Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado

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The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, a program of the Gill Foundation, [1] provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Colorado. Current grant making through the Gay & Lesbian Fund includes STEM education, promoting fair lending practices, access to safe capital, and financial literacy, support for Colorado public broadcasting stations, and statewide LGBT service and advocacy organizations. [2] Based in Denver with the Gill Foundation, the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado has awarded more than $52 million in grants since its inception. [3]

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History

The Gill Foundation launched the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado program in 1996. In 2009, the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado won the Outstanding Foundation Award from the Colorado Nonprofit Association. [4]

In 2011, the Gill Foundation closed its Colorado Springs office housing the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado and moved all services to its Denver office during a period of strategic re-evaluation. [5] [6] In July 2012, the Gill Foundation gifted its Colorado Springs building to Rocky Mountain PBS [7] to create the Tim Gill Center for Public Media. [8] [9]

Today

Today, the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado encompasses all Colorado programs and grants of the Gill Foundation, as well as a new program area in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

Leadership

Awards

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