Rose Community Foundation’s Jewish Life program area seeks to support organizations and programs that are reflective of Greater Denver’s Jewish communities and offer meaningful and relevant opportunities to engage in Jewish life, while welcoming diverse individuals, families and practices.
Donor Name: Rose Community Foundation
State: Colorado
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/17/2023
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
Priority Funding Areas
Organizations funded under this opportunity should reflect at least one of the following priorities:
- Efforts to increase the organizational strength and capacity of a Jewish organization working in support of the seven-county Denver metro area Jewish community.
- Program or project that is reflective of diverse Jewish communities and offers meaningful and relevant opportunities to engage in Jewish life.
- Jewish initiatives seeking to advance social justice by engaging Jewish people and using Jewish values and traditions to respond to one or more key social and economic issues of their time.
Desired Outcomes and Evaluation
By making grants within the priorities stated above, the Foundation seeks to help Greater Denver’s Jewish organizations advance the following seven outcomes:
- Organizational Sustainability: Metro Denver/Boulder Jewish communal organizations are strong, safe, and sustainable.
- Diversity: Metro Denver/Boulder Jewish organizations reach and serve Jewish audiences that represent the full spectrum of Jewish life, including demographic, geographic, and denominational diversity.
- Inclusion: Metro Denver/Boulder Jewish individuals and families of all stripes feel welcomed and included in Jewish programs and organizations.
- Communal Connections: Jewish individuals and families feel a strong sense of connection to one or more parts of the Metro Denver/Boulder Jewish community.
- Engagement: Metro Denver/Boulder Jewish individuals and families repeatedly participate in Jewish engagement opportunities that are meaningful and relevant to them.
- Social & Economic Justice: Metro Denver/Boulder Jewish individuals and families participate in activities that address social and economic justice as an expression of their Jewish identity.
- Basic Needs: Basic needs of all Metro Denver/Boulder Jewish individuals and families are being met.
To better understand the needs and opportunities of Greater Denver’s Jewish communities and how the Foundation can best support Jewish-serving organizations in meeting these, the Foundation has committed to monitoring community progress toward these outcomes.
Reporting requirements for grants made through this funding opportunity will include reporting on indicators relevant to these outcome statements. Information about expectations and support from the Foundation for this data collection and reporting will be shared with grant recipients when funding decisions are made.
Grant Period
Grants will be for a period of 12 months, and organizations are eligible to be awarded funds only once in a 12-month period.
Eligible Applicants
Jewish organizations operating in the seven-county Greater Denver region. Applicants must be a nonprofit organization, school, or other tax-exempt organization in the seven-county Greater Denver region: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties. Unincorporated organizations, groups and initiatives may apply but must have a tax-exempt fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit Rose Community Foundation.
