Gill Foundation
 United States  / Colorado  |  Human Rights

We want to create an America in which all people are treated equally and respectfully.

The Gill Foundation arose out of a battle for equality. A 1992 Colorado ballot initiative denying lesbians and gay men equal protection in the state provoked outrage among fair-minded citizens across Colorado and the nation. One such citizen was Tim Gill, a Coloradan since boyhood, the founder of Denver-based software company Quark, Inc., and a gay man. Tim was moved to action by the attack on his and other Coloradans’ civil rights. Over the course of our history, we have invested more than $162 million, including $96 million in grants, to support programs and nonprofit organizations across America that share our commitment to equal rights for all Americans. An informed and enlightened populace is one that is more than likely to support equality. Consequently, much of our work also involves educational programs aimed at winning over hearts and minds. We make investments in a wide variety of organizations and efforts that represent different aspects of our movement. These efforts might range from litigation to overturn a ban on second parent adoption to partnering with a state equality organization to educate citizens about how gay and lesbians want to join and strengthen the institution of marriage. Today, the Gill Foundation is one of the nation’s largest funders of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights work.

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