Fundraising Events
Upcoming Events
Face of JFS
November 17, 2026
5:30-9:30 p.m.
Save the date for an unforgettable evening benefiting JFS’s community programs! Guests will mix and mingle during cocktail hour, enjoy a sophisticated dining experience, celebrate our Yana Vishnitsky Leadership Award recipient, the Appel Family Foundation, learn about JFS’s impact, and enjoy a moderated conversation with Jon Meacham, presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Past Events
JFS Executive Luncheon
May 7, 2026
The 2026 JFS Executive Luncheon was a can't-miss event. Together with Denver's philanthropic community, we recognized the Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Community Leadership Award recipient, the State of Colorado, celebrated the difference JFS makes, and enjoyed an engaging conversation with our featured speaker - actress, director, writer, and producer Elizabeth Banks!
Faces of JFS
November 12, 2025
Guests at the 2025 Faces of JFS event enjoyed cocktails, dinner, a short program, and a moderated conversation between U.S. media personality, entrepreneur, and world-class changemaker Van Jones and Scott Levin.
This event helped in our commitment to strengthening our position as a community safety net and sustaining the essential services our community relies on every day remains the same.
JFS Executive Luncheon
April 22, 2025
The Denver philanthropic community learned more about JFS, enjoyed lunch, a presentation of the Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Community Leadership Award to the Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation, and listened to a fascinating moderated conversation between journalist and 9NEWS anchor Kyle Clark and Chuck Todd.