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There’s a phrase from The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy tells her friends, “There’s no place like home” that connects me with the year 2020. Never would we have imagined what the word home would come to mean as we reflect on 2020.

For Community First Foundation, home is less about a place and more about a state of being – of being in community with others. Of course, there’s the literal translation that home is a safe place, a refuge. In 2020, due to COVID, it also became an office and a classroom. For too many, it also became a thing they risked losing or never attaining because of economic uncertainties.

We know this year was unlike any other. In addition to the human toll, COVID also laid bare inequalities. The killing of George Floyd brought about a racial reckoning and protests, demanding a more equitable and just society. A divisive election fueled further political divisions. All of this gave us pause as we rethought about what home and community mean for our work as a community foundation.

These challenges taught us many things. They made us realize we are connected in ways we never imagined, and therefore cannot live just for ourselves. When a community discovers what it truly cares about, the result is a profound new power for change. We recognize that if we want to make good happen, we need to connect with people, organizations, and ideas. Only then can we activate and focus on how those collective resources can be used to create real and lasting change. We need partners with a bias towards creative, community-driven solutions who are not afraid to try new things. Most importantly, we need to listen empathetically, relentlessly, and systematically with a lens of equity to understand what success looks like for our communities, especially for our neighbors who feel furthest from the opportunity(ies) they desire.

“The Jeffco Hope Fund did just what its name describes – it infused hope in those early COVID days when no one seemed to have much hope.” – Jeffco Hope Fund Grantee

Community First Foundation emerged from strategic planning in 2020 with a renewed focus on Jefferson County and a mission to create opportunities so that all our communities are thriving. For us, this means re-centering our attention on the communities in Jefferson County where we’ve worked since 1975 when we were originally known as the Lutheran Medical Center Foundation. It also means fostering that feeling of fellowship with others who share common attitudes, interests, or values. It means finding ways to discover the web of interconnectedness that is such a quintessential part of being human. Community, or home, is a feeling that can live in many environments, but regardless of its context or locale, community is when people come together to foster trust, belonging, safety and care for each other.

At times, the challenges of 2020 and COVID seemed insurmountable. Yet with our partners, we faced those challenges and began conversations to find solutions. We launched initiatives with hope for rebuilding, reconnecting, and influencing systemic changes so that all communities in Jeffco can thrive. Impossible? No. Are we there yet? Not by a long shot. The only impossible journey is the one never begun, and we are on an incredible journey to nurture community with you.

With this energy in motion, we embraced the bumpy, winding road left by COVID and 2020 that continues today. We committed to continued learning with every step and moving forward in a positive direction. And we did it with you. Together, we are community, and we are making good happen.

Kelly DunkinPresident & CEO, Community First Foundation

Diverse Voices

In 2020, COVID and the murder of George Floyd forced a reckoning across America about racial inequity and Community First Foundation doubled down on our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. One of the very first steps we took was to examine ourselves and our organization. We engaged with the National Equity Project (NEP) for intensive anti-racist training with our staff and Board of Directors. With input from NEP, we examined our internal processes, policies and hiring practices. We also created a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee to help reinforce the learnings internally and invested in the following organizations and initiatives: We recognize this work needs to be transformative, evolving, and ongoing, and that the work does not stop when the media moves on to other stories. Neither does it end when COVID goes away. We recognize the long history of inequity and injustice that has been present in our communities and commit to work to creating a new future where all communities have the opportunity to thrive. As we look to the future, we continue to examine how we can influence diversity, equity and inclusion in partnership with the communities we serve. We believe there are enough resources, opportunities and joy for all communities in Jeffco to have a chance to thrive, and we approach this work with humble hearts.

Helping All Communities in Jeffco Thrive

Community First Foundation is devoted to radical listening and community-driven solutions to guide our grantmaking. In 2020, we were called in a multitude of ways to support the Jeffco community. Here are a few highlights.

Rapid Response Funding

Supporting Communities During Crisis

In March 2020 we launched the Community First Foundation Jeffco Hope Fund to strengthen and stabilize Jefferson County community organizations responding to and impacted by COVID19. Community First Foundation contributed $1 million into the rapid response fund and 110 donors contributed another $49,800.  

Initially, our efforts focused on two phases of funding.

Round 1 – $970,500 to 92 nonprofits providing direct services to mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19.

Round 2 – $454,750 to 59 nonprofits that were negatively impacted due to suspended programming, canceled fundraising events and/or shrinking or lack of resources to continue their work during this period of social isolation.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was delivered to first responders, domestic violence shelters remained open, telehealth physical and mental health was delivered, and support groups networked in virtual environments thanks in part because of funding from the Jeffco Hope Fund. In addition, nearly 200,000 pounds of food and more than 128,000 meals were provided to Jeffco families and enrichment programming was provided virtually to the most isolated members of our community through Jeffco Hope funding.

Towards the end of 2020, as the pandemic continued, Community First Foundation contributed additional funds and additional programs were funded in 2021. The results of that funding will be included in future reports.

TeamUp Jeffco

Learning beyond the classroom

COVID forever changed student learning as teaching extended beyond traditional school classrooms to homes, living rooms, kitchens and bedrooms. Many students began experiencing full remote learning or a hybrid learning model of in-person and remote learning.

At Moore Middle School in Jefferson County, sixth through eighth grade students struggled to engage during the at-home, remote learning days. While elementary students had the option to attend in-person and with high-school students better equipped with self-navigation skills, middle school students found themselves in a void. Parents and community members recognized their struggle and gathered to problem solve, forming a steering committee. Community First Foundation joined the collaboration and awarded a $186,000 grant to support their efforts. TeamUp Jeffco was born. 

With TeamUp Jeffco, some of the district’s most at-risk students now had a focused resource and team of champions behind them, redefining what hybrid learning could look like. TeamUp Jeffco featured two off-campus school locations where students visited in small groups on remote learning days. Now, they had access to high-school mentors, teachers, tutors and high-quality learning environments that included multiple levels of academic support, mental health and wellness services, and enrichment opportunities for both students and families.

Jeffco Families Plus

Accessible childcare for all

Part of the challenge facing Jeffco families in 2020 was being able to quickly find openings in childcare programs. “We heard from Jeffco Schools and childcare providers that there were available openings for childcare, but parents were struggling to find and connect with them. Plus, we began to see alternative care arrangements emerging, like neighborhood pods, and we wanted to create a centralized place for families to find what they needed,” said Kelly Dunkin, Community First Foundation president and CEO.

Jeffco Families Plus was born of this need and today, families can search for licensed childcare programs, including providers that provide remote learning support. Providers for all age groups are included, from infant to school age, and available spots are published in real time. Searchable by zip code, commute type and number of children, parents can now more easily find childcare options that are convenient and tailored to specific needs.

Business father and son going to kindergarten. They are wearing a medical face masks.

Inspired Giving

As the go-to organization for giving in Jefferson County, we focus our efforts on giving locally to solve important issues. By connecting generous donors with impactful nonprofits, we connect ideas, people and nonprofits to make good happen.

We celebrate each and every person who is inspired to commit to making the world a better place. As our communities rebuild and recover from 2020, we share the following stories that get to the heart of our work – people.

Wedding photo-edited

#InAuroraNotAruba - A COVID WEDDING PIVOT WITH A PHILANTHROPIC TWIST

Summer of 2020 saw COVID with its full grasp on lives everywhere, including David and Lynnea Hutton who were set to get married. Rather than postponing the big event as so many others were forced to do, David and Lynnea pivoted and celebrated their wedding in their backyard and on Zoom on June 12, 2020 – National Loving Day.

Embracing each other and the hashtags #Huttonsinthehouse #lyDa2020, #InAuroraNotAruba and #HuttonsgetHitched, they asked family and friends to attend the virtual event and, in lieu of gifts, invited guests who felt the need to do something to consider making a tax-deductible donation to their newly launched donor-advised fund held with Community First Foundation.

As they prepared for their new life together, David and Lynnea Hutton established the David & Lynnea Hutton Family Fund as a marriage gift to themselves, essentially creating their own family foundation. 

“We were so excited that we could use our wedding as a way to really formally create a family foundation and launch this journey together of how we want to give back and give back in a meaningful way into our community,” said Lynnea. “People were just so gracious and wanted to give us gifts to celebrate our wedding, but both of us each had our own households we were merging into one and we really didn’t need another thing so this, we thought, was a meaningful way for people to support us in our journey together.”

David and Lynnea continue to think about creative ways to use their DAF to give back.

“We both have been giving back in different ways and thought this was an opportunity to start something even bigger,” said David. “One of the biggest things we keep thinking of as we grow our DAF is to help maybe a lower- income student make it over that wall via higher education. And from that, you create so many opportunities for that family, for generations.” 

Because the donor-advised fund is held at a community foundation, the funds can only be granted to 501(c)(3) organizations. For David and Lynnea, the experience of inviting guests to donate to their DAF was a win for everyone. Family and friends benefited from the tax deductions and David and Lynnea will choose the nonprofits they wish to support with the funds. 

Learn more about starting or growing a DAF.

Impact Investing

Many a great idea has originated at the dinner table. For Emeric Wigand, CEO and co-founder of ADAN (A Different Abilities Network), it was over several dinner conversations with his daughter that led to the realization that the ecosystem for complex and coexisting intellectual, developmental, and medical disabilities was young and rife with fragmentation and dysfunction. “The concept of ADAN was born,” said Emeric.

Together with cofounders Betty Lehman and Steve Foster, the trio began to explore ways to help families struggling with the lifelong challenges associated with disabilities. Their ideas included comprehensive advocacy, lifetime navigation and planning for parents. But traditional brick and mortar centers were cost and time prohibitive.

“We shared a desire to start a business that could make an impact and realized that our entrepreneurial strengths and experiences were complementary,” recalls Emeric. 

There are many early challenges entrepreneurs face when starting a company. For ADAN, some of those included time to carefully craft and hone a product strategy and developing problem-solving tools to address the complex fragmentation and dysfunction found in the client-serving system. And, of course, funding. Emeric shared, “raising money before we had a product, platform or customers, and for a for-profit entity in an ecosystem primarily controlled by governments and nonprofits,” made the funding challenges even greater.

A member of ADAN’s Board of Advisors and Emeric’s friend since college, Paul Iaffaldano, had an idea. Paul wanted to explore using a Donor-Advised Fund as a vehicle for impact investing in the blossoming company.

Impact investing is a means of investing to create local and far-reaching impact. Sometimes called mission investing or program-related investing, it differs from grants in that impact investments can generate both targeted social or environmental benefits, and a financial return. As a community foundation and public charity, Community First Foundation can invest and support partner projects and programs creating community change.

ADAN is a social benefit company, which means it is a for-profit corporate entity whose purpose is to create positive impact on society, workers, communities, and the environment. Emeric is excited about how impact investing aligns with social benefit corporations. “Impact investments, in lieu of charitable contributions, allow for investor returns, but only for the purpose of reinvesting those returns in other emerging benevolent entities,” said Emeric. “And as a social benefit company we can focus on doing even more good with the profits we earn.”

Heart“Improving the quality of life in our community is done by activating people ideas and resources so that all communities in Jefferson County have the opportunity to thrive,” said Ken Kirwin, Community First Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. “This is our mission and one way in which we can help communities thrive is through impact investing in corporations who are doing the good work.”

When Kirwin was first approached in 2020, with the idea of collaborating with a donor to explore impact investing, he was excited to “dip the foundation’s toes” into impact investing to support ADAN. “After doing our due diligence to ensure ADAN aligned with our mission and values, we invested in ADAN using the funds our donor-advised fund holder granted to Community First Foundation. Impact investments offer donors and community foundations like us an innovative way to use financial capital to leverage long-term community impact.” 

Community First Foundation is eager to explore new impact investments as another way to help generous donors create local impact.

Investing for Impact

Community First Foundation believes in responsible investing and we are committed to applying Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) screens to our investments. Today, 60% of our fund investments are screened and performing as well as, if not better than, our funds that are not screened. Within the next 3 years, 100% of our funds will be screened.

The screens we apply increase wellbeing for all ages and promote diversity, equity and inclusion by advancing equal opportunity, representation, and inclusivity for all people. These screens are reflected in both the selection of our fund managers and the companies we choose to invest in, we demonstrate our commitment to diversity equity and inclusion. It’s how we do business and how we live our commitment to putting all of our resources toward mission.

Whether you are interested in opening a donor-advised fund or an endowment – you can feel good about your investments when you invest with us.

Online Giving

Since 1975, Community First Foundation has been connecting donors with innovative Colorado nonprofits. While many of the challenges of 2020 continue today, we remember not only the incredible loss felt by so many, we also remember the unexpected generosity that surpassed all expectations.

No amount of toilet paper scarcity, social isolation or lost income could stop Coloradoans from demonstrating the power of a kindness. In fact, they sprinkled that stuff everywhere with their generosity. As the challenges of 2020 pushed our communities to unimaginable limits in socially remote environments, we found new connections through online fundraising supporting local nonprofits doing the hard work where it mattered most – at home.

#GivingTuesdayNow

Thank You ListOn May 5, 2020 for #GivingTuesdayNow, Colorado joined people around the world for a presentation of hope, generosity and kindness in a time when many continue to suffer from and realize the impact the pandemic is having on their lives, businesses and communities. Community First Foundation is humbled by the generosity of Coloradans who gave to 1,388 nonprofits on #GivingTuesdayNow. We recognize that money is tight and the future uncertain, but these challenges didn’t stop Colorado from trying to help, to stabilize our community, and help us recover. Coloradans gave $1,361,395 to support the nonprofits who tug at their hearts. Whether a high school choir, animal shelter, or food pantry, 9,572 donations were made by 5,566 people, spreading hope throughout our state. Donations large and small, ranging from $10 to $15,000 streamed in throughout the day from 49 of Colorado’s 64 counties. We even saw donors from 46 other states supporting Colorado. As a Community Foundation, we play a key role in identifying and solving community problems. This is what we’re aiming to do with the creation of the Jeffco Hope Fund, serving as the fiscal sponsor for Make4CCovid and supporting #GivingTuesdayNow with our online giving platform, ColoradoGives.org.

Empowered Giving for Independence Eve Virtual Concert

In partnership with Denver7, Civic Center Conservancy, and The Colorado Symphony, a special Independence Eve Virtual Concert & Independence Day replay titled “Together in Hope” featured local Colorado performing arts organizations with a streamed performance over the July 3 – 4 holiday. Through music the initiative helped connect our separated, frustrated, and grieving communities by bringing some comfort and joy during difficult times.

The performances featured Colorado Symphony small ensembles alongside professional collaborative cultural partners including Colorado Ballet, Opera Colorado, and Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, with special guest speaker speakers Governor Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock. Audiences had the opportunity to support artists and individuals affected by COVID-19 including Center for African American Health, The Center on Colfax, Civic Center Conservancy, Food Bank of the Rockies, Food for Thought Denver, and Rose Andom Center through ColoradoGives.org/IndyEve.

Organization Total Dollars Total Donations
Center for African-American Health
$5,019.66
56
Civic Center Conservancy
$1,607.13
14
Food Bank of the Rockies
$4,854.26
42
Food For Thought Denver
$4,520.57
47
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Colorado
$1,793.86
25
Rose Andom Center
$1,919.26
28
Grand Total
$19,714.74
212

Community First Foundation Connects DAF Holders with Colorado Nonprofits

People can initiate a DAF at Community First Foundation with an initial contribution of just $5,000. And, we’re working to make giving even easier for DAF holders both within and outside of Community First Foundation.

In 2020, Community First Foundation introduced a Giving Card program that made it easy for DAF holders to participate in statewide giving on Colorado Gives Day. Twenty-three Giving Cards were used to make 223 donations to 161 nonprofits for a total of $166,978.45. The median Community First Foundation DAF Giving Card donation was $500 and the most frequent donation was $250. DAF holder giving was up 30% in 2020.

Eight outside DAF Giving Cards were used to make 83 donations to 76 nonprofits for a total of $26,324.88. The median outside DAF Giving Card donation was $100 and the most frequent donation was $50.

All-New Giving Card Program for DAF Holders

Community First Foundation introduced a Giving Card program in 2020 that offered DAF holders from other community foundations, or Fidelity and Schwab, to participate in statewide online giving on Colorado Gives Day. These Giving Cards allow those who hold DAFs both with Community First Foundation or with an outside sponsoring organization to select nonprofits using ColoradoGives.org.

In 2020, 100% of the Community First Foundation DAF Giving Cards and 75% of outside DAF Giving Cards were used on Colorado Gives Day. Community First Foundation is already thinking of ways to expand the program in 2021 by amplifying the amount of money that goes to support our local nonprofit community.

Colorado Gives Day

Colorado Gives Day raised a whopping $50,150,142 for local nonprofits, breaking all records and expectations. The 24-hour statewide movement, held December 8, celebrated philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. Since its inception in 2010, the event has raised more than $307 million for Colorado’s nonprofits.

For many nonprofits, Colorado Gives Day is an essential fundraising event that fuels their work year-round. In 2020, COVID-19 forced the cancellation of fundraising events and in-person gatherings but the virtual, online giving event triumphed to boost nonprofit fundraising efforts.

Year-round giving

Giving in Colorado isn’t limited to just one day. Colorado donors make giving a part of their everyday lives with ColoradoGives.org. In 2020, 139,000 donors gave more than $71 million was donated to 2,856 nonprofits. More than ever before, the online giving platform met the needs of local donors who were socially distancing due to the pandemic.

Nonprofit Type Total Number Donations Total Amount Donated
Human Services 86,676 $17,584,881.92
Education 39,423 $10,135,384.99
Arts, Culture & Humanities 45,144 $6,800,056.56
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition 31,242 $6,075,278.09
Animal-Related 49,175 $5,640,800.05
Youth Development 14,105 $4,144,586.39
Health Care 16,475 $3,405,379.49
Environment 19,911 $2,979,246.69
Housing & Shelter 11,346 $2,377,157.40
Civil Rights, Social Action &   Advocacy 17,017 $2,045,763.63
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention 10,542 $1,658,506.18
Philanthropy, Voluntarism &   Grantmaking Foundations 7,670 $1,555,080.54
Community Improvement & Capacity   Building 6,807 $1,423,578.96
Diseases, Disorders & Medical   Disciplines 5,669 $1,075,672.77
Recreation & Sports 4,514 $926,798.45
Public & Societal Benefit 5,011 $718,389.80
Religion-Related 2,296 $613,763.24
Crime & Legal-Related 2,850 $562,579.86
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness   & Relief 3,254 $509,715.19
Employment 2,668 $445,260.51
International, Foreign Affairs &   National Security 1,705 $313,192.40
Military & Veterans Organizations 1,624 $246,103.36
Medical Research 662 $167,126.58
Science & Technology 209 $44,062.71
Social Science 16 $2,850.78

DAF Grants

Focus Area # of Grants % of Total Grants Total Amount % of Total Dollars
Arts, Culture & Humanities
31
6.77%
$59,900.00
1.81%
Education
65
14.19%
$384,343.99
11.59%
Environment
11
2.40%
$28,900.00
0.87%
Animal-Related
17
3.71%
$40,704.00
1.23%
Healthcare
28
6.11%
$652,198.50
19.66%
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
2
0.44%
$750.00
0.02%
Diseases Disorders & Medical Disciplines
17
3.71%
$279,397.50
8.42%
Medical Research
3
0.66%
$50,250.00
1.52%
Crime & Legal-Related
9
1.97%
$20,050.00
0.60%
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
63
13.76%
$313,500.00
9.45%
Housing & Shelter
11
2.40%
$116,000.00
3.50%
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
10
2.18%
$174,150.00
5.25%
Recreation & Sports
4
0.87%
$14,500.00
0.44%
Youth Development
8
1.75%
$62,500.00
1.88%
Human Services
73
15.94%
$798,850.00
24.09%
International/Foreign Affairs
8
1.75%
$26,650.00
0.80%
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
15
3.28%
$33,750.00
1.02%
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
5
1.09%
$8,000.00
0.24%
Philanthropy/Voluntarism/Grant Making Foundations
19
4.15%
$62,900.00
1.90%
Science & Technology
1
0.22%
$300.00
0.01%
Public & Societal Benefit
2
0.44%
$7,750.00
0.23%
Religion-Related
56
12.23%
$181,350.00
5.47%
Grand Total
458
100.00%
$3,316,693.99
100.00%

Total Grants Given

Jefferson County
0
Out of State
0
Rest of Colorado
0
January
0%
February
0%
March
0%
April
0%
May
0%
June
0%
July
0%
August
0%
September
0%
October
0%
November
0%
December
0%

COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS

Focus Area # of Grants % of Total Grants Total Amount % of Total Dollars
Arts, Culture & Humanities
5
1.88%
$24,500.00
0.47%
Education
25
9.40%
$711,038.00
13.66%
Environment
3
1.13%
$16,900.00
0.32%
Animal-Related
5
1.88%
$32,000.00
0.61%
Healthcare
32
12.03%
$454,610.00
8.73%
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
28
10.53%
$540,372.00
10.38%
Diseases Disorders & Medical Disciplines
6
2.26%
$36,150.00
0.69%
Crime & Legal-Related
2
0.75%
$29,487.03
0.57%
Employment
1
0.38%
$12,000.00
0.23%
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
12
4.51%
$283,500.00
5.45%
Housing & Shelter
12
4.51%
$273,400.00
5.25%
Recreation & Sports
3
1.13%
$14,000.00
0.27%
Youth Development
7
2.63%
$133,000.00
2.55%
Human Services
70
26.32%
$1,135,860.00
21.82%
International/Foreign Affairs
2
0.75%
$22,500.00
0.43%
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
7
2.63%
$282,500.00
5.43%
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
22
8.27%
$487,028.00
9.35%
Philanthropy/Voluntarism/Grant Making Foundations
16
6.02%
$333,261.17
6.40%
Public & Societal Benefit
1
0.38%
$110,250.00
2.12%
Religion-Related
3
1.13%
$17,000.00
0.33%
Mutual and Membership Benefit
1
0.38%
$12,000.00
0.23%
N/A
3
1.13%
$245,000.00
4.71%
Grand Total
266
100.00%
$5,206,356.20
100.00%

Total Grants Given

Jefferson County
0
Out of State
0
Rest of Colorado
0
January
0%
February
0%
March
0%
April
0%
May
0%
June
0%
July
0%
August
0%
September
0%
October
0%
November
0%
December
0%

2020 Financial Overview

2020 Board of Directors

Aaron Azari

Executive Vice President
BOK Financial Private Wealth

David L. Bomberger

Chief Investment Officer
Pinnacol Assurance

Elycia Cook

President & CEO
FRIENDS FIRST

Janet Heck Doyle, Esq.

Retired CEO & President
Kramer Junction Company

Kelly Dunkin

President and CEO
Community First Foundation

Joy S. Johnson

Community Advocate
 

Russell W. Kemp, Esq.

Attorney
Ireland Stapleton

Brian Larson

Regional President, Metro Denver
FirstBank

Shelley Marquez

Senior Vice President, Community Relations Senior Manager
Wells Fargo

Ronald C. Meyer, M.D.

Clinical Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center

Donovan J. (Jerry) Paul, CFA

Senior Vice President
Fixed Income & Portfolio Manager

ICON Advisers

Hereford Percy

Retired President
FirstBank North
 

Stacey Pool

Chief Marketing Officer
Noodles & Company
 

Penfield W. Tate III

Attorney, Managing Shareholder
Tate Law, P.C.
 

Robert Urwiler

Retired Chief Information Officer
Vail Resorts, Inc.
 

Lynne D. Valencia

Retired Director of Strategic Partnerships
Denver7/KMGH

Gaye Woods

System Director, Community Benefit
SCL Health
 

2020 Community Committee Members

Kristin Calder

Felix W. Cook, Sr.

Kim Eilber

William P. Ernstom

Joshua Hawkins

John Lischer

Julia Griffith McVey, Esq.

Dale Martin

Emily Oliver

Malcolm Tarkanian, MD

John Trefny, PhD

2020 Professional Advisors Council

Aaron Azari
(CFF BOD, PSC Chair)

Executive Vice President
Colorado State Bank and Trust

Michael (Mike) Corbett

Vice President
Innovest

Vera Divenyi

Vice President - Client Strategist
BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Kim Eilber (Co-Chair)

SVP, Relationship Strategist
PNC Wealth Management

Heidi Gassman

Attorney
Moye White

Erin Hadary

Partner
Moneta Group

Jeff Kadavy

President and Chief Executive Officer
Trail Ridge Wealth Management

Jason D. Lewis, CFP

Financial Advisor
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

John Lischer

Shareholder
Ryley Carlock & Applewhite

Julie Fletcher McDaniel

Partner, Financial Planner
IMPACTfolio, LLC

Julia G. McVey (Co-Chair)

Balson Faix & McVey LLP
 

Dan Morris

Investment Advisor Representative
High Point Financial Group, LLC

Andy Pahl

Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Nicole (Nikki) Royer,
Esquire

Royer-LLC
 

Leslie Schaus, CPA, MT

Partner
Wipfli LLP

Community First Foundation Staff

Kelly Dunkin

President and CEO

Jaime Aguilar

Digital Communications Specialist

Noah Atencio

Vice President of Community Impact

Raymael Blackwell

Program Officer

Kristina Bravo

Administrative Assistance, Finance + Marketing and Communication

Valerie Brown

Office Coordinator and Meeting Space Administrator

Neelamai Chunlapak

Senior Accountant

Gerry Culver

Data Administrator

Kelly Degering

Grants Manager

Jenni Foxworth

Online Giving Specialist

Marybeth Goodwin

Program Officer

Nazia Hasan

Program Officer, Policy + Advocacy

Kenneth R. Kirwin

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Cindy Matthews

Marketing & Communication Manager

Beth McConkey

Director of Marketing and Communications

Christine Moreland

Controller

Karen Newcomb

Finance and Accounting Clerk

Rebecca Olchawa Barker

Director of Development

Erica Thornley

Vice President of Product Development, ColoradoGives

Ghazal Vaghedi

Vice President of Business Development and Community Engagement

Emma Wallace

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Bryce Wilkinson

Operations Manager, ColoradoGives

Jeffco Hope Fund Round I grantees ($785,000):

2xtreme Foundation, Inc

A Little Help

A Precious Child

Activ8Sports, Inc

Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado

Archway Housing & Services, Inc.

Arvada Community Food Bank Inc

Arvada Visitors Center

Bella Natural Women’s Care

BeyondHome

Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.

Center for African American Health

Chalkbeat Inc

Christian Action Guild, Inc

Colorado Boys Ranch Foundation

Colorado Enterprise Fund

Colorado Nonprofit Development Center

Colorado Nonprofit Development Center

Colorado Pet Pantry

Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition

Colorado VNA

Community Faith in Action

Denver Family Institute

Denver Indian Family Resource Center

Developmental Disabilities Resource Center

Devereux Cleo Wallace

Domino Service Dogs

Early Learning Ventures

Edgewater Collective

Epic Experience

Evergreen Christian Outreach

Every Child Pediatrics

Family Promise of Greater Denver, Inc.

Family Tree

Firefly Autism House

Foundation 1023

Front Range Community College Foundation

Gold Crown Foundation, Inc.

Golden Backpack Program, Inc.

Grief Support Network

Growing Home

Hands of the Carpenter

Hope House Colorado

Inner City Health Center

Jeffco Eats

Jeffco Schools Foundation

Jefferson Center for Mental Health

Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Inc.

Jovial Concepts

JUUST Living

Kenzi’s Causes

Khesed Wellness A Colorado Nonprofit Corporation

Latina SafeHouse Initiative

Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains

Lutheran Medical Center Foundation

Mean Street Ministry a Beloved Ragamuffin Project

Mi Casa Resource Center for Women, Inc.

Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice

Mountain Resource Center, Inc.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Nehemiah Global Foundation

One Arvada

PROJECT C.U.R.E.

Project Helping

Resilience1220

Savio House

Seniors’ Resource Center, Inc.

SHIELD616

Shiloh House, Inc.

Spark the Change Colorado

Spero Recovery

St. Anthony Health Foundation

St. Anthony Health Foundation

STRIDE Community Health Center

Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home

The Action Center

The Conscious Alliance

The Dignity Project

The Eating Disorder Foundation

The Initiative

The Pearl Group

The Rising

The Salvation Army

The University of Colorado Foundation

There With Care

Trusted Health Network

Visiting Ancillary Services, Inc.

Volunteers of America

WeeCycle

West Metro Chamber Foundation

WorkLife Partnership

YMCA of Metropolitan Denver

 
 

Jeffco Hope Fund Round II grantees ($454,750):

9Health Fair

A Little Help

A Shared Vision: Partners in Pediatric Blindness and Visual

Adaptive Adventures

America’s Kids Belong, Inc

Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Arvada Visitors Center

BeyondHome

Butterfly Pavilion

Carin’ Clinic

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Colorado Mountain Club

Community Educational Outreach

David Clifton Ministries Inc

Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation

Dominican Home Health Agency, Inc.

Easter Seals Colorado

Edgewater Collective

Energy Resource Center

Epic Experience

Evergreen Scholarship/Bootstraps, Inc.

Family Tree

Foothills Art Center

Girls on the Run of the Rockies

Gold Crown Foundation, Inc.

Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver

Havern School

Home Builders Foundation of Metro Denver

Hope House Colorado

ICAST

Inner City Health Center

Jefferson County Library Foundation

Joyful Journeys Community Enrichment

Mountain Resource Center, Inc.

National Sports Center for the Disabled

Night Lights

PeaceWorks, Inc.

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Inc.

Ralston House

Redistribution Center, Inc.

Resilience1220

Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation

Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association

Seniors’ Resource Center, Inc.

Shining Stars Foundation

Sprout City Farms

Tesoro Cultural Center

The Adoption Exchange

The Arc – Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties

The Center for People with Disabilities

The Chanda Plan Foundation

The Golden Civic Foundation, Inc.

The Learning Source

The Salvation Army

Westminster Legacy Foundation

Wish of a Lifetime

Young Americans Center for Financial Education

 

Mental Wellness

Total: $1,328,638.00

9Health Fair

Advancing Warriors International

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver

Bright by Text

Colorado Association for Infant Mental Health

Colorado Nonprofit Development Center

Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative

Denver Economic Development and Opportunity

Denver Health Foundation

Doctors Care

Every Child Pediatrics

Foundation 1023

Foundation 1023

Im’Unique

Invest in Kids

Karis Community

Maria Droste Counseling Center

Mountainland Pediatrics

My Quiet Cave

NAMI Arapahoe/Douglas Counties

Parent Possible

Project Helping

Reaching HOPE

Shiloh House, Inc.

Spark the Change Colorado

The University of Colorado Foundation

Trailhead Institute

Young Invincibles

 

 

Jefferson County

Total: $1,316,000.00

 

 

Food Insecurity opportunity grantees ($250,000):

Food Bank of the Rockies

GoFarm

Growing Home

Hope House Colorado

Jovial Concepts

Mountain Resource Center, Inc.

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Educational and Charitable Foundation

Sprout City Farms

The Action Center

We Don’t Waste

 

 

Housing Instability opportunity grantees ($768,500):

Arvada Community Food Bank Inc

BeyondHome

Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity

CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties

Catholic Charities and Community Services of the Archdiocese

Energy Resource Center

Evergreen Christian Outreach

Family Tree

Foothills Regional Housing

Hope House Colorado

Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative, Inc.

Mountain Resource Center, Inc.

PeaceWorks, Inc.

The Action Center

Together Colorado

 

 

Other:

Colorado Health Institute

Jeffco Schools Foundation

Jefferson County Human Services

Kaizen Food Rescue

The Civic Canopy

 

 

Strengthening Nonprofits

Total: $67,600.00

Network for Good Jumpstart Program participants:

Adam’s Camp

BeyondHome

Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity

Carin’ Clinic

Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis

Dominican Home Health Agency, Inc.

Jeffco Human Services Foundation

Jeffco Schools Foundation

The Greenway Foundation

 

 

Other:

Red Rocks Community College Foundation

United for a New Economy

Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism

Banko Family Fund
Best Should Teach Fund
Anne and John Blair Donor-Advised Fund
David Bomberger Fund
Brennan Family Fund
Butterfield Family Donor-Advised Fund
Robert M. Casson and Jean. F. Casson Fund
Sam Cheris Charitable Fund
Valerie and Gilmour Clausen Fund
Coburn Family Fund
Aliyah and Milani Cook Fund
Felix and Margie Cook Fund
Dahl Family Donor-Advised Fund
Davis-Massey Family Fund
Fred, Janet and Lucas Doyle Donor-Advised Fund
Dunkin Family Fund
Jacob Esau Giving Foundation Donor-Advised Fund
EDBHLT Donor-Advised Fund
Eicher Family Donor-Advised Fund
Family & Children’s Health Donor-Advised Fund
Janet Fania Memorial Scholarship Fund
Fellman Family Fund
Gardner Azari Family Fund
Gathering Fund
Griffith-McVey Family Fund
Lauren Guthrie Make a Difference Fund
Haggstrom Family Donor-Advised Fund
Hannah Lydia Fund
Hanson Ernstrom Family Donor-Advised Fund
Darl and Darlene Hobson Fund
Hornung Family Fund
Hueni Family Foundation Fund
Jennings Human Capital Improvement Fund
David and Lynnea Hutton Family Fund
Iaffaldano Family Fund
Joie de Vivre Fund
Carolyn Ann Jones Fund
Kemp Family Fund
Klau Family Foundation Fund
B & C Larson Foundation Fund
Leach Family Donor-Advised Fund
Lopez-Atencio Family Donor Advised Fund
Lyall Family Fund
Judith Lyke Fund
Marquez Family Fund
Jean and Ron Meyer Family Fund
Johnson Foundation of the Rockies Fund
Molenaar Family Donor-Advised Fund
Moreland Family Donor-Advised Fund
Morris Family Fund
Morrissey Family Fund
Mike and Naseem Fund
Naumer Family Donor-Advised Fund
Oliver Family Fund
Paul Family Fund
Percy Family Fund
V.L. Ponce Fund
Pool Family Donor Advised Fund
Koger and Marcie Propst Family Donor-Advised Fund
PBJ Reece Charitable Fund
Reidy Family Donor-Advised Fund
Barbara E. & Robert J. Reilly Charitable Fund
Vernon and Sharon Ritzman Donor-Advised Fund
Alan and Emily Robinson Donor-Advised Fund
Schlessman Family Foundation Fund
Shean Family Fund
Sheiner Family Donor-Advised Fund
Phelan Smith Family Fund
Keith and Alisha Stagg Fund
Stevens Family Fund
Stevenson Fund
Storatz Family Donor-Advised Fund
Dave and Liz Stumm Charitable Fund
Steven and Lorain Summer Donor-Advised Fund
Tarkanian Family Fund
Penfield W. Tate III Foundation Fund
Think Local CO Fund
Tough Enough To Wear Pink Fund
Sharon L. & John U. Trefny Donor-Advised Fund
Tuthill Family Fund
Robert and Carla Urwiler Charitable Giving Fund
Lynne Valencia Family Fund
Vanderstoep Family Fund
Raymond & Viola Wagner Family Fund
Waring Family Fund
Marla J. Williams Donor-Advised Fund
Vickie Wilson Family Fund
Winkler Family Foundation Fund
Womanist Empowerment Fund