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Denver, CO – Rose Community Foundation recently awarded $1,825,000 in support of 48 nonprofits that leverage policy and advocacy efforts to help communities furthest from opportunity create conditions for equity, justice, inclusion and engagement. Funding was directed to a diverse slate of organizations working to close gaps in access, power and opportunity by cultivating systems change, growing […]

Denver, CO – With the countdown to Colorado’s mid-October mailing of ballots upon us, voter participation is top of mind. As part of its strategy to advance inclusion and engagement, Rose Community Foundation has awarded $338,500 in support of 15 organizations working to advance nonpartisan voter participation, turnout and education ahead of the 2022 Colorado

Denver, CO – Rose Community Foundation recently awarded $1,370,000 in support of 33 organizations working to advance social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools. The programs and projects receiving funding aim to equitably integrate efforts to better meet social and emotional needs and strengthen academic learning for students PreK-12, addressing adult mindsets and skills as well as

DENVER – Rose Community Foundation announced today that Christiano Sosa and Mary Haynes will be joining the Rose Community Foundation leadership team. As Vice President of Community Impact, Sosa will lead the department focused on strategic deployment of discretionary grantmaking dollars, collaborative partnerships and other tools at the Foundation’s disposal to help drive strategic impact in

Denver, CO – Rose Community Foundation begins 2022 by welcoming three new trustees and a new board chair.  Martha “Marti” Awad, Steve Kris and Paul Washington are the Foundation’s newest board members and Lisa Robinson has begun her two-year term as board chair. Marti Awad has nearly three decades of experience working in the capital

The 117 nonprofit grantees are reimagining a more equitable region Denver, CO – Rose Community Foundation awarded $4,055,000 this October in support of 117 organizations working toward an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants aim to not only bolster local nonprofits as they help mitigate the pandemic’s varied impacts, but empower them to

Denver, CO – Rose Community Foundation announced $2,195,000 in grants to 46 organizations leveraging policy and advocacy efforts to advance inclusive, engaged and equitable Greater Denver communities. Funding was directed to a diverse slate of programs and projects that are working to improve outcomes for populations furthest from opportunity. “As a community foundation, we are

Denver, CO – In response to the evolving needs and opportunities facing the Greater Denver Jewish community, Rose Community Foundation awarded 40 grants totaling more than $2.1 million to local Jewish nonprofits this year. The programs and projects receiving funding align with and advance the Foundation’s objectives of encouraging a dynamic and inclusive Jewish ecosystem

Grants Support Broad Array of Local Nonprofits Working to Promote Equity in Greater Denver DENVER, CO—In response to longstanding structural inequities and emerging opportunities to create more racially just systems, Rose Community Foundation recently awarded 14 grants totaling $735,000 to Greater Denver nonprofits advancing racial justice. These grants represent the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to equity and build upon additional investments made earlier in 2020 to advance economic inclusion and mitigate

DENVER, Colo.  – Community First Foundation, Rose Community Foundation and The Denver Foundation today launched the Metro Denver Nonprofit Loan Fund, a new funding mechanism aimed at helping local nonprofits mitigate the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic while countering historic disparities in access to capital. Seeded with a $1 million investment from each of the three foundations,