21 Facts About Tim Gill

Tim Gill was born on October 18,1953 and is an American computer software programmer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and LGBTQ rights activist.

Tim Gill was among the first openly gay people to be on the Forbes 400 list of America's richest people.

Tim Gill is the founder and co-chair of the Gill Foundation, a private Denver-based philanthropic organization supporting efforts to secure nationwide civil rights for LGBTQ Americans.

Gill is the founder of the pioneering page layout software company Quark, Inc Gill sold his fifty percent stake in the company in 1999 for a reported $500 million.

Tim Gill is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Josh.

Tim Gill was born in Hobart, Indiana, and moved to Colorado with his family when he was in third grade.

Tim Gill attended Wheat Ridge High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, eventually studying computer science and applied mathematics at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Tim Gill first became involved in LGBTQ activism as a freshman at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Tim Gill is widely credited as a visionary strategist and mega-donor who has made significant contributions to virtually every major LGBTQ rights victory in the United States, from the 2003 Goodridge v Dept.

Tim Gill founded the Gill Foundation in 1994, and co-chairs it with his husband Scott Miller.

In 2005, Tim Gill established the Gill Action Fund, which is separate from the charitable endeavors of the foundation.

In 1996, Tim Gill founded OutGiving, a private, invitation-only philanthropic conference, to bring major pro-LGBTQ philanthropists together.

Since the US Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015, Tim Gill has shifted his focus to securing non-discrimination protections in the 28 states where it is still legal to discriminate against LGBTQ people in housing, employment and public accommodations.

Tim Gill is credited with developing a bipartisan strategy for securing non-discrimination protections in traditionally Republican states.

In 2016, Tim Gill directed funding from the foundation to support a comprehensive theme study by the National Park Service to identify historically significant places related to LGBTQ history for potential inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a National Monument.

Tim Gill sold his fifty percent interest in Quark in 1999 for a reported $500 million, citing his growing involvement in philanthropic and activist endeavors.

In March 2015, Tim Gill co-founded the smart home technology start-up JStar LLC He is the Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of the company.

Tim Gill is headquartered in Denver with offices in Los Angeles.

Tim Gill married his husband, Scott Miller, in Massachusetts in 2009.

Tim Gill was awarded the NOGLSTP GLBT Engineer of the Year Award in 2007.

Tim Gill received Liberty Hill Foundation's Upton Sinclair award in 2011.