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Denver, CO – Rose Community Foundation began 2023 by welcoming two new trustees and two new committee members. Barry Curtiss-Lusher and Daniel Ramos are the Foundation’s newest board members, and Krishna Kantheti and Desta Taye-Channell will be joining the Investment committee and the Philanthropic Services committee, respectively.   “We are incredibly excited to have Barry and […]

Denver, CO – In the midst of inflation pressures and continued economic uncertainty, Rose Community Foundation recently awarded $2,744,000 in support of 67 local nonprofits working to close gaps in access and opportunity by increasing financial freedom, dismantling generational cycles of poverty, and growing assets for individuals and communities furthest from opportunity. “The implications of generational

Denver, CO – In partnership with Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and peer funders, Rose Community Foundation is launching the Newcomers Fund to mobilize the community’s philanthropic interest in supporting the incoming migrant population fleeing unrest in South and Central America. Between November 1 and December 20, 2022, more than 1,400

Denver, CO – Rose Community Foundation awarded $2,237,600 in support of 42 local Jewish organizations this year. The grants support the Jewish communal ecosystem by strengthening core community organizations, increasing the number and quality of programs dedicated to serving the diverse Jewish community, and supporting projects that advance social justice through the lens of Jewish

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