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Rose Community Foundation

Public charity990-T FY2023
Foundations · DENVER, CO · EIN 84-0920862

About

SEE SCHEDULE O. Rose Community Foundation strives to advance inclusive, engaged and equitable Greater Denver communities through values-driven philanthropy. The Foundation envisions a thriving region strengthened by its diversity and generosity, and it utilizes the varied tools at its disposal grantmaking, advocacy and philanthropic services to advance this aspiration. Since its founding in 1995, the Foundation has granted more than $405 million to over 2,000 organizations and initiatives, including $74 million in facilitated grantmaking from donor-advised funds. The Foundation also supports nearly 100 nonprofit organizations in creating and growing endowments to sustain their vital work into the future, currently stewarding $73 million in endowed assets. The Foundation has $396 million in total assets under management and deployed more than $30 million in discretionary, restricted and donor-advised grants in 2023.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Foundations
Employees
32
Volunteers
63

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-12-31
Revenue
$42.2M
Expenses
$37.0M
Assets
$386.9M
Liabilities
$76.9M

Financial history

$228.9M$114.4M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $42.2M · Peak FY2018: $228.9M · Avg: $60.9M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$72.3M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,
North America
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium
Middle East and North Africa

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$807K
Grants Given
$28.5M
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Address

4500 Cherry Creek DR S Suite 900
Denver, CO, 80246-000

Governance

Voting board members17
Independent members17
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %50.9%
Permanent endowment %49.1%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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