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On Sunday, July 25, 2021, our community – and Rose Community Foundation – lost a beloved treasure: Don Kortz, the Foundation’s founding president and CEO and longtime trustee. With both sadness and gratitude, we honor the blessings of his memory and legacy. “By definition, a ‘mensch’ is a person of integrity and honor who embodies […]

Rose Community Foundation joined lawmakers and community members at the Colorado State Capitol to kick off efforts to fundraise for the creation of a memorial statue honoring Major General Maurice Rose. Born and raised in Denver, General Rose was an American veteran of World War I and World War II, commanded the Third Armored Division

For decades, partnerships between school districts and law enforcement have aimed to make schools safer and more secure. However, the complicated and evolving relationship between schools and police in districts across Colorado has many reconsidering what role, if any, police should play in student discipline and school safety. Rose Community Foundation recently hosted a participatory

The following letter was sent from Rose Community Foundation President & CEO Lindy Eichenbaum Lent to the Boulder City Council on January 28, 2021. Dear Boulder City Council: I am writing on behalf of Rose Community Foundation, which has had close ties to the Boulder Jewish community and community-at-large for over two decades during which

As we begin a new year with renewed hopes for a brighter future, it is the perfect time to initiate an intentional conversation with everyone in your family about your shared values and unique perspectives, and to discuss your collective philanthropic priorities at this critical moment and beyond. In late 2020, Sharna Goldseker, founder and

Photo credit: Black Child Development Institute – Denver Chapter, a Rose Community Foundation grant recipient. This has been a year of extraordinary needs and converging crises facing our region, and Rose Community Foundation is grateful to be able respond to this moment in manners consistent with our values, vision and long-term strategies. As a community

Rose Community Foundation has taken a position on several measures that will appear on the November ballot. Our position on each proposal is rooted in our organizational values, aligned with our grantmaking history and guided by our mission to advance inclusive, engaged and equitable Greater Denver communities. As the Greater Denver region has grown and

Written in bold, black graffiti on the eastern wall of Street Fraternity’s “aggressive room,” across from a cluster of punching bags and weight racks, are two words that lie at the organization’s core: “Positive Warriors.” Street Fraternity (Street Frat), a nonprofit located in the heart of Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood, aims to channel the aggression

We are thrilled to share our new strategic plan that will guide our work moving forward. There are two things we know to be true: Rose Community Foundation has a rich history of living its values through grantmaking, advocacy and philanthropic services in pursuit of making our community a better place for all. At the

For the past two years, I have had the pleasure of serving as chair of the Rose Community Foundation Board of Trustees. It has been a remarkable and rewarding two years for me, and I think for all of us affiliated with this organization. My term, which comes to an end later this month, began