EIN 94-2386151

The Gorilla Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
4
Year formed
1976
Most recent tax filings
2022-05-01
Description
The Gorilla Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the preservation, protection and well-being of gorillas through interspecies communication research and education.
Total revenues
$4,977,178
2022
Total expenses
$453,560
2022
Total assets
$6,948,662
2022
Num. employees
4
2022

Program areas at The Gorilla Foundation

Conservation: KokoArc, KokoApp, KokoKids, KokoCaresAll of our 4 mission-level Projects (KokoArc, KokoApp, KokoKids and KokoCares) have an important role to play in achieving conservation through communication (our stated mission). They do this by increasing interspecies empathy. In order to save a species, people need to care about it. Thus approximately 25% of each of our Projects are allocated to Conservation. The Project that is most directly connected with gorilla conservation is KokoKids, where we are reaching out to students worldwide, and to teachers in gorilla habitat countries, to develop conservation curricula that informs and inspires students to ensure that gorillas are no longer critically endangered and that we continue to learn from them, directly, through interspecies communication.
Education: (Projects KokoApp, Kids4Koko)a) We continued to develop the Kids4Koko website, posting new interviews with kids and with founder Dr. Penny Patterson and guest experts.b) We designed a near-final version of the KokoApp, which will be a unique tool for learning sign language (from a gorilla) as well as educating people about the mind of a gorilla, the conservation crisis, and the need to treat gorillas more like persons than prisoners in captive settings (zoos) due to what weve learned about their intellectual and emotional capabilities through Project Koko. As of this writing (in FYE2023) we have found a world class app development partner, to build the KokoApp and take it public. The final design has benefited greatly from the preliminary design we created in FYE2022.
Research: (Project: KokoArc)In FYE2022, we digitized over 700 analog video tapes that were part of the Project Koko interspecies communication archive. The resulting files (which represent close to 1000 hours of footage) were entered into our new KokoArc database, and we began cataloging and annotating them for their research and educational content. We also produced and shared dozens of videos from this archive on The Gorilla Foundations social media, website and newsletters during FYE2022. As of the end of FYE2022, we were about half-way through our analog video collection. The digitization phase should be completed within CY2022.This content will be used to educate the public about the value of interspecies communication for great ape care in captivity and conservation in the wild, via our new KokoApp, and to collaborate with other researchers who want to extend the science of interspecies communication with great apes.

Who funds The Gorilla Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$5,856
Edelson FoundationExempt Function$3,000
Seligsohn FoundationUnrestricted$1,000
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at The Gorilla Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Francine PattersonPresident and Chief Executive Officer$0
Gary StanleyChief Operating Officer / Secretary / Executive Director$0
Christa NunesAssociate Director$67,127
Ronald H CohnTreasurer and Vice President$10,275
Penny PattersonPresident$0
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for The Gorilla Foundation

RevenuesFYE 05/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,963,066
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$2,355
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$2,132
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$9,625
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,977,178

Form 990s for The Gorilla Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-052023-04-15990View PDF
2020-052021-04-19990View PDF
2019-052020-12-21990View PDF
2018-052019-03-15990View PDF
2017-052018-05-14990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
May 10, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,000 from Seligsohn Foundation
July 26, 2022
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,000 from Seligsohn Foundation
September 23, 2021
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,000 from Edelson Foundation
September 22, 2021
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,600 from Meriden Foundation
August 21, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsWildlife protection organizationsAnimal organizationsCharities
Issues
AnimalsWildlifePublic policy
Characteristics
Tax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 620530
Woodside, CA 94062
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
Website URL
koko.org/ 
Phone
(800) 634-6273
Facebook page
Koko-The-Gorilla-Foundation 
Twitter profile
@kokotweets 
IRS details
EIN
94-2386151
Fiscal year end
May
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1976
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D31: Protection of Endangered Species
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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