A Denver philanthropist is forming a political nonprofit group to fight constitutional amendments barring gay marriage and to influence candidate races. Tim Gill's Gill Action Fund was established in August. Gill Foundation executive director Rodger McFarlane says it'll be national in scope and bankrolled entirely by the Colorado millionaire. McFarlane says the foundation board of directors is meeting this week to discuss the budget, which could range from three (m) million dollars to 30 (m) million dollars. McFarlane says the Gill Action Fund will oppose initiatives next fall to constitutionally bar gay marriage. The group also will try to get wealthy donors nationwide to support state and local candidates. --- Gill -- who is gay -- founded software-maker Quark Incorporated in 1981 and made hundreds of (m) millions of dollars when he sold his stake in 2000. He's given about 200 (m) million dollars to the Gill Foundation, which was started in 1994 to support gay and lesbian causes.
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