Cherie Kirschbaum

Cherie Kirschbaum discovered her calling at 12-years-old. A natural leader determined to make
a difference, she founded a nonprofit, the Southside Junior Philanthropics, and embarked on a mission to create awareness and raise money for special needs children. As the founder and President of City Projects, Inc., Cherie’s network is bigger, her experience is broader, and her passion for helping others continues to drive her personal and professional life. An in-depth understanding of nonprofits and real estate, her enterprising nature and ability to make things happen, position her as a trusted and effective real estate development consultant, presenter and author.

Things to Know

• Founder and President of City Projects, Inc.
• As Regional President, transformed Mercy Housing Southwest into a premier nonprofit real estate developer and manager of affordable multi-family and senior housing in Colorado and Arizona
• Project Team Member that developed Health One’s Centennial Medical Plaza, the country’s first $10M hospital without beds
• Developed, owned and operated a chain of retail sundry shops in downtown Denver
• Appointed to 2010-2012 CHFA Tax Credit Advisory Group
• Mile High Community Loan Fund former Chair of the Board of Directors and recent inductee into the Hall of Fame
• Founded the Jewish Community Response to Family Violence
• Workshop presenter at the 2009 Colorado Nonprofit Association’s Annual Conference-Real Estate Stewardship for Nonprofits
• Co-chair of the 2008 University of Denver’s Franklin Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management Affordable Housing Conference
• Named a 2003 Woman to Watch by Jewish Women International
• 2011 Denver Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Award