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Anythink Foundation

The Anythink Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 that supports innovation and creativity in Adams County by raising private funds for special programs and projects at Anythink. This support helps the library continue its mission to “open doors for curious minds” as a dynamic center for engagement.

It’s through the help of individual donors like you that the Anythink Foundation is able to fund innovative projects and programs. 

Anythink Foundation is the trade name for Rangeview Library Friends Foundation, Inc. EIN 26-4630183

Inspire nature learning through the Kinship Campaign

Colorado’s first nature-based library is almost here — and you can help it grow into something extraordinary. When you donate to the Kinship Campaign by Aug. 8, your gifts help to launch free, community-centered programs, installations and hands-on experiences that will bring nature learning to life across all Anythink Libraries.

Donate before the Anythink Nature Library’s grand opening on Aug. 8!

What is the Kinship Campaign?

The Kinship Campaign aims to help people find their place in nature — together.

With the opening of the Anythink Nature Library on the horizon, the campaign invites you to support Anythink’s mission to foster learning about, in, with and for the natural world.

The Nature Library brings nature life through hands-on experiences such as guided family nature programs, outdoor art and play-based learning spaces, and community events designed especially for families and youth who face barriers to spending time outdoors — including limited transportation, lack of gear or access to welcoming natural spaces.

While public funding supports essential library services, community philanthropy makes it possible to pilot new programs, commission public art and create immersive learning experiences that go beyond what tax dollars can fund.

Your Impact

Campaign funds will support:

  • Free, nature-based programs for families and youth across Adams County
  • Public art and outdoor learning installations that invite hands-on exploration
  • Community events that help residents build connections to the land — and to one another

Donor levels:

Sweetgrass - $25+

Sweetgrass, a sacred and aromatic herb, is often referred to as the “hair of Mother Earth.” Braided sweetgrass is difficult to break, representing the strength of community and family. 

By donating, you’ll receive:

  • Custom seed packet with flowers found at the Nature Library 
  • 2 entries into a raffle for a preview tour of the Nature Library 
  • Recognition on the Anythink Foundation web page  
  • Recognition in the Grand Opening program brochure 
  • Recognition in Anythink annual report 

The Spiny Star is a Colorado native cactus known for ecological adaptability, high frost-tolerance and medicinal uses. 

By donating, you’ll receive:

  • Two custom seed packets with flowers found at Nature Library 
  • 4 entries into a raffle for a preview tour of the Nature Library 
  • Recognition on the Anythink Foundation web page  
  • Recognition in the Grand Opening program brochure 
  • Recognition in Anythink annual report 

Colorado’s state flower, the Rocky Mountain Columbine symbolizes the state’s natural beauty and resilience. 

By donating, you’ll receive:

  • Nature Library Water Bottle 
  • 6 entries into a raffle for a preview tour of the Nature Library 
  • Recognition on the Anythink Foundation web page  
  • Recognition in the Grand Opening program brochure 
  • Recognition in Anythink Annual Report 

Also known as a Buffalo currant, this shrub’s early spring nectar and edible berries make it a crucial food for pollinators, birds and mammals. 

By donating, you’ll receive:

  • 2 tickets to an upcoming sponsor celebration 
  • 4 tickets to preview tour of Nature Library 
  • Nature Library Water Bottle 
  • Recognition on the Anythink Foundation web page  
  • Recognition in the Grand Opening program brochure 
  • Recognition in Anythink Annual Report 

This variety of Colorado’s native columbine is known for its vigor, longevity and versatility.

By donating, you’ll receive:

  • 2 tickets to an upcoming sponsor celebration 
  • 6 tickets to preview tour of Nature Library
  • Nature Library Water Bottle
  • Recognition on the Anythink Foundation web page 
  • Recognition in the Grand Opening program brochure
  • Recognition in Anythink Annual Report

This Colorado native perennial is known for its deep purple flowers and its role as a “monarch magnet” in late summer. 

By donating, you’ll receive:

  • 2 tickets to an upcoming sponsor celebration 
  • 8 tickets to preview tour of Nature Library 
  • Nature Library Water Bottle 
  • Recognition on the Anythink Foundation web page  
  • Recognition in the Grand Opening program brochure 
  • Recognition in Anythink Annual Report 

Donate Today

Anythink Libraries have a long history of delivering free, innovative programs that reach thousands of Adams County residents each year, and the Kinship Campaign builds on that foundation to expand what’s possible.

Donate to the Kinship Campaign

Meet the Foundation Board

Dennis Humphries

Dennis Humphries AIA has practiced architecture for nearly 50 years with a primary focus on re-imagining the public library into a 21st century resource. Having been the author of over 135 public library projects across the U.S., Humphries is considered a thought leader and passionate champion of library design. He has been involved with Anythink since its inception as the architect for six of its libraries. Humphries also advised on the site selection and initial programming phases for the Anythink Nature Library.

Humphries has been invited to speak at global library design forums, and his work has been honored in several library awards programs, including Library Journal’s “Landmark Libraries” for Anythink Wright Farms (Thornton, Colo.) and 21C Library (Colorado Springs, Colo.); ALA/IIDA for the Community Library (Ketchum, Idaho; and the Ruby M. Sisson Library (Bayfield, Colo.) as Library Journal’s “Best Small Library in America.”

Stacie Ledden

Stacie Ledden is a creative strategist, storyteller, and founder of Stacie Ledden Consulting LLC. She works with purpose-driven clients worldwide to build emotional connections between organizations and their audiences through leadership development, branding and marketing, community engagement, vision and values, and strategy. She spent 15 years as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Anythink, where she still contributes as a member of the Anythink Foundation board. She believes in the power of libraries to build community and support the success, creativity and quality of life for all.

Amy Miranda

Amy Miranda is Senior Account Executive in a National/Regional role with Comcast Advertising. The small team of 18 helps manage 60+ markets and millions of dollars in campaigns for various clients. Amy’s extensive TV advertising career started at WDIV in Detroit, and KDVR, KCNC and Comcast in Denver. She currently serves on the Sales Council and is a three-time Comcast President’s Club winner, recognized for her outstanding performance.

She learned the value of work ethic, communication, and compromise growing up in a nine-person, Navy family along the California coast. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She married her college sweetheart and joined him in Colorado. They have raised their two kids in Adams County, and Anythink Wright Farms is their local library.

Amy loved reading from an early age. From summer book lists and family road trips reading by flashlight, she still reads – whether it’s two newspapers, or a few novels a month. She belongs to the “Happy Bookers” Book Club, where most months they discuss the book.

Anythink Libraries has created a special community. Amy wants to be a part of that uplifting group, and serving on the Anythink Foundation Board allows her to make a focused impact and ensure it’s special for years to come.

One of her favorite quotes is from Maya Angelou, who said, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.”

Zoe Ocampo

Zoe Ocampo is a creative, strategic marketer with great experience working with arts organizations in the private, nonprofit and public sectors.

She was the marketing director at the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus for 13 years and helped the small museum become a world-class institution through a capital campaign, expansion and rebrand in 2015.

In 2019 she was hired to build the new Cultural Arts Division for Adams County. Her division runs the county’s arts initiatives, public art projects through the Percentage for the Arts Program, and cultural programming like the Adams County Poet Laureate Residency in partnership with Anythink Libraries.

Her projects have won numerous awards, and she has spoken at conferences and TedX Cherry Creek on using the arts to make big, bold change in the world.

Maura O'Neal

Maura O’Neal brings nearly two decades of strategic communications and community leadership experience to the Anythink Foundation board. As a senior director at GroundFloor Media, she specializes in communications and crisis management. A proud graduate of Colorado State University and the University of Colorado, O’Neal has built her career across multiple agencies and Colorado’s higher education and nonprofit sectors, developing expertise in integrated communications and strategic counsel that she’s eager to apply in service of Anythink’s mission.

O’Neal’s commitment to her community runs deep, particularly her longstanding support of the library system throughout its remarkable evolution from Rangeview Library District to Anythink Libraries. Since moving to Commerce City in 2005, she has long benefitted from the library’s innovative approach to community engagement and programming and now delights in sharing that same excitement and value with her own children. Previously, O’Neal served as president of the Commerce City Cultural Council, where she takes special pride in helping launch the free, annual Music in the Park concert series and the city’s public art program. She was also a founding board member and past chair of The STEAD School, a free, public charter school focused on learning made real through the lens of agriculture. She currently serves on the board of trustees for The Christian Foundation.

Matthew Osier

Matthew Osier is a Sr. Ecommerce & Digital Marketing Manager for a Denver-based furniture company, where he leads digital strategy and customer experience. A longtime marketer with more than 15 years of experience, he also runs a freelance digital marketing practice supporting start-ups and small businesses that need accessible, practical guidance to grow.

Matthew moved to Denver nearly 20 years ago and has called Thornton home for the past three years. A passionate foodie and home cook, he loves exploring Denver’s vibrant culinary scene. He is also a dedicated photographer, an arts enthusiast, and a relentless inquirer who believes in the power of continuous learning.

As a father to a wonderful autistic son and husband, Matthew is deeply committed to building a more connected, informed, and supportive community. His love of teaching and sharing knowledge aligns closely with Anythink’s mission to inspire curiosity and remove barriers to learning. 

Emma Mantooth

Emma Mantooth is the Communications Manager at the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), a cultural tax district that funds more than 300 arts, culture, and science nonprofit organizations across the Denver metro area. Prior to joining SCFD, Mantooth was a Program Director and Fellow at El Pomar Foundation, where she led the Communications team and supported the foundation’s Awards for Excellence, American Council of Young Political Leaders, and Internship programs in addition to facilitating place-based grantmaking in the North and Southeast regions of the state. She holds two undergraduate degrees in Spanish and Communication Arts with an emphasis in Strategic Communication from Western Colorado University.

Mantooth is an avid reader and grew up toting armfuls of books out of Anythink Wright Farms, her local library. A graduate of CBCA’s Leadership Arts 2024-2025 cohort, she reconnected with Anythink at the program’s board fair and is thrilled to serve on the Anythink Foundation Board of Directors. Mantooth believes in the power of public libraries to foster community, curiosity, and connection, and is looking forward to supporting Anythink’s innovative efforts to serve the residents of Adams County. 

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