Annual Report 2017-18 | Denver Scholarship Foundation

"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued support of Denver Scholarship Foundation."

Letter from our CEO

Dear friends,

What started as a kitchen table conversation among Denver leaders who illuminated the potential of Denver Public Schools' students to enroll in college, has grown into an organization that is leading the way for students to successfully achieve their educational aspirations. Today, that shared vision created by a few has evolved into a collection of 3,533 passionate donors lifting the DSF mission to benefit thousands of deserving and dedicated students.

As I celebrate my one year anniversary with this extraordinary organization, I remain beyond grateful to work alongside our board of directors, staff, Scholars, Alumni, and community partners and supporters like you.

As we look ahead to our next chapter and welcome our largest class of Scholars yet, we are thrilled to continue building a foundation for the economic prosperity of our community with you by our side. DSF remains committed to one goal: paving the way for long-term success for our Scholars, and thus, our community as a whole.

On behalf of DSF, our Scholars, and our Alumni, thank you for making college possible!

Sincerely,

Lorii Rabinowitz
Chief Executive Officer
Denver Scholarship Foundation

College Access

In the 2017-18 school year...

DSF College Advisors worked proactively with 2,827 seniors and their families.

DSF staff operated 12 Future Centers serving 25 Denver Public Schools' high schools.

DSF piloted a Mobile College Advisor program, serving High Tech Early College, Career Education Center Early College, Academy of Urban Learning, and other Denver Public Schools' high schools.

DSF served 1,000 TRIO Talent Search participants in 9th-12th grade at nine schools.

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Myrna Hernandez

ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, 2010 | METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, 2014

As a DSF Scholar who now works as a DSF College Advisor, Myrna Hernandez has stood in the shoes of her students.

As a DSF Alumna and now a DSF College Advisor, I am able to see how much DSF cares about students. I see the battles that take place in order to remove barriers standing between students and their successful futures.

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DSF partners with Metropolitan State University of Denver through the Leadership Program to help DSF Scholars at the university develop their confidence through leadership development, teambuilding, public speaking, and other opportunities. In the 2017-2018 academic year, 50 DSF Scholars participated in the program. The Leaders ranged from first-year freshmen to seniors anticipating their graduations.

College Scholarships

In the 2017-18 school year...

DSF provided $5.2 million in scholarships to graduates of Denver Public Schools pursuing a college education.

DSF surpassed $38 million in scholarships awarded to 6,376 Denver Public Schools' graduates since the fall of 2007.

DSF provided over 1,800 scholarships to esteemed and determined Scholars in Denver.

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Christl Haley

GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, 2015 | UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER, 2020

From watching planes fly above her Green Valley Ranch home to pursuing her bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, Christl Haley did not have to look far for career inspiration—the answer was written in the sky.

The one thing that was standing in my way was the yearly tuition. After receiving the DSF Scholarship, I realized that I had gained so much more than money; I became part of a community that wants to see me succeed and will give me the opportunities to do so.

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DSF Scholars who attend the University of Colorado Boulder can choose from one of 12 University of Colorado LEAD Alliance programs, which are a unique set of academic learning communities. These “academic neighborhoods” build camaraderie and promote student success during the first-year and throughout students’ four years through a rich array of cohort experiences, additional scholarships, academic enrichment opportunities, and community-building activities.

College Success

In the 2017-18 school year...

On average, each year our Scholars receive $2 in additional financial aid from our College Partners for every $1 they receive from DSF.

Since 2011, 76% of DSF Scholars have graduated or continue to succeed in college or technical college.

DSF partners with 31 technical and community colleges and universities in Colorado.

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Ge’Swan Swanson

THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, 2017 | UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, 2021

Taking his uncle’s words to heart in the face of obstacles, Ge’Swan’s motivation to become the first in his family to graduate from college has carried him to the University of Colorado Denver and beyond.

My uncle always told me, ‘Whatever you become in life, social expectations don’t define who you can become.'

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DSF partners with the University of Colorado Denver as well as Metropolitan State University of Denver and Community College of Denver through the Students Empowered Educated Determined (SEED) program, which supports DSF Scholars who begin their college education at the Community College of Denver as they transfer to a four-year institution to complete their bachelor’s degree.

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTS

Discovery Day

Exploring Career Pathways

From finding their veins with an Accuvein machine in Phlebotomy to creating dragonfly garden ornaments in Welding, students from 11 Denver Public Schools high schools eagerly immersed themselves in the world of technical education with the help of Emily Griffith Technical College staff at Discovery Day 2018.

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College Partner of the Year

Emily Griffith Technical College

Through Discovery Day and Red Carpet days, Emily Griffith Technical College provided in-depth, hands-on experiences to expose students to opportunities and prepare them to successfully enroll in their programs. Emily Griffith Technical College has gone all in for DSF students through support from staff, administration, and leadership!

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Bash to the Future

‘90s Party Raises Funds for College

On February 24, the DSF Junior Board hosted the inaugural Bash to the Future event. Attendees had a chance to dust off their '90s wardrobes for the night while helping to make college possible. Thank you to our event sponsors and attendees for helping to make Bash to the Future 2018 a great success.

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Graduation Celebration

Congratulations Class of 2018

DSF celebrated our graduating Scholars and welcomed our incoming Scholarship Finalists into the DSF community at our annual Graduation Celebration on June 5.

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Annual Gala 2017

Celebrating Our Scholars

Thanks to the support of many, our Annual Gala 2017 raised over $1.3 million dollars for Denver’s students!

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Golf Classic

Giving Back to the Green

More than 120 guests attended and approximately $165,000 was raised to benefit Denver Scholarship Foundation!

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Honor Roll

Support from generous donors brings our work to life. Thank you for making college possible!

$1,000,000+

Colorado Department of Higher Education
Denver Public Schools

$200,000 – $499,999

Anonymous
The Anschutz Foundation
Patty and Mike Starzer

$500,000 – $999,999

United States Department of Education

$100,000 – $199,999

Daniels Fund
Harvey Family Foundation
JPMorgan Chase

$50,000 – $99,999

The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Ball Foundation
DaVita, Inc.
Virginia W. Hill Foundation
Peierls Foundation
Rose Community Foundation
Thelma and Robert W. Scott Scholarship Trust
Denise O’Leary and Kent Thiry
Celia and Tom Wattles

$25,000 – $49,999

Arrow Electronics
Bohemian Foundation
Linda S. Bowman, Ph.D. and Roger Bowman
Comcast Business
Crown Family Philanthropies
Denver Post Season to Share, Presented by DaVita
Renee and John Elofson
Suzanne and Robert Fanch
Cathey M. and Richard Finlon
Katie MacWilliams
Newmont Mining Corporation
Jody and Scott Nycum
Margot and Marc Pinto
Linda and Richard Schierburg
Richard Shahan, Ph.D.
Britney and Richard Weil
Connie Burwell White and William W. White Foundation

$10,000 – $24,999

AMG National Trust Bank
Libby Anschutz and Jeffrey Allen
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
Laura Barton and Willie Matthews
Benson Mineral Group
Marcy and Bruce Benson
Better Business Bureau Serving Denver/Boulder
Joe Blake
Aimee and Jonathan Coleman
Colorado School of Mines
CoorsTek
Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation
Dietrich & Company, LLC
Dana and Barry Dorfman
Envirocon
GCC of America, Inc.
GE Johnson Holding Company
Shannon Gifford and Jerrold L. Glick
Arlene and Barry Hirschfeld
Steven Johnson
Mitzi and Stephen Kurtz
Sharon and Greg Maffei
Sharon and Lanny Martin
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
North High School Alumni Association
OfficeScapes Group
Organization of Chinese Americans
The Herbert & Judy Paige Family Foundation
Petrie Partners
Platte River Equity
QEP Resources
The Roth Education Foundation
Roy A. Hunt Foundation
David Scanavino, M.D.
Diane Simard
Therese Ivancovich and Gregory Sissel
The Sturm Family Foundation
University of Colorado
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Denver
Vectra Bank Colorado
Kristin and William Waters
Wells Fargo Foundation
Amy and David West

$5,000 – $9,999

Anonymous
Jeanette and Steve Abelman
Kelly Jean Brough
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman
Colorado Health Foundation
Colorado State University
Colorado Succeeds
Noey and Tom Congdon
Julanna Gilbert, Ph.D. and Robert D. Coombe, Ph.D.
Mark Cordova
CSG
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Rae Ann Bories-Easley and Nathaniel Easley, Ph.D.
Ernst & Young
Jayne Ford
Beth and Kent Gilbert
Graebel Companies
The Regis F. Groff Foundation
Susan and Steven Halstedt
Jane Hamilton
Michelle and John Hanley
Harmes C. Fishback Foundation Trust
Elizabeth and Philip Hawkins
Emily and James Henkel
Holland & Knight LLP
Karen and John Ikard
Christie and Walter Isenberg
Vicki Johnson
Kaleidoscope Design
David Kenney
Kline Alvarado Veio-PC
KPMG LLP
Elizabeth and Steven Kris
Jean and Terry Laverty
Libby Anschutz Foundation
Liberty Global, Inc.
Ann and Hal Logan
Ellen Marritt
Susan and Lee McIntire
MDC / Richmond American Homes Foundation
Virginia and Joe Mello
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Nancy and Skip Miller
Mary Kay and Larry Mueller
NXP Semiconductors
Cassandra and Alex Poole
Roger Raley
Ready Foods
Rose Medical Center
William Rosetti
Debra and Donald Silversmith
Mary and George Sissel
Kim Benson and Allen Staver
TE Connectivity
K.C. Veio and David Orlovsky
Vistar Corporation
Tami Paumier and Glen C. Warren, Jr.
West High School Alumni Association
Connie and Alex Wiegers

$2,500 – $4,999

Anonymous
W. Clifton Arbuckle Revocable Trust
Marisa Hudson Arney and Ryan Arney
Bear Creek Asset Management
Cody and Seth Belzley
Brad Busse
Lucy and William Cassidy
Concord Energy LLC
Patricia Poggi and Stuart Davis
Lee Fawcett
Filsinger Energy Partners
Lisa and Joe Finnegan
First Western Trust Bank
Ashleigh and Daniel Fredrickson
Aubrey Gordon
Group14 Engineering
IMA Financial Group, Inc.
Ingram Micro
Intel
International Foodservice Manufacturers Association
Diane and Scott Johnson
Melodie Koss
Kristi Lamar
Diana Lopez
Kelly and Kevin MacFarlane
Mary Duquaine Fund at the Denver Foundation
Stacey and Dan May
R.J. McArthur
Lori and Peter McDermott
McDowell Family Foundation
McGraw-Hill Education
Dr. David T. Mershon
Michael Young Family Foundation
Microsemi Corporation
A.J. Miller
NAI Shames Makovsky
National CineMedia, LLC
NexGen Resources Corporation
The Northern Group, Inc.
Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti PC
PDC Energy
Trent Peaker
Jeffrey Pfeifer
Christy and Martin Pocs
The Rockjensen Foundation
Sirius Computer Solutions
John C. Spencer
Squire Patton Boggs
Arlene Bobrow and Charles Tanabe
Rebecca and Jeff Taylor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Colorado Denver
VOCA Public Relations
Willoughby & Associates
Martha Wofford and John Knight
Dotty Woods

$1,000 – $2,499

Cathy and Marco Antonio Abarca
James Angell
Anonymous (3)
Therese and Gordon Appell
ArrowMark Partners
Bellco Foundation
The Honorable Michael F. Bennet and Ms. Susan Daggett
Nancy and Art Blomberg
Rachel Brady and Thomas F. Brady, Ph.D.
Diane Brown
Jan and Mark Bundy
Irma and Mario Carrera
Genevieve A. Chamberlin
Colfax Marathon Partnership, Inc
Kirsten Collins and Timothy Collins, Jr.
Colorado Business Bank
Colorado Convention Center
Colorado Early Colleges
Community College of Denver Foundation
Community First Foundation
Joann and John Congdon
Patricia and Donald Cook
Phil Copeland
William Crawford
Denver Health
Ken desGarennes
Corry and Philip E. Doty
Douglas E. Kullerstrand Trust
DPS Multicultural Language & Outreach Services
Susan and James Dreisbach
Ed Bozarth Chevrolet Company Inc
Nancy and Carl Eklund
El Pomar Foundation
Elevate By Design
Samuel Engel
Ellen Bruss and Mark Falcone
Cindy and Steven Farber
Kristin and Tom Feldkamp
Yvette and Chris Frampton
Jen and Brian Frenkel
Judy and Richard Geller
Rhondda and Peter Grant
John R. Griffin
Nancy and Neal Groff
Barbara Grogan
Alan Guzowski
Gyan-i Inc.
Cheryl and Scott Hefner
James Hidahl
Christopher L. Higgins DC, PC
JobPlex Inc., A DHR International Company
Mary Lou Blackledge-Kortz and Donald Kortz
Steve Krakoski
Janet and Stuart Kritzer
Carol and Larry Lance
Landmark Insurance Group
Constance and Gary Levine
Rosemarie Loffredo
Rosella and Clifton Louis
Luxe Kitchens & Interiors
MegaStar Financial Corp.
LeeAnn and M. Robert Morrill
Liz Lynner and Jim Palenchar
Peak Mortgage Solutions
Jane and Thomas Petrie
Joey Porcelli and Randy Pharo
Ann and Edward Pierce
Pikes Peak Community Foundation
Portland Cement Association
Denny Marie Post
Rona Press
Revesco USA Properties LLLP
Daniel L. Ritchie
Robinson Management LLC
Susan and Edward Robinson
Marcia and Richard Robinson
Richard Rush
David Ryan
Sean Sjodin
Stephen Skinner
South Class of 1965 Reunion
Dominic Spencer
Marilyn L. Starzer
Rebecca and Matt Steinfort
Thomas R. Stephens
Pab and Kenneth A. Stiefler
Laura and Peter Terpenning
John Terrill
John Vaughey
Charles White
John Woodard
Laura and Douglas Wright
Susan and Paul Zoby

Financials

The DSF mission gives our donors something worth investing in, and our fiscal responsibility is what closes the deal.

Statement of Activities

Support and Revenue

Expenses

Statement of Financial Position

Support and Revenue

Liabilities and Net Assets

Statements of financial position and activities as of June 30, 2018.

DSF Board

Our board of directors, comprised of leaders invested in the success of every Denver Public Schools student, shapes the future and direction of DSF.

Board of Directors list current as of June 30, 2018.

Linda S. Bowman, Chair
Interim Vice Provost and Clinical Professor,
University of Colorado Denver

Thomas G. Wattles, Treasurer
Executive Chairman of the Board,
DCT Industrial, Inc.

John Elofson, Secretary
Partner,
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Steven Abelman
Shareholder,
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Jeff Allen
Chief Executive Officer,
appli inc.

Seth Belzley
Partner,
Holland & Knight LLP

Tom Brady
Chief Economist,
Newmont Mining Corporation

Kelly Brough
President & CEO,
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

Jonathan Coleman
Portfolio Manager,
Janus Henderson

Luis Colón
Chief Development Officer,
Mile High United Way

Bob Coombe
Chancellor Emeritus,
University of Denver

Bob Deibel
President & Owner,
OfficeScapes Group

Barry Dorfman
President, Rocky Mountain Region,
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.

Mark Fallon
President & CEO,
Envirocon, Inc.

Cathey McClain Finlon, Past Chair
Retired CEO & Chair,
McClain Finlon

Jayne Ford
Head of Talent Services,
RevelOne

Mark Goodman
CEO & Chairman,
Colorado Nut Company

John J. Hanley
Managing Director,
J.P. Morgan Private Bank

John A. Ikard
Retired CEO,
FirstBank Holding Company

Stephen S. Kurtz
Chairman,
MuscleSound, LLC

Irma Lockridge
Chief People & Systems Officer,
CoorsTek

Katie MacWilliams
Community Volunteer

R. Scott Nycum, Jr.
Retired Vice Chairman,
J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Martin Pocs
Vice Chairman,
DHR International

Rich Schierburg
Owner,
Peregrine Group Development

Don Silversmith
Chairman,
First Western Trust Bank, Denver

Michael Starzer
Chairman & CEO,
Fifth Creek Energy Company

David West
VP, Global Marketing & Engineering, Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Martha Wofford
Group Vice President,
DaVita, Inc.

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Tom Boasberg
Superintendent,
Denver Public Schools

Lorii Rabinowitz
Chief Executive Officer,
Denver Scholarship Foundation

DSF Staff

From advising high school students to processing scholarship payments, to engaging donors, partners and volunteers, the DSF staff serves as the heartbeat of DSF.

Staff list current as of June 30, 2018.

Executive Management

Jeremy Anderson
Interim Chief Development Officer

Nathan Cadena
Chief Operating Officer

Lorii Rabinowitz
Chief Executive Officer

Patricia Schwartzberg
Chief Financial Officer

Communications & Development

Robin DeGrassi James
Senior Development Manager

Linda Duhon
Grants Manager

Caroline Glynn Neal
Communications Manager

Latia Henderson
Director of Marketing & Events

Jessica Milnes
Director of Development

Corey Steagall
Development Coordinator

Program & Administration

Renae Bellew
Senior Program Director

Nikki Chen
Database Administrator & IT Product Manager

Natasha Garfield
Assistant Director of Student Services

Humberto Guerrero
TRIO Talent Search Assistant Director, Montbello Campus

Gabe Guindon
Director of College Access

Carmela Jaquez
Associate Director of Scholarships

Angela Leal
Accounting & Human Resources Assistant

Michelle Liu
Associate Director of College Success

Stephanie López
College Success Coordinator

Amodj Manga
Scholarship Program Specialist

Brittany Matteson
Career & Technical Education Program Manager

Angrith Na
Data & Evaluation Manager

Melissa Quinteros Cleaver
TRIO Talent Search Assistant Director, North High School and West High Campus

Kristina Ros
Executive Assistant

Heather Scott
Director of IT Services

Leticia Treviño
TRIO Talent Search Director

College Advisors

Meredith Barrow
Lead College Advisor, South High School

Vincent Caricato
College Advisor, East High School

Alejandra Dominguez
Assistant Advisor, Lincoln High School

Molly Gallegos
College Advisor, John F. Kennedy High School

Emma Kepes
Colorado College Fellow, South High School and George Washington High School

Myrna Hernandez
TRIO College Advisor, North High School

Diana Madriz
College Advisor, Manual High School and Bruce Randolph School

Rena Maez
Lead College Advisor, Thomas Jefferson High School

Obinna Onyeali
TRIO College Advisor, Montbello Campus

Jasmine Rainey
Lead College Advisor, George Washington High School

Federico Rangel
College Advisor, West High Campus

Derrek Sandoval
College Advisor, Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College

Zulema Sierra
TRIO College Advisor, North High School

Sophie Vogel
Mobile Advisor