Rose Community Foundation Awards Over $4.1 Million in Second Phase of COVID-19 Grantmaking

Denver, CO– In response to the ongoing health and economic implications of COVID-19 on the Greater Denver community, Rose Community Foundation and its fundholders awarded 395 grants totaling over $4.1 million in its second phase of COVID-19 grantmaking, bringing the Foundation’s COVID-19 grantmaking total thus far to more than $7 million over three months. The majority of new grants focused specifically on mitigating the pandemic’s mid-term and longer-term impacts on disproportionately affected populations, reflecting an organizational commitment to funding through an equity lens.