2014 Annual Report

2014 Annual Report

Editors: Rebecca Arno, Angelle Fouther, and Carmen Holleman | Writers: Rebecca Arno, Nicole Baker, Angelle Fouther,Carmen Holleman, and Laura Bond | Photography: courtesy of The Denver Foundation’s grantees, Flor Blake Photography,and Jim Havey and Nathan Church of Havey Productions | Design: Abbie Kozik Design, LLC | Printing: Egan Printing |This paper contains “50/25” recycled content—50% is total recycled content and 25% is post-consumer waste.

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4 Feature Stories16 The Denver Foundation: 90 Years

in the Making20 Community Legacy Society21 Community Endowment Funds22 Denver Foundation Program Funds & Gifts24 Affiliated Organizations & Projects25 Programs of The Denver Foundation26 Board and Committees28 Inside The Denver Foundation30 Financial Overview31 Denver Foundation Donor Funding

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dear Friends of The Denver Foundation,

The theme for this year’s Annual Report is “Our Future in the Making.” As we celebrate nine decades as Metro Denver’s community foundation, we recognize that The Denver Foundation offers both stability that transcendsgenerations and the flexibility to address each year’s new challenges.

The stories in this report demonstrate both of these strengths. L. William “Bill” Schmidt, Jr., Denver FoundationTrustee and an estate advisor for dozens of Metro Denver leaders, reflects on his role helping to steward legaciesfor individuals and families who want their charitable visions to extend well past their lifetimes. Dollars given by such donors in the past are today helping us implement new strategies to address the community’s needs—strategies like Common Sense Discipline in education and trauma-informed care for those suffering from mentalillness. And we continually learn from our current donors, people like Peter and Rhondda Grant, how essential it is to link charitable gifts with building a world worthy of future generations.

We are particularly excited to reach out to and invite an increasingly broad range of Metro Denver residents into our family as donors and partners through affinity groups and giving circles. Their gifts, in any amount, supportour collective action. Our relationships with partners like you allow us to take advantage of opportunities to improve life in Metro Denver.

A community foundation is the unique institution that finds its way through the generations, and must alwaysweigh the needs of the future with the needs of the present. In the coming year, the Foundation will undergo aleadership transition, which gives us the opportunity to renew our commitment to our mission and our goals. Our strength rests in the organization we have built and continue to build together. We are excited to see whatthe future will bring.

Sincerely,

Sandra Shreve Virginia Bayless David MillerChair of Board of Trustees Incoming Chair of Board of Trustees President and CEO2014 - April 2015 May 2015

WELCOME TO THE DENVER FOUNDATION’S

ANNUAL REPORT

Cover Photo: Clayton Early LearningFacing Page: Aurora Welcome Center Open House

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2014 DENVER FOUNDATION DONOR FUNDING

*In addition to grants directly to churches and religious institutions, the Foundation and its donors give dozens of grants to churches and faith-based organizations that arecategorized in the areas of health, education, and basic human needs.

This chart demonstrates the broad range of interests of the fund holders of The Denver Foundation. Please note that many grants can be categorized in multiple areas.

AREAS OF GIVING FROM DONOR FUNDS

DONOR-ADVISEDGRANTS

SCHOLARSHIPS

Total dollars given indonor-advised grants:

$53 million Total number of donor-advised grants given:

2907

Number of scholarships

awarded:

831

The Reisher Family Scholarship Fund,the Foundation’s largest

scholarship program, supported 333 students

with $2,007,454 in scholarship grants.

Total scholarship

money awarded:

$3,071,973

Number of schools

attended by scholarship recipients:

86

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13%Arts, Culture, & Humanities

13% Community Improvement/Economic Opportunity

28% Education

8% Religion-Related*

4% Youth

10%Animal-Related & Environment

7%Hunger, Homelessness, Basic Healthcare,

& Domestic Violence

17%Health


WHoThe Denver Foundation is a community foundation created by and for the people of Metro Denver—as a place where people from allbackgrounds and interests come together to take action in MetroDenver and beyond, today and for generations to come. The DenverFoundation is the oldest and largest community foundation in theRocky Mountain region.

WHEN Established in 1925; created to exist in perpetuity.

WHAT • We steward an endowment to help

meet current and future needs for the community.

• We manage close to 1,000 charitable funds for individuals, families, businesses, and groups.

• We connect these two parts of ourmission, working in partnership withcommunity and philanthropic leaders to address challenges that face Metro Denver.

WHERE The Foundation’s donor-advised funds give grants to charitable organizationsin Metro Denver andthroughout the UnitedStates. The Denver Foundation’s CommunityGrants serve the sevencounties in Metro Denver:Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder,Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson.

MiSSioN We inspire peopleand mobilize resources tostrengthen our community.

Amount in gifts received: $108,794,565# of Funds: 961

# of New Funds: 61 Amount in grants given: $66,923,691

# of Grants: 5,109Assets: $741,419,347

ABoUT THE DENvER FoUNDATioN

2014 BY THE NUMBERS

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What can educators do differently? Common Sense Discipline is based on both preventive and responsive approaches, helping teachers, administrators, and parents develop the skills to uncover the underlying causes of student misbehaviorand to help those students make better choices. Equally important, these educatorsand parents learn to uncover and shift their own responsibilities related to both the problem and the solution.

“We recognize that behavior is a form of communication about a need that’s notbeing met,” says Park. “Often, what is seen as disrespectful or defiant behavior is a sign that a student is experiencing trauma and feels unsafe, either at home or at school. Teachers who can recognize that can then connect the student to the

support he or she needs. At the same time, when a student makes a bad choice, that student needs to know how the behavior affects others, him or herself, and the community as a whole—and to have the chance to make things right and to change.”

Brian Duwe, principal at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy (AWCPA), has reduced teacher discipline referrals by 92 percent since joining the initiative, butthis required some staffing changes and “equipping the school community with acommon language.” He says some teachers have a “learned mindset” about theirjobs, but he emphasizes the importance of building relationships. “What about ourcollective responsibility?” asks Duwe. “You can’t work in our district without thinkingabout equity.”

“The vast majority of students are people of color and the vast majority of teachersare white women,” says Kappy Hall, co-founder of ReSolutionaries, Inc., which provides training and consultation on restorative and culturally responsive practicesto five APS schools as part of the initiative. “This work helps both students andteachers learn how to have relationships with people different from them.”

As The Denver Foundation sought guidance from parents, educators, and other community leaders about how to further its objectives in education, suspensions and expulsions rankedhigh on the list. “Schools focused on suspensions as the exit door,” says Sarah Park, the Foundation’s Director of Education.“We realized that responsive grantmaking wouldn’t changeschools’ disciplinary practices, so we designed an initiative with schools, nonprofit partners, trainers, and parents all learning together.”

Now in its second year, the Common Sense Discipline Initiativeinvolves a cohort of 15 Aurora Public Schools (APS), covering allgrade levels. “We have three goals: reduce suspensions, reduceracial and ethnic disparities in suspensions, and improve educational outcomes for all students,” says Park.

Common SEnSE DiSCiPlinE:Keeping Kids in School and learning

“We have three goals: reduce suspensions, reduce racial and ethnic disparitiesin suspensions, and improve educational outcomes for all students.”

– Sarah Park, Director of Education, The Denver Foundation

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Education

In a four-monthperiod prior to starting work with the Common

Sense Discipline Cohort,teachers at AWCPA made

260 discipline referrals andnine suspensions

vs.

All staff,s90 parents, and 130

students have receivedrestorative justice training

through the partnership

20 discipline referrals (a 92 percent

reduction) and four suspensions

during a subsequent comparable period

Data show increased

learning across the school in bothmath and reading

Far right: Raul Galindo of ReSolutionaries engages Aurora West College Preparatory Academy (AWCPA)students in Restorative Practice

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reached out to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH), which proposed a pilot program to address ACEs through “Trauma-Informed Care” or TIC.

The results of this pilot program have been significant. Twelve men and women have received extensive mental health services in addition to housing support,which has resulted in greater stability in their lives compared to those who did not receive this support.

Billy became a client within the TIC program after he decided he “would be dead” if he had to live through one more winter outside.

“Trauma taught me at a young age that life is cheap and violent,” Billy shares. The effects of witnessing and experiencing abuse in the home left him with no self-value, and he found himself systematically out of work. Unable to pay his bills,he became homeless.

“What helped me was that I was included in the healing process,” he shares abouthis counseling at CCH, which included economic support and permanent housing.

Just as striking is the impact of the program on CCH itself. CCH identified TIC as a priority training area for all staff. To date, 96 percent of its 550 employees have received training; evaluations indicate that fostering a TIC culture has had a profound impact on client services, staff interactions, and self-care.

For many, the road to homelessness is long, and begins in childhood. Against great odds, many people have survived an environment that was highly toxic to their development. Lacking the resources and support to get help, they often seekrelief through drugs or alcohol to avoid or dull unbearable memories and emotional pain.

Research measures the results of a toxic childhood in “ACEs” or Adverse Childhood Experiences. Studies have found if peoplehave a significant number of such experiences, they are muchmore likely to find themselves homeless.

Two years ago, a donor came to The Denver Foundation and offered support for a program that would address mental healthissues for people experiencing homelessness. The Foundation

FinDing a Way HomE: Healing Childhood Trauma

“When you help a drowning man, you make sure not to drown yourself. it’s logical. That’s why ittakes a society—and not just one individual—to reach in and help with homelessness, recognizingthat we are all part of the problem and the solution.”

– Billy, a Trauma-informed Care client


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BaSic HuMan

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Early indications suggest that TIC mayhave a positive effecton housing stability.

TIC may lead to a decrease in

crisis-based services.

Trauma-informed, integrated services are cost effective.

TIC for children leads to better

outcomes, such as better self-esteem,

improved relationships, and increased safety.

Billy is one of several clients in the Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) program who have shared their stories as part of a video available on The Denver Foundation’s YouTube Channel. You’ll find a full report on the project on the Foundation’s website in the Basic Human Needs section.

Data from “Shelter from the Storm: Trauma-Informed Care in Homelessness Services Settings,” The Open Health Services and Policy Journal.

Photo: Jennifer Perlman, Coordinator of Trauma-Informed Care Program at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, with her client, Billy


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for the low-income community—one of the most economically challenged in theDenver metro area—that surrounds it. Two years ago the campus began to engagewith and help build up this community when it launched the Community CampusPartnership (CCP). Later that year, The Denver Foundation, through its Economic Opportunity program area, became a key partner with the CCP and joined in its efforts. "As the institutions on the Anschutz Medical Campus were opening, theyweren't really thinking about the economic impact they might be able to have on the surrounding neighborhoods," says Patrick Horvath, Deputy Vice President of Programs and Director of Economic Opportunity, The Denver Foundation. "We havebeen really impressed by the work that the CCP is doing to change that."

Employing 17,000 people and spending $3 billion annually, the Anschutz MedicalCampus has the power to support and to stimulate the development of new localbusinesses, from restaurants to caterers to medical supply and specialized laundryservices, and to hire thousands of local residents. The campus sits on the East Colfax Avenue corridor, which has been a part of the The Denver Foundation'sStrengthening Neighborhoods Program since 2004. The Foundation has strong relationships with many resident leaders and local community groups in the area,and is using its network, including organizations like the Aurora Strong Center, to help the CCP bring the community into the decision-making process.

Although changing the employment and business practices of large institutions is slow and painstaking work, the CCP has the full support of many of the institutions' top leaders. The Denver Foundation is excited to be a partner in this very promising project.

The Denver Foundation is investing in an anchor institutionstrategy in Original Aurora in an effort to help transform thelocal economy and provide access to opportunity for the area'slow-income residents. Institutions such as medical campuses,universities, and municipal governments are referred to as "anchor institutions" because they are deeply rooted in, andthus unlikely to leave, specific physical places. This means that their own success is intertwined with the success of thesurrounding community. When that surrounding community suffers from disinvestment, low rates of employment, and littleaccess to economic opportunity, an anchor institution can useits hiring, purchasing, and development power to lift up the entire community.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in OriginalAurora is perfectly positioned to serve as an anchor institution

THE nEW FaCE oF

CommuniTy DEVEloPmEnT:using anchor institutions toBuild Community Wealth

“as the institutions on the anschutz medical Campus were opening, they weren't really thinking about the economicimpact they might be able to have on the surrounding neighborhoods. We have been really impressed by the workthat the Community Campus Partnership is doing to change that.”

–Patrick Horvath, Deputy Vice President of Programs and Director of Economic opportunity, The Denver Foundation


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The University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz

Medical Campus contributes over

$3 billionto the Colorado economy yearly.

17,000 employees on campus

including direct employment of faculty,

staff, residents, and student workers.

Medical and Public Health students average

600-800 hoursof community service through

projects aimed at poverty, housing, diversity, education, crime, and immigration within surrounding

Metro Denver communities.

EconoMic

opportunity

Photo: Residents connect at the Aurora Strong Resilience Center


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Bank. “There’s a psychological return when you see the leadership and the scope ofwork being done. Anything we can do to aid the outreach of these traditional andnew entities, the better off this community will be.”

With The Denver Foundation as a partner, the Grants amplify their giving throughnew initiatives including affinity groups (see page 14), impact investing, and program initiatives such as the Common Sense Discipline (see page 4).

“The reach of the Foundation and its enhanced or expanded choices are extraordinary,” says Rhondda. “They’re very supportive of things we’ve been involved with for a long time, like women’s rights through Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and stem cell research at the University of Colorado’s GatesCenter. But the program officers also make suggestions to us of things that mightappeal to us. It’s wonderful and keeps us up to date with what’s happening.”

Married for nearly 60 years, Peter, 82, and Rhondda, 81, say their philosophy of giving knits them closely to one another, as well as to their three daughters, all ofwhom are involved with community work. Rooted in a shared religious faith, it’s afamily legacy that transcends generations.

“Both of us had parents who brought us up to be involved in community, and wehope we’ve done that for our children,” says Rhondda. “We’ve had a good life, andbeen very fortunate that we’ve been able to share with the community. It’s been avery special part of our lives for a very long time.”

Since they moved from New York City to Denver 55 years ago,Peter and Rhondda Grant have had a profound impact on theiradopted hometown. The list of organizations they’ve supportedis far-reaching: Anchor Center for Blind Children, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, El Sistema, and Rocky MountainPBS/Channel 6 are just a few of the community partners thathave benefited from the Grants’ commitment to strengthening the community.

The Grants are not solely donors, however. Whether serving on a board or harvesting food at a community garden, they workalongside people and organizations to actively improve livesacross Metro Denver.

“The people you meet when you volunteer, so many share thesame degree of desire for a better community,” says Peter, whospent 35 years as a senior executive with Colorado National

PETEr anD rHonDDa granT

life-long givers, long-term Partners of The Denver Foundation

“The people you meet when you volunteer, so many share the same degree of desire for a better community.”

– Peter grant


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donorS

Peter and Rhondda Grant are charter members of the

Visit denverfoundation.org for more information.


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expand, the Foundation partners with them to broaden the scope of their giving. As Bill’s personal philanthropic interests grew, he became further involved with theFoundation by establishing his own fund to honor his parents and to involve his extended family in philanthropy, and by serving as an advisor on several otherfunds. He’s a dedicated volunteer as well, serving on the Foundation’s Professional Advisors Council, and he joined the Board of Trustees in 2015.

Bill speaks frequently about charitable estate planning vehicles to local groups,where he also showcases his talents as a magician. In addition, he volunteers histime extensively with a number of organizations. His first nonprofit involvementwas as a member and later as president of the board of the Lutheran Hospital Foundation (now Community First Foundation). As he came to understand the important role that philanthropy played in funding the hospital’s critical services, he felt that he had a responsibility to share the abundance that he had been blessed with, and looked for ways he could help other organizations serving the less privileged.

In reflecting on for his role on The Denver Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Bill shares, “I have been impressed with the dedication of the Trustees and the wide range ofcommunity services and resources they represent. I have also seen that the scope of services rendered is much larger than I had imagined.”

Bill Schmidt has been a friend to The Denver Foundation forclose to 40 years, going back to a time when the only Denver Foundation employee was Patti Jeanne Harrington. As an estateplanning attorney, Bill frequently recommends donor-advisedfunds to clients to help acquaint them with the services TheDenver Foundation offers. Often these clients add to their fundsover time with either lifetime or testamentary gifts; in fact,many former clients of Bill’s are still generous donors to theDenver community through the trusts and funds he helped them establish. Several significant estate gifts have benefited theFoundation’s Community Fund.

Bill’s interest in working with The Denver Foundation stemmedfrom the professional way the staff worked with clients to identify and develop their charitable plans, and to “begin theiradventure of giving.” If his clients’ interests in philanthropy

l. William “Bill” SCHmiDT, Jr.Trusted advisor, Friend to Philanthropy

Bill Schmidt has been a friend to The Denver Foundation for close to 40 years. as an estate planning attorney, he frequently recommends Denver Foundation donor-advised funds and specialized estate gifts to clients.


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profESSionaladviSorS

Denver Foundation Philanthropic Leadership Award Recipients2014 Merry H. Balson

David E. CrandallMyra DonovanKristin M.E. Koval

2013 Wanda ColburnCarl Stevens

2012 Bruce FowlerErica L. JohnsonDonald E. McMichaelDaniel Rich

2011 Donald J. HopkinsJulia Griffith McVey

2010 Elizabeth A. BryantJerry ConoverMichael Cuomo

2009 Philip V. KeenanRobert F. Phelps, Jr.Judith A. Shine

2008 Betsy A. MangoneJames R. Wade

2007 Donald H. BurkhardtElmer C. JacksonJason B. Maples

2006 Laura A. DinanArthur HundhausenDavid Thomas, IIISteven R. Williams

2005 James ByeWilliam DissSherry Kenney

2004 John BrownM. Doak JacowayMary E. MoserStanton RosenbaumL. William Schmidt, Jr.

Far right: Estate planning specialist, Bill Schmidt, demonstrates hisprowess with magic tricks

The Denver Foundation partners with many legal andfinancial professionals to further philanthropy. Eachyear the Foundation honorsthose who have demonstrated outstanding commitment.


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continues to evolve. In response to interest from its donor-advised fundholders, The Denver Foundation created the Arts Affinity Group and the Environmental Affinity Group to offer individuals with a passion for those areas an opportunity to magnify their impact collectively.

The Denver Foundation has been host to many giving circles over the years, and they all have a purpose and identity as unique as the people who compose them. In 2005, Leanna Harris started the Giving “Trust” Fund at the Foundation with a

group of friends who wanted to learn about philanthropy. “Every year, five women inour group each present a different organization–we all walk away so inspired by thegreat work that's happening out there, and excited to give financial support to suchworthy causes,” says Leanna.

In 2014, The Denver Foundation launched the Elevating Philanthropy in Communities of Color (EPIC) initiative with support from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. EPIC supports the existing, emerging, and often invisible acts of philanthropy in communities of color. One way it does so is by providing a formal venue for giving circles to take shape.

Making a gift to one of The Denver Foundation’s program areas, becoming an SVPDenver partner, or participating in a giving circle are just three ways you can magnify your giving with the Foundation. Whatever door you choose, the path ahead is full of opportunities to strengthen the Metro Denver community together.

What do affinity groups, giving circles, and Social Venture Partners (SVP) Denver all have in common? They are all examples of people giving together in partnership with The Denver Foundation.

In fact, collective philanthropy is a characteristic that is integral to the spirit of community foundations. Since The Denver Foundation’s inception 90 years ago, countless individuals have made gifts to a single, permanent fund thatmeets the community’s needs as they change over time. While these individuals didn’t know exactly what their gift would support, they knew that when it was combined with manyothers that it had the potential to have a much greater impact.

Just as the community’s needs have changed over the decades,the way people come together to share their time, talent, treasure, and testimony with and through the Foundation

CollECTiVE PHilanTHroPy: Different Doors, one Path

“Every year we all walk away so inspired by the great work that's happeningout there, and excited to give financial support to such worthy causes.”

– leanna Harris


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collEctivE pHila

ntHropy

Collective Giving: A Denver Foundation GlossaryCollective PhilanthropyAn umbrella term covering a variety of efforts thatbring together donors to pool resources and makefunding and nonmonetary investment decisions together.

Affinity GroupA group of donors who come together for learning andto focus their philanthropic efforts around a specificissue. Denver Foundation affinity groups include:

Arts Affinity GroupEnvironmental Affinity Group

Giving CircleGroups of donors who focus their philanthropic efforts ontheir common identity, such as (but not limited to) racial or ethnic heritage. Some current Denver Foundation givingcircles include:

Denver African American Philanthropists Fund (DAAP)Eagle FundGiving “Trust” FundLatinasGive! Fund*S.P.I.N. Fund (Sisterhood of Philanthropists Impacting Needs)*White Rose Foundation

Social venture Partners (SvP) DenverThe local affiliate of a worldwide network of local businesses and individuals working together as philanthropists to strengthen nonprofits and improve their community.

EPiC (Elevating Philanthropy in Communities of Color) A Denver Foundation initiative (with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation) to recognize and grow philanthropy in communities of color.

* These funds launched in 2015

Left to right: Rosalyn Carpenter (White Rose Foundation); SandraShreve, Board Chair, The Denver Foundation; Sarah Harrison, Deputy VP of Philanthropic Services, The Denver Foundation; and MaryAnn Franklin (White Rose Foundation)


(previously Emily Griffith Opportunity School) in 1916. Her dream of a place “for all who wish to learn” helped set the course for thousands of futures, both for her students and their families.

In 1925, Ms. Griffith served as one of the founding members of The Denver Foundation’s “Distribution Committee”—the group that recommended where the resources of the brand-new Denver Foundation would go to help the community. She and her fellow founders (including Judge Ira Rothgerber and J.K. Mullen) setthe course for an organization that is now celebrating its 90th anniversary and hasgiven away hundreds of millions of dollars to charitable organizations in Metro Denver and beyond.

Incredibly, though, the story of Emily Griffith’s connection with The Denver Foundation doesn’t stop there.

In 1913, a 12-year-old Jewish boy decided to quit school after 8th grade and go to work full-time. His father had died when the boy was very young and the boy’s

in our fall issue of give magazine, we’ll include stories about our 90th anniversary…and the next 90 years for our community’s Foundation. The following story demonstrateshow our past and our future are linked in surprising ways.

Emily Griffith is a mythic figure in Metro Denver. A teacher inDenver Public Schools in the early 20th century, she founded theorganization now known as Emily Griffith Technical College

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This year The Denver Foundation is celebrating nine decades of fostering philanthropy in metro Denver.


mother needed the money; the boy already spent his mornings and evenings sellingnewspapers on the streets of downtown Denver. This wasn’t the only reason hewanted to quit. In the schoolyard, some boys had thrown rocks at him and calledhim a “dirty Jew.”

Emily Griffith was this young man’s teacher, and she wasn’t about to give up on hisfuture. One evening, she came to his one-room apartment with a pail of ice cream,and she and her student sat at the small table under a kerosene lamp to talk. She spoke to him about the importance of staying in school. He was a bright boy,and education could help him reach far beyond the poverty-stricken world in whichhe’d grown up. Furthermore, she had already arranged with the principal at Denver East High School for him to take all his classes in the morning so he could sell newspapers all afternoon. There, with the rare, delicious treat of ice cream cool inhis mouth and bolstered by the encouraging words of his teacher, the boy chose toreturn to school. He later said often that Emily Griffith literally saved his life.

The boy’s name was Charlie Rosenbaum, and he did indeed have a bright future. He went on to become a lawyer and later a judge. He raised a family and, in 1954, his first grandson, David Miller, was born. David would grow up, become a lawyer like his grandfather, and eventually, in 1996, would start a new job: as President of The Denver Foundation…the organization where Emily Griffith hadserved as a founder!

Today, The Denver Foundation has grown far beyond Ms. Griffith’s dreams— stewarding close to 1,000 charitable funds and helping in nearly every area of charitable endeavor. One of the Foundation’s key focus areas is education—specifically, keeping kids in school and learning.

Every day as David walks down the hallway to his office, he passes the portrait of the woman who kept his grandfather in school. He remembers that pail of ice creamthat helped ensure his family’s future, and he gives thanks to the woman who setboth his, and The Denver Foundation’s, future course.

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Founding Trustees (far left to right): Emily Griffith; J.K. Mullen; Jesse F. Welborn; Martin J. O’Fallon; F.W. Standart; Judge Rothgerber, Sr.; President and CEO, David Miller

Note: This article first appeared in Give Magazine. To subscribe, visit denverfoundation.org.


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2014 CommuNITy LEGACy SoCIETyJames W. S. AllenMary Allman-Koernig and Ray KoernigJulika B. Ambrose, D.D.S.Catherine D. Anderson, Ph.D. and

Truman E. AndersonLorene S. AndersonEleanor Scott AnnableAnonymous DonorsDebra ArdeltBarton B. Baker, IIITrish BarrettPamela Kenney BaseyVirginia and Robert BaylessFrank BennettNancy BensonBarbara and Dan BervMargaret and Mark BerzinsGary G. BirdSheila S. BiseniusJ. Fern BlackSarah and Christopher BockVicki Boesel and Richard MolnarEllen Feinsinger BoettcherKate BolandChelsea C. BrundigeBeverly R. BurkeJanice and Jim CampbellLinda CampbellLauren Y. CasteelElizabeth CohillNoëy and Tom CongdonRobert Connelly, Jr.Tiffany CooleySally Roach and Geoff CullenDorothy and Leonard CusterRichela DasZe and Dick DeaneAngela and John DellaSalleChristine DeRoseKerry Ann DwyerSandy ElliottJaynn EmeryJohn Emery, Jr.Barbara and Kent EricksonGay Faris and Dave FarmerAndy Fine, M.D.Lisa Fasolo FrishmanJeannie and John FullerMarian and Lou GelfandDeborah and James Golanty

Gina GuyCarol HaasThe Honorable Kerry S. HadaBeverly and Harold HaddonKaren L. HagansKristine HaglundMartine and Jack HanlonLucy HansonLaura HanssenMary and Bruce HarreldKathleen and John HascheDeborah Hayes and James MartinJoseph HeilandLisa and Thomas HeuleWilliam Jackson, Jr.Kay and Michael S. JohnsonLeslie KarotkinKenzo KawanabeSondra L. KayeJanice D. and Dale E. KimesAmie Knox and Jim KelleyTerri and Peter KonradJack KooRobert KraneBetty and Warren KuehnerWilliam LaBahnAlma LantzPamela and Darrel LathropKathy and Robert LeesPeggy LehmannHannah and Allen LevyPatricia and Wills LongEdward J. LuckKate K. LydaJoan MaclachlanKim MakowerJodi and Jason MaplesEllen Marritt and Emanuel Marritt, M.D.Flora Marsico and John Marsico, Ph.D.Leon MasonJan MayerEvelyn B. McClearnPatricia B. McClearnDonna and Bob McCraithPat McMahonJanice and Steven MillerLisa Farber Miller and David J. MillerRonnie MitznerMary Moser and William RicheyKathryn and Rico Munn

Susan Murphy and Donald Murphy, M.D.Joyce NakamuraBarbara NealLisa NegriMallory NelsonMaurice NettletonDonald OberndorfThomas P. O'RourkeSheron M. OwenMelissa and Richard PaigeKaren and Fred PasternackLester D. PedicordAdele and Gerald PhelanElizabeth PhillipsMargaret and Robert PiccinelliSheila and Russell PiersonRandy K. PletzerJoanne Posner-MayerDean Prina, M.D.Jane QuinetteMarcia L. RagonettiKarla and Kevin RainesMargaret RizerBarbara and Norwood RobbTamra and William RyanBarbara SchmittGeorge SchmittMary Jane ShewfeltDarlene SilverJacob SimonianMary and George SisselJ. Senatro SolimandoChristiano SosaDiana Lee and LeRoy Stahlgren, M.D.Nancy and Fred StanleyGrace StilesKatherine TedrickJean and Charles TownsendFrank A. Traylor, Jr., M.D.Joanna and Dennis TrescottMargie Valdez and E. James GehresRobert WalkerEmma and Charles WarrenSusan WeinsteinRobert WelterMichelle Sie Whitten and Tom WhittenVickie M. Wilson, Ph.D.Clara Winter, M.D.Linda Roberts Zinn

Through the Community Legacy Society, The Denver Foundation honors those who have named theFoundation in their wills or estateplans. Enrollment in this society issimply a matter of advising us that you have created a planned gift (of anytype, size, or purpose) to The DenverFoundation. We hope you will give usthe opportunity to honor your visionarygiving or to assist you and your advisorsas you prepare to invest in the community,even after your own lifetime. Pleasevisit our Legacy Society Donor Wall atdenverfoundation.org/donors/donor_wall and contact the PhilanthropicServices Group at 303.300.1790 tolearn more.

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Janice and Jim Campbell (left) withdaughter Linda Campbell represent twogenerations of Legacy Society members


2014 CommuNITy ENdowmENT FuNdS Many donors give generously to createor support funds that are part of theFoundation’s Community Endowmentand will help Metro Denver in perpetuity.The beauty of a community foundationis that these funds will help meet localneeds as they change over time.

if you are interested in supporting the Metro Denver region by giving tothe Community Endowment, pleasecontact the Philanthropic ServicesGroup at 303.300.1790.

Adult Blind Home and Association for The Blind Fund

Mary Baker FundLaura Barton Community Leadership

Circle FundBarbara C. Benton Charitable Fund

for ChildrenField C. Benton Charitable Fund for ChildrenArthur W. and Blanche C. Blair TrustRoy Blount FundMargaret M. Bosworth FundBowen Family Performing Arts FundMargaret Bruderlin FundRalph Lee Davies Bryant FundBurghardt FundErna Butler Community Leadership

Circle FundEmille Campion FundJoseph E. Carr TrustFrances Charsky FundColorado Health Access FundCrown Family Field of Interest FundGeorge H. Curfman FundBertha J. Davidson FundRuth Anne Davis FundChristine A. DeRose FundJohn H. Empson FundFalkenberg-Whittington FundHerbert R. Fuester TrustFulkerson FundMildred Gillespie FundGilliam and Roman TrustGladys E. Gosche FundBill and Carol Gossard FundCharles M. and Zoe E. Grieves Field of

Interest FundWilliam D. and Dorothy C. Harmsen Fund

Patti Jeanne Harrington Memorial FundHarry Harris and George Harris

Charitable FundThe Adolph Hecker FundEd Heiland Memorial FundRobert and Wanda Henley Family FundSamuel Hicks FundC.L. Hubner Memorial TrustEstelle Hunter FundSondra L. Kaye FundMolly Kenney FundBetty M. Kissinger Charitable FundBetty M. Kissinger Community Support FundKJM Keeler FundEdna E. Leeman Discretionary FundLeota Pekrul TrustHannah Levy FundLily Farm Fresh Skin Care for Foster

Kids/Environment Field of Interest FundSusan M. Lindsay FundLowe FundPatricia B. McClearn Education FundMcNamara Memorial FundMeredith TrustFannie Miller FundDiana Mitcheltree FundLarry Mizel FundRussell Morris FundPacropis Family FundIra C. Rothgerber TrustIrene G. Rothgerber TrustHazel S. Sandifer TrustBruce and Lorrie Schroffel FundGertrude Spratlen TrustSterne-Elder Memorial Trust FundElizabeth Howe Strang FundWalker Straus Trust FundTangren Family Charitable FundColey Townsend FundVan Hummell/Howard FundClarence Werthan TrustEdward M. and Lou M. Willis Fund

Project Angel Heart’s25 millionth meal

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2014 dENvEr FouNdATIoN ProGrAm FuNdS & GIFTS The Denver Foundation operates anumber of programs in partnershipwith the community to meet a wide variety of local needs. We thank thefollowing donors who have given tothese programs.

if you are interested in supporting any of the programs listed here anddescribed on page 25, please contactthe Philanthropic Services Group at303.300.1790.

The denver Foundation Community Endowment Fund

AmazonSmile FoundationAnonymous DonorsDonald K. BainDan BarreraBarbara and Frederick BaumannVirginia B. BaylessMarlene and John BeckerLinda A. and Norman BenedictBeryl CaveKatya Bograd, M.D. and Harvey Bograd, M.D.Denise BurgessKraig BurlesonThe C-H-M CompanyBarbara A. and Alan N. CharnesMelvin A. CoffeeLisa and Shell D. CookPhyllis M. Coors FoundationLichelle D. CornettJennifer CorzineJack CzarnieckiBarbara R. and Kermit L. DarkeyChristine Deal and Shawn KingLaurence W. DeMuth, Jr.Wendy DinnerThe Dowling FoundationJaren and Bruce DuckerEntravision CommunicationsDaniel EscalanteJohn D. FaughtClaudia and Abraham H. FieldsCole FineganThe Fox Company

Peter FriesenThe Honorable Richard L. Gabriel and

Ms. Jill M. WichlensEdweena GilmoreNewell M. GrantLorna GraySharon HarperAnna Jo HaynesGovernor John HickenlooperSandra M. and Jeffrey S. HirotaMillie and Del D. HockJoyce E. HolmstromEllen and Don HopkinsEdward HuntAnn JohnsonLynda B. and William P. JohnsonKenzo KawanabeMr. and Mrs. Terrance R. KellyJan M. Kennaugh, M.D. and Chip HorneHeidi KeoghMarnie KonkolLisa and Bradley T. KornfeldDorothy V. and The Honorable Dick LammPhilip A. LeslieBetsy A. MangoneAdrienne Mansanares and Dan WeissMarie E. Roberts, TUAEvelyn McClearnSally and John McLaganLisa Farber Miller and David J. MillerWendy and Jim MillerKathryn and Rico MunnNelson Family FoundationNorthern TrustJane OppenheimW. Robert ParkLeah ParsonsZondra Rae and Sam PlussPluss Family FoundationBecky PowellLorii RabinowitzMargaret A. ReisherMary S. Reisher and Barry Berlin, MDJulie ReiskinMyra L. and Robert S. RichRichard L. RobinsonStephen SeifertJustin SharpSandra D. Shreve

Darlene SilverJulie and Morgan SmithGeorge SparksKatherine TedrickKathy UnderhillMary Beth and Chris UrbinaCamisha VigilCharles and Linda WhiteKevin YoshidaPhillip ZakrzewskiCarol Zapalowski

The Denver Foundation Nonprofit Internship ProgramThe Colorado Health FoundationHunt Alternatives FundCharles Schweppe

The Denver Foundation Technical Assistance Grants FundThe Colorado Trust

Community Grants Funds

Community Grants Program FundEntrepreneurs' Foundation of Colorado

(EFCO)Mara KailinBarbara and Joseph Wilcox

Basic Human Needs FundNicole BakerJ. M. FarleyLeslie R. FosterJoyce E. HolmstromCynthia R. KendrickPamela Kenney BaseyJames KonegniBetty and Warren KuehnerCinque "Q." McKinneyMarcella RobertsGinger and Timothy P. SherlockThiry-O'Leary FoundationMaria Zubia

Community Leadership FundHunt Alternatives FundMichael A. JohnsonWomen's Foundation of ColoradoKai YeungErin Yoshimura

Critical Needs FundChristine BorregoDrs. Henry and Janet ClamanPhyllis CoorsDawn M. CrossMary and William DeGrootMelvin DinnerMyra DonovanEstate of Richard S. WintonLisa Fasolo Frishman and

Aaron D. Frishman, Esq.Sue and Greg GeisslerBruce A. Geller, PhDRobert S. GrahamHall & Evans, LLC FoundationSharon R. HeinlenLisa HephnerLeslie KarotkinAbbie and Mark KozikJoyce NakamuraBetty R. NasterDebora G. and Edward F. Rosenfeld, DMDDavid Thomas, IIIKonnie and Jack R. ThompsonJoseph E. WagnerEmma and Charles WarrenSusan Mason, MD and Richard Wedgle

Critical Needs Hunger FundChick-fil-A at 52nd and WadsworthJustine EspinosaGina A. and James D. FerrariHarold and Marion Gordon Family

Foundation

Economic Opportunity FundEntrepreneurs' Foundation of Colorado

(EFCO)Thomas A. Gougeon and Donna

Middlebrooks

Education FundNicole BakerBoettcher FoundationKelly and Colin PurdyEllen and Scott RobinsonEmily StanleyJulie StoneFelipe Vieyra

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Mark JenningsNiki KoubourlisAutumn KraussAaron LachetaTraci LachetaRyan LallyAngie LeachErin MacMurdoTom MaddoxClaire MargolfMike MargolfAndrew MarshallDawn MarshallDavid RichardsonStacy RiffeYolanda RussellElaine SchochJared SchochMarc ScreminJessica SimmonsBrian SipesElizabeth SipesMichael SoaresElena SquarrellAmy St. DenisMike StewartJulie StoneAmy SwieringaCharles SwieringaJohn SwieringaMegan SwieringaRegina SwieringaRobert TiptonMegan TooheyRegina VeglianteEric WatsonCharles WestrinAmy Wood

*For a full list of donor-advised funds including giving circles, visit2014report.denverfoundation.org

United in OrangeLaura BartonVirginia B. BaylessSarah and Christopher BockMario CarreraLori B. and Brenton G. DurhamAmie Knox and James P. KelleyThomas KellyLouann R. and Myron M. MillerCarrie and John MorgridgeLori and Bruce SchroffelMary and George SisselSneed Family FoundationDenise O'Leary and Kent Thiry

Sandra VinnikNancy E. and Edward H. Zorensky

Impact Investing FundJandel Allen-Davis, M.D.Alex BervKelly and KC GallagherIntegro, Inc.

The Inclusiveness Project FundMichael MartinezJulie Reiskin

Strengthening Neighborhoods FundCarolyn B. and Don D. EtterBrother Jeff S. FardPatrick HorvathBill KirtonKate and Richard LydaCinque "Q." McKinneySteve D. SanderAnna Whitcomb

Women's Homelessness FundSarah HarrisonSandra M. and Jeffrey S. HirotaNatalie RooksLois Ann RoviraPatricia S. and James W. SchroederPhillip Zakrzewski

Collective Giving Program Funds*

Arts Affinity GroupRick AcostaAnn BeauprezMark BerzinsJennifer BooneDavid CharmatzMary Lou FaddickTom HallerJane HansberryCyndi KahnWill La BahnKaren LindsayAnn LoganJoanne Posner-MayerBarbara NealRobert NewmanTina ObermeierMarcia Ragonetti

Margo SchlupStephen W. SeifertGeoffrey ShamosKathryn SpuhlerBarbara SternbergTina WallsInstitutional Funders

Bonfils–Stanton FoundationColorado Creative Industries

2014 Environmental Affinity GroupLinda CampbellHeather CarrollJoel CohenAndrew CurriePeter GrantRhondda GrantMark HughesPeter KirschRon LehrJohn LoewyPat McClearnJohn PowersJanna SixNathan SouthPeter Van GenderenDebbie Welles

2014 Social Venture Partners DenverJeff AmbsBethany AtkinsCharles AtkinsVirginia BaylessJosh BenjaminLauren BenjaminJoanne BennettSharon BlenderMichelle BrownKate CarrPrabtej ChawlaStephen EdmondsSam FaktorowAshley FolkestadJustin FolkestadChad GardnerLiz Toohey GardnerDan GrossClarisa HernandezSusan Hyatt

in February of 2014, the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks faced off in the Super Bowl. inspired by this, The Denver Foundation faced offwith the Seattle Foundation to see who could raisethe most money to help worthy causes in their communities. in Denver, we called our campaignUnited in orange. Donors generously contributedamounts of all sizes to raise $26,703 for childhoodhunger. Unlike the Super Bowl, in this contest everyone was a winner!

The following is a list of major donors ($500 andabove) to this campaign:

Denver Broncos players volunteer time at Food Bank of the Rockies, recipient of United in Orange donations

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IN 2014 mILE HIGH CoNNECTS:

• Leveraged $1.2 million in local and nationalgrant funding to support equitable transit oriented development and accessible transitwork throughout the region

• Reached over 400 residents in low-incomeneighborhoods and mobilized 100 leaders toengage in advocacy efforts

• Expanded the Denver Transit Oriented Development Fund to preserve or create affordable housing throughout the Denver region, growing the fund to $24 million

• Conducted 11 research studies on transit, jobs,education, health, and housing

• Partnered in the development and launch ofthe Regional Equity Atlas 2.0, providing a valuable interactive data tool around trends in social equity across our region

Mile High Connects supports many neighborhoods, including Westwood, who illustrates here their need for transit equity

AFFILIATEd orGANIzATIoNS & ProjECTS The Denver Foundation provides support to several organizations andprojects that are working to enrich the community.

The Colorado Nonprofit Loan Fund

The Colorado Nonprofit Loan Fund(CNLF) is a supporting organization ofThe Denver Foundation. Established in1981, the Fund provides short-termloans to help organizations with cashflow issues. Loans of up to $50,000 areavailable for an 11-month period andare charged six and one-half percent orthe prime interest rate, whichever ishigher. Any 501(c)(3) organization inColorado is eligible to apply. For moreinformation, contact Rosanne Sterne at 303.300.1790, ext. 126. Visitwww.denverfoundation.org/grants for more information.

DESCi

The Denver Educational Senior Citizens Incorporated (DESCI) nonprofitorganization was founded more than50 years ago with the mission of providing safe, pleasant, and affordablehousing to persons ages 55 and olderwho are Denver Public Schools employees, retirees, and members oftheir immediate families. In early 2013,the DESCI Board of Trustees transferedthe organization’s assets to a fund atThe Denver Foundation. The Fund continues DESCI’s mission by providingrent subsidies to low-income seniorswho are Denver Public Schools employees, retirees, and members of their immediate families.

Mile High Connects

Housed at The Denver Foundation, Mile High Connects is a broad partnership of organizations from theprivate, public, and nonprofit sectorsthat are committed to increasing access to affordable housing choices,good jobs, high quality schools, and essential services via public transit. MHC works to increase access to publictransit, influence policy, and engage low-income residents to ensure that thepublic investment in the Denver region’stransit system offers all residents of theregion access to a high quality of life.Visit www.milehighconnects.org or call 303.865.4609 for more information.

Minoru Yasui Community volunteer Awards

In 1976, the Denver Commission onCommunity Relations, United Bank of Denver, and the Rocky MountainNews started an awards program tohonor outstanding community volunteers. Less than a year later, they renamed the award after MinoruYasui, a community leader who headedthe Commission for several years and volunteered for dozens of organizations. Minoru Yasui Community Volunteer Award (MYCVA)presents awards monthly (except in December) to honor women and men who make unique volunteer contributions to the community. The recipients receive a cash award todesignate to a nonprofit organization of their choice. The Denver Foundationprovides administrative support for

this program. To make a nomination,call The Denver Foundation at303.300.1790, ext. 136. Visit www.denverfoundation.org to see list of the MYCVA award winners.

TEDXMileHigh

TEDxMileHigh showcases Colorado’smaverick thinkers and doers, risk takers, professional athletes,innovators, humanitarians, creativeperformers, and many more extraordinary people in uniqueplatforms that target youth, women,and entrepreneurs. TEDxMileHigh is a special project of The Denver Foundation. For more information, visit www.tedxmilehigh.com.

Urban Land Conservancy

A nonprofit organization established in 2003, the Urban Land Conservancy(ULC) preserves, develops, and investsin Metro Denver real estate to improvecommunities in a variety of approachesincluding affordable housing, affordablefacility space for nonprofits, schools,community centers, and land bankingalong transit corridors. ULC is a supporting organization of The DenverFoundation, with an independent Boardof Directors. For more information, call 303.377.4477 or visit www.urbanlandc.org.

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ProGrAmS oF THE dENvEr FouNdATIoN Donors today and throughout the past90 years have given generously to The Denver Foundation’s CommunityEndowment and the work made possible through its proceeds— including Community Grants, the Critical Needs Fund, and the Nonprofitinternship Program.

For information on how your gift canjoin with those of your neighbors todayand from past generations to make adifference, visit denverfoundation.orgor contact the Philanthropic ServicesGroup at 303.300.1790.

Community Grants: Making an impact

As a community foundation, The DenverFoundation considers it essential thatwe listen to the region’s residents regularly in order to determine howbest to use the resources in our Community Endowment. A recent Listening Campaign revealed that the community wants The Denver Foundation to take action in the areasof Basic Human Needs, CommunityLeadership, Economic opportunity,and Education.

With the help of more than 100volunteers and through extensive community conversations, the Foundationdetermined how best to take action inthese areas of focus.

Our long-term goals are:

Basic Human Needs: As a Metro DenverResident, I am assured of meeting mybasic human needs (food, shelter, basicmedical care, and safety from domesticviolence) in a way that is safe, dignified, and easily managed.

Community Leadership: Metro Denver’scommunity leadership pool is bigger,more diverse, more skilled, and moreconnected. Community leaders work tofacilitate change to meet basic humanneeds, improve education, and expandeconomic opportunity.

Economic Opportunity: Low-incomecommunities, through their own organizing efforts and partnershipswith external investors, are places ofeconomic, cultural, and artistic opportunities. There is a significant increase in the percentage of membersof low-income communities who havethe economic resources to thrive.

Education: Selected low-income schools and communities in Metro Denver will experience increased school readiness, achievement, andgraduation rates.

These goals reflect The Denver Foundation’s ongoing commitment toreducing disparities and promoting equity for the most vulnerable members of our community. Based onour nationally recognized work throughthe Strengthening Neighborhoods Program and the Inclusiveness Project, the Foundation has a deepcommitment to investing in organizations that are committed to resident/constituent-based leadership and building racial and economic equity.

You can read stories of this work in action on pages 4-9. For details on specific strategies and information onhow to apply for grant funding, visitdenverfoundation.org.

Critical Needs Fund

The Foundation first activated the Critical Needs Fund in 2005 to addressdramatically rising energy costs andthe resulting effects on local nonprofitorganizations. Since then, we have expanded the critical needs funds to address emergency food needs and the systemic issue of hunger in ourcommunity and those of unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness in Metro Denver.

Social venture Partners Denver

SVP Denver promotes philanthropy andincreases nonprofit effectiveness. Individuals and businesses become amember of SVP by contributing to SVP’sFund at The Denver Foundation. SVPmembers strengthen the nonprofit sector by making operating grants and delivering high level pro bono consulting. Since its inception, 290members of SVP Denver have workedwith 50 nonprofit organizations, donated $700,000 in cash grants, and delivered more than $2 million in pro bono consulting. For more information visit www.svpdenver.org or call 303.996.7324.

Nonprofit internship Program

Through a competitive application andinterview process, selected Colorado college students are paired with localnonprofit host organizations. In additionto paid employment over ten weeks, interns engage in a series of workshops.

The program began as a way to encouragethe increased future involvement of diverse persons as staff, board members,volunteers, and donors in the nonprofitsector. The Foundation, which does regular evaluations to gauge the effectiveness of the program, revised the curriculum in 2013 to focus on leadership development and communityengagement, as well as to offer interns a deeper look at community needs related to economic, racial, and ethnicdisparities.

SVP Denver Annual Meeting

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THE dENvEr FouNdATIoN BoArd ANd CommITTEES 2014BoARD oF TRUSTEES 2014

Jandel Allen-DavisBarbara BaumannVirginia BaylessSarah BockDenise BurgessMario CarreraDaniel EscalanteHarold FieldsCole FineganKC GallagherBetsy MangoneRico MunnJoyce NakamuraDenise O’LearyWilliam RyanBruce SchroffelStephen SeifertSandra Shreve | ChairGeorge SparksChris UrbinaMaría Zubia

NEW TRUSTEES FoR 2015Chrissy DealJeremy DuhonRuben MedinaL. William Schmidt, Jr.

BASiC HUMAN NEEDS CoMMiTTEEDavid D. BurgessKraig BurlesonDeb CadwalladerLeslie FosterTom HeuleMaryann LongYvonne LopezRevisha MartinezCinque McKinneyDenise O’LearyBrittany PyleJulie ReiskinBruce Schroffel Ginger M. SherlockSuzuho ShimasakiPaul Tamburello

Kathy UnderhillChris UrbinaMaría Zubia | Chair

CoMMUNiTY iMPACT CoMMiTTEEVirginia Bayless, Philanthropic Leadership Sarah Bock, Economic OpportunityChrissy Deal, InclusivenessDaniel Escalante, Strengthening NeighborhoodsRico Munn, EducationWilliam Ryan | ChairMaría Zubia, Basic Human Needs

CoMMUNiCATioNS AND MARKETiNG CoMMiTTEEJandel Allen-Davis | ChairAmy BryerDiane CarmanMario CarreraDavid CharmatzDonnie BettsEric ElkinsLaura LoveFrancisco MiravalCori StreetmanKathy WalkerMichelle Sie Whitten

ECoNoMiC oPPoRTUNiTY CoMMiTTEESarah Bock | ChairKC GallagherDavid GoensMaría GonzálezMichael JohnsonChristopher MartinezMarco NuñezCeyl PrinsterDani RedaiDan ShahGeorge SparksEric SwanSisay Teklu

EDUCATioN CoMMiTTEEDenise BurgessPhillip DouglassDaniel EscalanteGerie GrimesAnna Jo Haynes

Susan JensonCarlo K. KriekelsRuben MedinaRico Munn | ChairPhuongland NguyenMiguel OaxacaAlfredo ReyesHeather RileyStephen Seifert

EXECUTivE CoMMiTTEEVirginia BaylessSarah BockCole FineganWilliam RyanSandra Shreve | ChairGeorge SparksMaría Zubia

FiNANCE, ADMiNiSTRATioN, AND AUDiT CoMMiTTEEGinny BaylessRico MunnDenise O’Leary | ChairWilliam RyanChris Urbina

iMPACT iNvESTiNG CoMMiTTEEVirginia BaylessLisa D’AmbrosiaPatrick FairfieldKC Gallagher | ChairStephanie GripneJoyce NakamuraDon OberndorfDenise O’LearyWilliam RyanRob Salazar

iNCLUSivENESS PRoJECT CoMMiTTEEMario CarreraChrissy Deal | ChairDaniel EscalanteHarold FieldsMike JohnsonSean KenneyCarlo KriekelsDon MaresSuzuho Shimasaki

Kai YeungMaría Zubia

iNvESTMENT CoMMiTTEEBarbara Baumann | ChairVirginia BaylessNorman BenedictCole FineganJim KelleyTad KellyRobert ReichWilliam RyanFred Taylor

NoMiNATiNG AND GovERNANCE CoMMiTTEEHarold FieldsBetsy MangoneWilliam RyanBruce Schroffel Steve Seifert | ChairSandra Shreve

NoNPRoFiT iNTERNSHiP PRoGRAM CoMMiTTEESara AndersonCindy ChangChrissy DealJenni Gasbarro | Co-ChairLaRae Scott JenningsAlice KellyGenevieve LacaArt RimandoJonathon StallsMeagan TerryKai YeungMaría Zubia | Chair

PHiLANTHRoPiC LEADERSHiP CoMMiTTEERebecca ArnoVirginia Bayless | ChairBarbara BervChristopher BrunsonLinda CampbellLauren CasteelLee EverdingHarold FieldsAngelle FoutherYoal Kidane GhebremeskelPat LandrumAdrienne Mansanares

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Daniel Escalante

Harold Fields

Ruben Medina

William Ryan Bruce Schroffel

Denise Burgess Mario Carrera

Joyce Nakamura Denise O’Leary

Virginia Bayless Sarah Bock

Betsy Mangone Rico Munn

L. William Schmidt, Jr.Jeremy DuhonChrissy Deal

NEw TruSTEES For 2015

Tony PigfordDavid PortilloBecky PowellNatalie RooksLaDawn SullivanFelipe VieyraVickie Wilson

PHiLANTHRoPiC SERviCES CoMMiTTEECharlie AtkinsSeth BelzleyRoz ElliotCole FineganMary Ann FranklinBarbara GroganKatie MacWilliamsBetsy MangoneJoyce Nakamura | Chair Sandra ShreveTricia Youssi

PRoFESSioNAL ADviSoRS CoUNCiLAaron AzariWanda G. ColburnMyra DonovanMimi N. HackleyStephanie L. HerdahlPhilip V. KeenanKristin KovalBetsy A. MangoneJoyce H. Nakamura | Chair Daniel A. RichJohn N. RobertsLeslie A. SchausVernon “Butch” E. ShoupDavid StarbuckSarah WilliamsonJohn Hughes | EmeritusRobert Phelps, Jr. | EmeritusL. William Schmidt, Jr. | EmeritusPenfield W. Tate, III | EmeritusDavid Thomas, III | Emeritus

STRENGTHENiNG NEiGHBoRHooDS CoMMiTTEEDaniel Escalante | Chair Yoal Kidane GhebremeskelDavid GoensMaría GonzálezCinque McKinneyRuben MedinaVelia MuñozDani RedaiPaul TamburelloMaría Zubia

Jandel Allen-Davis Barbara Baumann

Cole Finegan KC Gallagher

Stephen Seifert Chris Urbina María ZubiaSandra Shreve George Sparks

2014 BoArd oF TruSTEES

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INSIdE THE dENvEr FouNdATIoNAs Colorado’s oldest and largest community foundation, The denver Foundation connects with the community through partnerships withdonors, nonprofits, community leaders, and other funders.visit denverfoundation.org for more details.

The Philanthropic Services Group | The Philanthropic Services Group (PSG) powersthe generosity of our donors by working closely with individuals, families, and businessesto make their philanthropy as effective and fulfilling as possible. A few of the servicesprovided by PSG include:• Assistance with defining charitable needs• Guidance in creating a tailored and strategic philanthropic plan • Research about effective charitable organizations • Creation of a personal fund for giving• Assistance to businesses in their charitable giving• Expertise in creating and administering scholarship funds• Expertise with charitable estate planning • Assistance with involving children and grandchildren in charitable giving• Opportunities to meet other like-minded donors• Opportunities to co-invest with the Foundation in areas identified by

the community as most critical

To find out how PSG can help you, visit denverfoundation.org or call 303.300.1790.

Programs | The Denver Foundation’s Community Endowment is comprised of donations given by thousands of donors over the Foundation’s 90 years of history. Returns from the investment earnings of the Community Endowment are used to fund Community Grants, Strengthening Neighborhoods, and Technical Assistance (see page 25).

Nonprofit organizations should visit denverfoundation.org to review guidelines before applying to Community Grants, while resident-led groups and organizations should visit www.strengtheningneighborhoods.org.

Communications | The Communications Department helps The Denver Foundation share itsstories with our partners and the wider Metro Denver community. The department facilitates publicoutreach, marketing, and positioning in support of the Foundation’s goals.

Jack CzarnieckiNicole Baker

Maura Ridge Emily Stanley

Sharon HarperBarbara Berv Sarah Harrison

Stephanie Luksenburg Kate Lyda Kelly Purdy

Jeff HirotaMonica Buhlig Mario Flores

Christiano Sosa LaDawn Sullivan

Patrick Horvath

Sarah Park

Bill Inama

Alma Martinez David Portillo

Carmen HollemanFlor BlakeRebecca Arno Angelle Fouther

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Finance and Administration (F&A) | In addition to managing the Foundation’s Endowment, which is an accumulation of 90 years of gifts from thousands of individuals andfamilies, F&A also oversees the accounting, facilities, fund management, grant processing,human resources, and information technology operations of the Foundation.

David Miller Jan NeversDan Lee

Justin Sharp

Philanthropic Partnerships | The Philanthropic Partnerships Department engaged leaders from allsectors and stations in life to enhanceour community. The department served as the conduit through which The Denver Foundation engages with nonprofits, public entities, other foundations, and citizens to address broad community issues in asystemic way. Projects and initiativesincluded the Inclusiveness Project, the Nonprofit Internship Program, andthe Veterans Behavioral Health Project.As of February, 2015, these functionshave become part of the Programs Department. (See page 25 for more information.)

Lauren Casteel Adrienne Mansanares

Flor Blake Christopher Brunson

Jennifer CorzineCourtney Clapp Dedie Cornett Caloy Fernandez

Lori Holtus

Lori Gilliard

Joyce Holmstrom

Natalie RooksLeah Parsons Becky Powell Camisha Vigil

Phillip Zakrzewski

Please note: Photographs include staff as of December 31, 2014.

visit www.denverfoundation.org for a full, current list ofstaff names and titles by department.

Top: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Colorado WalkBottom: Denver Center for Crime Victims

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2014 FINANCIAL ovErvIEw

Assets:Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 831,951Contributions Receivable 71,298Program-Related Investments 46,274,604Investments 683,564,063Beneficial Interest in Trusts 8,613,193Other Assets 2,064,238

Total Assets $ 741,419,347

Liabilities:Accounts Payable $ 700,727Grants Payable 13,221,179Liability under Trusts and Annuity Agreements 1,376,216Agency Endowment and Funds Held in Trusts for Others 57,797,475Other Liabilities 26,778,013

Total Liabilities 99,873,610

Net Assets 641,545,737

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 741,419,347

Statement of Financial Positionat December 31, 2014

Statement of ActivitiesFor the year ended December 31, 2014

revenue:Contributions $ 108,794,565Investment Returns 26,828,370Other Income 4,164,670

Total revenue 139,787,605Expenses:Grants 66,923,691Program Services 11,021,473Supporting Services 4,660,077

Total Expenses 82,605,241

Change in Net Assets 57,182,364

Net Assets, Beginning of year 584,363,373

Net Assets, End of year $ 641,545,737

For information on grants and gifts and to review the Foundation’s complete audited financial statements, visit 2014report.denverfoundation.org.

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4 Feature Stories16 The Denver Foundation: 90 Years

in the Making20 Community Legacy Society21 Community Endowment Funds22 Denver Foundation Program Funds & Gifts24 Affiliated Organizations & Projects25 Programs of The Denver Foundation26 Board and Committees28 Inside The Denver Foundation30 Financial Overview31 Denver Foundation Donor Funding

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dear Friends of The Denver Foundation,

The theme for this year’s Annual Report is “Our Future in the Making.” As we celebrate nine decades as Metro Denver’s community foundation, we recognize that The Denver Foundation offers both stability that transcendsgenerations and the flexibility to address each year’s new challenges.

The stories in this report demonstrate both of these strengths. L. William “Bill” Schmidt, Jr., Denver FoundationTrustee and an estate advisor for dozens of Metro Denver leaders, reflects on his role helping to steward legaciesfor individuals and families who want their charitable visions to extend well past their lifetimes. Dollars given by such donors in the past are today helping us implement new strategies to address the community’s needs—strategies like Common Sense Discipline in education and trauma-informed care for those suffering from mentalillness. And we continually learn from our current donors, people like Peter and Rhondda Grant, how essential it is to link charitable gifts with building a world worthy of future generations.

We are particularly excited to reach out to and invite an increasingly broad range of Metro Denver residents into our family as donors and partners through affinity groups and giving circles. Their gifts, in any amount, supportour collective action. Our relationships with partners like you allow us to take advantage of opportunities to improve life in Metro Denver.

A community foundation is the unique institution that finds its way through the generations, and must alwaysweigh the needs of the future with the needs of the present. In the coming year, the Foundation will undergo aleadership transition, which gives us the opportunity to renew our commitment to our mission and our goals. Our strength rests in the organization we have built and continue to build together. We are excited to see whatthe future will bring.

Sincerely,

Sandra Shreve Virginia Bayless David MillerChair of Board of Trustees Incoming Chair of Board of Trustees President and CEO2014 - April 2015 May 2015

WELCOME TO THE DENVER FOUNDATION’S

ANNUAL REPORT

Cover Photo: Clayton Early LearningFacing Page: Aurora Welcome Center Open House

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2014 DENVER FOUNDATION DONOR FUNDING

*In addition to grants directly to churches and religious institutions, the Foundation and its donors give dozens of grants to churches and faith-based organizations that arecategorized in the areas of health, education, and basic human needs.

This chart demonstrates the broad range of interests of the fund holders of The Denver Foundation. Please note that many grants can be categorized in multiple areas.

AREAS OF GIVING FROM DONOR FUNDS

DONOR-ADVISEDGRANTS

SCHOLARSHIPS

Total dollars given indonor-advised grants:

$53 million Total number of donor-advised grants given:

2907

Number of scholarships

awarded:

831

The Reisher Family Scholarship Fund,the Foundation’s largest

scholarship program, supported 333 students

with $2,007,454 in scholarship grants.

Total scholarship

money awarded:

$3,071,973

Number of schools

attended by scholarship recipients:

86

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13%Arts, Culture, & Humanities

13% Community Improvement/Economic Opportunity

28% Education

8% Religion-Related*

4% Youth

10%Animal-Related & Environment

7%Hunger, Homelessness, Basic Healthcare,

& Domestic Violence

17%Health


2014 Annual Report

Editors: Rebecca Arno, Angelle Fouther, and Carmen Holleman | Writers: Rebecca Arno, Nicole Baker, Angelle Fouther,Carmen Holleman, and Laura Bond | Photography: courtesy of The Denver Foundation’s grantees, Flor Blake Photography,and Jim Havey and Nathan Church of Havey Productions | Design: Abbie Kozik Design, LLC | Printing: Egan Printing |This paper contains “50/25” recycled content—50% is total recycled content and 25% is post-consumer waste.

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