To support Greater Denver nonprofits and community initiatives that advance equity, inclusion, opportunity and well-being — with a longstanding commitment to the local Jewish community and to closing gaps for those furthest from opportunity.
Rose Community Foundation’s recent grantmaking shows a strong, sustained commitment to Jewish community support alongside work for refugees, students, and families facing economic vulnerability. A single-year grant of $1,348,353 to Jewish Family Service of Colorado supports basic needs programming, a Jewish resilience fund, and Holocaust survivor services, while another grant of $1,337,082 to Denver Jewish Day School combines teacher salary endowment, general operating support, and tuition assistance. Those gifts sit within a broader pattern of funding that reaches schools, community centers, and service organizations across Greater Denver. The foundation also backs programs for Afghan and Ukrainian newcomers, public safety and firearm-harm prevention efforts, and local initiatives tied to equity, inclusion, and opportunity. Recent awards include support for high-dosage tutoring, legal services, mental health, and community security. Across the list, Rose Community Foundation appears to use both unrestricted and program-specific grants, with some awards directed to operating needs and others to endowments, capital support, or emergency funds. Its portfolio reflects a regional funder working through multiple community institutions rather than a single programmatic channel.
Education and student recovery are a visible part of Rose Community Foundation’s giving. In 2023, it awarded $3,810,000 to Learning League LLC for academic and social-emotional recovery of Colorado K-12 students, and $810,000 to Jeffco Public Schools for post-pandemic learning acceleration through high-dosage tutoring. Immigrant and refugee support is another recurring theme. The foundation gave $572,257 to Muslim Youth for Positive Impact for an Afghan evacuee legal services project and an Afghan evacuee holistic wellness project, and $446,063 to Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver Inc for Afghan legal services and legal clinics for TPS and EAD-eligible Colorado residents. Within Jewish community support, grants have covered both resilience and safety needs. JEWISHcolorado received $564,138 for an Israel emergency fund, while the Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region received $615,211 for general operating support and its Center on Extremism.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $51K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$51K
Gretchen Lenamond
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Typical grant size is moderate, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $26,500, and a p75 of $51,375. That said, the recent list includes several large, multi-purpose awards that sit above the typical range. The foundation’s structure is a mixed community foundation, and it makes program-related investments. The grant list shows repeated support to some recipients across multiple years, including Jewish Family Service of Colorado, JEWISHcolorado, Boulder Jewish Community Center, Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center, and Adams Twelve Five Star School District, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. Award types in the data include general operating support, capital support, endowments, emergency funds, and program-specific grants.
Rose Community Foundation gives regionally, with 76% of grants going to recipients in Colorado. Denver appears frequently in the recent grants list, including awards to Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Denver Jewish Day School, Trailhead Institute, Papagayo, and Temple Emanuel. Boulder and Thornton also appear multiple times, along with Aurora, Golden, and Broomfield. Outside Colorado, the recent list includes recipients in Cedarhurst, New York, and Needham, Massachusetts. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation supports education, immigrant and refugee support, Jewish community support, policy and advocacy, economic opportunity, and civic engagement. Recent grants also show funding for mental health, public safety and firearm-harm prevention, journalism and DEI for local news, and basic needs or housing-related relief.
Yes. Jewish Family Service of Colorado appears in multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025. JEWISHcolorado and Boulder Jewish Community Center also recur, as do Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center and Adams Twelve Five Star School District, indicating ongoing relationships with some recipients.
The typical grant size centers on a p25 of $15,000, a median of $26,500, and a p75 of $51,375. The recent grant list also includes awards well above that range, including several in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Colorado is the main grantmaking state, accounting for 76% of grants. Recent Colorado recipients include organizations in Denver, Boulder, Thornton, Aurora, Golden, and Broomfield, showing a strong concentration in the Denver region and nearby communities.
Recent grants show support for academic and social-emotional recovery, high-dosage tutoring, Afghan evacuee legal services, Holocaust survivor support, Jewish emergency and resilience funding, and firearm-harm prevention. The purposes attached to grants make those priorities visible across schools, service agencies, and Jewish community institutions.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Rose Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations interested in receiving funding through the Community Wellbeing impact area.
Deadline: Ongoing grant opportunities; no fixed deadline stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Service of Colorado | Denver, CO | $1,348,353 | 2025 | Basic needs programming, jewish resilience fund, holocaust survivors support services |
| Denver Jewish Day School | Denver, CO | $1,337,082 | 2025 | Teacher salary endowment, general operating support, tuition assistance |
| Trailhead Institute | Denver, CO | $758,012 | 2025 | The firearm-related harm prevention initiative, apprentice of peace youth organization |
| Boulder Jewish Community Center | Boulder, CO | $673,638 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center | Denver, CO | $617,222 | 2025 | General operating support, capital support |
| Papagayo | Denver, CO | $521,005 | 2025 | Basic needs program support, general operating support |
| JEWISHcolorado | Denver, CO | $455,717 | 2025 | Regional safety & security initiative, israel emergency fund, public opinion research |
| Adams Twelve Five Star School District | Thornton, CO | $418,294 | 2025 | Support to schools grant for afghan and ukrainian students |
| Temple Emanuel | Denver, CO | $359,739 | 2025 | General operating support, camp support, scholarships, capacity building |
| Kentucky Reproductive Freedom Fund | Louisville, KY | $318,995 | 2025 | Kentucky reproductive freedom fund |
| Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network | Westminster, CO | $316,750 | 2025 | General operating support, children's program, advocacy support |
| ViVe Wellness | Denver, CO | $310,000 | 2025 | Basic needs program support, general operating support |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center | Denver, CO | $308,400 | 2025 | African leadership group, dress for success denver, encore network |
| Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region | Denver, CO | $297,797 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | Denver, CO | $250,000 | 2025 | Family program support |
| Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Center | Denver, CO | $232,810 | 2025 | Legal services |
| Enterprise Community Partners | Denver, CO | $225,000 | 2025 | Housing program support |
| Colorado Children's Campaign | Denver, CO | $225,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Rocky Mountain Community Radio | Aspen, CO | $220,000 | 2025 | Capacity building support, regional issue journalism support |
| Aurora Public School District | Aurora, CO | $218,337 | 2025 | Student and family program support |
| Barton Institute for Community Action | Denver, CO | $209,235 | 2025 | Commn, food justice nw aurora, the village institute |
| Mizel Museum | Denver, CO | $207,535 | 2025 | General operating support |
| The Kempe Foundation | Aurora, CO | $200,000 | 2025 | Richard krugman endowed professorship |
| Colorado Gives Foundation | Arvada, CO | $185,741 | 2025 | Capacity building support, youth sports programming |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | $177,800 | 2025 | korey wise innocence project, holocaust genocide contemporary bioethics program |
| Rocky Mountain Equality | Boulder, CO | $166,500 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Cherry Creek School District | Greenwood Village, CO | $165,866 | 2025 | Student and family program support |
| Providence Bible Church | Denver, CO | $165,447 | 2025 | Rooted with roofs, basic needs program support |
| American Friends of Libi Inc | Brookline, MA | $164,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver Inc | Denver, CO | $163,793 | 2025 | Legal clinic support, basic human needs program support, general operating support |
| Nepal Youth Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Caste equality project |
| Development In Gardening | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Community Economic Defense Project | Denver, CO | $146,000 | 2025 | Housing program support, general operating support |
| Colorado News Collaborative | Denver, CO | $146,000 | 2025 | Capacity building support |
| TEACHorg | Lake Mills, WI | $140,000 | 2025 | Early childhood program support |
| OneTable | New York, NY | $135,000 | 2025 | Program expansion support, general operating support |
| Museum Of Contemporary Art Denver | Denver, CO | $134,333 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Florence Crittenton Services | Denver, CO | $133,500 | 2025 | Basic needs program support, general operating support |
| Hillel of Colorado | Denver, CO | $124,959 | 2025 | General operating support, golda meir house museum |
| Girl Scouts of Colorado | Denver, CO | $123,132 | 2025 | General operating support, girl scouts patch |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | Aurora, CO | $120,250 | 2025 | Pediatric mental health, adolescent family planning, bc4u, creative arts therapy program |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Denver, CO | $117,645 | 2025 | Sexual health programming and advocacy, general operating support |
| The HadaNu Collective | Denver, CO | $115,250 | 2025 | asian girls ignite, metro deep, montessori on wheels, vocal coalition youth choirs |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | $113,734 | 2025 | General operating support, student and family programming |
| Transformative Leadership for Change | Commerce City, CO | $112,500 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Judaism Your Way | Denver, CO | $101,050 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Denver Botanic Gardens | Denver, CO | $100,800 | 2025 | The j trellis project, community programming support |
| Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado | Denver, CO | $100,700 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Western Colorado Community Foundation | Grand Junction, CO | $100,500 | 2025 | Eagle river fund |
| High Line Canal Conservancy | Centennial, CO | $100,250 | 2025 | Capital campaign, general operating support |
Jewish Family Service of Colorado
$1,348,353Basic needs programming, jewish resilience fund, holocaust survivors support services
Teacher salary endowment, general operating support, tuition assistance
The firearm-related harm prevention initiative, apprentice of peace youth organization
General operating support, capital support
Papagayo
$521,005Basic needs program support, general operating support
Regional safety & security initiative, israel emergency fund, public opinion research
Adams Twelve Five Star School District
$418,294Support to schools grant for afghan and ukrainian students
Temple Emanuel
$359,739General operating support, camp support, scholarships, capacity building
Kentucky Reproductive Freedom Fund
$318,995Kentucky reproductive freedom fund
General operating support, children's program, advocacy support
African leadership group, dress for success denver, encore network
Rocky Mountain Community Radio
$220,000Capacity building support, regional issue journalism support
Aurora Public School District
$218,337Student and family program support
Commn, food justice nw aurora, the village institute
korey wise innocence project, holocaust genocide contemporary bioethics program
Cherry Creek School District
$165,866Student and family program support
Providence Bible Church
$165,447Rooted with roofs, basic needs program support
Legal clinic support, basic human needs program support, general operating support
Community Economic Defense Project
$146,000Housing program support, general operating support
Basic needs program support, general operating support
Pediatric mental health, adolescent family planning, bc4u, creative arts therapy program
Sexual health programming and advocacy, general operating support
asian girls ignite, metro deep, montessori on wheels, vocal coalition youth choirs
Denver Public Schools Foundation
$113,734General operating support, student and family programming
Western Colorado Community Foundation
$100,500Eagle river fund
