2007 Annual Report - Rose Community Foundation

Building community together

2007 Annual Report

Rose Community Foundation works to enhance the qualityof life of the Greater Denver community through itsleadership, resources, traditions and values.

We value our Jewish heritage and our roots in Jewish traditions including charity, philanthropy and nondiscrimination. We value excellence and uphold the highest standards in the pursuit of our mission. We value the trust and respect of the community andcontinually strive to earn and sustain that trust byconsistent and disciplined adherence to our mission.

Mission and Values

In Memoriam

Rose Community Foundation’s

support for the Greater Denver

community is focused in five

program areas: Aging, Child and

Family Development, Education,

Health and Jewish Life. In addition

to grantmaking, Rose Philanthropic

Services assists individuals and

families in their philanthropic

activities.

Rose Community Foundation wishes to pay tributeto three leaders who made invaluable contributionsto our work and to the community.

Judge Phillip S. Figa 1951-2008Trustee 2002-2003Jewish Life Committee 2001-2003

Chair 2002-2003

Rabbi Daniel Goldberger 1924-2007Jewish Life Committee 1997-2007

Honorary Lifetime Member

Alan Laff 1949-2008Committee on Aging 2002-2007Rose Advisory Board 1995-2007

The State of the Foundation 2Guidelines for Grant Proposals 4Program Areas

Aging 5Child and Family Development 11Education 17Health 24Jewish Life 30

Opportunities and Innovation Fund Grants 38Latino Community Foundation of Colorado 39Rose Philanthropic Services 40Donor Profile 43Advised, Designated and Field of Interest Funds 44 Organization Endowment Funds and Sub-Funds 45Jewish Women’s Fund of Colorado and

Rose Women’s Organization 46Donor-Directed Grants 47Donors to Rose Community Foundation 51History of Rose Community Foundation 552007 Financial Statements 56Board of Trustees and Committee Members 58Rose Community Foundation Staff 60

Rose Community Foundation Editorial Staff:Marci Hladik, Communications and Database AssociateSusan Knudten, Communications OfficerPhil Nash, Vice President for Communications

Layout: Laurie Shields Design

Photography: Chris TakagiExceptions:

Color photos on page 6 courtesy of Ray Meyers and Derrick DuranPhotos on pages 40, 41 and large photo on page 58 by Eric WeberPhoto on page 43 courtesy of the Mizel familyPhotos on pages 60-61 by Katy TartakoffRose Community Foundation file photos on pages 2, 17, 55 and 58

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Table of Contents

In addition to offering meeting space to community organizations, RoseCommunity Foundation is proud toprovide office space and support to theColorado Association of Funders(coloradofunders.org), a nonprofitregional membership organization forgrantmakers throughout the state.

Arlene HirschfeldChair, Board of Trustees 2006-2007

Scott L. LevinChair, Board of Trustees 2008-2009

Sheila BugdanowitzPresident and CEO

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At Rose Community Foundation…

We believe in the American Dream, andin the power of individuals to achievetheir dreams with the support of a caring community.

We believe in the force of good will thatmotivates the thousands of people whowork at our grantee organizations asstaff and volunteers, and we want tosupport these organizations in becomingthe best they can be. In 2007, wewelcomed eight new grantees to Rose’ssecond three-year BOOST program,which helps organizations managegrowth and achieve higher performance.

We believe in leveraging philanthropicdollars with those from the public andprivate sectors to improve the quality of

life for everyone in the community. In2007, the Foundation supported theColorado legislature and the Governor in advancing groundbreaking policyinitiatives in health and education. We areexcited about the startup of the DenverPreschool Program which helps makequality early education available to allDenver four-year-olds. Taxpayersapproved the measure in 2006 after yearsof efforts by early childhood advocatessupported by Rose and other funders.

We believe in the importance ofsupporting every generation living in our community. In 2007, Rose continuedto invest significantly in improving andexpanding early childhood education inlow-income communities while launchingefforts to strengthen early education in the Jewish community. The Foundation

The State of the Foundation

created Roots & Branches Foundation tobuild a new generation of philanthropistsamong young Jewish adults. Our BoomersLeading Change initiative kicked off with astudy showing the enormous interest of55- to 65-year-olds in staying engaged incommunity life far into the future throughwork, service and learning.

We believe in expanding the circle ofphilanthropy. Rose launched the LatinoCommunity Foundation of Colorado tosupport Latino philanthropists giving toLatino causes. We welcomed the SueMiller Transitions Fund, which supportspeople with breast cancer. And we areinspired by the generosity of 435 donorsin the Live On campaign who havecollectively pledged an estimated $36

million in bequests through the efforts of 27 Jewish schools, synagogues andorganizations.

This annual report is our way of sharingwith you the many ways Rose CommunityFoundation supported the community in2007 by acting on our beliefs and values.

We believe that the Foundation’s mostvaluable assets are people—the trustees,committee members, donors, staff,grantees and many others who invest theirtime, their knowledge, their hearts andtheir dollars in the enterprise of buildingcommunity together.

Thank you.

2007 Grantmaking Summary

• This includes all grants awarded from the Foundation’s 2007 grantmaking budget as well as $174,000 in funds received from other foundations and organizations to support collaborative projects.

• It also includes donor-directed grants of $1,348,000.

• Additionally, 20 local organizations received $1,240,000 in distributions fromendowments held on their behalf by Rose Community Foundation.

In 2007, Rose Community Foundation approved

768 grants totaling $12,455,000in financial support to the Greater Denver community.

Rose Community Foundation’s Guidelinesfor Grant Proposals is our invitation towork together to build a healthy andvibrant community. While our granteesare most often nonprofit organizations,we also consider grants to schools,government agencies, and to otherfunders working on projects of mutualconcern. This abbreviated version of theFoundation’s grant guidelines provides anoverview of our grantmaking. Beforeapplying, grant seekers should consult thecomplete Guidelines for Grant Proposals,available online at rcfdenver.org, or bycalling 303.398.7400.

Rose Community Foundation’sGrantmaking ProgramRose Community Foundation awardsgrants to organizations, projects andinitiatives within the following programareas: Aging, Child and FamilyDevelopment, Education, Health andJewish Life. In all areas, the highestpriority is to support beneficial change in systems affecting the lives of manypeople. On a limited basis, theFoundation also considers grantsaddressing its core values: social justiceand nondiscrimination; strengthening the nonprofit sector; and innovativeapproaches to community issues.

EligibilityRose Community Foundation fundsprograms serving the seven-countyGreater Denver area: Adams, Arapahoe,Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas andJefferson Counties. Applicants should beeither a charitable nonprofit organizationor a tax-supported institution such as aschool or government agency. New oremerging organizations may applythrough a fiscal sponsor. Applicants mayhave only one proposal pending at anygiven time. Capital requests must adhereto a specified format. See the completeGuidelines for Grant Proposals for

submission format and contentspecifications.

Deadlines and Response TimeRose Community Foundation does nothave submission deadlines. Foundationstaff reviews proposals as they arereceived, and may request additionalinformation or arrange a site visit.

Aging Program PrioritiesRose Community Foundation promoteschange in how communities organize careand support for both seniors and care-givers, with particular attention to theneeds of low- and moderate-incomeseniors. Highest consideration is given to programs that:• provide quality direct in-home and

community-based services• expand and improve transportation

services• improve the availability and quality

of end-of-life care

Child and Family DevelopmentProgram PrioritiesRose Community Foundation supports thehealthy development of children, and theeconomic self-sufficiency of families. Thehighest consideration is given to programsfocused on:• early childhood development,

especially parent education programsand high-quality early childhoodeducation

• family self-sufficiency, includingemployment training and familysupport services

• public policy efforts to plan, create,implement and evaluate policiesaimed at improving early childhoodeducation and family self-sufficiency

Education Program PrioritiesRose Community Foundation supportsprograms that lead to improved student

achievement for prekindergarten throughgrade 12. The Foundation’s highestpriorities in Education include:• the development, recruitment and

retention of great teachers, especiallyin low-income school communities

• reducing demographic gaps inachievement through substantialsystemic change in public education

The Foundation also makes a limitednumber of grants for direct-service educa-tion programs outside of the school day.

Health Program PrioritiesRose Community Foundation supportsefforts that improve access to affordablehealth care and health care coverage, andthose that help create a better coordinatedhealth care system. The Foundation’shighest priorities in Health are:• access to care for low-income children

and adults• improving the cost-effectiveness of

the health care system• health-policy and public-health

leadership• primary prevention

Jewish Life Program PrioritiesRose Community Foundation’s Jewish Lifeprogram focuses on strengthening andsupporting a strong and dynamic Jewishcommunity in the Greater Denver area.The program’s highest priorities include:• outreach to unconnected Jews• experiences that promote

Jewish growth• organizational development• leadership development

Submitting ProposalsFor complete instructions on proposalcontent and format, consult RoseCommunity Foundation’s Guidelines forGrant Proposals or visit rcfdenver.org.

2008 Guidelines for Grant Proposals

We believe that a healthy community values its older adults by ensuring a spectrum ofopportunities and services that enable them to enjoy independent and meaningful lives as long as possible.

2007 Funding Priorities• Provide quality direct in-home and

community-based services• Expand and improve transportation

services• Improve the availability and quality

of end-of-life care

Impact• $1,760,295 granted in 2007• A review of three years of grantmaking

determined that a majority of granteesoffering direct services to older adults hadsignificantly increased the number ofpeople served and units of service provided.

• Multiyear grant funding for four seniortransportation providers has resulted inrecord numbers of riders and a wider rangeof transportation options.

• The Boomers Leading Change initiativewas launched in metropolitan Denver aspart of a nationwide effort to harness “theexperience dividend” of older adults forsocial benefit.

Aging

Tillie Martinez poses in front of certificates honoring her ongoing volunteer work.

Aging

Impact: Former combat soldier Ray Meyerswants to spare other veterans the decades ofturmoil that he experienced after his return fromVietnam – years of alcohol abuse, ruinedrelationships and jail time. Meyers eventuallyturned his life around in his 50s with the help ofa counselor, and in 2007 founded VeteransHelping Veterans Now to assist today’s veteransin making a more successful transition tocivilian life. One of those is Derrick Duran, a 26-year-old Iraq vet who came home with physical

and psychological injuries from his warexperiences. “Soldiers are only going to talkwith other soldiers about the stuff they’ve gonethrough,” says Duran. “I still have a lot ofanxiety. I’m not where I want to be yet but Iknow there is help available and I’m on theright track.” The startup of Veterans HelpingVeterans Now was funded in part with a grantof $5,000, one of 12 Boomer Innovation Grantsawarded through the Foundation’s BoomersLeading Change initiative.

“Once you’ve been through the combat experience, you thinknothing can hurt you. But you have been hurt badly. Our goal is to reach out and say, ‘It’s O.K. to admit that.’”

– Ray Meyers

Veterans Helping Veterans Now vhvnow.org

Veterans Ray Meyers (left color photo, on the right) and Derrick Duran (right color photo, center), then and now (see insets). “Our war was green and theirs is brown, but the experience is the same,” says Meyers, comparing the colors of the Vietnamesejungle to the Iraqi desert.

Objective: To connect veterans in need of assistance withvolunteer veterans for mutual fellowship and support.

GRANT PROF I LE

American Red Cross, Mile High Chapter$30,800Over two years for the TransportationServices program.denver-redcross.org

Boomers Leading Change$330,000 To support this Rose CommunityFoundation initiative to engage the metro Denver baby boom generation in opportunities for employment,community service and lifelong learning.rcfdenver.org/initiatives_blc.htm

Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.$30,000To support the Home Maintenance and Repair Program, which providesaffordable home repairs andmodifications for low-income olderadult homeowners.briathome.org

Catholic Charities$20,000To expand the Adult Services/SeniorProgram for low-income older adultsand their families.catholiccharitiesdenver.org

Colorado Center for the Blind$15,000To expand the Senior Services Program,which provides in-home training andsupport for older adults who are blindor losing vision.cocenter.org

Colorado Commission on Aging$250,000To support 9NEWS Senior Source, amultimedia information and educationcampaign for older adults and theircaregivers.coloradoaging.com9news.com/advertorial/seniorsource/

Colorado Gerontological Society$4,995To support a Medicare Part Denrollment specialist.senioranswers.org

Continuing Legal Education inColorado$8,000To print the Senior Law Day Handbook.cobar.org/clecobar.org/group/index.cfm?EntityID=dpwfp&category=726

The Denver Center for Crime Victims$20,000Over two years to provide crisis intervention, case management and home safety assessments for older adults.denvervictims.org

2007 Aging Grants

Baby boomers discuss late-career employment options.

Aging

Impact: A majority of the individuals whoseek help through the Colorado Center for theBlind’s Senior Connect program lost their visionlater in life. “Before they come here, a lot ofpeople aren’t sure what they can do as a blindperson,” says Duncan Larsen, the Center’s seniorservices coordinator. “We show them that theycan be productive and independent.” The Centeroffers classes in Braille, cooking, how to travelwith a cane, marking and labeling techniques,

how to use a computer and a variety of otherlife skills. In addition, staff is available to visitseniors in their homes for training and to helpsolve specific problems. Rose CommunityFoundation supported the program with a$15,000 grant. “The seniors I visit are oftenoverwhelmed,” says Sharon Herries, an in-home instructor. “When they are shownalternative ways to accomplish things, itmakes a big difference.”

“Being blind is not a tragedy. You can do something about it. I don’t think of it now as a handicap, it’s a challenge.”

– Marie Dambrosky, nearly 90 years old, who credits the Colorado Center for theBlind for helping her develop a can-do attitude when her vision deteriorated

Colorado Center for the Blind cocenter.org

Older clients from the Colorado Center for the Blind learn about new technology during a field trip to the Beyond Sight store inLittleton. Here store owner Jim Misener, who is also blind, demonstrates a scanner that provides audible information about anyproduct with a bar code.

Objective: To help older adults who are blind or losing visionremain capable and independent.

GRANT PROF I LE

The Denver Hospice$100,000To support the Life Quality Institute,which educates health care professionals,develops clinical models for palliativecare, and increases communityawareness concerning care at the end of life.thedenverhospice.org

Denver Regional Council ofGovernments$5,000To reprint the Senior CaregiverHandbook.drcog.org

Denver Regional Mobility & Access Council$138,000To coordinate transportation resourcesfor older adults. Of this amount,$69,000 was funded by The ColoradoHealth Foundation through the GettingThere Collaborative transportationinitiative. drmac-co.org

Dominican Sisters Home HealthAgency of Denver$50,000Over two years for in-home housekeepingservices, meal preparation, laundryservices and grocery shopping for older adults.dominicansisters.org

Grantmakers in Aging$7,500To support the activities of this nationalassociation of grantmakers that focuseson aging issues.giaging.org

Hmong American Association of Colorado$25,000To support the Elderly ServicesProgram.hmongcolorado.org

Jewish Family Service of Colorado$100,000For services to help older adults remainin their homes.jewishfamilyservice.org

Meals on Wheels of Boulder$30,000To provide nutritious meals tohomebound older adults.mowboulder.org

Project Angel Heart$30,000To provide nutritious, home-deliveredmeals for older adults living with life-threatening illnesses.projectangelheart.org

Experienced nurses mentor younger nurses at Denver Health.

Aging

Retired and Senior Volunteer Programof Boulder County$25,000For three programs helping older adults:Carry-Out Caravan, a grocery shoppingand delivery service; Fix-It Service, ahome repair and modification service;and Volunteer Driver Program, atransportation service.rsvpboulder.org

St. Anthony Health Foundation$200,000Over two years for the Senior BenefitsProgram to assist older adults and theircaregivers in obtaining public benefits.myhealthpassport.org

St. Francis Center$60,000Over two years to provide assistanceand transitional housing to formerlyhomeless older adults.sfcdenver.org

The Senior Hub$90,000To advance the quality of life for olderadults in Adams and Arapahoe Counties.seniorhub.org

Seniors Inc. $50,000For direct-service programs that helpolder adults live independently.seniorsinc.org

Seniors' Resource Center$120,000For transportation and other services tohelp older adults remain independent.srcaging.org

Special Transit$80,000To support transportation services for older adults in Boulder andsurrounding areas.specialtransit.org

Washington Street Community Center$10,000To support the Center’s Senior Program,which provides information, referral anddirect services to older adults who liveindependently in their homes.wscc-denver.orgJim Solomon (left) has found great satisfaction being a ”Big Brother.”

Marilyn Taylor participates in a Foundation forum.

We believe that supporting the healthydevelopment of young children is the mosteffective way to help them have a successfullife. We know that the most significant factor in a child’s well-being is a family’seconomic security.

2007 Funding Priorities• Early childhood development, especially

parent education programs and high-quality early childhood education

• Family self-sufficiency, includingemployment training and family support services

Impact• $1,966,324 granted in 2007• Preschool Denver, the city’s new voter-

approved and taxpayer-financed programfor four-year-olds, began enrollingchildren and offering technical assistance

to early childhood centers. Rose CommunityFoundation has been a long-time advocateof publicly financed early education.

• Clayton Early Learning’s Early ChildhoodResource Institute opened, providingColorado with a model early childhooddevelopment facility integrated with state-of-the-art programming. Claytonoffers a comprehensive training programfor early childhood professionals,including a bachelor’s degree. Foundationgrants totaling $1,640,327 million overseveral years have helped develop andbuild the Institute.

• The Family Resource Center Association,launched in 2000 with a $92,000 Rosegrant, reached an annual budget of morethan $2.8 million in 2007-08, and hasdoubled the number of participatingfamily centers from 12 to 24.

Child and Family Development

Someone is teething at Clayton Early Learning.


GRANT PROF I LE

Impact: Of the 7,000 clients it servesannually, 75 percent of the clients at theYWCA of Boulder County earn less than$26,000 a year. “It’s often people who are onestep away from government assistance,” saysJanet Beardsley, the organization’s executivedirector. Rose Community Foundation hasprovided grants totaling $158,000 since 1996to support two of the YWCA’s programs thathelp parents with emergency or short-termchild care, and skills to run their lives more

successfully. “If you do not have safe, securechild care for your children, you cannotfunction well in the work world. OurChildren’s Alley program is the only drop-incare center in town,” says Beardsley. “WithLifeskills, we meet parents where they are atand help them through difficult situations.How to find a place to live, job opportunities,how to manage money…we help with all theskills it takes to live day to day in this world.”

“They provide high quality care that you would expect of a high-priced daycare. And they are so nice about it. They are agreat safety net for the community.”

– Paul Heger, who works fulltime and unexpectedly became custodian of three grandchildren, speaking of the YWCA of Boulder County

YWCA of Boulder County ywcaboulder.org

An instructor for the YWCA of Boulder County (center) talks with clients about employment during a Lifeskills class.

Objective: To support parents so they can provide for their children.

Bayaud Industries$50,000For business and marketing planningfor this organization that enables people with disabilities to move towardself-sufficiency.bayaudindustries.org

BOOST Initiative$241,134For the participation of threeorganizations in this $1.5 million RoseCommunity Foundation initiative tostrengthen eight Foundation grantees.Additional funds were granted in 2006.Participants funded by the Child andFamily Development Program Area are:The Children’s Museum of Denver,Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition and Invest in Kids.rcfdenver.org/initiatives_BOOST.htm

Center for Work Education and Employment$30,000For a job-readiness program.cwee.org

El Centro Humanitario$50,000To support this center for immigrantday laborers by providing employmentassistance and education programs.centrohumanitario.org

Clayton Early Learning$640,327Over three years for research andevaluation of the Early ChildhoodResource Institute.claytonearlylearning.org

Colorado Bright Beginnings$83,297To support a new program for parentsof children ages 24 to 36 months.brightbeginningsco.org

Colorado Children's Campaign$50,000Toward a $150,000 grant for advocacyefforts to improve the health andeducational status of Colorado'schildren. The grant was jointly fundedby the Foundation's Child and FamilyDevelopment, Education and Healthprogram areas.coloradokids.org

Denver Employment Alliance$27,972For an initiative to develop industry-specific workforcedevelopment training.employingdenver.com

Dress for Success Denver$5,000To support economic self-sufficiency for low-income women by providingprofessional work attire and careerdevelopment tools.dressforsuccess.org

Emily Griffith Foundation$25,000To expand a job training program foradult refugees and asylees.egos-school.com/egf

Family Resource Center Association$60,000To support the Association’s 24 familyresource centers through marketing,outreach efforts, financial developmentassistance and training.cofamilycenters.org

2007 Child and Family Development Grants

Colorado’s Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien is a longtime advocate for children.

A caring dad takes his son to a medical appointment.


Impact: At Clayton Early Learning, earlychildhood education theory and practice areintegrated on a daily basis. The ClaytonEducare program provides more than 300children and families with high quality services,while the Clayton Institute performs researchand provides professional development forchild care providers. In 2007, Rose CommunityFoundation made a three-year grant of morethan $640,000 to support the Institute’sresearch and evaluation activities. “We want toknow, for example, what combination ofexperiences creates the best outcomes for kids?

And how can we best support teachers andparents?” says Nancie Linville, vice president ofthe Institute. Senior Director of Research andEvaluation Mary Maguire Klute adds, “We havecollected a lot of data over the years forspecific projects. We thought we could bring ittogether to answer some of the biggerquestions about early childhood education.”Clayton plans to release the evaluation resultsthroughout the three-year process, and willshare them with other early childhoodorganizations and educators across the nation.

“Through our daily work with kids and educators, and throughour research, we believe that we have a lot to offer the field atlarge. We’re taking very seriously the role that we can play inadding to the knowledge base that supports quality earlychildhood education.”

– Charlotte Brantley, president and CEO of Clayton Early Learning

Clayton Early Learning claytonearlylearning.org

Clayton Early Learning offers ongoing training and educational opportunities to its staff.

Objective: To research and evaluate what works in the field ofearly childhood education.

GRANT PROF I LE

Focus Points Family Resource Center$75,000Over two years to support a parentingprogram for low-income monolingualand bilingual Spanish-speaking parents.du.edu/~smartin9/Project2

Foothills United Way$20,000For Personal Investment Enterprise, acollaboration of 17 organizations thatprovide financial management trainingand case management for low-incomefamilies in Boulder.unitedwayfoothills.org

Four Mile Family Resource Center$24,473To start a Parents as Teachers (PAT)program in Glendale.fourmilefrc.com

Funding Partners$10,000To provide loans to first-timehomebuyers in Metro Denver for downpayment and closing cost assistance.fundingpartners.org

Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families$2,500To support the activities of this nationalassociation of grantmakers working toimprove the well-being of children,youth and families.gcyf.org

Jeffco Public Schools$81,871To support Home Instruction for Parentsof Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) inJefferson County.jeffco.k12.co.us

Lowry Family Center$40,000Over two years to support this centerthat provides programs for youth and families in Northeast Denver and Aurora.

Metropolitan State College of Denver Foundation$12,000To support the Family Literacy Programserving residents in nearby public housing.mscd.edu

Mi Casa Resource Center for Women$25,000For programs that encourage self-sufficiency among primarily low-income Latinas and youth.micasadenver.org

Mile High Montessori Early LearningCenters$9,500To develop a strategic plan.milehighmontessori.org

Parent Pathways$80,000For an early childhood center forchildren of mothers attending FlorenceCrittenton High School, and counselingand employment services for youngfathers.parentpathways.org

An English class arranged by Intercambio de Comunidades

Parenting Place$50,000Over two years to support the FamilyStrengthening Program for parents andtheir children.boulderparenting.org

Project WISE$40,000Over two years to support counselingand education programs for familiesmaking the transition from publicassistance to work.denverprojectwise.org

Reach Out and Read Colorado$30,000To educate parents about theimportance of involvement in theirchildren’s early development.reachoutandreadco.org

Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network$10,000For Ready To Learn, an early childhoodeducation program to help preparechildren for school.rmpbs.org

Sewall Child Development Center$25,000To support human resources staff forthis center serving children from birthto age five.sewall.org

State of Colorado – Office of theLieutenant Governor$50,000To support the establishment of theEarly Childhood Systems Office.colorado.gov/ltgovernor

University of Colorado at Boulder,Department of Speech, Language andHearing Sciences$10,000To support the Child Learning Centerand to provide assessment services,early childhood programs, parenteducation and outreach programs.colorado.edu/slhs

Warren Village$50,000To provide housing, employment,education and family support to low-income, single-parent families workingtoward self-sufficiency.warrenvillage.org

Work Options for Women$18,250To support business consultation forthis organization that provides culinaryjob training for low-income women.workoptions.org

YWCA of Boulder County$40,000To support Children’s Alley, a drop-in oremergency child care center, andLifeskills, a program to teach self-sufficiency skills to low-income parents.ywcaboulder.org

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Children draw while their parents attend a parenting class.

We believe that education is an engine ofopportunity, and that the quality of ourdemocracy depends on ensuring every child an equal chance to learn and succeed.

2007 Funding Priorities• Systemic change in individual schools and

public education• Quality teaching, such as rigorous

professional development, teacher training,and compensation reform

Rose Community Foundation also makes alimited number of grants for programs outsidethe school day that support the academicdevelopment of school-aged children.

Impact• $1,860,973 granted in 2007• The Foundation continued its efforts to

build bridges between school district laborand management by supporting the Jeffcoand Douglas County Public Schools studygroups of teachers and administratorsinterested in learning more about alternativeforms of teacher compensation.

• Grants to the Governor’s P-20 EducationCouncil have supported the developmentand advancement of education publicpolicy, while grants to Great EducationColorado have supported grassrootsadvocacy on behalf of public education.

• The Foundation has significantly supporteda network of high quality charter schoolsachieving highly successful results. Theyinclude the Denver School of Science andTechnology, KIPP Sunshine Peak Academyand West Denver Preparatory Charter School.

Education

A large grant check presented in early 2008generates a large amount of enthusiasmamong students at Fulton Elementary School in Aurora.

Education

Impact: Knowing why young people dropout of high school is often the key to helpingthem come back. “They could be homeless,they could be a parent already, they may nothave succeeded academically, they may thinkno one cares,” says Steve Dobo, founder andexecutive director of Colorado Youth for aChange (CYC). The organization’s outreachspecialists, described as ‘outstanding’ by WestHigh School Principal Pat Sanchez, work togain a dropout’s trust, then go abouteliminating the barriers that are keeping the

youth from finishing high school. “Theyworked with my schedule,” says AngelitaChamberlain, who expects to graduate inDecember 2008. “I probably would not havecome back if it weren’t for Matt [her outreachspecialist].” Rose Community Foundationgranted $40,000 to support CYC in 2007. Inaddition to philanthropic support, for eachstudent CYC re-enrolls in Denver PublicSchools (DPS), the organization receives aportion of the per-pupil $7,000 annualallowance that DPS is allotted by the state.

“You feel bad when you drop out. I really had a lot ofexpectations of myself. When they [Colorado Youth for aChange] contacted me to come back, it was a relief.”

– Karen Portillo, a young mother who dropped out of school at age 17

Colorado Youth for a Change cycinfo.org

Outreach specialist Matthew Roberts (right) encourages a youth, whose housing situation is precarious, to stay in school.

Objective: To support and re-enroll dropouts so they graduate from high school.

GRANT PROF I LE

The Alliance for Quality Teaching$95,000For efforts to improve teaching qualityin low-income schools.qualityteaching.org

Alternatives for Youth$2,500To support after-school programs atseveral elementary and middle schoolsin Boulder County.alternativesforyouth.org

Augenblick, Palaich and Associates$77,250For research to help school districtsattract and retain teachers in hard-to-staff schools.apaconsulting.net

College Summit Colorado$300,000To expand this program, which helpslow-income students advance tocollege, to all of Mapleton and DenverPublic Schools. collegesummit.org

Colorado Association of BlackProfessional Engineers and Scientists$5,000To support minority youth in thepursuit of careers in the fields ofengineering and applied science.cabpes.org

Colorado Children's Campaign $50,000Toward a $150,000 grant for advocacyefforts to improve the health andeducational status of Colorado'schildren. The grant was jointly fundedby the Foundation's Child and FamilyDevelopment, Education and Healthprogram areas.coloradokids.org

Colorado Foundation for Families and Children$10,000For a project aimed at helping after-school programs.coloradofoundation.org

Colorado Staff Development Council• $104,713To support The Center for Strategic,Quality Professional Development’sefforts to improve student performance.• $15,000 To evaluate the long-term impact of The Center for Strategic, QualityProfessional Development.co-csdc.org

Colorado Youth for a Change$40,000To support efforts to reduce the dropoutrate in Denver Public Schools.cycinfo.org

2007 Education Grants

Three students at Ellis Elementary School in Southeast Denver

Education

Community Action DevelopmentCorporation$12,000For training programs to encourageLatino parents’ leadership skills andmiddle-school-age children’s leadershipand life skills.

The Conflict Center$15,000To provide problem-solving andconflict-resolution training to staff atManual High School.conflictcenter.org

CP of Colorado$15,000To provide education and employmentprograms to youth with disabilities.cpco.org

Creating Caring Communities$15,000To support Bully-Proofing Your School,a program that helps schools becomecommunities of caring, justice anddemocracy.creatingcaringcommunities.org

Denver Center for InternationalStudies Foundation$14,750To develop a business plan for a DenverPublic Schools magnet program thatprovides an international curriculum forgrades 6 to 12.cisdenver.org

Denver Public Schools $4,500To develop a national conference andconduct research connected to Denver’sinnovative teacher pay system, ProComp.dpsk12.orgdenverprocomp.org

Denver Venture School$100,000To support a new charter high schoolfocusing on entrepreneurship withinDenver Public Schools.denverventureschool.org

East Angel Foundation$10,000To provide tutoring, mentoring andfinancial support for students at EastHigh School.

Escuela de Guadalupe$7,500To support an effort to open a newpublic charter school modeled after thisdual-language school.escuelaguadalupe.org

The organization Jovenes Unidos encourages young people to get involved in improving public education.

Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios$10,000To support an after-school program at this school serving primarily low-income Latino students.escuelatlatelolco.org

Foster Elementary School$15,000To train staff to become certifiedinstructors in English as a SecondLanguage.http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/elem/foster

FrontRange Earth Force$10,000To support service-learning programsfor youth.ef-den.org

Fund for Education Organizing$50,000To support community efforts toimprove public education. PublicInterest Projects serves as fiscal sponsor.publicinterestprojects.org

Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver$10,000To engage girls in math, science andcomputer technology.girlsincdenver.org

Gold Crown Foundation$10,000To support mentoring and educationalafter-school programs for low-incomeyouth in the west metro Denver area.goldcrownfoundation.com

Grantmakers for Education$3,000To support this national association ofgrantmakers working to improveeducational outcomes for students. edfunders.org

Great Education Colorado$20,000Over two years to support public-schooladvocacy efforts.greateducation.org

Great Education Colorado Fund$70,000Over two years to support the educationarm of this public-school advocacy group.greateducation.org

Jeffco Public Schools$91,000For the Teacher Cadet program, whichencourages academically talentedstudent leaders to consider teaching as a career.http://jeffco.k12.co.us

Jefferson County EducationAssociation$214,000For a collaborative effort with theJeffco Public Schools Board ofEducation to study alternative forms ofteacher compensation.jcea-cea.org

KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy$100,000Over two years to improve the school’sfundraising efforts.sunshinepeak.org

Northwest Parents for ExcellentSchools$15,000For efforts to improve the quality ofschools in Northwest Denver. denverexcellentschools.org

Padres Unidos$35,000For efforts to improve public educationin the Latino community.padresunidos.org

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennetspeaks at a reception for the release of the book Payfor Performance Teacher Compensation: The InsideStory of Denver’s ProComp.

Education

Project YES$7,500To support after-school programs.project-yes.org

Regis University$5,000To support the Porter-Billups LeadershipAcademy, which helps low-incomeDenver youth graduate from highschool and college.porter-billups.org

Rocky Mountain HousingDevelopment Corporation$10,000For after-school programs in threeaffordable housing communities.rockymountainhdc.org

Rose Community Foundation$13,460To support costs associated with thedistribution of a book about ProComp,Denver’s new teacher compensationsystem.rcfdenver.orgdenverprocomp.org

State of Colorado – Office of the Governor$150,000To support Colorado's P-20 EducationCoordinating Council, which is workingto develop and advance the state’seducation public policy ranging frompreschool through postgraduateeducation.colorado.gov/governor

Teens, Inc.$15,000To provide educational services to youthin Nederland.teensinc.org

University of Colorado at Boulder,School of Education$5,000To help school districts and policy-makers better serve children of colorand low-income children in Colorado'sschools.colorado.edu/education

University of Colorado at Denver,School of Public Affairs$48,800To establish a Denver office of theCenter on Reinventing Public Education.cudenver.edu/gspa

University of Denver, Graduate Schoolof Social Work$15,000For The Bridge Project, which provideseducational, social and careeropportunities to Denver children andadults living in public housing. du.edu/bridgeproject

West Denver Preparatory CharterSchool$20,000To support a director of curriculum andinstruction for the school.westdenverprep.org

YESS Institute$10,000For a program offering youth trainingand peer mentoring in nine metroDenver schools.yessinstitute.org

YouthBiz$15,000To support after-school and summerprograms for youth in the Cole, FivePoints and Whittier neighborhoods.youthbiz.org

Who needs an easel?

Impact: The Teacher Cadet program is oneof the largest teacher recruitment programs inthe country. Started in South Carolina, theprogram was brought to Colorado in 2001 byJeffco Public Schools. Since then, it has spread to 21 school districts across the state,including eight in the Denver metro area. Theprogram consists of a year-long course forhigh-achieving high school students thatcombines classroom learning and real-worldexperience as student teachers. “Our students

get to experience the positive rewards ofteaching,” says Colorado Teacher CadetCoordinator Sheryl Mitchell. “It’s thoseintrinsic rewards that we hope will get thempast the better-paying job in another field.”Ralston Valley High School student TuckerEwer describes the program as, “…a lot ofwork, but a fantastic experience. My teacherlet me jump right in and work with students.”Rose Community Foundation granted $91,000to support the program.

“If you didn’t have a chance to try teaching until you were in college, it might be a little intimidating. This gets you really ready.”

– Recent Ralston Valley High School graduate Stephen O’Neall, who will startMetropolitan State College’s teacher education program in Fall 2008

Jeffco Public Schools http://jeffco.k12.co.us

High school student andTeacher Cadet Tucker Ewer(left) teaches a music classat Wayne Carle MiddleSchool in Westminster. He plans to major in music education at the University of Texas at Austin.

Objective: To encourage academically talented students toconsider teaching as a career.

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We believe that a vibrant, productive societydepends on healthy residents thriving incommunities that promote wellness, encourageprevention and ensure high-quality, affordableand cost-effective care for all.

2007 Funding Priorities• Primary prevention, especially efforts to

reduce the risk of disease and injury• Access to health insurance coverage, health

care and mental health services for low-income children, youth and families

• Health policy leadership development

Impact• $1,863,700 granted in 2007• Over the past three years, tens of

thousands of individuals in underservedpopulations have been reached throughhealth screenings, education andprevention efforts conducted by schools,

health care organizations and grassrootsprograms working in low-incomeneighborhoods and ethnic communities.

• The Foundation has continued itscommitment to informed public policy andadvocacy, providing support to a numberof consumer health organizations, fundingdata collection and analysis for soundpolicymaking, and advancing health publicpolicy dialogue in Colorado’s legislativeand executive branches by supportingcommissions, technical capacity-buildingand policy research.

• The Foundation has made significantinvestments in expanding safety-net clinicsserving low-income communities,increasing the number of health providersserving publicly insured children, andhelping the most vulnerable people obtainadequate citizenship and identitydocumentation to receive care.

Clinica Campesina Family Health Services offers comprehensive health care to low-income individuals and families. These nurses are part of the team.

Health

Arpegio Health$27,000 To support a study of options to helpuninsured, low-income working adultspay for health insurance. arpegiohealth.com

Cavity Free at Three$100,000To prevent periodontal disease in low-income pregnant women and theiryoung children. Funding partnersinclude Caring for Colorado Foundation,The Colorado Health Foundation andDelta Dental of Colorado Foundation.Rose Community Foundation serves asfiscal sponsor.rcfdenver.org

Clinica Campesina Family Health Services • $5,000To support costs associated with theorganization’s merger with the People'sClinic of Boulder. People’s Clinic is nowa branch of Clinica Campesina.• $150,000To help expand and renovate a healthclinic serving low-income people.clinicacampesina.org

Colorado Asian Health Education and Promotion$75,600To support health education andservices for Asian American PacificIslander communities in metro Denver.cahep.org

Colorado Business Group on Health$29,270To develop informational materialsabout health reform for Colorado’sbusiness community.cbghealth.org

Colorado Center on Law and Policy$75,000To advocate for health care on behalf ofColorado’s poor, working poor andother vulnerable populations.cclponline.org

Colorado Children's Campaign$50,000Toward a $150,000 grant for advocacyefforts to improve the health andeducational status of Colorado'schildren. The grant was jointly fundedby the Foundation's Child and FamilyDevelopment, Education and Healthprogram areas.coloradokids.org

2007 Health Grants

A health provider explains a consent form.

Impact: Colorado Asian Health Educationand Promotion (CAHEP) developed out of a program started in 2001 to eliminatetuberculosis in Colorado’s Asian community. As more needs were identified, the organizationexpanded. Now it serves individuals from 13countries, which represent the home countriesof approximately 95 percent of the AsianPacific Islander population in the state. CAHEPprovides free screenings for diabetes, thecardiovascular system, tuberculosis, asthma,allergy and breast cancer. Sometimes, the

results reveal serious health problems. HyukSang Kwon, a 44-year-old Korean native, was found to have untreated diabetes withcomplications of kidney failure. CAHEP casemanager Suegie Park has facilitated Kwon’streatment, making it possible for him to getcare and translating for him at medicalappointments. With limited resources, CAHEPis also working to find a way to get Kwon thedialysis treatments he cannot afford. RoseCommunity Foundation supported theorganization in 2007 with a grant for $75,600.

“Many of our clients are uninsured or highly underinsured. Just a simple primary screening is of enormous benefit. On average, 15 to 20 percent of the people we screen need some kind of follow up help.”

– Dr. Alok Sarwal, executive director of Colorado Asian Health Education and Promotion

Colorado Asian Health Education and Promotion cahep.org

Colorado Asian Health Education and Promotion takes its services on the road, reaching populations that may not get medical care otherwise.

Objective: To provide health screening and education to AsianPacific Islanders living in Colorado.

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Colorado Children's Healthcare Access Program$148,000Over two years to provide supportiveservices to metro Denver doctors whoagree to see more children covered byMedicaid and Child Health Plan Plus. cchap.org

Colorado Citizens for Accountability$15,000To support advocacy on behalf ofpatients and families to improve patientsafety and quality of care.coloradocitizensforaccountability.org

Colorado Foundation for Families and Children$200,000To support the work of the State ofColorado’s Blue Ribbon Commission forHealth Care Reform.coloradofoundation.org

Colorado Immunization InformationSystem $100,000To increase health care providers’ use ofColorado's immunization registry forchildren, and to notify families whosechildren are not current on vaccinations.coloradoimmunizations.info

Colorado Organization for LatinaOpportunity and Reproductive Rights $30,000To provide health care education andadvocacy to low-income Latina womenand their families.colorlatina.org

CoverColorado$49,830For an economic analysis of the CareManagement Initiative program, aproject of this health insurance programfor individuals who cannot get coveragein the private insurance market.covercolorado.org

Dental Aid • $40,000To provide affordable dental care tolow-income and underinsuredindividuals.• $7,500To study the efficacy of a bilingual andbicultural program for dental assistants.dentalaid.org

Developmental Pathways$85,000To develop and pilot a program testinga caregiving-information system forindividuals with developmentaldisabilities.developmentalpathways.org

Family Voices Colorado$50,000To support services and advocacy forfamilies with children who have specialhealth care needs. CP of Colorado servesas fiscal sponsor.familyvoicesco.org

The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health,Colorado Chapter $37,500To assist families seeking mental healthservices for their children.coloradofederation.org

Grantmakers in Health$3,500To support the activities of this nationalassociation of grantmakers dedicated toimproving the nation’s health.gih.org

Health Care for All ColoradoFoundation$10,000To provide information comparinghealth coverage, financing and accessin countries with single-payer systemsto health care systems in Colorado andthe United States.healthcareforallcolorado.org

A meeting for health care providers

Howard Dental Center$10,000To provide dental care to low-incomeindividuals living with HIV/AIDS. howarddental.org

Inner City Health Center$200,000To purchase and renovate a new, largerfacility and site for the health center.innercityhealth.com

MDS Counseling Center$15,000To provide counseling services to low-income and uninsured individualsand families.mdscounseling.org

Mental Health America of Colorado$75,000To promote understanding of mentaldisorders, expand access to services andimprove systems of care.mhacolorado.org

Mental Health Center of Boulder County$22,000For a program that integrates mentalhealth and primary care for youngchildren in child care settings.mhcbc.org

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains $58,000For education programs aimed atreducing unintended teen pregnancyand the incidence of sexuallytransmitted diseases.pprm.org

St. Benedict Health and Healing Ministry$15,000To expand a health screening andeducation program for low-income andhomeless individuals in the Boulder-Longmont area.

The Second Wind Fund$50,000For counseling services to low-income,uninsured or underinsured suicidal teens.thesecondwindfund.org

Sisters of Color United for Education$50,500To support a community-based healtheducation and outreach program for theLatino community.sistersofcolorunited.org

State of Colorado – Governor's Officeof Policy and Initiatives$80,000To support a health policy expert in the Governor's Office.colorado.gov/governor

Other Health-Related GrantMedical Professional Development$21,000Rose Community Foundationadministers designated funds to supportongoing training and development inspecific categories of health care.

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The number of uninsured individuals continues to climb in Colorado.

Impact: In 2007, Rose CommunityFoundation continued its support for healthpolicy expertise in the Governor’s Office with agrant of $80,000 over two years. The granthelps to fund a senior policy analyst position,currently held by Cody Belzley. Belzleydescribes three main components to her work:to act as a liaison to those in the communityconcerned with health policy; to help theGovernor develop his health care agenda,

known as the Building Blocks to Health CareReform; and to analyze legislation that comesfrom the Colorado General Assembly. Dede dePercin, executive director of the advocacyorganization Colorado Consumer HealthInitiative, says, “To have an opportunity forreally thoughtful discussions of policy issueswith Governor’s Office staff is very important tous. Even if we don’t always see things the sameway, I think we are all invested in creatinggood health care policy.”

State of Colorado – Governor’s Office of Policy and Initiatives colorado.gov/governor

Cody Belzley at the State Capitol

Objective: To support a health policy expert in the Governor’s office.

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“We are spending about $30 billion a year for health care in thestate. For that kind of investment, we should have a system thatbetter serves the people of Colorado.”

– Cody Belzley, senior policy analyst in the Colorado Governor’s Office of Policy and Initiatives

Ready for Shabbat

Jewish LifeWe believe that building a healthy Jewishcommunity depends on fostering a diverse,vibrant, meaningful quality of Jewish life thatconnects Jews to Judaism and to each otherthrough strong institutions and an emergingnetwork of innovative programs and resources.

2007 Funding Priorities• Outreach to unconnected Jews• Experiences that promote Jewish growth• Organizational development• Leadership development

Impact• $3,201,891 granted in 2007• Live On: Build Your Jewish Legacy, an

$820,000 initiative to support bequests to27 Jewish organizations, yielded anestimated $36 million in bequest pledges.

• NextGen, a related series of grants focused on engaging Jewish young adults, launched or funded several innovative efforts:– Limmud, a cultural and educational

gathering in May 2008– Year one of Roots & Branches

Foundation, a philanthropic training and grantmaking initiative

– American Jewish Committee’s Accessprogram to train young leaders

• Several years of efforts focused on earlychildhood culminated in a $643,000 grantto engage the national Jewish EarlyChildhood Education Initiative as aresource for Denver/Boulder-area Jewishearly education centers.

Allied Jewish Apartments$44,937For fundraising and marketingtechnology and training.ajsh.org

Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado$360,000To support the Flagship Fund for localservices provided by Jewish agencies.jewishcolorado.org

American Jewish Committee, Colorado Chapter$113,782To create a new leadership program forJewish adults in their 20s and 30s.ajc.org

Boulder Jewish Day School$136,765Over three years to support recruiting,admissions, marketing and accreditation.bjds.org

Center for Judaic Studies, University of Denver$21,000To support Shema, a cultural seriesaimed at young adult Jews.du.edu/cjs

Colorado Agency for JewishEducation$68,750To support the Jewish Early ChildhoodEducation Initiative to promote,enhance and expand high qualityJewish early childhood education.caje-co.org

Denver Academy of Torah$65,000To support a new development directorposition for this Modern OrthodoxJewish day school.datcampus.org

Hillel Academy of Denver$82,750To support a comprehensivereorganization including a new businessmanager position and technology.hillelacademyofdenver.com

Hillel of Colorado$187,500In the form of a challenge grant tosupport the purchase and renovation ofa facility serving Jewish students atColorado State University.hillelcolorado.org

Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative$642,800To support a four-year process toenhance quality at four Jewish earlychildhood education centers, and forworkshops and consulting for allDenver/Boulder Jewish early childhoodcenters. This grant also will fund a newJewish early childhood education expertat the Colorado Agency for JewishEducation. Five other donors havecommitted nearly $388,000 to supportthe effort.jewishfuturesbeginhere.org

Jewish Family Service of Colorado$79,670For new computer software to trackclients, including technical support.jewishfamilyservice.org

Jewish Funders Network$1,200To support the activities of this nationalassociation that promotes thoughtfulphilanthropy among Jewish funders.jfunders.org

2007 Jewish Life Grants

Rabbi Isaac Wasserman at a Foundation event

Jewish Life

Impact: In 2007, Rose CommunityFoundation granted more than $280,000 tosupport the infrastructure of three Jewish dayschools: Boulder Jewish Day School, DenverAcademy of Torah and Hillel Academy ofDenver. Hillel Academy used its grant of$82,750 to hire a new business manager, toprovide coaching to the administrative staffand for technology upgrades. “We have seenmany tangible improvements,” says businessmanager Mordechai Hoffman. “Our computer

and phone systems are brand new, our tuitionand scholarship structure has been reworkedand donations have increased. We have anoverall higher level of professionalism.” Witha restructured and active board leading theway, Hoffman also reports a general sense ofrevitalization within the school community.Hillel Academy of Denver serves 210 childrenfrom preschool through eighth grade; 85percent of students receive scholarships ofvarying levels.

“We’re seeing these changes happening and it’s invigorating. One of the best decisions was to hire a business manager.Everything is moving into forward gear.”

– Aviva Kashuk, mother of two students at Hillel Academy of Denver

Hillel Academy of Denver hillelacademyofdenver.com

Students at Hillel Academy of Denver have Judaic studies in the morning and general studies in the afternoon.

Objective: To strengthen this Orthodox Jewish day school byinvesting in its internal systems.

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Judaism Your Way $9,000To support improved financial systemsand program evaluation.judaismyourway.org

Limmud Colorado$50,000To support startup costs for thisvolunteer-led festival that bringstogether Jews of all backgrounds tolearn and teach.limmudco.org

Live On: Build Your Jewish Legacy2008 to 2010$370,000For a two-year Rose CommunityFoundation grant initiative to helpJewish organizations and their donorspromote a culture of endowment givingthrough wills and estate plans. liveonlegacy.org

Mizel Museum$10,000To expand programs and membership ofthe Colorado Jewish Artists Guild.mizelmuseum.org

Moving Traditions$15,000To expand a Jewish leadership programin Denver and Boulder for girls ingrades 6 through 12.movingtraditions.org

Rose Community Foundation RoshHashanah Greeting Card ContestRose Community Foundation honors theJewish New Year by sending a greetingcard to grantees, donors and friends ofthe Foundation. Young children submittedcard designs during a workshop at TheMizel Arts & Culture Center. Contestwinners Noa Baumgarten created thecover artwork and Bryce Viorst wrote aletter to G-d that appeared inside the card.Each was awarded $500 to direct tocharities of their choice.

The following grants were awarded as aresult of the 2007 Rosh HashanahGreeting Card Contest:• Bromwell Elementary School

$500http://bromwell.dpsk12.org

• The Children’s Hospital Foundation $500imaginethemiracles.org

Rose Youth Foundation$403,737To fund four years of this initiative thatteaches Jewish teens about philanthropythrough direct involvement withgrantmaking. Rose CommunityFoundation serves as fiscal sponsor.rcfdenver.org/RYF

Shalom Park$189,000To support startup costs for a newJewish hospice until accreditation andgovernment funding are secured.shalompark.org

The Wexner Foundation$350,000To bring the Wexner Heritage Program,a leadership development program forJewish leaders ages 30 to 45, to Denver.wexnerfoundation.org

Some of the organizers of Limmud Colorado

Impact: With offices in the United Statesand Israel, the Wexner Foundation iscommitted to strengthening Jewish leaders inboth countries. One of its signature projects isthe Wexner Heritage Program, which consistsof two years of intensive Jewish study andleadership preparation for a group of 20individuals located within specificcommunities that demonstrate a desire toparticipate. Rose Community Foundation madea three-year grant of $350,000, partneringwith Wexner to bring the program to theDenver/Boulder area. Participants wereselected through an application and interview

process, and come from varied Jewishbackgrounds. “We look for people that arecurious and have a desire to learn, that have acollaborative spirit, and that have a sense ofresponsibility to the Jewish community,” saysRabbi Jay Moses, the program’s director.

In addition to supporting the Wexner programin 2007, Rose Community Foundation grantedmore than $113,000 over two years to theAmerican Jewish Committee for its newleadership program, ACCESS, for Jews in their20s and 30s.

“For the new group of participants, they are going on an incrediblejourney. It will take them places they never dreamed of in theirJewish learning and Jewish involvement.”

– Irit Waldbaum, a Wexner Heritage Program alumna, a Rose Community Foundation trustee and chair of the Jewish Life Committee

Wexner Heritage Program wexnerfoundation.org

Josh Dinar (left), new WexnerHeritage Program participant, with Irit Waldbaum, who completed theprogram in 1996. “I think leadershipstarts at home,” says Josh. “I try toget involved on a community level.Plus, I have a young son. I want tostart on this path of learning so I have something to pass down.”

Objective: To inspire and deepen the vision and commitment ofJewish volunteer leaders ages 30 to 45 through an intensiveeducation program.

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Live On: Build Your Jewish Legacy is anongoing Rose Community Foundationinitiative to strengthen area Jewishinstitutions. From 2006 to 2008, theFoundation helped 27 Jewish schools,synagogues and agencies reach out totheir donors and raise awareness aboutthe importance, benefits and personalrewards of endowment giving,particularly when accomplished withestate gifts.

Some of Live On’s goals include:• encouraging donors to leave bequests

to their favorite charities• providing agencies with tools and

motivation to approach their long-term donors and leaders

• developing institutions’ skills bytraining staff and volunteer leadersabout how to cultivate and securegifts through bequests

• helping agencies build permanentendowment through bequests

Live On provides training, consultationand challenge grants. After the firsttwo-year cycle, the initiative has provento be an unqualified success. As ofMarch 2008, the participatingorganizations had:• made more than 1,500 solicitations

• received 511 bequest pledges from 435 donors

• trained 135 volunteers to be solicitors

• secured an estimated $36.6 million in bequests

Because of its success, Live On: BuildYour Jewish Legacy will continue from2008 to 2010 with 20 participatingorganizations.

Live On: Build Your Jewish Legacy liveonlegacy.org

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In addition to hearing from outside experts, the participating agencies in Live On have regular opportunitiesto get together and learn from each other.

“We’ve been immensely successful. We know that the bequests we’vesecured will make a notable impact on our endowment as the yearsgo by. In terms of people understanding bequests, the difference isnight and day from a few years ago.”

– Howard Lerman, board chair at Herzl/RMHA at the Denver Campus forJewish Education, one of the Live On organizations

Jewish Life

• support teen and college-age involvement in the Jewish community

• promote intra- and/or inter-religious acceptance, tolerance andrespect, including between Jewish denominations

• promote integration and self-sufficiency of refugees and/or asylees

• engage and empower high school students to advocate foreducational change in public schools

The group also supported Denver’s Road Home, the city’s 10-yearplan to end homelessness.

In 2007-2008, Rose Youth Foundation funded projects that:

Rose Youth Foundation and… rcfdenver.org/RYF

Two Rose Community Foundation grantmakinginitiatives are helping to connect younger Jews to the Jewish community and to develop futureJewish leaders.

Rose Youth Foundation was created in 2000 toinvolve Jewish teens in philanthropy through hands-on grantmaking. Each fall, 23 youth areselected from high schools throughout themetropolitan area to learn about Jewish traditions in giving. The teens then develop funding priorities,review grant proposals, visit applicants and awardgrants over the course of seven months.

Through May 2008, more than 100 Jewish teens who have been members of Rose Youth Foundationhave granted $290,000, primarily within the Jewish community. For a list of 2007-2008 membersand the grants they made, visit rcfdenver.org/RYF.

Rose Youth Foundation members visit with youth at Project Voyce, one of theorganizations that later received a grant.

Ongoing Jewish Life Initiatives continued

• engage Jews in social justice or advocacy

• tap into the younger generation’s interest in culture

• welcome and break down barriers for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community; interfaith couples and families; andJews of color

• provide Jewish educational and cultural opportunities to families of very young children

• promote connections and explore Jewish identity

• welcome newcomers to the Jewish community

• empower, create or strengthen networks of younger Jews

Roots & Branches 2007-2008 members chose to fund innovative projects to provide meaningfulJewish experiences for Jewish people ages 25 to 40,specifically those that:

…Roots & Branches Foundation rcfdenver.org/initiatives_roots.htm

Using the success of Rose Youth Foundation as amodel, Rose Community Foundation launched Roots & Branches Foundation in 2007 for Jewsages 25 to 40. Eighteen members were selected tohelp shape the new organization. Similar to RoseYouth Foundation, the members of Roots &Branches Foundation first worked together toidentify needs in the community and learn aboutgrantmaking approaches and strategies.

In addition to funds provided by Rose CommunityFoundation for grantmaking, members of Roots &Branches made contributions, which theFoundation then matched. In total, Roots &Branches made nine grants totaling $94,570.

A new group of Roots & Branches Foundationmembers begins work in July 2008. Learn more at rcfdenver.org/initiatives_roots.htm.

Roots & Branches Foundation trains Jews in their 20s and 30s how to be strategic grantmakers.

Colorado Nonprofit Association$5,000To support Colorado Nonprofit Week.coloradononprofits.org

Colorado Nonprofit Development Center$30,000To provide accounting and otherservices to developing nonprofitorganizations.cndc.org

Colorado Open House$60,000To make the work of the Colorado State House of Representatives moreaccessible to Coloradans through a live video feed. Rose CommunityFoundation serves as fiscal sponsor.coloradochannel.net

Community Shares of Colorado$15,000For a program to engage youngphilanthropists and community leaders in giving.cshares.org

Metro Volunteers$25,000To support this organization thatconnects volunteers to serviceopportunities in nonprofitorganizations.metrovolunteers.org

New Vista High School$15,964For a youth leadership group to providesocial justice and nondiscriminationtrainings to the community.http://schools.bvsd.org/nvhs

Public Interest Projects$25,000To raise public awareness about thevalue of affirmative action and otherdiversity programs in Colorado thatincrease access to health, educational,social and economic opportunities.publicinterestprojects.org

2007 Opportunities and Innovation FundRose Community Foundation supports projects that strengthen our community by addressingthe Foundation’s core values: social justice and nondiscrimination; strengthening the nonprofitsector; and supporting innovative approaches to community issues.

Cross Community Coalition is a family resource center that offers classes and activities for all ages. The organization is a grantee of the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado (see following page).

At the end of 2007, the Latino CommunityFoundation of Colorado (LCFC) made its firstgrants. In partnership with Hispanics inPhilanthropy (HIP), the LCFC awarded$200,000 to strengthen and support 13nonprofit organizations across the state thatare led by, and serve, Latinos. In addition, theLCFC was the recipient of a $100,000challenge grant from the Cultures of GivingFund established at Rockefeller PhilanthropyAdvisors from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

The LCFC, which is housed at Rose CommunityFoundation, was formed to promote Latinophilanthropy and to support organizations

serving the Latino community. In addition toRose Community Foundation and HIP, theproject is also funded by The Jay and RosePhillips Family Foundation and Western Union Foundation.

Fifteen Latino Founders have invested in theLCFC (see left), which is led by Founding ChairRon Montoya, who is also a Rose CommunityFoundation trustee. “There is a lot ofopportunity for Latinos to make social change,”says Montoya. “Latinos are a big part of theeconomic system. We have certainly workedhard, and many of us have become successful.We want to give back.”

Left to right: City Councilman Paul D. Lopez, Lisa Duran from Rights for All People, and Minsun Ji and Mario Palar of El CentroHumanitario celebrate at a reception for the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado’s inaugural grantees.

Latino Community Foundation of Colorado rcfdenver.org/latinocfc

OPPORTUN I T I ES AND INNOVAT ION FUND PROF I LE

LCFC Founders

The Abarca FamilyRaydean Acevedo Linda and Robert AlvaradoRobert and Chantil Arciniaga Toti Cadavid and Luis ColónFrancisco Garcia Irene Ibarra and Armando

QuirozAndrew “Rusty” and Mitchell

Gonzales Timothy and Bernadette

Marquez FoundationNaomi and Ron Montoya Grace and Jerry Natividad Annette Quintana and Len

SilverstonDeborah Quintana and FamilyLola A. Salazar, President,

Salazar Family FoundationMike Shaw

Rose Philanthropic ServicesGiving with intention

In November 2007, founding and former trustees of Rose Community Foundation and their spousesgathered to listen to information about Lead Again, an effort to encourage bequests to the Foundation.Left to right: Donald Kortz, founding president and CEO and former trustee; Dale Silverberg, wife offormer trustee Robert Silverberg (far right); and Stephen Kurtz, founding board chair (background).

We believe that our community is strongerwhen donors and innovative ideas are broughttogether. We connect donors to information,ideas and expertise to help them make a difference.

We back up our belief with these commitments to:

• assure the highest quality services to donors

• exercise the highest standards of stewardship

• connect donors to priorities they careabout and to community needs

• bring together people, resources and visionthrough funding collaboratives and learning opportunities

• make charitable giving easy, flexible and effective – take out the work, leave the joy

Rose Philanthropic Services is the arm of Rose Community Foundation that offers donors avariety of services and a broad range of giving opportunities to help them achieve their philanthropic goals. From clarifying aphilanthropic vision, to advisory services for family foundations, to reporting on theresults a grant produced, the Foundationenables individuals and families to give withintention – to act on their charitable values.

Our understanding of the community and our expertise in specific issue areas give donorsan edge – the extra measure of thoughtfulness,creativity and knowledge that can make theirphilanthropic investment as effective as possible.

Donor-Centered ServicesOur commitment to donor satisfaction meanstaking the necessary time and effort toconnect donors to grantees and philanthropicinitiatives that best reflect their charitablevalues and goals. We also make sure ourdonors enjoy the maximum tax benefits fortheir philanthropic commitment.

Expertise and Proven StrategiesRose Community Foundation’s team ofprogram officers is nationally recognized fortheir expertise. We have in-depthunderstanding of the Denver-area nonprofitcommunity, and are knowledgeable about awide range of successful grantmakingstrategies that may be attractive to donors.

Donor OptionsRose Philanthropic Services offers numerousoptions to donors, ranging from the simplicityof a one-time gift to the more “hands-on”possibilities of a charitable fund that has thename, the values and the personality that adonor creates for it.

For more complete information on Rose Philanthropic Services, visitrcfdenver.org/donor_services. To learn more, call 303.398.7459.

Arlene Hirschfeld (left, current trustee and former board chair) and Vicki Dansky, who is coordinatingLead Again, look on as former Board Chair Richard L. Robinson describes the initiative. (Read more onpage 42.)

Lead AgainIn 2007, Rose Community Foundation initiated a programcalled Lead Again to encourage its founding and formertrustees to leave a legacy by making a bequest to theFoundation. “Our Live On initiative has shown clearly how much of an impact bequest giving can make,” saysSheila Bugdanowitz, president and CEO of Rose CommunityFoundation. (See page 35 to learn more about Live On.)“The time is right for us to encourage our supporters tomake a bequest to the Foundation.”

For some of Rose Community Foundation’s foundingtrustees, helping to establish the Foundation in 1995 was a way to honor their heritage. Many had roots at RoseMedical Center, some with family ties going back to thecreation of Rose Hospital, as it was first known. (It was the hospital’s sale that made possible the creation of theFoundation. See page 55 for the full history.)

For other founding and former trustees, serving on the Foundation’s board was a way to bring a differentcommunity perspective – a fresh voice and additionalexpertise to an exciting new venture.

“Over the years, our founding and former trustees havecreated a permanent legacy through their contributions oftime and energy,” says Bugdanowitz. “They have been ourleaders – now we are asking them to lead again.”

Types of Funds Community Builders FundA fund open to any donor who makes a minimumcontribution equal to 1 percent or more of the Foundation’sunrestricted grantmaking budget for the coming year.

Designated FundOften structured as an endowment, it allows a donor to direct grants to one or more specific charitable organizations.

Donor-Advised FundA fund established by a donor at the Foundation, whichreceives immediate tax benefits, earns investment revenueand allows the donor or the donor’s designees torecommend grants to qualified charitable organizations on a flexible timetable.

Field of Interest FundEnables the donor to provide ongoing support to multipleand variable grantees working in a specific field of endeavor.

General Support GiftsAnyone may make a gift of any amount to support RoseCommunity Foundation. Donors may also designate theirgifts to be used solely for grantmaking in one or more ofthe Foundation’s program areas.

Nonprofit Organization Endowment FundProvides a way for nonprofit organizations to build long-term revenue-producing endowments with RoseCommunity Foundation as administrator.

Supporting OrganizationA supporting organization operates like a small foundationwithin Rose Community Foundation. For many donors, it is an efficient and effective alternative to a privatefoundation.

Rose Community Foundation’s grantmakingprogram received a vote of confidence in 2007with the establishment of the CommunityBuilders Fund. The fund was initiated bydonors Carol and Larry A. Mizel, who intendto make ongoing annual gifts to augment theFoundation’s unrestricted grant dollars by anadditional 1 percent each year.

With the Foundation’s 2008 grantmakingbudget set at $12 million, 1 percent is asizeable amount – the Mizels’ 2007 gift was$120,000. The contribution was made throughthe Mizel Family Foundations.

“We have watched as Rose CommunityFoundation has built a track record ofthoughtful and effective grantmaking since1995,” says Larry Mizel. “We trust thejudgment and experience of the Foundation’svolunteer board and committee members, andits knowledgeable staff.”

The Mizels hope that others will join them andtheir children in becoming “CommunityBuilders.” The fund is open to any donor whomakes a contribution equal to 1 percent of theFoundation’s unrestricted grantmaking budgetfor the coming year. Over the past three years,the grantmaking budget has ranged from $10million to $12 million annually.

Community Builder Fund contributions aresimply added directly to Rose CommunityFoundation’s grantmaking budget. “All of theFoundation’s grants are subject to a rigorousreview process before they are made,” saysRose Community Foundation President andCEO Sheila Bugdanowitz. After receivingfunding, grantees are responsible for reportingback to the Foundation to ensure that thegoals and objectives are being met.

“The Mizel family is well known in ourcommunity for their many philanthropicinvestments,” says Bugdanowitz. “We aresincerely honored that they have chosen RoseCommunity Foundation to receive thisgenerous gift, and we are so pleased that ourgrantees will reap the benefits.”

DONOR PROF I LE

Carol and Larry A. Mizel (right), with son Cheston (second from left) and his wife Lara (far left), anddaughter Courtney Green with her husband Steven Green.

Community Builders Fund

Are You Interested in Building Community?

If you would like more information about the Community Builders Fund atRose Community Foundation, please contact Sheila Bugdanowitz at303.398.7401. Information about other donor opportunities and charitablegift planning is also available online at rcfdenver.org/donor_services.htm.

Allergy and Asthma Health FundThe Anchor FundBoomers Leading Change Designated FundBugdanowitz Family FundChildren's Diabetes Foundation FundColorado Friends Fund of the Harvard

Women's Studies in Religion ProgramCommunity Builders FundCottonwood Institute Designated FundDavid J. and Vicki Perlmutter Dansky FundBarbara Mellman Davis FundLee and Barbara Mellman Davis FundSteven W. Farber Leadership FundFiga Family FundFirefly FundCal and Jean Frazier FundTom and Margie Gart Family FundBrett, Scott, Devon and Kyle Goldberg

Charitable FundThe Gray Family Donor-Advised FundGerald and Lorna Gray Family FundMartin C. Gross Family FoundationA. Barry and Arlene F. Hirschfeld

Family FundThe Dan and Angela Japha Family

Charitable FundJewish Women's Fund of ColoradoLarry and Helayne Jones Family FundKikumoto Family FundDavid and Judy Koff Family FundKortz Family FundLatino Community Foundation of ColoradoMary Lee and Jay Schusterman Family FundJ. Leonard Levy and Myra B. Levy FundMDC/Richmond American Homes Fund

Sue Miller Transitions FundOver the Rainbow FundThe Pollock Family FundPollock/Gorden Donor-Advised FundRLC FoundationMarcia and Richard L. Robinson Family FundRose Women's Organization

Donor-Advised FundRose Youth Foundation Alumni FundMarvin and Harriet Shogan Family Fund

Stephen H. Shogan Philanthropic Leadership Fund

Robert A. and Linda Silverberg Philanthropic Fund

Deanne Tucker Charitable FundRichard B. Tucker Family FundThe WaterBlum FundThe Wolman Family Fund

Advised, Designated and Field of Interest Funds

A Boomers Leading Change brainstorming session. Boomers Leading Change is a Rose Community Foundationinitiative to engage the baby boom generation for social good.

Allied Jewish Apartments EndowmentAmerican Jewish Committee Endowment

FundAnti-Defamation League New Century

Endowment Fund• Atheneus Humanities Fund for the Anti-

Defamation League• Barbara and Norman Gray Fund

BMH-BJ CongregationB'nai Havurah Endowment FundBoulder Jewish Community Foundation

Endowment FundCenter for Judaic Studies, University of

Denver Endowment Fund• The Holocaust Awareness Institute Fund• The Dr. Irwin E. Vinnik Fellowship

Supplementary Fund• Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner Community

Cultural FundColorado Agency for Jewish EducationCongregation Beth Evergreen Endowment

FundCongregation Emanuel FundDenver Academy of Torah Endowment Fund

• Englard Fund• Makovsky Fund• MGB Foundation Fund• Obby Shames Fund

Denver Public Schools FoundationHerzl/RMHA at the Denver Campus

Endowment Fund• Auerbach Family Children's Fund• Jack Robinson Memorial Scholarship

Fund• Rose Medical Center Sports and Fitness

Endowment• Charles and Louise Rosenbaum

Scholarship FundHillel of Colorado Endowment Fund

• Annie Rosen Fund• Siegel Endowment Fund

Jewish Family Service of ColoradoEndowment

Mizel MuseumRobert E. Loup Jewish Community Center

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg EndowmentFund• Dena and Charlie Miller Theatre Fund• Rose Medical Center Fund• Wolf Theatre Academy Fund

Shalom Park Endowment• Milton and Lillian Toltz Staff

Appreciation FundThe Spirituals Project Endowment FundJerry Spitz Memorial Education FundTemple Sinai Endowment FundYeshiva Toras Chaim Endowment Fund

Nonprofit Organization Endowment Funds and Sub-Funds

Amichai Lau-Lavie was one of several Jewishperforming artists brought to Colorado in 2007through Shema, a cultural series presented by the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver.

Debra AleinikoffBeverly BuckJennifer AtlerBarbara Mellman Davis

(through 2007)Melodye FeldmanNancy Gart

Lynda Goldstein Celeste Grynberg

(through 2007)Shelley KrovitzNancy ReichmanNicole Elias Seawell

Jewish Women's Fund of ColoradoCoordinating Council

Jewish Women’s Fund of Colorado (JWFC), a donor-advisedfund of Rose Community Foundation, is committed tohelping women become effective catalysts for change inthe public, private and social sectors.

JWFC employs a three-pronged strategy:

• Engage Women Convene women to discuss important and relevantissues affecting women and girls

• Educate Women Provide educational content, tools and resources todevelop women’s financial acumen and leadershipabilities

• Empower Women Identify opportunities for women to use their financialand intellectual assets to create positive social changefor all women and girls

In 2007, JWFC began an effort to enable women in their30s and 40s to become more effective participants incommunity organizations. A group of 16 women wasprovided with a series of discussions, panels and exercisesto help them gain the knowledge, tools and confidence tobe effective nonprofit board members.

Lynn Waterman-Blum, ChairSue AaronsonMarsha BlumMarla Radetsky BrownBeverly BuckDr. Goldie CohenTerry EpsteinRobin GlicksteinMara Riemer GoldsteinEllen GrayLeanna HarrisSusan HennesAnn Hoffman

Carol KarshSusan KersteinBonnie KossoffPatricia LacknerHenny LasleyTrudi LinasElisa MoranMargot PintoLinda RedstoneDayle Shames Mara SheldonEsther Starrels Jane Vandervennet

Rose Women’s Organization 2007Advisory Board Members

Rose Women's Organization (RWO) is a volunteer-ledcharitable fund of Rose Community Foundation. Since1996, RWO has awarded more than $1.1 million ingrants to local organizations. RWO traces its lineage toRose Auxiliary at Rose Medical Center. From its rootsas a service-based group for women, RWO has evolvedinto an organization that awards grants to improve thehealth, education and welfare of women, children andfamilies in the Greater Denver community.

For its 2007 grantmaking, RWO chose to issue a targetedrequest for proposals that focused on three areas:

• promoting comprehensive sexuality education

• encouraging well-informed reproductive healthchoices by women and girls

• reducing the incidence of sexually transmitteddiseases with particular attention to the humanpapillomavirus (HPV)

Rose Women's Organization awarded nine grantstotaling more than $93,000 in 2007. To see a list ofRWO’s 2007 grants, visit rcfdenver.org/rwo.

Jewish Women’s Fundof Coloradorcfdenver.org/jwfc

Rose Women’sOrganizationrcfdenver.org/rwo

Rose Community Foundation donor-directed grants include grants recommended fromdonor funds held at the Foundation; matching gifts to qualified charities that receivedpersonal contributions from the Foundation’s trustees, committee members and staff; anddiscretionary grants. (See color key above.) In 2007, donor-directed grantmaking at RoseCommunity Foundation totaled $1,348,152. The categories of giving reflect the broadrange of community interests supported by donors at Rose Community Foundation.

Donor-Directed Grants

Animal Welfare/EnvironmentColorado Citizens CampaignDumb Friends LeagueEnvironment ColoradoThe Living DesertThe Nature Conservancy in ColoradoPeninsula Open Space TrustSand Creek Regional Greenway PartnershipWildlife Warriors Worldwide - USA

Arts, Culture and MediaArt Students League of DenverBravo Colorado Music Festival Endowment

FoundationColorado BalletColorado Public RadioColorado Symphony AssociationCurious Theatre CompanyDenver Botanic GardensDenver Museum of Nature & ScienceDenver Public LibraryDenver Young Artists OrchestraKCET Community Television

of Southern CaliforniaMcCallum TheatreMizel Arts & Culture CenterMizel MuseumMuseo de las AméricasOpera ColoradoPalm Springs Art MuseumRocky Mountain PBS

Children and YouthThe Adoption ExchangeThe Children's Museum of DenverColorado Bright BeginningsColorado Children's CampaignColorado “I Have A Dream"® FoundationColorado Youth at RiskDenver Area Council, Boy Scouts of AmericaDenver Kids, Inc.Family StarGirl Scouts of ColoradoInvest in KidsJack and Jill of America, Inc., South

Suburban Denver ChapterJewish Children's Adoption NetworkThe Kempe FoundationMetro Denver PartnersNurse-Family PartnershipProject PAVEReach Out and Read ColoradoSewall Child Development CenterThird Way CenterUrban Youth MinistriesYoung Americans Center

for Financial EducationYouthBiz

Economic Self-Sufficiency/Safety-Net ServicesAll For One-One For AllThe Arc of ColoradoCenter for Work Education

and EmploymentEl Centro HumanitarioColfax Community NetworkCommunity Food ShareDenver Inner City ParishEmergency Family Assistance

AssociationFamily HomeSteadFamily Resource Center AssociationFocus: HOPEFocus Points Family Resource CenterFood Bank of the RockiesIntercambio de ComunidadesJewish Family Service of ColoradoJewish Family Service of San DiegoJudson CenterMi Casa Resource Center for WomenProject Angel HeartThe Salvation Army in Metro DenverVolunteers of America Colorado BranchWarren VillageWork Options for Women

Color key:■ donor fund grantee■ matching gift and discretionary fund grantee■ grantee from both sources

EducationAlexander Dawson SchoolAlliance for Choice in EducationAnchor Center for Blind ChildrenAspen Waldorf FoundationAssociation of Waldorf Schools

of North AmericaAurora Public SchoolsBoulder High SchoolBoulder Jewish Day SchoolThe Bridge Project, University of DenverCenter for Education in Law and DemocracyCesar Chavez AcademyCherry Creek Schools FoundationCollege Summit ColoradoColorado AcademyDenver AcademyDenver Academy of TorahDenver Center for International

Studies FoundationDenver Public Schools FoundationDenver School of Science & TechnologyDenver School of the Arts Denver Venture SchoolThe Denver Waldorf SchoolEscuela de GuadalupeEscuela Tlatelolco Centro de EstudiosFriends of Slavens SchoolFriends' SchoolGraland Country Day SchoolGreat Education ColoradoHerzl/RMHA at the Denver CampusHigh Plains Elementary SchoolHolland HallHorace Mann SchoolKent Denver SchoolMile High Montessori Early Learning CentersMontessori School of Washington ParkOpenWorld LearningPadres UnidosPublic Education & Business CoalitionRecording for the Blind & DyslexicSidwell Friends SchoolSummer ScholarsTeton Literacy ProgramVermont Academy

General Community SupportAmerican Red Cross, Mile High ChapterAsian Pacific Development Center of ColoradoCableland Home FoundationCalifornia Community FoundationColorado Association of FundersColorado Business Hall of FameColorado Judicial InstituteColorado Nonprofit AssociationColorado Nonprofit Development CenterThe Community Foundation Serving

Boulder CountyCommunity Resource CenterCommunity Shares of ColoradoCouncil on FoundationsDenver Metro Chamber Leadership

FoundationDenver Young Nonprofit Professionals

NetworkFirefighters Charitable FoundationIndependent SectorThe Latina ChamberMcCormick Tribune FoundationMile High United WayNational Philanthropy Day in ColoradoRose Community FoundationTransportation SolutionsVail Valley FoundationThe Women's Foundation of Colorado

HealthAlzheimer's Association Colorado ChapterAmerican Cancer Society, Great West DivisionAmerican Heart Association, Denver BranchAutism SpeaksBarbara Sinatra Children's Center

at EisenhowerBoulder Valley Women's Health CenterBrent Eley FoundationThe Center for African American HealthCenter for Women's Health ResearchChildren's Diabetes Foundation at DenverThe Children's Hospital FoundationClinica Campesina Family Health ServicesColorado Association for School-Based

Health CareColorado Consumer Health InitiativeColorado Organization for Latina Opportunity

and Reproductive RightsConnections Therapeutic Riding CenterCraig HospitalCrohn's & Colitis Foundation of America,

Rocky Mountain ChapterCystic Fibrosis Foundation, Colorado ChapterThe Dalli CenterDenver Health FoundationThe Denver HospiceDiana Price-Fish Cancer FoundationFront Range Center for Assault PreventionHealthBridge Alliance

A Colorado Asian Health Education and Promotion health screening

Donor-Directed Grants continued

Hemophilia Society of ColoradoHospiceCare of Boulder and

Broomfield CountiesHoward Dental CenterInner City Health CenterKendall and Taylor Atkinson FoundationKids in Need of DentistryThe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society,

Rocky Mountain ChapterLupus Foundation of ColoradoMetro Community Provider NetworkMichigan Autism PartnershipMuscular Dystrophy AssociationNational Jewish Medical and Research CenterNational Multiple Sclerosis Society,

Colorado ChapterNine Health ServicesPlanned Parenthood Mar MontePlanned Parenthood of the Rocky MountainsRape Assistance and Awareness ProgramThe Rocky Mountain Youth ClinicsSaint Joseph Hospital FoundationSusan G. Komen for the CureUnited Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles,

Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties

Higher EducationCenter for Judaic Studies,

University of DenverColumbia UniversityHispanic Chamber Education FoundationInstitute for the Study of Israel in the

Middle East, University of DenverLatin American Educational Foundation LSU FoundationMetropolitan State College of

Denver FoundationPhi Gamma Delta Educational FoundationPitzer CollegePomona CollegeRegis UniversityThe University of Arizona FoundationUniversity of Colorado at Boulder,

President's Leadership ClassUniversity of Colorado at Denver,

School of Public AffairsUniversity of Colorado FoundationUniversity of Colorado Foundation,

College of Arts and SciencesUniversity of DenverUniversity of Denver Sturm College of LawUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Wisconsin FoundationThe Women's College of the

University of DenverZeta Beta Tau Foundation

Housing/HomelessnessCentro San Juan DiegoColorado Coalition for the HomelessDenver Rescue MissionDenver's Road HomeEnterprise Community PartnersThe Gathering PlaceHabitat for Humanity of Metro DenverNortheast Denver Housing CenterSamaritan HouseUrban Peak

InternationalAmerican Jewish World ServiceAmerican Society for Yad VashemFriendship BridgeThe Global Fund for WomenInstitute of International EducationProject C.U.R.E.Seeds of PeaceSeeking Common GroundUnited States Fund for UNICEF

Jewish LifeAdventure RabbiAllied Jewish Federation of ColoradoAmerican Jewish Committee,

Colorado ChapterB'nai B'rith Youth Organization,

Rocky Mountain RegionChabad at the University of

Colorado at BoulderColorado Agency for Jewish EducationHillel of ColoradoJewish Community FoundationThe Jewish ExperienceJewish Federation of Palm Springs

and Desert AreaMoving TraditionsRobert E. Loup Jewish Community CenterRocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society

and Beck ArchivesShalom ParkStepping Stones...to a Jewish Me


Colorado Youth for a Change helped Manuel Bachicadecide to go to college.

A break from Hebrew studies

LeadershipAsian Pacific American Bar Association

of ColoradoThe Bell Policy Center Colorado ForumJunior League of Denver FoundationMen's Leadership AllianceNational Outdoor Leadership SchoolWomen Donors Network

Mental HealthCENTUS Counseling, Consulting & EducationJudi's HouseMental Health America of ColoradoMental Health Center of DenverThe Second Wind Fund

Outdoor Education/RecreationCamp WapiyapiColorado Special HockeyLeave No TraceNational Sports Center for the DisabledOpen FairwaysOutward Bound WestTrips for Kids DenverUnited States Ski and Snowboard AssociationYMCA of Metropolitan Denver

ReligionB'nai Havurah - CJRFChabad House Synagogue & Cultural CenterCongregation EmanuelCongregation Har HaShemDenver Buddhist TempleDenver First ChurchFaith Bible ChapelHebrew Educational AllianceHoly Ghost Catholic ChurchOdom Memorial Church of God in ChristSt. James Episcopal ChurchSt. Pius X ParishSt. Thomas More Catholic ChurchSisters of St. Francis Temple Sinai

Social JusticeAmerican Civil Liberties Union of ColoradoAnti-Defamation League, Mountain

States RegionColorado Center on Law and PolicyThe Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender

Community Center of ColoradoJewish Funds for JusticeLegal Aid Foundation of ColoradoRocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy

NetworkSimon Wiesenthal Center


Hope Wisneski of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Colorado (left) and Dr. Rita Leeat a forum for health care providers.

Donor-Directed Grants continued

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Donors to Rose Community Foundation

Sue and Mort AaronsonThe Abarca Family Fund, a fund of

The Denver Foundation Raydean AcevedoLisa and Robert AdamsDebra and John AleinikoffSheryl and Milroy AlexanderPamela and Dr. Lawrence AllenThe Aloha FoundationDianna AlsingJudy Altenberg and Bruce PlotkinLinda and Robert AlvaradoAnonymousAnti-Defamation League,

Mountain States RegionChantil and Robert ArciniagaAthmar Tenancy TrustJennifer AtlerElise and Brian BarishDr. Suzanne and Dr. Roger BarkinCarla and Dan BartellKathleen and Michael BeattyRoxanne BerkmanDori BiesterNancy and Michael BlockMarsha and Gary BlumBoettcher FoundationJudith and Paul BonifaciMarilyn BoothGinny and David Boyles

Anne Brenman-WestLinnea Brown and David Jay HarmanMarla Radetsky Brown and David BrownRyan BrownBeverly Buck and David ShermanSheila and Rick BugdanowitzToti Cadavid and Luis ColónTerry and Scott CaddellAshley CalhounCaring for Colorado FoundationJudith Cassel and Samuel Mamet

Barbara and Alan CharnesChildren's Diabetes Foundation at DenverRobin ChotinDr. Goldie and Dr. Joel CohenJudy and Dr. Harvey CohenThe Colorado Health FoundationCottonwood InstituteDean Damon and Bill MossburgDaniels FundVicki and David DanskyDavid I. Gershuny Charitable Trust

Rose Community Foundation uses its resources to enhance the health and well-being of the Greater Denver community. The Foundation is grateful to themany donors and friends who gave their financial support in 2007. This listincludes donors who have provided general support for the foundation's work aswell as the names of organizations, businesses, foundations, trusts and governmententities that contributed funds for specific foundation-related activities.

Students from Hillel Academy of Denver

Barbara Mellman Davis and Lee DavisDenver Public Schools FoundationKristi DinnerYvonne and Philip DiStefanoInes and Dr. Frederick DistelhorstWendy DorbandJodi EisenSharon and William ElfenbeinKaren and Bob ElishaTherese and Jeff ElleryTerry Epstein and Jep SemanMary and Gifford EwingMichael FangerVirginia FarberSheryl and Ken FeilerJacqueline FeldmanMelodye Feldman and Josh GouldRonald FigelFirst Western Trust BankStephanie Foote and Lloyd Wade

Allison and David FosterDr. Susan FrederickJeannie and Don FriedmanJane FruchtmanJeannie and John FullerFuller Family Fund, a fund of

The Denver FoundationDan GabbayJean and Dr. Ben GallowayAnne and Charles GarciaFrancisco GarciaMarjorie and Thomas GartNancy and Mickey GartSally GartArleen GershenLindy Gilchrist and Timothy DudleyJoAnn Zell Gillis and Paul GillisSarah GleichenhausJerrold GlickRobin and Ken Glickstein

Lezlie and Dr. Jan GoldbergIda and Rabbi Daniel GoldbergerBarbara and Arnold GoldburgSteve GoldenLynda GoldsteinMara Riemer Goldstein and Robert GoldsteinRita and Dr. Stanley GoldsteinAndrew “Rusty” and Mitchell GonzalesEllen GrayNorman GrayNancy GrossRenee and Martin GrossCeleste and Jack GrynbergRachel GrynbergElaine Gunnell and Robert AbbottFernando GuzmanMary HackingCathleen Hall and Daniel McNamaraLeanna and Jamie HarrisMelissa HarrisAnna Jo HaynesKim HeidenreichSusan and David HennesDebra and Leonard HerzHerzl/RMHA at the Denver CampusCynthia HessinArlene and A. Barry HirschfeldMarci HladikPamela and Lawrence HofferAnn and David HoffmanElsa HolguínSally HopperIrwin HorwitzLee Ann HuntingtonPatricia HynesIrene Ibarra and Armando QuirozICON Gala AwardsChristie and Walter IsenbergJill JanovAngela and Daniel JaphaK. M. JastrowThe Jay and Rose Phillips Family FoundationJoy JohnsonElaine Jones

Donors continued

Volunteer coaches with Denver Parks and Recreation

Helayne and Larry JonesMatthew JonesNancy and Douglas JonesCynthia and Edwin KahnAmy and Bruce KarpasDebbie and Dr. Fritz KarrerCarol and Dr. Harvey KarshCelia and Dr. Isadore KatzIrene and Kenzo KawanabeSusan and Dr. Stanley KersteinKathleen and Robert KlugmanJudith and David KoffBrian KohnKornfeld Koslosky PropertiesMary Lou and Donald KortzBonnie Kossoff and Dr. Stephan UslanSarah KrauseGail KrovitzNorma and Leonard KurtzPatricia and Robert LacknerDeborah Lamm and Jonathan WolmanDeborah and David Landy

Henny and Bert LasleyAnn Lederer and Robert HicklerLinda and Frank LeeCindy and Kyle LefkoffPeggy LehmannPearle Rae and Mark LeveyLaure and Scott LevinRoberta and David LevinCarole LevinePatti and Barry LevineTrudi and Dr. Stuart LinasLonna and William Lindsay IIIFlorence and Gerald LingleDebbie and James LustigEvelyn and Evan MakovskyLinda and Jerome MalmanRoberta and David MarfitanoMeghan Welch Martinez and

Michael MartinezCarol McDermottCheryl and Wayne McDonaldMDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation

Genevieve and Gerald MellmanJoy MercerKatherine MigakiMiller Global PropertiesLisa Farber Miller and David MillerLouann and Myron "Micky" MillerSue MillerLisa and Robert MintzCarol and Larry A. MizelNaomi and Ronald MontoyaThe Moody's FoundationElisa Moran and Gary KleimanBetsy MordecaiJean and Milton MorrisMorris J. Krohn Memorial FoundationBonnie MotzkusMartha and Franklin NachmanPhil Nash and Dr. Robert JanowskiLaurie and Jonathan NassifGrace and Jerry NatividadKatherine NoelKimberly NovakBarbara and Neil OberfeldJanice and Tony OliverCynthia Rutgers OverhardtKathryn and Gary PaulSister Lydia PeñaEleanor PerlmutterVivian and Roger PetersonRobert PhiferMargot and Marc PintoHelene and David PollockDr. Dean PrinaLaurie ProbsdorferAnnette Quintana and Len SilverstonDeborah Quintana and FamilyLinda and Dr. Paul RedstoneDr. Barbara ReedNancy Reichman and Charles GwirtsmanAdina and Eli ReshotkoLinda Seigel Richman

Classmates at Foster Elementary in Arvada do schoolwork together.

Daniel RitchieMarcelina RiveraRLC FoundationRobert E. Loup Jewish Community CenterMarcia and Richard RobinsonRoots & Branches Foundation MembersMarla RoperSara and Dr. Harley RotbartAnne Bye Rowe and Frank RoweSalazar Family Fund, a fund of

The Denver FoundationFrieda SandsDena and Frank SchneiderReena SchultzRita SchweitzDr. Sheryl and Jay ScolnickSharon and Dr. Douglas ScottDr. Marilyn and Dr. Howard SelingerIngrid and Michael SerioShalom ParkDayle and Dr. Cary ShamesDr. Linda ShapiroTracy and Steven ShapiroMike ShawMara and Allen SheldonLitamae and David SherMiriam ShermanYasuko and John ShimizuJessie and Dr. Stephen ShoganJudy and Martin ShoreNancy and Kenneth ShwayderDeborah and William SilbersteinDarlene SilverDale and Robert SilverbergRichard SilverbergAnne Sneed

Holly SollodSprinces Wong Family FoundationEsther Starrels and John WassermanAndrea Lewitt Stein and Stefan SteinAudrey StempelMorna SteningerLeslie and Gary StieflerJordan StrassburgerMargaret SumnerLauren Sveen

Heather TaussigJanice Temple and Dr. Harold LocketzSherry and Allan TenenbaumTimothy and Bernadette Marquez FoundationPegi and Michael TouffBarbara and Edward TowbinMarissa TraceyRichard TuckerUnited Western BankLynn UtterJane and Bill VandervennetMarsha VecchioneIrit and Dr. Arthur WaldbaumJudith and Jim WalkerLynn Waterman-Blum and Dennis BlumWeaver Family FoundationCarl WeinbergerKathryn Whitaker and Monte MosesHindi WilsonCarolyn Schaefer Wollard and David WollardSandra and Gary WoodsBarbara YondorfErin YourtzTeresa and Gary YourtzMargot and David ZatermanKellie Zell and Scott PeppetJohn ZuckertRikki and Rabbi Raymond Zwerin

Donors continued

A care provider and child snuggle at Clayton Early Learning.

The History of Rose Community FoundationRose Community Foundation derives its namefrom Major General Maurice Rose, one ofAmerica’s most decorated military leaders ofthe 20th century. The son and grandson ofOrthodox Jewish rabbis, Rose grew up inDenver and took part in World War I as ayoung man. During World War II, he led anumber of successful military drives in NorthAfrica and Europe, including one of the firstassaults on German forces occupying OmahaBeach one day after D-Day. In 1944, he wascommander of the U.S. Army’s 3rd ArmoredDivision, the first military unit to penetrateGermany during the war. Major General Rosewas killed on the battlefield March 30, 1945.During his career, he received many militaryhonors including the Distinguished ServiceMedal. Upon his death, The New York Timeswrote, “The American Army was deprived ofone of its most skilled and gallant officers anda man of rare personal charm…”

Rose Medical CenterIn the year prior to General Rose’s death, agroup of Jewish business and professionalleaders, led by Maurice Shwayder, had startedto organize an effort to build a new hospitalthat would fill a gap in the Denver community.Denver had a critical shortage of hospital beds,and many physicians returning from WorldWar II had difficulty finding places to practice.The new hospital would be open to doctorsand patients of all creeds, races and origins,and dedicated to excellence in medical care.

The campaign gained momentum when theorganizers decided to name the new hospital in honor of General Rose. The group undertookan intensive local and national fundraisingcampaign, enlisting the support of well-knownJewish celebrities of the time. On August 31,1948, General Dwight D. Eisenhower laid thecornerstone for the main building of the hospital.

Adopting the motto, “Our standards are simplyhigher,” Rose Medical Center was an innovator,bringing to Denver the region’s first coronary-care unit, the Rocky Mountain area’s primarycenter for the treatment of arthritis andrheumatic diseases, and one of the region’s mostprogressive programs in obstetrics, gynecologyand newborn care. The hospital was also a focalpoint for community service and philanthropy.Several generations from the same familiessupported the hospital as doctors, donors,volunteers and staff professionals.

Rose Community Foundation On April 25, 1995, following a national trendamong independent nonprofit hospitals, RoseMedical Center was acquired by a health-carecorporation. With the proceeds of the sale,approximately $170 million, the hospitaltrustees decided to form Rose CommunityFoundation as a vehicle to perpetuate thelegacy of the hospital: its standards ofexcellence, its tradition of philanthropy and itscommitment to serve the entire community.

Stephen S. Kurtz, ChairLinda G. AlvaradoJoseph M. AragonDavid C. Boyles

Fred T. DavineSteven W. FarberJeannie FullerNorman Levy

Sister Lydia M. Peña, Ph.D.David M. PollockRichard L. RobinsonStephen H. Shogan, M.D.

Martin H. ShoreRobert A. SilverbergRichard B. TuckerAlbert C. Yates, Ph.D.

Donald L. Kortz, Founding President and CEO

Founding Trustees

Major General Maurice Rose(1899 – 1945)

Combined Statements of Financial Position

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,283,000 $ 2,857,000

Investments 321,974,000 290,812,000

Contributions receivables 409,000 142,000

Other assets and receivables 293,000 340,000

Property and equipment, net 347,000 374,000

Total assets $ 324,306,000 $ 294,525,000

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,313,000 $ 1,539,000

Grants payable 7,026,000 5,461,000

8,339,000 7,000,000

Agency endowments and other funds held on behalf of others 44,796,000 27,291,000

Total liabilities 53,135,000 34,291,000

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted 266,012,000 254,461,000

Temporarily restricted 4,869,000 5,483,000

Permanently restricted 290,000 290,000

Net assets 271,171,000 260,234,000

Total liabilities and net assets $ 324,306,000 $ 294,525,000

As of December 31,

2007 2006

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Combined Statements of Activities

TEMPORARILY PERMANENTLY 2006 UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL TOTAL *

REVENUE, GAINS AND OTHER SUPPORT

Net investment income $ 22,806,000 $ 220,000 $ – $ 23,026,000 $ 32,240,000

Contributions 1,387,000 855,000 – 2,242,000 5,843,000

Other income 665,000 – – 665,000 1,452,000

Net assets released from satisfaction

of program restrictions 1,689,000 (1,689,000) – – –

26,547,000 (614,000) – 25,933,000 39,535,000

EXPENSES

Grants 11,256,000 – – 11,256,000 10,309,000

Program expenses 2,578,000 – – 2,578,000 2,047,000

Philanthropic services expenses 270,000 – – 270,000 428,000

Administrative expenses 892,000 – – 892,000 1,021,000

14,996,000 – – 14,996,000 13,805,000

Change in net assets 11,551,000 (614,000) – 10,937,000 25,730,000

Net assets, beginning of year 254,461,000 5,483,000 290,000 260,234,000 234,504,000

Net assets, end of year $ 266,012,000 $ 4,869,000 $ 290,000 $ 271,171,000 $ 260,234,000

* - for comparative purposes only

Rose Community Foundation’s complete audited financial statements and tax return information may be requested by calling 303.398.7434.

For the year ended December 31, 2007

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Not shown above:

Scott L. Levin, Chair as of 2008 Milroy A. Alexander (as of January 2008)

Walter Isenberg

Evan Makovsky Marjorie Gart Arlene Hirschfeld, Chair through 2007 Helayne B. Jones, Ed.D.Jean Galloway Ronald E. Montoya Rob Klugman

Stephanie Foote Irit Waldbaum Neil OberfeldDouglas L. Jones Dori Biester, Ph.D. Dean Prina, M.D. Jennifer Atler

Joined in 2008:

Rose CommunityFoundation isgoverned by itsboard of trustees, acommitted group ofvolunteer leaders.The trustees setFoundation policy,serve on committees,and are activelyinvolved in reviewingfunding requests and managing the Foundation’sassets.

Board of Trustees

Committee on AgingJean Galloway, ChairMilroy A. AlexanderLinnea “Nea” BrownBill ElfenbeinStephanie FooteStephanie Garcia (through March 2007)Neil OberfeldSister Lydia M. Peña, Ph.D.Martin H. ShoreRichard B. Tucker

Alan Laff, of Blessed Memory

Lead Staff: Therese Ellery

Audit CommitteeDouglas L. Jones, ChairMilroy A. Alexander (as of January 2008)Dori Biester, Ph.D. (as of May 2008)Marjorie GartWalter Isenberg (as of May 2008)Scott L. Levin (through December 2007)

Lead Staff: Anne Garcia

Child and Family Development CommitteeRonald E. Montoya, ChairRaydean AcevedoGerri Gomez HowardJoy S. JohnsonCynthia KahnBruce T. KarpasJames PolsfutDean Prina, M.D. (as of January 2008)

Lead Staff: Elsa Holguín

Education CommitteeHelayne B. Jones, Ed.D., ChairKathleen M. Beatty, Ph.D.Dori Biester, Ph.D. Philip P. DiStefano, Ph.D. David L. Hartenbach, Ed.D. (through

December 2007)Walter IsenbergKenzo S. KawanabeMonte Moses, Ph.D.Stephen H. Shogan, M.D.Gary Yourtz (through December 2007)

Lead Staff: Phillip Gonring

Health CommitteeJennifer Atler, ChairDawn P. BookhardtStephanie FooteFernando R. Guzman, III, Ph.D.Sally Hopper (through December 2007)Douglas L. JonesDonald L. KortzWilliam N. Lindsay IIIThe Honorable Michael A. MartinezBarbara R. Reed, M.D.Stephen H. Shogan, M.D.Martin H. Shore

Lead Staff: Barbara Yondorf

Investment CommitteeStephanie Foote, ChairDavid C. BoylesJerrold L. GlickJames A. LustigEvan MakovskyDaniel L. RitchieRichard L. RobinsonRobert A. Silverberg

Lead Staff: Anne Garcia

Jewish Life CommitteeIrit Waldbaum, ChairJudy AltenbergVicki DanskyKen FeilerDavid FosterMarjorie Gart Nancy GartLezlie Goldberg (through December 2007)Debra HerzArlene Hirschfeld (as of January 2008)Rob KlugmanMary LeeScott L. Levin (through December 2007)Evan MakovskyMyron “Micky” Miller

(through December 2007)Neil OberfeldMichelle Osterman (as of January 2008)Bobbie TowbinRichard B. TuckerPhil Weiser (as of January 2008)Rabbi Raymond Zwerin

Rabbi Daniel Goldberger, of Blessed Memory

Lead Staff: Lisa Farber Miller

Sheila Bugdanowitz and Lynda Ricketson also provided staff support to committees in 2007.

Rose Community Foundation receives guidance and directionfrom its committees, which are comprised of trustees andvolunteer community leaders with specialized expertise.

Sheila Bugdanowitz, President and Chief Executive OfficerChandra Al-Khafaji, Program AssistantJuanita Atkins, Accounting AssistantJill S. Barkin, Philanthropy Advisor and Executive Director,

Jewish Women’s Fund of Colorado (through May 2008)Ryan Brown, ControllerTerry Caddell, Program Assistant and ReceptionistTherese Ellery, Senior Program OfficerShawna Friedman, Jewish Life Initiatives ManagerAnne Garcia, Chief Financial and Operating OfficerPhillip Gonring, Senior Program Officer Cathleen Hall, Philanthropic Services AssistantMarci Hladik, Communications and Database AssociateElsa Holguín, Senior Program Officer Sarah Indyk, Jewish Life Program AssistantSusan Knudten, Communications OfficerLinda Lee, Coordinator of Office ServicesCheryl McDonald, Grants ManagerLisa Farber Miller, Senior Program Officer Phil Nash, Vice President for CommunicationsGretchen Perryman, Executive AssistantLynda Ricketson, Program Officer and Philanthropy Advisor (through April 2008)Marcelina Rivera, Philanthropy Advisor and Initiative Manager,

Latino Community Foundation of ColoradoBarbara Yondorf, Senior Program Officer (through June 2008)

Rose Community Foundation Staff 2007-2008

Denise Lourdes Delgado, Grants Manager

Carolyn Schaefer Wollard, Vice President, Rose Philanthropic Services

We acknowledge the contributions of thefollowing staff memberswho left the Foundationduring 2007:

Linda Lee Phil Nash Cathleen HallSarah Indyk Marcelina Rivera Chandra Al-Khafaji Lisa Farber Miller

Terry Caddell Phillip Gonring Marci Hladik Barbara Yondorf

Every year, Rose Community Foundationemployees contribute to a fund that awardsgrants to organizations chosen by a volunteerstaff committee. The Foundation matches thefunds donated by employees. In December 2007,the Workplace Giving Committee approved thefollowing grants:

• $1,828 to Denver Children’s Home, a therapeutic facility for emotionallydistressed children and youth, and their families.denverchildrenshome.org

• $1,828 to Rights for All People to support children of immigrant families. The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalitionserved as fiscal sponsor.rap-dpt.org

• $1,828 to Third Way Center, a residentialtreatment center for troubled teens.thirdwaycenter.org

Workplace Giving Program

Susan Knudten Sheila Bugdanowitz Cheryl McDonald

Shawna Friedman Elsa Holguín Anne GarciaTherese Ellery Jill S. Barkin Ryan Brown Gretchen Perryman Juanita Atkins

Not pictured: Lynda Ricketson

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2007 Annual Report - Rose Community Foundation

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