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Rabbi Hillel, Pirkei Avot 1:14 2 2017: THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA

The year 2017 was full of contrasts. The consistently upward trend of the to our longstanding relationships in the community, and to our strengths stock market and other economic indicators brought welcome prosperity to as a convener, facilitator, connector and funder. many, while the gaps between the haves and have nots grew even larger. As you will see in this annual report, we launched a community action International conflicts spawned humanitarian crises and waves of refugees focus area in 2017 – supporting nonprofit organizations working with seeking safety in new homelands across the globe. Facing tremendous immigrants, refugees and communities vulnerable to hate and discrimination regulatory uncertainty, millions of people found their voices as they marched – while continuing our longstanding investments in Aging, Child and Family for women’s rights, the environment, access to health care, racial equity Development, Health, Education and Jewish Life. and public safety – while a deadly, torch-bearing march of racism and The Board of Trustees conducted an extensive national leadership search and anti-Semitism on the University of Virginia campus was just one example welcomed Lindy Eichenbaum Lent as our new president and CEO, beginning a of escalating expressions of hate and divisiveness. new era for Rose Community Foundation. This era, like the community action The Greater Denver community was not immune to these national and work we initiated, will take on new challenges and reach out in new ways, international trends. Our community continued to grow and experience grounded in our values and history. tremendous prosperity, but challenges facing our most vulnerable In 2017, we became even clearer about what it means to use our leadership, populations also grew while the systems serving them struggled to keep resources, traditions and values in our mission to enhance the quality of life in up with increasing demand and shrinking resources. the Greater Denver community. You will see that mission embodied in the Many immigrants and refugees who had been living, working and attending stories in this report and in the work we will do going forward. You will also school in Denver for years felt less safe in their own neighborhoods and see the organizations, families and individuals whose generosity, expertise and worried about their families. Places of worship were vandalized. Hate symbols energy really do make the Greater Denver community a better place for all. appeared in Denver neighborhoods, and the number of hate groups increased. As the world and our community continue to grow and change, there will be We listened to our nonprofit partners on the front lines of these changes. new challenges. But there will also be new opportunities to work together, Children and families across our program areas were being impacted by find creative solutions and make new connections. We are excited about the shifting federal immigration policies and the escalation of divisive and future – both of Greater Denver and Rose Community Foundation – and we discriminatory rhetoric. We knew we could not stand idly by; we felt called look forward to partnering with all of you. to act. We looked to our founding values of justice and non-discrimination,

JERROLD L. GLICK LINDY EICHENBAUM LENT KATHERINE GOLD 2015-17 Chair, Board of Trustees President and CEO 2018-19 Chair, Board of Trustees 3 AGING

EASTERSEALS COLORADO & DEMENTIA FRIENDLY DENVER: mobilized to help caregivers

There is a good chance you are a caregiver or know someone who In 2017, Rose Community Foundation gave capacity-building is. A caregiver provides any type of unpaid assistance and support grants to each to connect more caregivers with information and to loved ones, friends or neighbors who have physical, emotional supportive resources. or cognitive needs. According to the Colorado Health Institute, Easterseals Colorado is creating a simple toolkit to help families nearly one in 10 Coloradans, or 500,000 residents, is acting as an find respite care – care designed to provide either short-term or unpaid caregiver to someone aged 50 or older. Yet only 19 percent longer-term breaks to primary caregivers. self-identify as such.

“Sometimes people feel they aren’t a caregiver if they don’t provide “Caregivers are under extreme pressure and medical care, but caregiving looks different for everybody,” explains Meghan Kluth, program manager of the Colorado Respite Care self-care is critical.” - JJ Jordan, Dementia Friendly Denver Program at Easterseals Colorado. “It can be a few hours a week to full-time. Help from a caregiver can involve anything from transpor- “It’s important for caregivers to recognize that respite is not only tation to doctor’s appointments to daily bathing and meals.” for their own health but for the person they’re caring for,” explains While caregiving is rewarding because it means helping someone in Kluth. “The toolkit will help people of all ages, across all disabilities need, it is important that caregivers take advantage of support and and health care needs.” resources to avoid negatively affecting their own physical, mental or Dementia Friendly Denver is organizing caregiver learning sessions financial health. at workplace and community venues that specifically help care- “Caregivers need to take time to recharge themselves,” says Kluth. givers of family members living with dementia. “They often have health conditions at much higher rates than their “Caregivers are already busy enough and don’t have time to come peers, such as depression, anxiety and high blood pressure.” to us, so we meet them where they are, and often that’s at work,” Thankfully, a variety of support for caregivers exists, and Easter- shares JJ Jordan, community chair with Dementia Friendly Denver. seals Colorado and Dementia Friendly Denver are two organizations The organization is also providing helpful information via its website that provide such support. and wallet-sized cards. “Caregivers are under extreme pressure and self-care is critical,” says Jordan. “Our goal is to get them every-

4 thing they need to know and also help relieve some of that stress.” Easterseals Colorado provides respite care that is valuable to caregivers and to the care recipients.

Benefits in Action Colorado Center for the Blind Grantmakers in Aging Rose Community Foundation (via Colorado Nonprofit Development Center) Colorado Department of Human Services, Jewish Family Service of Colorado Changing the Narrative Boomers Leading Change Colorado Commission on Aging (via Colorado Nonprofit Development Center) Longmont Meals on Wheels Colorado Latino Age Wave Colorado Gerontological Society Boulder County CareConnect Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains Community Action Fund Continuing Legal Education in Colorado Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. Meals on Wheels of Boulder National Encore Network Workshop Dementia Friendly Denver GRANTEES Project Angel Heart Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Denver (via Seniors’ Resource Center) Rebuilding Together Metro Denver Center for People with Disabilities Goodness Groceries/Bondadosa (via Denver Food Rescue) The Center for Trauma & Resilience TLC Meals on Wheels Easterseals Colorado Civic Ventures (dba Encore.org) Via Mobility Services GLBT Community Center Volunteers of America Colorado Branch Coal Creek Meals on Wheels 5 CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT

LITTLE GIANTS LEARNING CENTER: compelled to serve the Commerce City community

When Maria Esguerra opened Little Giants Learning Center 15 years In 2017, Esguerra and her team found that many families were ago, her motive was not money or profit. She wanted to give back to hesitant to enroll in the center’s preschool program. “In the the community and country that had given her so much. community there was lots of buzz about people being taken by immigration, and families were fearful of providing information Little Giants is a nonprofit early childhood education center on the enrollment forms,” explains Jessica Bonilla, Little Giants located in old Commerce City. It is the only certified center in the director and educational coordinator. area and serves mostly low-income families, including many immigrant and refugee families.

“We recognized a need in the community for childcare services Parents find comfort in knowing their that were not only affordable, but also tailored to the needs of the children are in a welcoming, safe place community and with a level of care and quality that is typically with Little Giants. found in more affluent areas,” explains Esguerra.

Rose Community Foundation provided funding to Little Giants in Little Giants was not alone. Childcare centers in the Greater Denver 2017 to support the center’s commitment to high-quality early community experienced similar fears from parents. childhood education. “Parents should never have to fear taking their kids to school While observing Little Giants’ classrooms in action, it is clear that because they’re afraid of what will happen due to their immigration Esguerra, an immigrant herself, and her staff share a deep passion status,” says Bonilla. “Everybody should have the opportunity to for the community they serve. bring their children here to learn and feel safe.” “This is so much more than a paycheck. Our staff love being here Bonilla, Esguerra and the staff help families overcome their fears because we know we’re making a difference with the kids and Little Giants Executive Director Maria E. Esguerra, thanks to the center’s reputation in and dedication to the commu- Director and Educational Coordinator Jessica Bonilla families who come through our doors,” shares Esguerra. and Assistant Director Jessica Garcia nity. “Now our classrooms are full,” says Bonilla. While fears related Little Giants provides more than education. The center also serves to immigration policy still exist for the Commerce City community, nutritious meals and is a safe place for their children. That safety parents find comfort in knowing their children are in a welcoming, and stability has helped families find comfort, especially amid safe place with Little Giants. recent fears and uncertainty around immigration policy. 6 Little Giants in Commerce City provides a safe and healthy learning environment for the children it serves.

Ability Connection Colorado Colorado Center on Law and Policy Family Literacy Program, Metropolitan State Jeffco Parent-Child Home Program Qualistar Colorado The Acorn School for Early Childhood Colorado Children’s Campaign University of Denver (via Metropolitan State (via Jeffco Public Schools Foundation) Reach Out and Read Colorado University of Denver Foundation) Development Community Action Development Corporation Jefferson Center for Mental Health Roots Family Center Family Star Bal Swan Children’s Center Denver Children’s Advocacy Center Jefferson County Library Foundation Sewall Child Development Center Family Tree The Bell Policy Center Denver Early Childhood Council Laradon TLC Learning Center Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado Bright by Three Denver Public Library Friends Foundation Little Giants Learning Center Warren Village Focus Points Family Resource Center Broomfield Early Childhood Council Early Childhood Council of Boulder County Mi Casa Resource Center WorkLife Partnership Campaign for Grade Level Reading Friends of the Haven Mile High Early Learning GRANTEES Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance Work Options for Women (via Tides Foundation) The Gathering Place Early Childhood Funders’ Collaborative mpowered YWCA Boulder County Center for Work Education and Employment (via TSNE MissionWorks) Growing Home New Horizons Preschool Child Learning Center, University of Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County Hope Center OUR Center Rose Community Foundation Colorado Boulder (via University Early Excellence Program of Denver How to Read Your Baby Parent Possible Colorado 2 Generation Statewide Conference of Colorado Foundation) El Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores Invest in Kids Policy Matters Community Action Fund Children First of the Rockies Emily Griffith Foundation Jeffco Home Instruction for Parents of Pregnancy and Parenting Partners Denver Opportunity Youth Initiative Children’s Haven Child Care Center Preschool Youngsters Program Executives Partnering to Invest in Children Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Early Childhood Leadership Commission Children’s Museum of Denver (via Jeffco Public Schools) Medical Campus (via University of Families First Pay for Success 7 Clayton Early Learning Colorado Foundation) EDUCATION

HANNAH MALDONADO: determined to teach students in her own community

Watching Hannah Maldonado with her first-grade students at “We believe students can reach their full potential when they have Denver’s Barnum Elementary is inspiring. The connection she has teachers who are deeply invested in them, and Generation Teach with them is profound, even after only a few months as a new teaching fellows like Hannah Maldonado are just that. They grew up in teacher. Maldonado shares Latino heritage with most of her the same schools, look like our students and have strong relationships students, and she grew up in the same Denver schools. She believes with our kids. That ultimately makes our students more successful,” these connections make a difference in her students’ education. explains Heidi Dotterrer, Generation Teach chief program officer.

A growing body of research supports her belief. Research shows that teachers of color can lead to much improved outcomes for “Hannah Maldonado is such a strong example students of color, like those in Maldonado’s classroom. of what Generation Teach is. Watching her “Growing up I didn’t have teachers who experienced the same in the classroom is evidence that Generation things or struggles that I did,” explains Maldonado. The student Teach is working.” - Heidi Dotterrer, Generation Teach populations at the schools she attended were 90 percent Latino, yet most of her teachers were not. The localized approach is working. In 2017, 71 percent of the The disparity Maldonado experienced growing up is still present teaching fellows were people of color and 75 percent were from today. About 75 percent of Denver Public Schools’ (DPS) 92,000 the local area. students are children of color, but only 27 percent of its teachers “We’re seeing our teaching fellow alumni like Hannah graduate for the 2017/2018 school year are teachers of color. college and enter Denver classrooms,” says Dotterrer. Fifty Denver Generation Teach, a nonprofit organization and Rose Community teaching fellows have graduated from college so far, with 70 Foundation grantee, is working in partnership with DPS to change percent in education and nearly 60 percent in teaching positions. that disparity. The organization runs summer teaching fellowships “Hannah Maldonado is such a strong example of what Generation in DPS summer schools and specifically reaches out to current and Teach is,” says Dotterrer. “Watching her in the classroom is evidence former DPS students to fill those fellowship positions. The idea is that Generation Teach is working. We’re invested in building a to inspire and train fellows to become full-time teachers in DPS diverse teacher pipeline, and we’re so excited to continue to send classrooms. Maldonado, a product of local schools and Generation more Hannahs into the classroom as educators in Denver.” Teach alumna, is a perfect example. 8 First grade teacher Hannah Maldonado has a clear connection with the students in her classroom. Generation Teach works to increase the diversity of the teacher pipeline into Denver Public Schools.

Access Opportunity Colorado Education Policy Fellowship Program INSPIRE Teach Plus • Stand for Children* African Leadership Group (via School of Public Affairs, University of McGlone Elementary School Westminster Public Schools Foundation • Together Colorado* (via Colorado Nonprofit Development Center) Colorado Denver) Minds Matter of Denver YESS Institute • Urban League of Metropolitan Denver Aurora Public School District Colorado “I Have A Dream”® Foundation Montbello Children’s Network • Young Aspiring Americans for Social The Bell Policy Center Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy & (via Denver Public Schools Foundation) Rose Community Foundation and Political Activism The Bridge Project (via University of Denver) Research Organization Policy Matters Aurora Education Organizing Coalition Community Action Fund Chalkbeat Colorado UpLift Regis University • African Leadership Group Denver Opportunity Youth Initiative College Track Colorado Youth for a Change Relay Graduate School of Education • RISE Colorado Denver’s ProComp Plan Report GRANTEES Colorado Association of Black Professional Denver Kids, Inc. RISE Colorado • Young Aspiring Americans for Social Engineers and Scientists Leadership Development Strategies for Denver Scholarship Foundation and Political Activism Diverse Educators of Color Colorado Children’s Campaign Save Our Youth Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver Smithsonian Science Education Center Aurora Public Schools Innovation Senate Bill 191 Evaluation Colorado Commissioner of Education’s Teachers’ Zone Evaluation Cabinet (via Colorado Department of Education) Goodwill Industries of Denver (via Smithsonian Institution) Theory of Change Development Climb Higher Colorado Colorado Education Initiative Grantmakers for Education Strengthening Neighborhoods Initiative Unrealized Impact Convening (via Denver Public Schools Foundation) • Padres y Jóvenes Unidos* Colorado Education Leadership Council Hinkley High School *Also grantees in the Colorado Education Teach for America • RISE Colorado* (via School of Public Affairs, University of “I Have a Dream” Foundation® of Boulder County Organizing Funders Collaborative9 Colorado Denver) HEALTH

MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF DENVER: connected to reach those in need through faith

Reaching out for help with mental health is already difficult for In 2017, Rose Community Foundation provided funding to MHCD to many people, but for immigrants and refugees in our community, expand its work in this space with a program specific to Denver’s an added layer of difficulty exists: confusion and fear amid changing immigrant and refugee populations. immigration policies. This is leading to wariness and uncertainty “This is a community where there is already so much stigma around around seeking mental health services, all at a time when they mental health and asking for help, and where people may feel are most needed. scared to come forward,” says Adasi. “It’s important that we reach “We’re hearing stories about kids seeing their friends and family out to say we hear you, we value your experiences and how can we members being detained. There’s a lot of trauma in that,” explains be of service to you?” Jamie Adasi, director of faith and spiritual inclusiveness at Mental Health Center of Denver (MHCD) and first-generation Colorado has become a leader in engaging Nigerian American. faith communities as a bridge to help those MHCD is Denver’s community mental health center and serves who struggle with mental health issues. the city’s Medicaid recipients and other low-income populations. The organization is helping immigrant and refugee families get the services they need by connecting with them in a unique way – To support this new work, MHCD is developing training programs through faith communities. and resource guides. Training for faith leaders will help them talk about mental health issues with immigrant and refugee community “We asked ourselves, if people aren’t comfortable leaving their members. Likewise, training for MHCD staff will help them work homes or coming in for services, then where might they be able with immigrant and refugee clients. to find [them]? Faith communities was our answer,” says Adasi. “The end goal is to make our environment even more welcoming MHCD had already been building relationships with faith commu- for immigrants so they feel more comfortable coming in to receive nities to help clinicians incorporate spirituality into mental health services when needed,” says Adasi. “I envision immigrants and treatment, and to help faith leaders refer people in need of refugees who are living, working and thriving here having a space services. Thanks to MHCD’s innovation in this arena, Colorado has where they can come and be their whole full self and not be afraid become a leader in engaging faith communities as a bridge to help of any repercussions.” those who struggle with mental health issues. 10 Faith communities can be safe places for immigrants and refugees. Mental Health Center of Denver is providing training and other resources so faith leaders can connect people to services they need.

10.10.10 Colorado Children’s Campaign Global Health Foundation Rose Community Foundation The Bell Policy Center Colorado Children’s Healthcare Access Program Grantmakers in Health Child Health Plan Plus Member Communication and Outreach (via Colorado Nonprofit Development Center) The Center for African American Health The Keystone Center Colorado Community Safety Net Clinic Project Colorado Children’s Immunization Coalition Center for Health Progress Kids First Health Care Colorado Latino Age Wave Colorado Community Health Network The Chanda Plan Foundation LiveWell Colorado Community Action Fund Colorado Consumer Health Initiative GRANTEES CHARG Resource Center Mental Health Center of Denver Early Childhood Mental Health Theory of Change Development Colorado Fiscal Institute Clínica Tepeyac Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics Health Advocacy Leadership Development Mini-Grants Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care and Reproductive Rights Health Literacy Project Colorado Center on Law and Policy Dental Aid Perspectives on Colorado’s Public Health Programs

11 JEWISH LIFE

JEWISH STUDENT CONNECTION: committed to bringing people together, breaking down barriers

In a time when divisiveness feels overwhelmingly present in our “Where I came from, as a Muslim, the background with Jewish world, a teen at Denver’s South High School is working to bring people is that we’re not that friendly with each other,” explains Nassr. people together using her love of her Jewish culture. “I was unsure about the club, but then I went and I never felt that welcome before. I was a completely different person until the club. Eliana Goldberg, a senior at South, is a dynamic young leader who It changed me from the root.” embraces differences and diversity. After she helped start a Jewish Student Connection (JSC) club at her school, it quickly became a Goldberg and Nassr are now close friends and they recognize that the club that welcomed all students, not just Jewish kids, and is now relationships built through JSC can serve as an example for others. the largest student organization at South. “In our country, we have a problem where people don’t understand Rose Community Foundation is helping JSC expand its presence in other people and that’s why we have a division,” shares Goldberg. Greater Denver middle and high schools through support from the “A lot of people hate what they don’t understand, and you can’t Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Initiative. The initiative – understand something if you don’t ever meet someone.” a partnership between Rose Community Foundation, Jim Joseph The two friends feel emboldened to make a difference. “Our goal Foundation and other donors – is designed to engage more Jewish is to show it’s not hard to create these interpersonal connections,” teens in innovative Jewish experiences. says Goldberg. “The Jewish community has taken huge strides in “I think it’s really important in our society that everyone is accepted, breaking social stigmas, working with other cultures and really and they see me as a Jewish person first,” says Goldberg. “I want connecting. I think we can go even farther, to work with other them to see my best Jewish self, which is somebody who has open people, break down more barriers. If I can start at my high school arms and respect for everyone.” level, I think it’s possible for everyone.”

By welcoming fellow students with open arms, Eliana has attracted Student at Denver’s South High School, Eliana Goldberg diverse club membership representing students from dozens of “I want them to see my best Jewish self, nationalities and religions who are interested in learning about which is somebody who has open arms and each other’s cultures. respect for everyone.” - Eliana Goldberg The club has even changed students’ lives, like Marwan Nassr, an Iraqi refugee who moved to Denver in 2017.

12 South High School’s Jewish Student Connection is helping students like Eliana and Marwan connect and understand each other’s cultures.

Boulder Jewish Community Center Moishe House Greater Denver Jewish Community Study Denver Jewish Day School OneTable Colorado Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Initiative Ekar Farm Program in Jewish Studies, University of Colorado at • Boulder Jewish Teen Initiative Boulder (via Universtiy of Colorado Foundation) Hazon Colorado • Denver/Boulder UpStart Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center Hillel Academy of Denver • Jewish Student Connection UpStart JEWISHcolorado • Moving Traditions GRANTEES The Wexner Foundation Jewish Federations of North America • PresenTense Colorado Jewish Funders Network Rose Community Foundation Live On | LIFE & LEGACY™ in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation Kavod Senior Life Chicago-Denver Jewish Early Childhood Education Roots & Branches Foundation Menorah: Arts, Culture and Education Community Learning Exchange at the Boulder JCC Community Action Fund 13 COMMUNITY ACTION: called to respond to hate & discrimination

As we entered 2017, the shifting policy landscape and escalating Scott Levin, regional director for the Anti-Defamation League Mountain rhetoric created a climate where immigrant and refugee families were States (ADL) in Denver, was among some 500 people who attended experiencing heightened fears, and hate crimes in our community were one the Foundation’s two educational forums, “The Facts on Immigrants increasing at an alarming rate. Nonprofit organizations serving the and Refugees,” in May. The forums were co-hosted with the Colorado affected populations were feeling beleaguered. Association of Funders, the Colorado Nonprofit Association and the Community Resource Center. “At the time there was a lot of anxiety in “As a community foundation grounded in values of philanthropy, the community. The ability to come together as a community of people nondiscrimination and justice, we felt called to do something,” shares interested in this issue and to hear from national experts was really Elsa Holguín, Rose Community Foundation senior program officer for comforting,” he shares. Child and Family Development. For Sharon Knight, president and CEO of Hope Communities, it was an In addition to continued investments in our longstanding grantmaking opportunity to connect with others. “One of the greatest things was areas, the Foundation initiated several community action efforts in being in a room full of other people and organizations that worked 2017, including: with refugee clients. I learned a lot from their experiences and made • Rapid response grants to support organizations being asked valuable connections.” to do more. In September, the Foundation hosted a training, “Working with • Funding for two new coalitions: Colorado Immigrants Rights Organizations and Institutions to Keep Students and Families Safe,” Coalition Initiative: Colorado Rises and Mountain States Against for school districts and providers in early childhood education, higher Hate Coalition. education and health care. “Our goal was to help organizations under- • Nonpartisan educational forums and trainings bringing together stand how to keep their spaces safe for families and students in light community members and organizations to learn about immigration of changing immigration and refugee policies,” explains Janet Lopez, and refugee issues. Rose Community Foundation senior program officer for Education. 14 GRANTEES

9to5 Colorado CREA Results (via Trailhead Institute) Littleton Immigrant Resource Center African Leadership Group (via Colorado Denver Children’s Advocacy Center (via Immigrant Pathways) Nonprofit Development Center) Denver Inner City Parish Lutheran Family Services Rocky American Friends Service Committee Mountains, Unaccompanied Refugee Downtown Aurora Visual Arts Minor Foster Care Program American Immigrant Lawyers Association, Early Excellence Program of Denver Colorado Chapter Mayas Pueblo (via Colorado Immigrant ECDC African Community Center of Denver Rights Coalition) “When Rose Community Foundation stands up and says this is Asian Pacific Development Center El Centro Amistad Mercy Housing, Grace Apartments important and can bring together the right people, it is servant Aurora Community Connection El Centro Humanitario Para Mi Casa Resource Center Aurora Welcome Center leadership at its best,” says ADL’s Levin. “There are no easy answers Los Trabajadores Mi Familia Vota, Immigration Program Boulder Pride (dba Out Boulder County) these days, but the Foundation has helped to provide a path for all El Comité de Longmont Mile High Early Learning, The Bridge Project (via University of Denver) Emily Griffith Foundation Babies Ready for College of us to move forward.” Café Cultura Families First Mountain States Against Hate Coalition (via Anti-Defamation League, In 2017, the Foundation’s work in this area was about learning, Casa de Paz Families Forward Resource Center (via Center for Immigrants and Colorado Nonprofit Development Center) Mountain States Region) understanding, taking action and bringing people together around Immigration Services Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado Muslim Family Services of Colorado the issues facing our community. The Foundation will continue to The Center for Trauma & Resilience Focus Points Family Resource Center One Colorado invest in community action efforts like these in 2018 as we work to Children’s Haven Child Care Center Global Bhutanese Community of Colorado Padres y Jóvenes Unidos Clínica Colorado PFLAG Boulder County make our community safe and welcoming for everyone. Growing Home Clínica Tepeyac Hispanic Affairs Project Project VOYCE (via Colorado Nonprofit Development Center) Colorado African Organization Hope Communities, Colorado Burma Roundtable Hidden Brook Apartments Project Worthmore “When Rose Community Foundation stands Colorado Health Network Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County Re:Vision up and says this is important and can (dba Colorado AIDS Project) Intercambio RISE Colorado Colorado Legal Services International Rescue Committee Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network bring together the right people, it is servant Colorado Muslim Society Jeffco Home Instruction for Parents Colorado Organization for Latina of Preschool Youngsters Program Roots Family Center leadership at its best.” - Scott Levin, ADL Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (via Jeffco Public Schools) San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center Colorado People’s Alliance Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Servicios de la Raza Colorado Rises Coalition (via Colorado Refugee Mental Health and Immigrant Sister Carmen Community Center Services Programs Immigrant Rights Coalition) Somali Community Center of Colorado Colorado Youth for a Change Keeping the Dream Alive Conference (via University of Denver) Street Fraternity Community Action Development Corporation Latina SafeHouse Initiative Victim Offender Reconciliation Compañeros Four Corners Immigrant Program of Denver Resource Center West Early College 15 PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES

ROOTS & BRANCHES ALUMNI: motivated to lead others in collective giving

Rose Community Foundation has long believed in the power of giving Geoff Shamos, another alumnus, jumped at the training opportunity. together and has been connecting people through philanthropic “Roots & Branches was such a compelling experience that introduced giving circles since 2001. One is Roots & Branches Foundation, a Rose me to the power of collective giving, the pleasure in learning together Giing Circle Community Foundation initiative that engages Jewish young adults and the greater impact we can have by pooling our knowledge and in learning and giving together to make a difference in the Greater resources,” he explains. “I wanted the ability to lead others through a group of friends, family or co-workers who pool their Denver community. Nearly 200 Jewish young adults from a variety philanthropy in a collective way.” money and collectively decide of backgrounds have participated in the program to date. how and where to donate. Central to Rose Community Foundation’s giving circles, and “The impact you can make when you collaborate with others is Greenberg and Shamos’ training, is the focus on values. Participants so huge and you feel so good about it,” explains Roots & Branches are encouraged to consider and select from a set of Jewish philan- alumna Rachael Greenberg. thropic values to help guide their collective giving. “Creating a giving circle and grounding it in values that resonate with the group sets In 2017, Greenberg and six other Roots & Branches alumni took the foundation for being really connected to your giving and one their giving and leadership to new levels by starting their own giving another,” shares Greenberg. circles after receiving training from Amplifier and Rose Community Foundation staff. “The biggest takeaway for me is the ripple effect,” shares Shamos. “At the end of the circle, everyone unanimously valued the “With all that’s happening in the world, people are asking, what can experience and want to do it again; several want to lead their own I do about it? A giving circle offers an opportunity to do something,” circle with new participants. Seeing that effect feels great.” says Greenberg. Inspired by the training, she formed a new circle of 14 women who directed their giving to organizations that help and empower women and children.

16 BRAM FAMILY: inspired to honor their forebears through philanthropy

During their lifetime, Zita and David Bram were hard- interpretation of which is ‘Welcome strangers, newcomers and working and generous, philanthropic people. those considered outsiders with compassion and inclusion.’

“My dad came to this country without a penny, and “That value resonated because they knew their grandfather came my mom grew up during the Great Depression,” shares here as an immigrant and Holocaust survivor,” shares Rockford. daughter Renee Rockford. “They worked hard all their “They also understood what it meant to him to receive the help lives and wanted to leave something. It was important that he did and why he gave to immigrant causes.” to them to perpetuate their philanthropy and teach the children in our family about it.” “What a wonderful way for the children To honor their parents and their values, Rockford and her to carry on lessons they learned from their sister Linda Bram opened a family donor-advised fund in 2017 grandparents.” - Renee Rockford, fundholder at Rose Community Foundation. Foundation staff facilitated a multigenerational, values-based giving retreat to help the family begin their giving journey. The facilitated process helped the family make decisions about their philanthropy by aligning it with their own values as well as “Rose Community Foundation led us through this remarkable those of their parents and grandparents. The family now looks process where we included all the children and grandchildren. forward to getting together every year to collectively decide which Using cards with specific values on them, we reflected back on organizations to support. the lessons we learned from my parents,” says Rockford. “This fund and experience means so much to our family. What a During a facilitated exercise using the Jewish Philanthropic Values wonderful way for the children to carry on lessons they learned Cards created by Rose Community Foundation, the grandchildren from their grandparents,” says Rockford. especially connected with the value, Love the Stranger, the 17 The Foundation started with $170 million in proceeds from the by the sale of Rose Medical Center in 1995. By the end of 2017, the 2017 Foundation had grown its total assets to more than $324 million, NUMBERS and made a total of $269 million in grants and distributions.

Grants & Epenses Total Contriutions Receied in 2017 Donor-Adised Funds

Donor-Advised Funds $4,107,000 ew in otal number

Endowments & Designated Funds $12,235,000 Unrestricted Gifts $398,000 15 97 Restricted & Aligned Funding $3,609,000 Organizations with Endowments andor Designated Funds Total $20,349,000 ew in otal number 5 54 Legacy Beuests 85 rograms ew in otal number 4 undraising . investment return 11 dministration 8 109 $269,130,000 $324,885,000 otal grants and distributions since otal oundation assets at the end of 18 2017GRANTS awarded by program area

AGING $1,733,650

CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT $1,627,672

EDUCATION $1,813,425

HEALTH $1,702,955

JEWISH LIFE * *includes $1,500,000 of prior year grant funds reserved for a project in 2017. $4,175,667

TOTAL GRANTS $11,053,369 19 2017 expanding our reach DONOR-ADVISED FUND GRANTS & MATCHING GIFTS *

Animal Welfare & Children & Youth Education Health Environment DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: 43 grants | $231,150 85 grants | $318,720 117 grants | $962,143

Arts, Culture & Economic Self General Media Sufficiency / Safety Net Community Support DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: 62 grants | $304,368 57 grants | $125,290 67 grants | $359,063

MATCHING GIFTS: MATCHING GIFTS: MATCHING GIFTS: 28 grants | $10,325 31 grants | $18,757 25 grants | $7,960

* Rose Community Foundation provides up to $2,500 in matching funds to amplify the personal philanthropy of staff, committee and board members. These matching gifts, along with grants from the Foundation’s donor-advised funds, 20 enable Rose Community Foundation to expand its philanthropic reach within and beyond its program areas. Total

International Religion DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS: In 2017, Rose Community Foundation 27 grants | $322,190 31 grants | $101,900 proudly supported these organizations working to MATCHING GIFTS: MATCHING GIFTS: strengthen the nonprofit sector in Colorado: 7 grants | $1,050 6 grants | $2,480 Colorado Nonprofit Association Colorado Nonprofit Development Center Community Resource Center Community Shares of Colorado Latino Community Foundation of Colorado Metro Volunteers Mile High Connects National Philanthropy Day 21

2017Rose Community Legacy Circle Members Through gifts in a will, trust, retirement fund or other type of legacy gift, the individuals and couples in Rose Community Legacy Circle are supporting Rose Community Foundation and improving the quality of life for future generations.

Anonymous (10) Katherine Gold Indira S. Lanig, M.D. Gerald M. Quiat* Mark J. and Enid M. Ablowitz The Goldberg Family Mary Lee and Jay Schusterman Melinda Quiat Milroy and Sheryl Alexander Margery Goldman Gaye Leonard Eddie and Susan Robinson Judy Altenberg Lynda Mallinoff Goldstein Scott and Laure Levin John and Lisa Robinson Jennifer Atler Fischer Jonathan and Julia Gordon Marc P. Levine Richard and Marcia Robinson Lawrence A. Atler and Martin C.* and Renee Gross Steven and Diane Levine Mona Rosenberg Marilyn Van Derbur Atler Lauren Handler and John Silva Myra Levy* Nichole E. Scott Ellen Beller Mark and Joan Henneberry Norman Levy* Kate Shea and Sue Cobb David* and Zita* Bram Betsy Herrick and Milt Kahn John and Suzann Love Miriam Sherman* Rick and Sheila* Bugdanowitz Lisa Herschli Evan and Evi Makovsky Jim and Debbie Shmerling Shanti Chacko and Graig Weisbart Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld Arthur* and Terry* McAlarney The Shogan Family Bill Clarke Mark Hockenberg and Miriam Mazel Jerry* and Bonnie Merenstein Martin H. and Judith Shore Lisa Reckler Cohn Elsa Holguín-Lucero and Bobbi Lou Miller Darlene Silver Mark Cordova Edward Lucero Lisa Farber Miller Robert and Dale Silverberg Mary Gittings Cronin Sarah Indyk and Charlie Miller Sue Miller* William S. Silvers, M.D. The Curtiss-Lusher Family Michael and Dianne Jacobsen Elaine Millman* Terry L. Smith David and Vicki Dansky Robert R. Janowski M.D. and Larry and Carol Mizel Allan and Helena Striker Phillip A. Nash Fred and Maxine Davine Ron and Naomi Montoya Richard Tucker* Larry and Helayne Jones Barbara Mellman Davis Perry and Susie Moss Liz Ullman Ron and Gale Kahn Richard E. and Rae Ann Dougherty Kathy Neustadt Art and Irit Waldbaum Rob and Kathy Klugman Jeff and Therese Ellery Neil and Barb Oberfeld WE4Smith David and Judy Koff Kenneth and Sheryl Feiler Jordon* and Essie Perlmutter Dave and Carolyn Wollard Brad and Lisa Kornfeld Marshall Fogel Patrice (Hall) Pierce Gary and Teresa Yourtz Rick K. Kornfeld and Julie A. Malek Stephanie Foote David* and Helene Pollock Donald and Mary Lou Kortz *Of blessed memory Charles and Anne Garcia Joanne Posner-Mayer Steven and Elizabeth Kris Thomas and Marjorie Gart Dean Prina, M.D. Jerrold L. Glick and Shannon Gifford Hilreth Lanig 22 FUNDS

Charles and Anne Garcia Fund The RLMF Donor-Advised Fund The Boulder Jewish Community Center Endowment Fund Tom and Margie Gart Family Fund Lisa and John Robinson Family Fund Boulder Jewish Community Foundation Endowment Fund Giving Circle for the Arts Fund Marcia and Richard L. Robinson Family Fund Center for Judaic Studies, University of The J. Glick Donor-Advised Fund Rose Women’s Organization Donor-Advised Fund Denver Endowment Fund • The Holocaust Awareness Institute Fund Funds GoFish Fund SEO Oxman Charitable Fund 2017 • The Dr. Irwin E. Vinnik Fellowship Supplementary Fund Brett, Scott, Devon and Kyle Goldberg Charitable Fund The Shmerling Family Fund • Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner Community Cultural Fund The Gootys Fund Marvin and Harriet Shogan Family Fund Colorado Agency for Jewish Education Donor-Advised Funds Grandwine Fund Judith and Martin Shore Donor-Advised Fund Colorado Ballet Endowment Fund A-P Family Fund The Gray Family Donor-Advised Fund Strear Family Fund Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence The Enid M. and Mark J. Ablowitz Philanthropy Fund Gerald and Lorna Gray Family Fund Allan and Helena Striker Donor-Advised Fund Congregation Beth Evergreen Endowment Fund Ahma Fund Renee and Martin Gross Family Foundation The Thorpe Family Fund • Ellen Diesenhof Educational Endowment Fund M & S Alexander Family Charity Fund A. Barry and Arlene F. Hirschfeld Family Fund Zahn Vance Thorpe Fund Congregation Emanuel Fund Allergy and Asthma Health Fund Jewish Women’s Fund of Colorado Deanne Tucker Charitable Fund Denver Academy of Torah Endowment Fund The Anchor Fund Larry and Helayne Jones Family Fund Richard B. Tucker Family Fund • Englard Fund The Atler Family Fund • Makovsky Fund JWI – Night of Giving The Vanderburg Family Fund The B6 Fund • MGB Foundation Fund Kikumoto Family Fund Wald and Weiser Fund • Obby Shames Fund The Bay Philanthropic Fund (RCF) Klondike Fund The Waldbaum Family Fund Denver Film Society The Bender Family Fund David and Judy Koff Family Fund The WaterBlum Fund Denver Jewish Day School Endowment Fund Bernie Buck$ Fund The Korff Family Fund WE4Smith Foundation • Auerbach Family Children’s Fund The BLTS Fund Kortz Family Fund Welsch Farber Family Fund • Jack Robinson Memorial Scholarship Fund David and Zita Bram Family Charitable Fund • Rose Medical Center Sports and Fitness Endowment L & M Charitable Fund Wilkinson Family Fund Bugdanowitz Family Fund • Charles and Louise Rosenbaum Scholarship Fund Lanig Family Fund Carolyn and Dave Wollard Donor-Advised Fund The Button Stores Philanthropy Fund Denver Public Schools Foundation Lazarus The Wolman Family Fund Chatfield Family Charitable Fund Dorotha Hogue Endowment Fund benefiting Leaffer Family Charitable Fund Xorak Fund Florence Crittenton Services Lisa and Rich Cohn Family Fund Alan and Leslie Levine Family Fund The Yourtz Family Fund Every Child Succeeds Fund for Denver Public Schools Mark Cordova Family Fund Steven and Diane Levine Family Fund Girl Scouts of Colorado Endowment Fund The Corley Family Fund J. Leonard and Myra B. Levy Fund • Council General Operating Fund Mary Gittings Cronin Fund Nonprofit Endowment Funds Lion Heritage Fund • Endowment for Denver Metro Outreach – CenturyLink David J. and Vicki Perlmutter Dansky Fund and Sub-Funds • Stephanie A. Foote Leadership Prize Endowment Fund Evan and Evi Makovsky Family Fund Barbara Mellman Davis Fund AJC Colorado Legacy Endowment Fund • GSCO Endowment for Capital Replacement The Mally Fund • GSCO Jorgensen Endowment Lee and Barbara Mellman Davis Fund The Alexander Foundation Endowment Fund Doreen Molk Giving Circle • Mary Jo Jacobs, M.D Memorial Girl Scout Deer Dancer Impact Fund Allied Jewish Apartments Endowment Never Summer Gift Fund Adventure Fund Drinkwater Shneer Family Fund Anti-Defamation League New Century Endowment Fund • Doris M. Knudsen Sterling Endowment Fund for Over the Rainbow Fund Tracy Dunning & Eric Sondermann Family Fund • Atheneus Humanities Fund for the Girl Scouts of Colorado Papa Marv Fund Anti-Defamation League • Look Wider Eder-Adler Fund The Pollock Family Fund • Barbara and Norman Gray Fund • MP Camp Operating Fund Erev Banot Fund Pollock/Gorden Donor-Advised Fund Ascend Performing Arts • Zonta Endowment for Denver Metro Outreach Figa Family Fund JHJ Posner Family Fund • Ascend – Owens Legacy Endowment Growing Home Endowment Fund Firefly Fund • Ascend – Jack Treffer Memorial Scholarship RCG Fund Hillel of Colorado Endowment Fund Fischborn Fund The Blue Bench Endowment Fund • Raphael Levy Program Endowment Ready Foods Fund The Foote Wade Family Fund BMH-BJ Congregation • Annie Rosen Fund RLC Foundation B’nai Havurah Endowment Fund • Siegel Endowment Fund 23 Funds continued

The JAAMM FEST Endowment Fund Child and Family Field of Interest Fund MazelTogether Karla Coble Jewish Family Service of Colorado Endowment Children’s Diabetes Foundation Fund Mending Faces Designated Fund Dr. Brent Cohen Latino Community Foundation of Colorado Endowment CO Impact Initiative Sue Miller Transitions Fund Morey Cohen Lighthouse Writers Fund Colorado Child Health Foundation Restricted Fund One Book For Colorado Renee and Dan Cohen Mending Faces Endowment Fund Colorado Climb Higher Opportunity Youth Investment Initiative Wendy and Steven Cohen Mental Health Colorado Jeanne M. Rohner Colorado Education Organizing Funders Collaborative Pay for Success Lisa Reckler Cohn and Richard Cohn Endowment Fund Colorado Friends Fund of the Harvard Women’s Jordon and Essie Perlmutter Charitable Colorado Nonprofit Association Mizel Museum Studies in Religion Program (Designated) Fund Concur Technologies Museum of Contemporary Art Denver Colorado Latino Age Wave ProComp Restricted Fund Sue and Tim Damour Posner Center for International Development Colorado Nonprofit Association Designated Fund Project PAVE Designated Fund Vicki and David Dansky Project PAVE Endowment Fund Colorado Nonprofit Social Enterprise Exchange Roots & Branches Foundation Katherine Dawes RedLine Endowment Fund Colorado Technology Foundation Fund Rose Youth Foundation Eileen and Roger Doherty Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center Harry and Community Action Fund Stephen H. Shogan Philanthropic Leadership Fund Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Jeanette Weinberg Endowment Fund Community Builders Fund Temple Emanuel Fund • Dena and Charlie Miller Theatre Fund Lee Fisher-Rosenberg • Rose Medical Center Fund Community Fund for Intergenerational and Temple Micah Designated Fund Jeannie and John Fuller • Wolf Theatre Academy Fund Senior Programming Nathan Yip Foundation Designated Projects Fund Jean and Dr. Ben Galloway Rose Youth Foundation Endowment Fund Cottonwood Institute Designated Fund NYF Guang Yu Restricted Fund Elaine Gampel Save Our Youth Endowment Denver Center for Arts & Technology Young Latino Philanthropist Initiative Anne and Charles Garcia Shalom Park Endowment Early Childhood Education Designated Fund Susan and Gregory Geissler • Milton and Lillian Toltz Staff Appreciation Fund Early Childhood Mental Health Fund Julie Geller and Joshua Fine The Spirituals Project Endowment Fund Education Field of Interest Fund Shannon Gifford and Jerrold L. Glick Jerry Spitz Memorial Education Fund The Fund for Early Childhood Steven Gittelman Temple Micah Endowment Fund Rosyne Gardenswartz Memorial Fund Donors Michael Glassman Temple Sinai Endowment Fund Girl Scouts of Colorado Board Designated Fund 2017 Pamela and Josh Gold Warren Village Girl Scouts of Colorado Capital Designated Fund Robert Goldstein Yeshiva Toras Chaim Endowment Fund • Lufkin Family Restricted Fund for Routt County Unrestricted Donors Girl Scout Troops Friday Green YESS Institute • MMR Capital Anonymous (4) Cathleen Hall Nathan Yip Foundation • MMR Capital – Zip Line Sheryl and Milroy Alexander Anna Jo Haynes • Wagner Fund Arthur E. McAlarney Trust Saundra Heller Health Field of Interest Fund Susan Bassow and Eric Fajer Joan and Mark Henneberry Designated and Immigrant Collaborative Fund Field of Interest Funds Cody and Seth Belzley Arlene and Barry Hirschfeld Immigrants Mental Health Kathy and Gerald Berenstein Marci Hladik ADL Regional Director Restricted Fund Jewish Life Field of Interest Fund Vanessa Bernier Elsa Holguín and Ed Lucero Aging Field of Interest Fund Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Initiative Dori Biester Susan Hurwitz The Blue Bench Fund Judaism Your Way Brooke and Jon-Erik Borgen Sarah Indyk and Charlie Miller Boomers Funding Change Designated Fund The Harold Lane Memorial Fund Borgen Family Foundation JEWISHcolorado David and Zita Bram Family Fund for the Sons of Israel Cemetery in Colorado Springs The Lanig Fund Libby Bortz and Michael Altenberg Helayne and Larry Jones Sheila Bugdanowitz Leadership Development Award Fund Latinas Lead Lindsay Bressman E. James Judd BUILDING Jewish ECE Latino Community Foundation of Colorado Fund Caryl Buckstein Kahn Family Fund Changing the Narrative LAUNCH Together Judith Cassel-Mamet and Samuel Mamet Florrie Katchen Live On: Life & Legacy Maria Jose Torres Ariceaga Chavez Irene and Kenzo Kawanabe 24 Donors continued

Dr. Melvyn Klein Paige Roper Renee and Dan Cohen Dr. Sarah and Trinidad Rodriguez Bender Foundation Lisa and Brad Kornfeld Deborah Rothschild The Colorado Health Foundation Helen Rotbart Joy Benenson Emily Kornhauser Howard Selinger Community Foundation Boulder County Shelly and Richard Sapkin Megan and Cameron Bertron Mary Lou and Donald Kortz SENDing Support Foundation Shell and Lisa Cook Karen and Lawrence Sluss Jessica Bett Lynn Kuhn and David Taenzer Emma and Christian Schwarz Lisa and Tom Corley Kelly Stangel-Martin Saurava Bhattarai Mitzi and Stephen Kurtz Lorni Sharrow Mary Gittings Cronin and John Cronin Susan Stern Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Susan and Sam Lanzer Litamae Sher David and Laura Merage Foundation Wendy and Tom Thorpe Julie Bir Gretchen and Scott Lenamond Dr. William Shiovitz The Denver Foundation Judith and Joe Wagner Bloomberg Philanthropies Lindy Eichenbaum Lent and Jason Lent Judith and Martin Shore Barbara Dubin Irit and Dr. Arthur Waldbaum Meredith Bloomberg Pearle Rae and Mark Levey Dale and Robert Silverberg Richard Durity Susan Williamson Marsha Weinberg Blum and Gary Blum Laure and Scott Levin Victoria Simpson Therese and Jeff Ellery Carolyn and Dave Wollard Tobey and Justin Borus William Lindsay III Leigh Sinclair and Alan Preblud Erica and Elliott Farber The Women’s Foundation of Colorado Jennifer Bowlds Catherine Lindsey Janet Slate Sharon and Donald Ferlic Linda Roberts Zinn Buell Foundation Janet Lopez and Doug Vilsack Carol Sobel Jennifer Atler Fischer and Michael Fischer *This list includes gifts received in 2017, Ginger Bunn Faith Mainor Jill and Lee Spitz Stephanie Foote and Lloyd Wade but does not include additional gifts Susan Burgamy received at the end of 2016. For a full Evi and Evan Makovsky Leslie and Gary Stiefler Shannon Gifford and Jerrold L. Glick listing, go to our website rcfdenver.org. Caring for Colorado Foundation Kim Schneider Malek Beckett Stokes and Andy Seelaus Goodwin Procter LLP Mildred and Albert Carmosino Mary and J. Michael Malloy Judith and Meyer Sussman Marti and Jeff Grazi Amy and Daniel Chapman Lilly and Bruce Marks Paula Sussman Cathleen Hall Donors to Restricted Corene and Richard Chatfield Jody Mathie and John Hoffman Mieke Thorson and Scott Esserman Sara and Robert Howsam Funds and Initiatives Chipotle Mexican Grill Bobbi and Michael Miller Pegi and Michael Touff Mary and Jay Hubert Anonymous (8) Renee and Dan Cohen Lisa Farber Miller and David Miller Joshua Trager Joy Johnson Enid and Mark Ablowitz Marci Colb Morris J. Krohn Memorial Foundation Ben Valore-Caplan Deb and Alan Karsh Achieve, Inc. The Colorado Health Foundation Phil Nash and Dr. Bob Janowski Norman Veta Kelli Kindel Diana Aldapa-Fonseca The Colorado Trust NCSY Annette and Michael Weiner Kathleen and Robert Klugman Debra Aleinikoff and Michael Strear Megan Conklin Andrea Nelson Anita and Scott Wesley Mary Lou and Donald Kortz Sheryl and Milroy Alexander Whitney and Chris Connor Barbara and Neil Oberfeld Kathryn Whitaker and Monte Moses Colette and Nick Larson Jacob Allen Suzanne Schimmel Cooper and Denise O’Leary and Kent Thiry Roxane White Karen and Steve Leaffer The Aloha Foundation Shawn Cooper Leah F. Peer Lindy Eichenbaum Lent and Jason Lent Tracy Altman Mark Cordova Essie Perlmutter Bonnie Merenstein Nancy Alterman Susan and Edward Cudahy Sheila Bugdanowitz Melinda Quiat Sharon and J. Landis Martin Julie and Jeff Andrews Ann Culbertson Leadership Development Meredith Badler Cydney and Tom Marsico Family Foundation Lila Rauch Award Donors* Bobbi and Michael Miller Leslie Reingold and Thomas Eskelson Lisa Farber Miller and David Miller Lindsey Baltimore Vicki and David Dansky Anonymous (1) Dr. Linda Kaplan Reinstein and Mission Spark Elizabeth Barbee David Bram Trust Lisa and Bruce Alexander Arnold Reinstein Carol and Larry A. Mizel Elise and Brian Barish Barbara Mellman Davis and Lee Davis Judy Altenberg and Bruce Plotkin Jeannie Ritter and The Honorable Bill Ritter My Tribute Gift Foundation, Inc. Elke Barter Faye and Steven Demby Fran and Raymond Baker Lisa and John Robinson Melinda Pollack Devra Barter The Denver Foundation Tricia Bonman Marcia and Richard Robinson Brooke Powers Garrett Barter Jeff Diem Ryan Brown Robert Rodriguez The Quiat Companies Lauren Baum Kate and Josh Dinar Rick Bugdanowitz Kelli and Kevin Rojas Lorii Rabinowitz Robin Behrstock Emory Dinner Susan and Jeff Rona Sue Cobb and Kate Shea Errol Bell Shana Dinner de Vaca 25 Donors continued

Donnell-Kay Foundation Adriane Greenberg Lisa and Brad Kornfeld Lorii Rabinowitz Strear Family Foundation Gregg Drinkwater and David Shneer Eileen and Richard Greenberg Mary Lou and Donald Kortz Sam Rabins Michelle Striker Rebecca Dubroff Rachael Greenberg Sarah Krivel Rebecca Rapport Jessica Strouse Tracy Dunning and Eric Sondermann Rachel Griego Mitzi and Stephen Kurtz Julie Davis Ratner Richard Strouse Kimberly and Andre Durand Celeste Grynberg Carla Kutnick Diane Reed Jodi Stuart Wendy Eder Alyce Blum Guerrero Elizabeth Laff Dr. Linda Kaplan Reinstein and Sturm Family Foundation Orly Eisbart Jessica and Mikhail Gurfinkel Deborah Lamm and Jonathan P. Wolman Arnold Reinstein Molly and Scott Sutton Emanuel J. Friedman Philanthropies Susan Gutterman Bernice Lane Julia Reissner Lindsey Tannenbaum Eve Roth Epstein James Haass Karen and Steve Leaffer Jayme Ritchie Heather Taussig and Brett Miller Terry Epstein and Jep Seman Noa Harnik Matthew LeBauer Marcia and Richard Robinson Samantha and Nicholas Thompson Allison Rosenfeld Viktoriya Esayev Sarah Hartford Karen and Bob Leone Alicia and David Thorpe Dr. Sheri Ross Chrissy Estes Faraci Katie Hausman Rachel Levin Betsy and Robert Thorpe Jennifer Rothschild Erica and Elliott Farber Hilary and Adam Haynes Leslie and Alan Levine Michelle and Steven Toltz Debbie Roumell Loren Faye Elizabeth Herrick and Milton Kahn Patti and Barry Levine Devin Tomiak Nina Roumell Sheryl and Ken Feiler Courtney Hirsekorn Susan and Gavin Levy Vicki Trachten-Schwartz and Rob Schwartz Ilana Rubin Sharon Figlino Martha and Jim Hockensmith Laura and Gregory L’Herault Jaime Travis-Heller and Peter Heller Shauna Ruda Amelia Fink Sadie Honey Hochstadt and Dr. Julie Lieber and Eric Shafran Wayne Turnbow Shannon and Todd Sainer Jamie Finkelstein Zach Hochstadt Marlene Lipman Janine and Marshall Vanderburg Shelly and Richard Sapkin Ben Flitter Marlow Hoffman Nell and David London Priscilla Montoya Vitello Michele and Jordan Scharg Shari Freis Philip Hurwitz Cynthia and Michael Lowinger Dr. Heidi Wald and Philip Weiser Tracey Schneider and Harry Pliskin Elizabeth Freudenthal and Masen Uliss Karen Iker Yaron Marcus Irit and Dr. Arthur Waldbaum Michael Schulman Anne and Charles Garcia Sarah Indyk and Charlie Miller Carlos Martinez Walton Family Foundation Marjorie and Thomas Gart Jason Schwartz Charles Jaffe The Marvin Naiman and Margery Goldman Jeff Ware Gates Family Foundation Rachael Jaffe Family Foundation Elaine Selsberg and Daniel Recht Gabby Warner Haim Geffen The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Merle Chambers Fund Julie Selsberg Lynn Waterman-Blum and Dennis Blum Leslie Geffen Foundation of Colorado Cheri Michelson and Stanley Arky Steven Senft Amy Weiner Yoni Dobie Geffen JEWISHcolorado Bobbi and Michael Miller Nancy Sharp Gaile Weisbly-Waldinger Shannon Gifford and Jerrold L. Glick Jim Joseph Foundation Doreen Molk Amanda Shatzman Jane West Alison and Paul Gillis Rebecca Kanov Andrea Moore Rachel Shields Marisa Westbrook Robin and Ken Glickstein Erin and Seth Katz Nancy Morgan and Nicholas Barto Rachel Shindman Nicole Wexler Katherine Gold Joanne Katz Michael Moses Dr. Stephen Shogan Jan Wiebbecke Pamela and Josh Gold Alonit Katzman Brooke and Michael Murphy Judith and Martin H. Shore Jana and Brian Wilkinson Sarah Goldblatt Dr. Lynne and Rob Kendig Erin Neren Traci and Michael Sidon Stefanie Slade Winfield and Patrick Winfield Betty Goldman Zachary Kiefer Kathy Neustadt Zachary Siegel Jamie Winter Brittany and Brian Goldstein David and Nanette Kikumoto Oreg Foundation Gail Sigman Laura Wolf Lynda Goldstein Wendy and Michael Klein Stephen Oxman Sandra and Jonathan Simon Carolyn and David Wollard Leticia Gonzales Joanne and Arthur Kleinstein Allison Pack Dr. Sherrie Somers Karen Woolf Mayra Gonzales Judith and David Koff Lisa and Chris Payne Alison Sorkin Daniela Young Julia and Dr. Jonathan Gordon Jennifer Korman Helene Pollock Jill and Lee Spitz Leorah Young Dorine Greene Lia Korn Marisa Pooley Nancy Steele Brian Zales Linda Kornfeld Joanne Posner-Mayer Dr. Leslie Stewart and Dr. Stuart Senkfor Howard Zemel 26

Founding Trustees

Linda G. Alvarado

Joseph M. Aragon*

David C. Boyles

Fred T. Davine

Steven W. Farber

Jeannie Fuller

Stephen Kurtz

Norman Levy*

Sister Lydia M. Peña, Ph.D.

David M. Pollock*

Richard L. Robinson

Stephen H. Shogan, M.D.

Martin H. Shore Board of Trustees Robert A. Silverberg 2017 Richard B. Tucker* Albert C. Yates, Ph.D. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Trinidad Rodriguez, Lisa Robinson, Brad Kornfeld, Michael Touff, Judy Altenberg Former Presidents and CEOs BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Donald L. Kortz Katherine Gold (Chair-elect), Josh Dinar, Jeannie Ritter, Roxane White, Milroy A. Alexander, Kathy Neustadt, Lisa Reckler Cohn, Jerrold L. Glick (Chair), Brian Wilkinson Sheila Bugdanowitz*

NOT PICTURED: Steven A. Cohen, William Lindsay, III, Monte Moses, Ph.D. *Of blessed memory

27 Staff

Diana Aldapa-Fonseca Program Assistant, Latino Community Foundation of Colorado Vanessa Bernier Program Associate Tricia Bonman Program Associate Whitney Gustin Connor Senior Program Officer, Health Vicki P. Dansky Senior Gift Planning Officer Therese Ellery Senior Program Officer, Aging Amelia Fink Nonprofit Endowments and Legacy Manager Anne M. Garcia Interim President and CEO (through November 2017), Chief Financial and Operating Officer Colette Larson Emma Schwarz Josh Gold Communications and Outreach Manager Accounting and Benefits Manager MazelTogether Manager Gretchen Lenamond Beckett Stokes Mayra Gonzáles Controller Director of Communications Program Assistant, Latino Community Foundation of Colorado Lindy Eichenbaum Lent Maria Torres President and CEO (beginning November 2017) Program Assistant Tish Gonzales Office Manager Cat Lindsey Priscilla Montoya Vitello Finance and Executive Assistant Project Manager, Latino Community Rachel Griego Foundation of Colorado Project Director, Latino Community Janet Lopez, Ph.D. Foundation of Colorado Senior Program Officer, Education Anita Wesley Philanthropy Advisor Marci Hladik Faith Mainor Director of Operations and Philanthropic Services Database Manager and Grants Associate Daniela Young Carlos Martinez Project Manager, Latino Community Elsa Holguín Foundation of Colorado Senior Program Officer, Child and Family Development Executive Director, Latino Community Foundation of Colorado Sarah Indyk We acknowledge the contributions of the following Director of Special Projects Lisa Farber Miller staff members who left the Foundation in 2017: Senior Program Officer, Jewish Life Emily Kornhauser Todd Fahnestock Nicole Melaku Andrew Peacock Initiatives Manager Mark Hockenberg Latino Community Rose Medical Center Gift Shop Manager Foundation of Colorado Susan Lanzer Alicia Jirón Philanthropic Services Assistant Kelli Rojas Jennifer Moe Grants Manager Liz Martin Alex Talavera 28 2017Committees Committee on Aging Child and Family Development Health Jewish Life Milroy Alexander, Chair Lisa Reckler Cohn, Chair Jeannie Ritter, Chair Judy Altenberg, Chair Jennifer Atler Fischer Brooke Borgen Joan Henneberry Tobey Borus Sue Damour Luis Colón Brad Kornfeld Josh Dinar Jean Galloway Mary Gittings Cronin William N. Lindsay, III Josh Fine Karen Leaffer Katherine Gold Lilly Marks Rob Klugman Morris W. Price, Jr. Judy Koff Dr. Jody Mathie Evan Makovsky (through May) Lisa Robinson Mary E. Lee Melinda Pollack Kathy Neustadt Dave Ryan Dr. Larry Wolk Neil Oberfeld Audit and Finance Committee Irit Waldbaum Dr. Rachel Rabinovitch Brian Wilkinson, Chair Roxane White Investment Susan Rona Milroy Alexander Brian Wilkinson Steven A. Cohen, Chair David Shneer Lisa Reckler Cohn Stephanie Foote Irit Waldbaum Katherine Gold Education Jerrold L. Glick Phil Weiser (through July) Monte Moses, Ph.D., Chair Evan Makovsky Board Development Committee Judy Altenberg Denise O’Leary Lisa Robinson, Chair John Barry Richard L. Robinson Judy Altenberg Cody Belzley Susan Sturm Jerrold L. Glick Jerrold L. Glick Katherine Gold Rob Klugman Arlene Hirschfeld Trinidad Rodriguez Trinidad Rodriguez Michael Touff Ben Valore-Caplan

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