Rocky Mountain District Kiwanis Foundation

For more than 40 years the Rocky Mountain Kiwanis District Foundation has devoted its energy to passionately advocating for the needs of children. Recognizing the incredible service Kiwanis Clubs perform, the Foundation provides grants to protect the health, safety, and welfare of children in our communities.  Specifically these grants help build playgrounds, feed children without enough to eat, support public library and school programs, fund student leadership initiatives and so much more! 

In 2025 the Foundation made $22,500 in grants to nine Kiwanis clubs for projects in their communities and provided more than $30,000 to support the Kiwanis Rocky Mountain District’s Key Leader, high school leadership development program.

Testimonials from Key Leader

Key Leader teaches service leadership and social-emotional skills essential for students to become values-driven leaders in their communities. Key Leader is an essential program, designed to break down the isolation many students face in an era of smartphones and social media while teaching critical leadership skills.

Here are a few comments about the Key Leader program from students that have attended:

• "Key Leader is a great opportunity to make new friends and grow as a person by building skills you thought you’d never have."
• "Key Leader is one of the greatest experiences that teenagers can be a part of! It truly shows all the possibilities that we can accomplish!"
• "When coming to Key Leader you have to know you’re not going to be in your comfort zone. You’re gonna talk to people you don’t know, learn with a new group, do things you’ve never done before. But it is all worth it!"
• "Not only will you meet new people and learn how to be a good leader, but you’ll also find yourself during the experience. Enjoy yourself and have fun."
• "Key Leader is an amazing opportunity to broaden your perspective on life and leadership. Key Leader will also expand your knowledge on leadership beyond your imagination."

 These are some of the biggest take aways from the kids.

•  Leadership is a responsibility, not a rank
•  Great leaders don’t do it on their own
•  Community is participation not membership