The Gill Foundation recently pledged a $20,000 matching grant to benefit gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender programs at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Over the next year, the CU Foundation will raise funds to match the gift.
The CU-Boulder GLBT Resource Center and the LGBT Studies Certificate Program will benefit from the funding. The resource center, an advocate for the university聮s GLBT community, provides information and referral services as well as educational, cultural and social programs. The Gill grant will support the center聮s operating costs and outreach activities. Grant money also will be added to the LGBT Studies Certificate Program, an interdisciplinary collaboration.
To match the Gill grant, donors may choose to benefit any of the myriad GLBT programs at CU-Boulder.
聯The Gill Foundation is proud to support the University of Colorado聮s comprehensive effort to engage lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students and community members. The education and dialogue that is initiated through this program is helping advance equality through understanding,聰 said foundation spokeswoman Julie Voyles.
The Denver-based Gill Foundation is the nation's largest funder focusing primarily on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights. This year聮s grant is the foundation聮s second to CU-Boulder. Last year, the foundation pledged $25,000 in funds, which the CU Foundation matched with $27,000.
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Founded in 1967, the CU Foundation is a nonprofit entity whose mission is to raise, manage and invest private support for the benefit of the University of Colorado. The foundation聮s donors enable the university to reach its full potential to transform lives through education, research, clinical care and community service. For more information, visit .