Community foundation boards play a critical role in shaping impact. At Colorado Gives Foundation, our Board of Directors helps guide our strategy, steward charitable resources and ensure our work continues to serve communities across Colorado and here in Jefferson County (Jeffco).
Colorado Gives Foundation’s Board Supports Thriving Communities
For more than 50 years, Colorado Gives Foundation has connected people, ideas and Colorado nonprofits to make good happen. Looking ahead, we will place extra emphasis on these two priorities:
First, we’re helping more nonprofits strengthen their financial stability and sustain their missions for generations by providing our nonprofit endowment partners matching grants, fundraising tools, educational resources, long-term flexible funds and access to below-market financing for growth and capital projects.
Second, as Jeffco’s community foundation, we believe people and communities thrive when they feel connected to one another and to the places where they gather. We’re launching a new campaign to strengthen community connection in Jeffco, alongside grant opportunities that support resident wellbeing and enhance shared community spaces.
Our Board of Directors plays a vital role in moving this work forward. Their leadership and commitment to community help ensure Colorado Gives Foundation continues connecting donors, nonprofits and partners to strengthen communities today and for generations to come.
Recognizing Board Members for Their Leadership + Service
Colorado Gives Foundation is grateful to the three board members who have served our organization and community for several years. Their leadership strengthened our ability to expand philanthropy across Colorado while deepening our commitment as Jeffco’s community foundation.
They helped shape key milestones across Jeffco and the state, including:
- Led a successful leadership transition in 2019
- Launched a rebrand and new name, from Community First Foundation to Colorado Gives Foundation
- Established a new strategic plan that reconnected the foundation with its Jefferson County roots
- Provided critical funding and support to nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic while creating opportunities for donors to support their communities through ColoradoGives.org and Colorado Gives Day
Our sincere thanks to Joy S. Johnson, Shelly A. Marquez and Penfield W. Tate III for their years of service. We’re grateful for the wisdom, leadership and commitment to community you’ve shared with our organization.
Meet the New Colorado Gives Foundation Board Members
Colorado Gives Foundation welcomes four new members and a new chair to our board.
Dan Morris
Financial Adviser, High Point Financial Group LLC
Dan Morris brings extensive financial expertise and a strong commitment to nonprofit leadership. As a financial adviser at High Point Financial Group, he works closely with individuals, families, business owners and nonprofit organizations on retirement planning, benefits strategies and reserve asset management.
Dan has supported nearly two dozen nonprofit organizations as a financial adviser and has served as a volunteer or board member with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement and MindSpark Learning.
Marshall Moore
Director of Community Impact and Financial Well-being, On Tap Credit Union
Marshall Moore focuses on helping community members build stronger relationships with money through financial wellness education. At On Tap Credit Union, he leads programs that combine behavioral science, coaching and creative approaches to financial literacy.
Before joining the credit union sector, Marshall spent ten years as a high school mathematics teacher and helped launch financial literacy coursework for students across Colorado. His work earned the Colorado Department of Education MoneyWi$er Financial Innovation Award in 2020.
Pedro Ramos
Senior Vice President, Jefferies LLC
Pedro Ramos brings deep expertise in municipal finance and community investment. As a senior vice president at Jefferies LLC, he supports financing strategies for cities, school districts, public universities and nonprofit organizations across Colorado and the western United States.
Over the past decade, Pedro has helped lead more than $20 billion in financing, supporting investments in infrastructure, education and public services that strengthen communities.
Pedro also serves as board member and treasurer for the National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB), a national network of more than 200 nonprofit organizations serving Latino communities across the United States.
Zoey Powers
Senior Director of State Government Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company
Zoey Powers brings expertise in public policy, government relations and civic leadership. At Eli Lilly and Company, she leads strategic policy engagement across a six-state region and works with partners across sectors to advance health outcomes and community well-being.
Her experience includes nonprofit board leadership and advisory roles with organizations such as Minds Matter Colorado, TEDxMileHigh and the Institute for Science and Policy at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Stacey Pool Named New Board Chair
Stacey Pool will serve as the new Chair of the Colorado Gives Foundation Board of Directors. In this role, Stacey will work closely with the board and leadership team to help guide the foundation’s strategy as we expand nonprofit endowments, strengthen philanthropic partnerships and continue rallying the community to support thriving communities across Jefferson County and Colorado.
As we welcome new board members and thank those who helped shape our journey, we remain focused on what matters most: connecting people, ideas and Colorado nonprofits to make good happen.
