RICHMOND (AP) – Less than a month away from the vote on an amendment that would make same-sex marriage unconstitutional in Virginia, opponents of the measure continue to outstrip their supporters in fund-raising, according to finance reports released Oct. 16.

The Commonwealth Coalition raised more than $445,000 in cash and service donations in September, according to financial reports submitted to the Virginia State Board of Elections. The coalition is comprised of individuals, businesses and civic groups and is the leading opponent of the amendment it says could impact all Virginia couples.

Amendment supporters va4marriage-.org, an offshoot of the conservative Family Foundation, reported just over $49,000 in donations for September.

Smaller groups also added to the pot.

The conservative Building a Better Virginia committee reported receiving more than $59,000.

The latest numbers reflect a continued trend.

Va4marriage.org reported roughly $155,300 in donations for July and August, the first period groups were required to report the source of money they collected because the law establishing the ballot initiative didn’t go into effect until July 1.

The Commonwealth Coalition raised $315,000 in the same time period, largely from religious and business groups as well as gay rights advocates.

In September, the coalition’s numbers were bolstered by a series of hefty donations, including $25,000 gifts from both Mark Warner’s One Virginia PAC and the Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights advocacy group. The group also received $10,000 from Richmond businessperson Ivor Massey.

“Virginians continue to show their confidence in our campaign by voting with their wallets,” coalition campaign manager Claire Guthrie Gastanaga said in a written statement. “We are going into the last weeks of the campaign in a strong position.”

The Commonwealth Coalition spent at least $200,000 for TV ads that debuted last weekend.

Victoria Cobb, executive director of the Family Foundation, said amendment supporters are “right where we expected to be,” and the movement to preserve traditional marriage is maintaining its momentum.

“Virginians already have their minds made up about how marriage should be defined,” Cobb said. “No fancy TV commercial is going to change that.”