Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado

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]

Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado logo

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
  • Brad Clark, President & CEO, Gill Foundation
  • Denise Whinnen, Director of Colorado Programs

Awards
  • 2009: National Philanthropy Day in Colorado, Outstanding Foundation
  • 2009: Colorado College, Community Diversity Award (Mary Lou Makepeace)
  • 2008: Colorado Women's Hall of Fame Inductee (Mary Lou Makepeace)[10]
  • 2007: Latin American Research and Service Agency: Bernie Valdez Corporate Award[11]
  • 2007: NEWSED Community Development Corporation and Santa Fe Drive Redevelopment Corporation: Celebrate Culture Civil Rights Award
  • 2007: Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce: ATHENA Award (Mary Lou Makepeace)
  • 2006: Denver Business Journal: Outstanding Woman in Business, "Nonprofits and Public Entities" sector (Mary Lou Makepeace)[12]
  • 2006: Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Non-Profit Organization of the Year

See also

References
  1. "A different voice in Springs, campaign, people, gay - Top Stories - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO". web.archive.org. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  2. "Changing tack, the Gay and Lesbian Fund moves into some unexpected areas | Local News | Colorado Springs Independent". web.archive.org. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. gillfoundation.org https://gillfoundation.org/priorities/a-prosperous-colorado/. Retrieved 2020-11-27. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Colorado's best givers receive honors on National Philanthropy Day". The Denver Post. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  5. "Gill Foundation to re-evaluate Gay & Lesbian Fund's grant-giving". The Denver Post. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  6. "Gay and Lesbian Fund to close in Springs but continue work". web.archive.org. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  7. "Rocky Mountain PBS will grow into Gill space | Colorado Springs Business Journal". web.archive.org. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  8. "Tim Gill Center for Public Media | About Us | Rocky Mountain PBS". web.archive.org. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  9. "Changing tack, the Gay and Lesbian Fund moves into some unexpected areas | Local News | Colorado Springs Independent". web.archive.org. 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. http://www.larasa.org/Default.aspx?pageId=313511
  12. http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/event/2066
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