UHNA Board Meeting | October 9, 2025

Attendees: Arianna, Emily, David, Kristin, Molly, Kathy, Linda

Call to Order (Kristin) at 6:35 p.m.

Approval of September Minutes - Kristin moved, David seconded - unanimous approval 

Debrief on September Community Events: 

Sept 11 Community Meeting

• Do we want to have our councilperson come yearly? – everyone says yes. Let’s try for September so it’s before elections and before holidays

• Arianna to follow up with people on the sign-up sheet from the meeting; also look for Brittany’s email from signup genius

September 12 Movie Night Planning at Bradley

• Bradley PTO Donation for Pizza

• $233 cash

• $161.38 Venmo

• $10 Paypal

• -$207.44 Pizza Costs

• $196.94 for donation to Bradley PTO – all in attendance approved. Emily to give the check

Lessons learned

• We need to get a generator

September 13 Highline Canal Cleanup

Upcoming Community Events:

Santa at the Wellshire (Saturday Nov 29, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM):

• Locating Santa/Ms. Clause – we have a Ms. Clause, but we should probably hire a Santa for risk/liability – Arianna will help, Kathy can ask her connections

• Holiday party offering with community thank you notes to sponsors throughout the year

  • Molly will design the card (regular-sized cardstock paper) and Arianna will print

• Music: Kathy and Donna, potentially another friend with a violin

• We could see if Kristie wants to come and do crafts (DPD) –

• We could reach out to the book bus → David can reach out

• Denver Public Library interview on NPR → they want to get it out more, looking for potential pop-up opportunities → Arianna can ask

• Molly to reach out to Nigel with the Lions Club → see if they can have a table/glasses drive

Communication Plan

Budget

• $150 for the Wellshire, $150 for staff tips

• $100 for Santa? 

• We need a Santa and Mrs. Claus volunteer

  • $50 Candy? – Yes for candy canes

• ?? Suit rental

• Do we need event insurance? 

December 11 Community Meeting

Library resources during closure

Board Elections- Open officer roles include President and Secretary

Egg Hunt 

Date: March 28

Cooper Coffee from UHills Farmers Market is confirmed. 

Sponsorship:

• Add Arianna Morris as an annual sponsor. Contributions include $500 donation for movie night, Zoom, Meetup up, and printing services. In-kind printing services are $213 per event (300 sheets at 0.71 per sheet) with a Bradley distribution. 

  • All in attendance voted “yes”

• Add PSI as annual sponsor for an estimated $1000 in kind donation at movie night for projection services.

  • Let’s check with them

2026 Budget and Events

Meetings:

Second Wednesday of the Month at Eisenhower Rec Center

6:30 PM to 7:45 PM

• January 14: Board meeting

• February 11: Board Meeting

• March 11: Community Meeting (Optional)

• April 8: Board Meeting

• May 13: Board Meeting

• June 10: Community Meeting

• July 8: Board Meeting

• August 12: Board Meeting

• Sept 9: Community Meeting (Optional)

  • Let’s try to have our city council person come again for this one!

• October 14: Board Meeting (Optional)

• November 11: Board Meeting

• December 9: Community Board Elections

Next year, we can reduce the frequency of community meetings (we are only required to have 2) – we are listing them as “optional’

University Hills Egg Hunt: April 4 or March 28

• Permit: $25

• School Fees: $150 (new)

• Event Insurance: $250 (flat)

• Eggs and filling: $450 (flat)

• Bradley flyers: $70 ($70 BW or $213 Color ?in-kind) 

• Contingency (10%): $88

Total: $955

May Garage Sale or Eisenhower Park Community Clean Up

Food Truck Fridays: June 12, June 26, July 10, July 24, August 7, August 21

• Permit: Free with Council sponsorship

• Insurance: ~$50 per event; $300

• Music: $100 per act; $600

• Bradley flyers: $70  ($70 BW or $213 Color ?in-kind) 

• Contingency (10%): $90

Total: $990/$165 per night

September Highline Canal Trail Clean Up

Santa at the Wellshire: Nov 28

• $150 for the Wellshire, $150 for staff tips

• $100 for Santa? 

• $50 Candy

• Contingency (10%): $45

Total: $495

Operational Costs:

Secretary of State: $25

Wix.com: $204

Domain: $25 (purchased 3-year in Feb 2024, renewal due Feb 2027)

INC: $40 (In-kind)

PO Box: $83

Marketing:$100 (10 $10 add buys)

Contingency (10%): $41

Total: $453

Total budget (without Movie Night): $2,893 

Total budget (with Movie Night $2,000 to $3,500): $4,893 to $6,393

Projected Revenue Structure (without Movie Night) - unanimous approval 

Donations: $1500

Sponsors: 3 x Annual, 3 x Event: $1,950

• $150 Event Sponsorship - Logo on Event Flyers and Newsletter notice for event

• $250 Event Table Sponsorship  - Logo on Event Flyers, Newsletter notice for event, and Table at the Event

• $500 Annual Sponsorship:  Event Table Sponsorship for all events and logo on website.

Total Revenue: $3,450

Total Costs: $2,893

Cost - Revenue: $3,450 - $2,893 = $557

Projected Revenue Structure (with Movie Night)

Donations: $1500 + $1000

Sponsors: 3 x Annual, 3 x Event: $1,950 + $500

• $150 Event Sponsorship - Logo on Event Flyers and Newsletter notice for event

• $250 Event Table Sponsorship  - Logo on Event Flyers, Newsletter notice for event, and Table at the Event

• $500 Annual Sponsorship:  Event Table Sponsorship for all events and logo on website.

Total Revenue:  $4950

Total Costs: $4,893 to $6,393 (and burnout)

Cost - Revenue: -$1,443 to $57

Projected Revenue Structure (with Movie Night; Current Sponsor Rates)

Donations: $1500 + $1000

Sponsors: 2 x Annual, 3 x Event: $2,850

• $250 Event Sponsorship - Logo on Event Flyers and Newsletter notice for event

• $500 Event Table Sponsorship  - Logo on Event Flyers, Newsletter notice for event, and Table at the Event

• $800 Annual Sponsorship:  Event Table Sponsorship for all events and logo on website.

Total Revenue:  $5,350

Total Costs: $4,893 to $6,393 (and burnout)

Cost - Revenue:  -$1043 to $457

Other ideas for movie night

• Kathy’s idea for movie night: seeing how successful it was for the kids despite the chaos, what if we just had night games at bradley?

• Get all of the glow-in-the-dark things that we can

• Arianna: if we continue to do movie night, we have to do significantly better fundraisers. We need to be able to commit to getting more sponsors, etc. We can’t do it DIY, we need everything 100% taken care of so all we have to do is have people show up and tell them we’re to put stuff. We don’t have the structure, recruitment, or volunteer base to put it on in full

• Emily: previously had a campout at bradley, dance party on the other side of the building. We shouldn’t do in-kind donations for the tech setup. We could see if Bradley PTO wants to put on the movie night.

• “Bradley After Dark” – maybe we could provide more support vs. run it

• Emily to ask Bradley PTO if they can lead

Treasurer’s Report - Linda 

$3,327.60 – Kristin to submit movie night receipts (screen, sandbags, etc)

Grant Funding (Emily)

Grants and Community Benefit Funds for RNOs

Did you know that there are a variety of grants and community benefit funds that RNOs can apply for to do community projects and support their groups? Organizations like The Denver Park Trust and The Denver Foundation offer grants and funding opportunities for neighborhood and community improvement. The programs provided by these organizations can assist with things like supporting grassroots community organizing campaigns or projects, doing small-scale, high-impact park improvement projects, and hiring "coaches" to help community groups build new, beneficial skills.

Grants for both of these programs range anywhere from $500 to $5,000, with The Denver Foundation providing grants of $2,500 on average. There are specified requirements for much of this funding, usually surrounding the type of organization your RNO is (like if it’s a 501(c)(3) organization), as well as the scope of the project that the RNO is attempting to achieve (for example, the grant provided by The Denver Park Trust is park and green space focused). Several City Council offices offer financial support for neighborhood organizations from their office budgets, but the City of Denver does not offer any funds for these groups.

The grants mentioned here are by no means an exhaustive list of the private funds that RNOs in Denver have the opportunity to tap into, but hopefully they’re a good starting place if your RNO has a project in mind! 

 The Denver Park Trust Project idea: Repair graffiti/lights and expand I25 underpass murals

The Denver Foundation Only grants to 501(c)(3)[recent change]

Upcoming Event (Arianna)

Sophie Pappas (an amazing lender I work with) and I are hosting Real Estate Office Hours at Public Brewing on October 16th at 6:00- 8:00pm. 

It’s a relaxed, no-pressure way for anyone curious about the housing market—or thinking about buying or selling a home—to stop by, grab a beer, and ask questions.

First drink’s on us! 

Do you know someone who has been thinking about jumping into the market or has questions about the process?

Denver elections 

Molly draft statement/email to send in as public comment → send in email to UHNA group so we can chat – we need a quorum so we need six people to reply “yes”