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Gay & Lesbian Fund For Colorado Joins Other Community Organizations To Support Confluence Park Summer Arts Program

Publication Date: April 15, 2005

The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, along with three other organizations that support arts and culture, have a new idea:  the consortium offered grants for arts and culture activities to be produced in the new Confluence Park during a two-week period in July.

The program is being financed by the Bee Vradenberg Foundation, Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Springs Community Action Network and the Gay & Lesbian Fund For Colorado.  Its purpose is to attract residents and visitors to the new park in the heart of downtown, while helping to build awareness of the thriving arts and culture groups from the area.  Nonprofit organizations will be eligible for stipends of $250 to $1000.

The consortium is hoping that the cultural festival, July 8-24, will appeal to a broad audience with a program of family-friendly events at little or no-cost.

“Colorado Springs is rich with public assets, and Confluence Park is the latest and greatest addition to the list,” said Mary Lou Makepeace, executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Fund For Colorado.  “We put this funding group together because we believe in the power of art to bring people together, and we have a beautiful place to do it.  Could there be a nicer way to spend a summer evening than in a beautiful park, listening to live music, watching a puppet show or enjoying dance?”

About the Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado

The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado was established in 1996 as a project of the Gill Foundation.  The Gay & Lesbian Fund For Colorado has a dual mission:  to support community nonprofits that offer equal opportunity regardless of sexual orientation, and to raise public awareness of the contributions that gay men and lesbians make to Colorado. www.gayandlesbianfund.org

The Gill Foundation, established in 1994 by software entrepreneur Tim Gill, seeks to secure equal opportunity for all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression.  The Gill Foundation is the largest funder focusing principally on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights in the United States. www.gillfoundation.org

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Welcome to the website for the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado

We’d like to update you on some important news.

In 2012, we are taking a break from all new grantmaking to undergo a strategic re-evaluation.

During this time, the Gay & Lesbian Fund will not accept any unsolicited 2012 grant applications, but all grantees that were awarded a grant from the Gay & Lesbian Fund during 2011 will receive a grant of the same amount in 2012 with no paperwork required. We will accomplish those renewals by March 1, 2012.

The Gay & Lesbian Fund is a program of the Gill Foundation. The Gill Foundation is as committed to Colorado as ever – giving more than $3.5 million to Colorado nonprofits annually. After this re-evaluation, the Gay & Lesbian Fund, which is only a portion of our Colorado giving, will continue to be a significant part of the foundation’s work in the state. We will announce, and update this site to reflect, the Gay & Lesbian Fund’s revised grantmaking and application guidelines as soon as that information is available.

In the interim, all Colorado programs outside of the Gay & Lesbian Fund, including the funding of our progressive allies, our LGBT and HIV service and advocacy organizations, and our anti-bullying work will continue on their current trajectory and will not be directly affected.

Thank you for your patience in the weeks and months ahead. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@gayandlesbianfund.org.

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