2004 Grant & Sponsorship Recipients

The following organizations received grant or sponsorship support from Community First Foundation in 2004. 

Community Grants

Nonprofit Preservation Endowment Challenge Grants ($1,193,571) 
Matching grants for Nonprofit Preservation Endowment Challenge Grant participants 

Association of Fundraising Professionals ($1,000)
Rocky Mountain Philanthropy Institute

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities ($5,000)
Children’s theater program 

Jeffco Children’s Alliance ($17,000)
Services to support child abuse victims

City of Lakewood ($10,000)
Laboratory of Social Innovation

Casa Grande Neighborhood Association ($3,000)
Traffic calming sign

 
Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center ($101)
Honorarium 

Jeffco Action Center ($4,100)
Enterprise zone – EZ Care Clinic serving uninsured individuals and families

The Jefferson Foundation ($500)
Second Wind Fund

Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment ($2,000)
Follow-up screenings following abnormal medical test results for women below poverty guidelines

Mountain Resource Center ($1,000)
Health and services to mountain residents

Parkinson Association ($1,000)
General operations

Scholastic Books ($5,000)
Reach Out and Read

Seniors’ Resource Center ($20,000)
Transportation for seniors

 
Susan M. Duncan YMCA ($2,500)
Strong Kids campaign

West Chamber Serving Jefferson County (($19,475)
Youth Leadership Jefferson County program

Young AmeriTown Belmar Campus ($5,000)
Youth philanthropy program
 
Sponsorships ($10,337)
Association of Healthcare Philanthropy

Children’s Charity

City of Lakewood

Family Tree

Friendship Bridge

Jeffco Action Center

Jefferson county Good News coalition

Muscular Dystrophy Association

National Philanthropy Day

Rainbow Bridge

Rolling Hills Country Club Foundation

Seniors’ Resource Center

The Jefferson Foundation

YMCA of Metro Denver

Grants to Support Exempla Lutheran Medical Center
Community First Foundation was founded as the fund-raising arm of our namesake – Lutheran Medical Center.  Today, Exempla Lutheran Medical Center remains a beneficiary of the Foundation. 

In 2004, more than $777,495 was granted to ELMC to support programs and services.  Highlights include:

Breast Care Center ($1,280)
Mammograms and follow-up services for uninsured patients

Bridges Integrative Health Services ($75,073)
Operational costs for complementary therapy services

Colorado Lutheran Home ($32,674)
Landscaping and renovations to enhance quality of life for residents

ELMC Volunteers ($248,700)
Program and service support for Exempla Lutheran Medical Center

Hospice ($6,824)
Bereavement training, bereavement materials, hand sculptures

Hospice Care Center ($354,125)
Construction

Humanitarian Support (27,772)

Interest-free loans to assist ELMC employees facing financial crisis

Oncology ($881)
Staff education

Pet Therapy ($533)
Therapeutic visits by pet therapy dogs

Pharmacy ($15,000)
Prescriptions for uninsured patients

Radiation Oncology Charity Fund ($1,535)
Aquarium funding

West Pines Training Center ($12,500)
Learning Beyond the Experience program
 
Grants by Donor Fund: Donor Designated Funds
 
Colorado Peace Officers’ Foundation, Inc. ($10,000)
General operations

Collier Family Scholarship Fund ($13,445)
Red Rocks Community College - Scholarships

 
Fox Family Scholarship Fund ($32,500)
Scholarships 
 
Donor Advised Funds

Cochran Fund ($2,550)
Educational awards for oncology health-care providers

 
Foothills Family Medicine Donor Advised Fund ($341)
Alzheimer’s Association

Colorado AIDS Project

Multiple Sclerosis National Society – Colorado Chapter

Parkinson Association of the Rockies

 
Janet A. Fania Scholarship Donor Advised Fund ($1,000)
Blessed Sacrament School - Scholarships

Leach Family Donor Advised Fund ($25,000)
The Argyle Foundation – Research project on needs of seniors

 
Storatz Family Trust Donor Advised Fund ($1,000)
South Gables Church - Ethiopian mission

The Jefferson Foundation ($110,000)
Support of Jefferson County schools

Fiscal Sponsorship

Historic Elitch Gardens Theatre Foundation ($146,350)
General operations and program expense