 2019, the annual report on philanthropy Read Post »
When Sean Meyerhoffer, CEO of Brent’s Place, first began conversations with staff and board members about opening an endowment, they considered many options. After talking with financial institutions and foundations, they decided to open an endowment fund at Rose Community Foundation and participate in the Foundation’s Nonprofit Endowment Cohort. The cohort program is designed to
Cohort Helps Nonprofits with Training and Support to Launch an Endowment Read Post »
After two decades of volunteer and staff roles at Rose Community Foundation, Vicki Perlmutter Dansky has decided to resign from her position as senior gift planning officer at the end of February. Please join us in wishing her all the best in the future and thanking her for the incredible legacy she created at the
Honoring the legacy and expertise of Vicki Perlmutter Dansky Read Post »
Elise A. Barish, a donor-advised fund holder at Rose Community Foundation, is passionate about promoting the need for sun protection and early detection of melanoma.
#WeHeartPhilanthropy – Elise Barish Read Post »
Rose Community Legacy Circle is a group of individuals who have chosen to leave a bequest or other type of planned gift to the Foundation. Sue Cobb says the decision to make a legacy gift to the Foundation was not difficult.
#WeHeartPhilanthropy – Sue Cobb and Kate Shea Read Post »
Joanne Posner-Mayer has found many ways to be philanthropic, using her time, her money and even her credit to help organizations she loves.
Joanne Posner-Mayer Helps Organizations She Loves Get to the Next Level Read Post »
We often help families navigate their philanthropic journey, especially during times of transition such as starting a new family fund or engaging the next generation in an existing family fund or foundation.
Bringing Family Generations Together for a Shared Philanthropic Purpose Read Post »
William (“Dr.Bill”) Silvers, MD, encourages his patients to live life to the fullest. “Asthma should not hold anyone back from aspiring to be an Olympian,” he affirms. A dedicated board-certified allergist for 37 years, Dr. Silvers started the donor-advised Allergy and Asthma Health Fund at Rose Community Foundation to create a legacy focused on medicine and Jewish values.
Dr. William Silvers Creates a Legacy in Medicine and Jewish Life Read Post »
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