Gill Foundation

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, past 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 achieving equal opportunity for all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression.

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.

By Suzanne S. Brown