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W WHEN THE U.S. SUPREME COURT ruled in June 2015 that states cannot prevent same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their unions, celebrations erupted across the country. Supporters took time to cheer the decision, but those who focus on issues affecting LGBT individuals went right back to work. They are people like Courtney Cuff, president and CEO of the Gill Foundation. Started in Denver in 1994 by software entrepreneur Tim Gill, the foundation is one of the country’s biggest funders of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights efforts. It has distributed $322 million to organizations and programs supporting its goal of
Gill Foundation
Mission The Gill Foundation is one of the country’s largest funders of efforts to achieve full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. It makes tax-deductible grants to nonprofit organizations that advance equality through research, education, developing policy recommendations and working within the legal system. The foundation also makes grants to 501(c)3 organizations in Colorado to lower barriers to economic opportunities. It works for change to public policies at the state level and collaborates with other philanthropists and funders. The foundation doesn’t accept unsolicited grant requests. Colorado Programs Through A Prosperous Colorado, the foundation works in four areas: LGBT advocacy and services; STEM education: financial services to promote fair lending practices, access to safe capital and financial literacy; and public broadcasting. Contact Gill Foundation 2215 Market St. Denver, CO 80205 303-292-4455 gillfoundation.org
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Courtney Cuff speaks at the OutGiving 2017 conference “Undeterred”
CEO COURTNEY CUFF HAS BEEN A “STRATEGIC, CREATIVE AND FIERCE LEADER” IN ORGANIZATION’S EFFORTS TO END DISCRIMINATION OF LGBT INDIVIDUALS By Suzanne S. Brown
COLORADO EXPRESSION OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017
Photo: Nicki Vasquez, Christian David Productions
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