2021-02-17T15:23:14-06:00 2020-09-30 581763570 Jones and Kolb 3475 Piedmont Road Suite 1500 Atlanta GA 30305 990 2019-10-01 521118866 Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc DIAN 4046245881 800 Cherokee Ave SE Atlanta GA 30315 Tara Stoinski President & CEO 4046245881 2021-02-04 1 Ann M Thompson P00719770 4042627920 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Tara Stoinski 800 Cherokee Ave SE Atlanta GA 30315 14180371 0 X https://www.gorillafund.org X 1978 GA Helping People, Saving GorillasSee Schedule OThe Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, Inc., is dedicated to the conservation of gorillas and their habitats in Africa. We are committed to promoting continued research on their threatened ecosystems and education about their relevance to the world in which we live. In collaboration with government agencies and other international partners, we also provide assistance to local communities through education, food security and economic development initiatives. 23 23 15 37 0 0 6963169 13878694 0 0 87559 81423 0 0 7050728 13960117 0 0 0 0 2029799 2290689 0 0 369785 1757266 2289797 3787065 4580486 3263663 9379631 18264425 27422260 696613 443179 17567812 26979081 X The Fossey Fund's successful approach to conservation focuses on four areas: 1) providing daily protection to populations of gorillas and the ecosystems in which they live; 2) conducting scientific research aimed at providing critical data on gorillas and surrounding biodiversity needed for developing effective conservation strategies; 3) training future leaders in Africa and internationally by mentoring young scientists; and 4) helping communities who live near the gorillas through extensive conservation education, food and water security, economic development initiatives and other programs. These pillars are applied to our work conserving mountain gorillas in Rwanda through our Karisoke Research Center and in Congo conserving Grauer's gorillas in Congo. 0 0 1725615 (Protecting Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda, Karisoke Research Center) The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund (the "Fossey Fund") work in Rwanda takes place through its Karisoke Research Center. Founded in 1967 by Dr. Dian Fossey in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, Karisoke has since expanded to include a variety of programs aimed at saving gorillas and their unique ecosystem, as well as helping local communities in the area. Currently, Karisoke's 80 field staff provide daily protection to half of the gorilla families found in Rwanda. They also conduct anti-poaching patrols aimed to minimize threats of snare and other illegal activities to gorillas and the larger wildlife. Between October 2019 and September 2020, a total of 200 anti-poaching patrols were conducted and our teams removed 357 snares. Through daily monitoring and anti-poaching patrols, research by an international team of scientists, and collaboration with local partners, the mountain gorilla population in the Virunga mountains area has almost doubled, from a low of 240 in the 1980s to a population of 604 according to the latest census. It is the only great ape whose numbers are increasing. However, this tiny population remains in need of continued protection and continues to face numerous challenges, including limited habitat, threat of disease, and pressures on the forests where they live. The Fossey Fund also manages programs aimed at providing food and water security and livelihood opportunities. In 2020, these focused on livestock distributions, kitchen gardens and improved farming techniques, bamboo propagation, mushroom cultivation, and water infrastructure improvements.The Fossey Fund initiated a major project to construct a new facility in Rwanda to expand its research, education, community outreach activities and visitor engagement (the "Project"). The Project secured major funding through the Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund (the "Ellen Fund") and other donors, and is named the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. The Fossey Fund previously acquired approximately twenty acres of land for the Project. Construction of the Project commenced in October 2019 and is projected to be completed in the summer of 2021. The Project will replace the currently leased facility in Musanze, Rwanda. 1194545 (Grauer's Gorilla Conservation and Research Program)Critically endangered Grauer's gorillas are unique to the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo but have received little study or protection, especially in the last two decades, due primarily to civil unrest in the region. They have suffered tremendous declines during this time and are estimated to have fewer than 4,000 individuals remaining and are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The Fossey Fund started working in this area in 2001, to help create a corridor of community-managed nature reserves in Congo. In 2012, the Fossey Fund established a permanent research and conservation field station in the village of Nkuba, at the edge of a pristine but unprotected forest that is home to Grauer's gorillas and other highly endangered wildlife. Working through the traditional landowner structure, we now provide protection to a 330,000 acre area of primary forest. This work protects an estimated population of 150-200 Grauer's gorillas and also helps many other species of wildlife living in this area, including eastern chimpanzee, bongo, and leopard. In addition, we support the Congolese wildlife authorities by studying additional areas where these gorillas may still be found and require protection. In 2020, we started identifying expansion opportunities with the goal of protecting 500,000 acres in the next five years. Our community work in Congo focuses on working with landowners to provide alternative livelihood sources and food security. We provide technical training and support to encourage communities to develop fish farming, animal husbandry initiatives, and agro-forestry and farming in order to help communities from Nkuba and nearby villages reduce their dependence on bushmeat. We work with 30 families and are now reaching close to 2,000 people. 998275 (Education, Capacity Building and Awareness)One of the Fossey Fund's primary goals is to build conservation capacity and awareness in the areas where we work, among our staff, students, local scientists, and communities. More than 98% of our 210 staff in Africa are African and we have supported university and graduate-degree studies for more than 60 of our team members. The Fossey Fund also supports the capacity of our staff through education opportunities. In 2020 alone, we supported 27 African staff members in earning bachelor's degrees, while five were earning master's degrees and one is earning a doctorate degree. For more than 15 years, we have collaborated with the University of Rwanda (UR) to bring hundreds of students to Karisoke for field courses, research projects and completion of their undergraduate senior research projects in biology; in recent years, we have expanded to include other universities in Rwanda as well as in Congo. We annually host roughly 400 students for courses in the primatology and conservation biology field. We also provide financial and supervisory support for UR students to conduct their senior thesis research on site at Karisoke, a program that has been ongoing since 2003, and we now also offer both academic and professional internships to local students and graduates. More than 85 percent of our students go on to careers in conservation and science within Rwanda. The Fossey Fund also supports the capacity of our staff through education opportunities. In conservation education, the Fossey Fund's programs help primary and secondary school children learn about the richness of their natural heritage and the unique species that share their ecosystem. In Rwanda, this includes training for teachers and headmasters, working with 15 environmental clubs we established at local schools, field visits for school children, and school supply support for a local primary school. In 2020, we trained 60 teachers on environmental curriculum and worked with the nature clubs to plant and distribute 15,000 trees within local communities around the park. In Congo, we support the educational fees of more than 220 students, 38 of whom received their secondary school degree this year, and have established two nature clubs to support school gardens at a local primary school. Thousands of visitors now attend the Fossey Fund's unique gorilla-conservation exhibit at the Karisoke Research Center, which provides additional learning opportunities for both local people, schools, tourists, and other visitors. This exhibit opened in December 2016 but because of the pandemic was closed and served very few people this year. Globally, the Fossey Fund's website at gorillafund.org, our news-blog, our enews, our newsletters, and our social media sites are a main outreach tool to inform and engage the public by describing our work, providing basic information about gorillas and their conservation as well as educational materials, and reporting on important findings and research, and suggesting ways to help. There are more than 500,000 page views on our website each year and we have more than 600,000 followers on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels. Other Program Services (Science and Internationally) The Fossey Fund's regional center in Musanze, Rwanda, from which Karisoke operates, is an international resource for conservation, science and education, offering labs, a library, and an exhibit which is free to the public to teach about gorillas and conservation. The Fossey Fund's support for research is vital to providing a scientific basis for conservation planning to protect gorillas and their environments. Much of what the scientific community knows about gorillas has originated from the Karisoke Research Center, which has been involved in more than 300 publications on gorillas and the surrounding biodiversity. Our scientists have been published in a wide variety of major journals, including Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Behaviour, Animal Behaviour, and The American Naturalist. Over the last five years, we have collaborated with scientists from more than 60 institutions across six continents. The Fossey Fund's science program initiates and coordinates scientific partnerships, writes grants to support scientific and conservation activities, conducts research, produces publications and manages the Karisoke Research Center's 53 years of data on gorilla behavior and ecology. 3918435 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 15 1 0 1 RW CG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X Tara Stoinski 4046245881 800 Cherokee Avenue Atlanta GA 30315 Judith C Harris Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Daniel L Sullivan Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Kristen Lukas Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 David S Singer Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Diane Brierley Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Lee Ehmke Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mariel Aguirre Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Lawrence J Ellison Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Nick Faust Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Richard A Horder Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Greggory Hudson Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Alicia Grahn Jones Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dennis Pate Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mark Penning Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Philip V Petersen Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Sandra L Price Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Rebecca F Rooney Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Tom Stalf Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Alexis Stein Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Joanne Truffelman Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Carlos Vigil Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Joey Wilson Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Sigourney Weaver Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Tara Stoinski PhD President & CEO 40.00 X 222573 0 20728 222573 0 20728 1 0 1 0 Mass Design Group 334 Boylston Street Suite 400 Boston MA 02116 Construction services 3972899 1 95386 13783308 92308 13878694 96898 96898 204779 220254 -15475 -15475 -15475 13960117 0 0 81423 X 419810 258747 36170 124893 1290388 1163401 36574 90413 96448 95948 500 195190 174914 3908 16368 288853 267606 5388 15859 91831 91831 6096 6096 507082 432499 74583 112323 54747 16198 41378 101325 101325 81292 75856 3225 2211 29161 29161 54476 54476 29806 21065 8741 Supplies 736569 727276 5112 4181 Dues & subscriptions 120199 117427 2772 0 Vehicle costs 118581 118581 Printing and photograph 77091 35825 41266 223965 189581 1168 33216 4580486 3918435 292266 369785 934 1763 10438426 12067654 5037651 7593477 35768 598214 6347721 580002 1963450 5767719 616327 1278603 171869 114830 18264425 27422260 694990 249601 1623 38373 155205 696613 443179 X 8070329 13958973 9497483 13020108 17567812 26979081 18264425 27422260 X 9379631 65789 -34151 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4236005 3190155 13335133 6963169 13878694 41603156 4236005 3190155 13335133 6963169 13878694 41603156 1590998 40012158 1121 7087 28723 95165 81423 213519 41816675 10602 0.95680 0.99580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1284198 67537 37387 239692 1149430 1277857 6341 1284198 0.46850 0.53150 0 0 311177 311177 41516 4347 37169 36726 36726 0 48450 48450 0 5909852 490479 5419373 5767719 14433878 65789 448219 -34151 479857 13954021 6096 6096 13960117 5022609 448219 448219 4574390 6096 6096 4580486 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Loss on uncollectible pledge -34,151. Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, 2 204 Capacity building, monitoring gorillas Science, research 3172261 2 204 0 0 2 204 3172261 0 3172261 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, line 3: Total expenditures include direct expenses incurred in the region and an allocation of expenses incurred in the United States that directly benefit the Africa activities. Total expenditures include in-kind expenses such as information technology and occupancy. Part III Accounting Method: X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tara Stoinski PhD President & CEO 172573 0 50000 0 0 0 6661 0 14067 0 243301 0 0 0 X Uniform,equip 7 92308 FMV 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A draft copy of the Form 990 is reviewed in detail and approved by the President & CEO and Executive Committee. A copy of the final Form 990 is distributed to the Board of Directors prior to it being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Once a conflict of interest has been identified by any entity towards an individual, officer or employee or by an individual, officer, or employee him or herself, and if the person(s) affected agrees (which is strongly encouraged), the individual officer or employee director shall withdraw themselves, by leaving the room, from the discussion and vote as outlined in the policy. If the individual, officer or employee does not agree that the issue is a conflict, per the policy, participation of the individual, officer or employee will be reviewed by the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee will have the authority to decide if the issue is a perceived or actual conflict of interest. If Executive Committee votes in favor, by majority vote, of the issue being a conflict of interest, then the Conflict of Interests policy will be in effect and the individual, officer or employee will not be allowed to participate in the discussion or vote and will need to leave the room. Conversely, if the Executive Committee votes that the issue is not a conflict, the individual, officer or employee shall be allowed to participate in the discussion and any vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The DFGFI full Board or Executive Committee or Compensation Committee shall annually evaluate the Executive Director on his/her performance, and ask for his/her input on matters of performance and compensation. The Executive Committee will obtain research and information to make a recommendation to the full Board for the compensation of the Executive Director based on a review of comparability data. To approve the compensation for the Executive Director, the Board must document how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied, in minutes of the meeting during which the compensation was approved. The Executive Committee will obtain research and information to make a recommendation to the full Board for the compensation of any highly compensated employees or consultants based on a review of comparability data. To approve the compensation for highly compensated employees and consultants, the Board must document how it reached its decisions, including the data on which it relied, in minutes of the meeting during which the compensation was approved. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Professional fees: Program service expenses 432,499. Management and general expenses 74,583. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 507,082. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Loss on uncollectible pledge -34,151.