ANNUAL REPORT
2019
A TEAM LIKE NO OTHER STAFF Diana Aldapa, Manager, Administration and Events Marisa Gautney, Program Assistant Denise Gomez, Manager, Development Rachel Griego, Vice President, Philanthropy Carlos Martinez, President and CEO Priscilla Montoya, Director, Evaluation and Communications Alexis Whitham, Manager, Grants and Communications Daniela Young, Program Officer
PROJECT STAFF Betty Aragon-Mitotes, Las Mujeres Valientes Senior Fellow Aurelio Avalos, Conector de Montbello Ana Baez, Las Mujeres Valientes Senior Fellow Frances Natividad Coleman, Las Mujeres Valientes Senior Fellow Maria Coronado, Conectora de Montbello Dolores Del Campo, Las Mujeres Valientes Senior Fellow Bernadine Hostetter, Las Mujeres Valientes Senior Fellow Rosario Mendoza, Conectora de Montbello Patricia Barela Rivera, Las Mujeres Valientes Senior Managing Fellow Angela Tzul, Conectora de Montbello
CONSULTANTS & ADVISORS Therese Ellery, Rose Community Foundation Elsa Holguín, Denver Preschool Program Janet Lopez, Ph.D., Rose Community Foundation Cec Ortiz, Community Democracy Workshop Emma Schwarz, LCFC Finance Committee Tony Tapia, Latino Age Wave Colorado
BOARD Adrianna Abarca Midy Aponte, Board Secretary Yesenia Arreola Gay Cook Mitchell Gonzales Eric Ishiwata, Ph.D. Debora Ortega, Ph.D. Antonio Parés Gary Poling, Board Treasurer Gloria M. Schoch, Board Chair Elaine Torres Hollie Velasquez Horvath
AWARDS RECEIVED American Society on Aging’s 2019 Excellence in Multicultural Aging Award, Latino Age Wave Colorado/Conectoras de Montbello, Denver Mayor Hancock and Denver Immigrant and Refugee Commission 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Award, Latino Age Wave Colorado/Conectoras de Montbello
LCFC AWARDEES
Philanthropists of the Year: Marlene De La Rosa, LaPhonso Salas, TaShina Salas Soul of Leadership (SOL) Award: San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center
STEWARDSHIP
Dear LCFC Family, As we reflect on 2019, we celebrate the successes of the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado. You will see in the pages of this annual report our many accomplishments; we funded 29 organizations, built capacities for individuals, organizations and communities and served as a connector between grassroots leaders, grantees and our community members. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to spend every single day of 2019 working to build the influence and power of Latino communities throughout Colorado—from west of the Rocky Mountains and south of Pueblo, to the north of Fort Collins and throughout the Great Plains. While it might sound ambitious to try and represent the over 1 million vibrant Latinos who live, work and play in Colorado, our vision is actually quite simple—we are here to unite. We do so by working hand-in-hand with Latino Coloradans across our diverse communities. And when all Latinos feel equally empowered to forge our path, our collective power advances. As one of our Forum attendees said last September, “We don't have to be afraid of taking the first step to becoming a leader.” This groundbreaking work is only possible through the immense support of you—our LCFC family. You strengthen our work through your donations, your volunteer hours, your insights and your leadership capabilities. As we step into a new decade, we know we can only achieve a future where Latino communities throughout Colorado are actively and powerfully involved in all facets of our state and reaping the rewards of our many contributions. Thank you for joining us on this journey. Gracias,
Gloria Schoch LCFC Board Chair
Carlos Martinez LCFC President and CEO
2019 INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Capacity Building:
The LCFC partners with individuals, organizations and communities to help map strategies that advance local community action and support an array of local efforts that spearhead social and systemic change. Capacity Building includes:
$177,000 (18%)
•Regional Community Investments •Latino Community Wellness •Las Mujeres Valientes Fellowship
Funding and Philanthropy:
$342,500 (33%)
•Young Latino Philanthropists •Latinas LEAD •Colorado Immigrant Funders Collaborative •Additional Grantmaking
$500,000 (49%)
Philanthropy extends far beyond giving of one's monetary treasures; it includes generously giving of one's time and talent when working on issues that affect Latinos in the state and includes culturally-relevant and family-centered models. Funding and Philanthropy includes:
Connecting Community:
When Latinos gather, you are sure to experience the warmth and familial spirit of Latino communities. Through the Latinas LEAD Power Summit and the Telling Our Story Forum, as well as additional events, the LCFC helps people connect while providing power platforms for Latinos to tell stories and own their narrative. Connecting Community includes: •Telling Our Story Forum •Latinas LEAD Power Summit •Latino Age Wave Colorado •Other LCFC Events
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2019 GRANTEES Colorado Immigrant Funders Collaborative (CIFC) Since its inception in 2015, CIFC has invested over $950,000 in immigrant, refugee and asylum-seeking communities in Colorado including mobilizing efforts, capacity building, rapid response services, legal services and education. •Asociación de Jóvenes Unidos en Acción - Rifle •Casa de Paz - Denver •The Justice & Heritage Academy in Antonito - Antonito •Child and Migrant Services, Inc. - Palisade •Cultivando - Commerce City •Colorado Circles for Change - Denver
•Downtown Aurora Visual Arts - Aurora •El Comité de Longmont - Longmont •Grupo Esperanza - Colorado Springs •La Cocina - Fort Collins •Latina Safehouse - Denver •INSPIRE - Commerce City
Latino Age Wave Colorado (LAWC) LAWC works to advance improved care access and coordination for Latino older adults and their caregiving families in the Montbello neighborhood of Denver. 2019 grants provided medical, vision and dental services and access to transportation. •Mile High Health Alliance - Denver •University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine - Denver •A Little Help - Denver
Latino Community Wellness This two-year project supported three key organizations providing culturally responsive mental and behavioral health services to Latinos in rural Colorado. •Centro de la Familia - Colorado Springs •Hispanic Affairs Project - Montrose •San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center - Alamosa
Young Latino Philanthropists Using the “giving circle” concept, Latino philanthropists aged 35 and under are investing in the advancement of leadership and philanthropy across Colorado through unique culturally relevant grantmaking. •Westminster High School Mariachi Program - Westminster •Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights - Denver •Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores - Denver •Conservation Colorado - Denver •Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network - Westminster •Latino Chamber Entrepreneurship Summer Program - Pueblo •YouthSeen - Broomfield
Latinas LEAD Latinas LEAD grants are made possible by donations from Latinas and allies who have created a giving circle committed to developing a leadership pipeline for women and girls through strategic grantmaking. •Fuerza Latina - Fort Collins •OneMorgan County - Fort Morgan •Colectiva Creando Cambios en Colorado - Denver •Una Mano, Una Esperanza - Denver
$200,000 + The Colorado Health Foundation NextFifty Initiative Rose Community Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation
YOU MADE it HAPPEN. THANK YOU!
$100,000 - $199,999 Anonymous New York Community Trust
$20,000 - $99,999 The Abarca Family The Denver Foundation MillerCoors Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Colorado
$10,000 - $19,999 Alpine Bank Caring for Colorado Foundation Colorado Gerontological Society Colorado Housing and Finance Authority The Colorado Trust Irene Ibarra and Armando Quiroz Heartland Financial USA, Inc. / Citywide Banks RCG Fund
$2,500 - $9,999 AHW Construction Aspen Community Foundation Bamboo Fund Brett Family Foundation Contract Furnishings Denver Art Museum Denver Arts and Venues McNichols Civic Center Building Donor Alliance, Inc. Forsci Associates The Gateway Fund II of the Denver Foundation Jean and Andrew Gonzales St. Andrews Construction Services HW Home Latinx Center at the University of Denver Lederer Foundation, Inc. Mile High United Way The Barn and Manzanilla Farm / Salazar Family Voqal The Women's Foundation of Colorado Xcel Energy
$1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous Raydean Acevedo Ellen Alires-Trujillo and Lorenzo Trujillo Midy Aponte Patricia Barela Rivera Juana Bordas Gay Cook and Andrew Czopek Phillip Danielson and Carlos Martinez Sue and Tim Damour
Michele Gonzales Mitchell and Tigran Gonzales Anna Jo Haynes Hollie Velasquez Horvath and Bryon Horvath Metropolitan State University of Denver Perlmutter Dansky Fund Neocom Promo, LLC Martinez Associates, Inc. / James Martinez Angell Perez Debora Ortega, Ph.D. Cec Ortiz and Art Rimando Trinidad Rodriguez and Dr. Sarah Winbourn Gloria Schoch and Sean Walsh Spitfire Strategies Tony Tapia Elaine Torres and Philip Workman Gary and Lorena Poling / True North Capitol Kathryn White and Sue Hobza The Small Scale Reparations Fund
$500 - $999 Maria Arias Yesenia Arreola Ramona Beltran Jorge Castaneda / Castaneda Law Maribel Cifuentes Therese and Jeff Ellery Priscilla Gomez Christian Grisales Lucia Guillen Charles Kamasaki Janet Lopez, Ph.D. Angeles Ortega Rosemary Rodriguez Julia Roncoroni, Ph.D. Sonya Ulibarri
$250 - $499 Anonymous Roy Alexander Violeta Apodaca Kenia Balderas Vicente Cardona Angela and James K. Davidson Leticia Gonzales Elsa HolguĂn and Ed Lucero Eric Ishiwata, Ph.D. S. Martinelli & Co Ray Merenstein Gina Millan Dominick Moreno Raquel Muniz-Perez Antonio ParĂŠs Jesse Ramirez Alfredo Reyes Jenny Romero Che Sheehan Luis Simbana Sofia Claudia Vega Norell Stephen von Merz, Ph.D. Izabella Williams-Perez
Anonymous (2) Marcus Archuleta Aurelio Avalos Wendy Barile Barbara Bowen Nicole Castillo Katherine Rocchio Aura Cruz Frances Coleman Donovan Cordova Gloria Rubio-Cortes Michael E. Cortes Vianey Edwards Sebastian Elejade Audrey Frye Diamond Garcia Lucinda Garcia Flores Abril Fuentex Denise Gomez and Severen McGowan Severen McGowan Victoria Gonzalez Carlos Grajeda Michael Henzel Monica Hernandez Karen Holthaus Melissa Jaure Amy Latham The Maloney Palaich Family Fund Celena Martinez Jen Menary Elena Mendoza Christina Mijares Marcela Miramontes Olga Passarelli Esmeralda Rodriguez Margarita Ruiz Ena Salazar Juliana Sandoval-Tovar Emma and Christian Schwarz Andrea Smith Dylan Sondermann Heather Thorwald Gabriela Trippany Katherine Vega Sophia X Villagran Pacheco Carlos Villar Mary Dolores Young Mary Zamora
Up to $100 Anonymous James Munford Anderson Hallas Architects, PC The Honorable Polly Baca Keli Balili James Derek Ball Mary Cardona Emily Cervantes
Zeke Clark Community Shares of Colorado Maria Corral Jesus Loayza Rocio Duran Mariana Enriquez Janina E. Fariñas Sophia Felder Kimmy Fry Diana Gameros Cristóbal Garcia Christine Garcia Rexach Perla Gheiler Sarah Hernandez Susan Hidalgo-Fahring Nathan Harry Lee-Ammons Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc. Sarah Hernandez Roberto Daniel Lopez-Cruz Katherine Marulanda Carvajal Yina Marrufo Shawn Martin Aliena Martinez Miguel Mendez Connie Morgan James Munford Crystal Murillo Phil Nash Michelle Pacheco Adriana Peña Chacon Yesenia Perez Personal Assistance Services of Colorado Jenny Pool Radway Jack Regenbogen Marcela Rivera Shanelle Rodriguez Beverly Strong and Ms. Tamara Youngren Cristabel Rojo LaPhonso Salas Denise Santana Laura Segura Frank Senteno Elizabeth Suarez Raksha Vasudevan Zulema Vega Susie Velasquez Diana Walbrun Alexis Whitham
Community Partners Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus Colorado Association of School Boards Denver Botanic Gardens Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver Museum of Nature and Science Denver Public Library History Colorado Village at Gateway Apartments
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