2026-03-26T16:28:03-05:00 2025-09-30 581763570 JONES AND KOLB 3475 PIEDMONT ROAD NE SUITE 1500 ATLANTA GA 30305 990 2024-10-01 521118866 Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc DIAN 4046245881 800 Cherokee Ave SE Atlanta GA 30315 Marcie Beskind Chief Financial and Admin. Officer 4046245881 2026-02-16 1 0 ANN M THOMPSON P00719770 4042627920 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Marcie Beskind 800 Cherokee Ave SE Atlanta GA 30315 19438956 0 X https://www.gorillafund.org X 1978 GA A people-centered approach to the conservation of gorillas and their habitats in Africa 21 21 16 34 0 0 9518359 12537320 235892 281788 1212962 1107713 39775 -4747 11006988 13922074 0 384438 0 0 4044294 4586130 0 0 1215568 4172313 4776486 8216607 9747054 2790381 4175020 42576483 47458939 1669336 1516570 40907147 45942369 X The Fossey Fund is dedicated to the conservation and study of gorillas in Africa through a successful, people-centered approach: 1) Providing daily protection to gorillas, 2) Scientific research providing critical data on gorillas and their habitats, 3) Training the next generation of African scientists and conservationists, and 4) Helping local communities address their critical needs. 0 0 4629264 384438 269854 RwandaThe Organization's state-of-the-art research and education center in Rwanda is accelerating the critical science and training needed for effective conservation. It serves as an educational hub and, since opening in Feb 2022, has hosted more than 130,000 visitors, including 22,000 schoolchildren. The Fossey Fund maintains its daily protection activities for 10 gorilla families in Rwanda, removing more than 1,500 illegal snares this year, and continues to expand its research program on both gorillas and the surrounding biodiversity. Community development programs focus on food security and livelihood initiatives, including livestock, food tree distributions and mushroom cultivation. The program has expanded to address the needs at a village level, reaching approximately 14,000 households, by providing financial support and technical assistance to 60 villages bordering Volcanoes National Park as they design and launch livelihood initiatives for a climate-resilient future. Community programs also focused on educational outreach and access through nature clubs, conservation camps and debates, guided tours, forest visits, teacher training and community leader engagement. The Girls in Conservation project addresses education inequalities by supporting girls in their education goals through academic scholarships to secondary schools and promoting environmental stewardship. To build scientific capacity, the Fossey Fund provided training to more than 500 university students and has hosted 25 workshops with participants from more than 30 countries. The Fossey Fund has an intensive mentoring program for early-career scientists and provides scholarships to promote the educational advancement of African scientists, with a particular focus on women in science and conservation. 3246891 Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund protects Grauer's gorillas and biodiversity in the Nkuba Conservation Area (NCA) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a community-owned forest at the core of the species' remaining range. Since beginning work in the region in 2000, and in close partnership with Indigenous landowners since 2012, the Fossey Fund has helped create conservation coverage to more than 2,400 km of forest, supporting an estimated 2,000-3,000 Grauer's gorillas, eastern chimpanzees, and multiple other threatened species. The NCA stores an estimated 250 million tons of carbon and has experienced no known gorilla killings since the program began. Fossey Fund supports communities in securing legal recognition of their land through community forest concessions and holds a 25-year land management agreement to assist with long-term stewardship. The NCA has been recognized as a Key Biodiversity Area by the IUCN and is being evaluated as a model for IUCN's Other Effective Conservation Measures (OECMs).The program employs and trains local community members as wildlife trackers and field staff to conduct daily patrols, remove snares, monitor gorillas, and collect scientific data on an understudied subspecies. Additional activities include biodiversity research, training early-career Congolese scientists, and supporting sustainable livelihoods, education, food security, and women's empowerment initiatives to reduce pressure on forests. Together, these efforts conserve critical habitat, protect endangered species, and strengthen community well-being while addressing climate change and biodiversity loss. 7876155 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 16 1 0 1 RW CG 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OK OR PA RI SC TN UT WA WV WI AL X X Marcie Beskind 4046245881 800 Cherokee Avenue Atlanta GA 30315 Kristen Lukas Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Lee Ehmke Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Penning Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Dennis J O'Malley Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Diane Brierley Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Hayley W Murphy Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel L Sullivan Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mariel Aguirre Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Sophie W Bryan Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Lawrence J Ellison Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 William L Evans Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Susan McClellan Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Allyson Park Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dennis Pate Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Philip V Petersen Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dante T Pride Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jhanvi Shriram Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Alexis Stein Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Barry M Benjamin Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Megan Pace 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 355194 0 28961 Marcie Beskind CFAO 40.00 X 186562 0 23221 Beth Warner Chief Philanthropy Officer 40.00 X 181731 0 14246 Shannon McFarlin Director of Science 40.00 X 105843 0 5094 829330 0 71522 4 0 1 0 FS360 LLC 7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Sandy Springs GA 30328 Construction services 444497 1 94802 12442518 124333 12537320 Travel programs and campus rental 561520 281788 281788 281788 916561 916561 5567850 27986 5404684 0 163166 27986 191152 191152 42503 94802 35316 7187 7187 64948 76882 -11934 -11934 13922074 269854 0 1114900 384438 384438 876188 500240 177405 198543 3010524 2389808 74899 545817 171230 127322 11115 32793 275671 204981 17895 52795 252517 187764 16392 48361 17092 17092 45375 45375 71069 71069 307160 287064 5184 14912 239254 77987 391 160876 396452 223079 43083 130290 156769 121741 19342 15686 437770 336106 101620 44 278660 274386 68 4206 635618 578171 54401 3046 Program costs 1844677 1836478 0 8199 Vehicle costs 346590 346590 9747054 7876155 655331 1215568 23905 25518 12890001 13663432 852362 796798 54836 299170 346266 257161 18268570 2317192 16060181 15951378 12348932 16465482 42576483 47458939 1557986 1475970 111350 40600 1669336 1516570 X 37496027 41745361 3411120 4197008 40907147 45942369 42576483 47458939 4175020 860202 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 11155820 7989662 8005153 9518359 12537320 49206314 11155820 7989662 8005153 9518359 12537320 49206314 1131372 48074942 92690 137658 445110 883060 916561 2475079 51681393 510217 0.93020 0.90180 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 216995 X X 0 0 11268045 2975828 1214386 15458259 7026873 2522829 1718343 11268045 4285389 2347455 394029 7026873 3537064 1436726 -688401 4285389 1149430 2244201 143433 3537064 0.95250 0.04750 0 0 705770 705770 14522333 1291855 13230478 480550 39912 440638 2559917 985425 1574492 15951378 15196980 860202 450457 1310659 13886321 71069 -35316 35753 13922074 10161758 450457 35316 485773 9675985 71069 71069 9747054 Part III, Line 4: The art collection consists of donated large limited-edition framed photographs of Gorillas. They are displayed in the Ellen DeGeneres Campus in Rwanda and are held for public exhibition and educational purposes. Part V, Line 4: Earnings from the endowment fund are intended to provide funding for capital projects or other special projects deemed necessary by the Board of Directors. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Direct cost of special events -35,316. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct cost of special events 35,316. Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, 2 401 Protection of gorillas and their habitats, scientific research, and community building. Science, research 8205707 2 401 0 0 2 401 8205707 0 8205707 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. Gorilla Gathering 137305 94802 42503 13440 11045 10831 137305 94802 42503 13440 11045 10831 35316 7187 1 Emory University 1599 Clifton Road NE 4th Floor Atlanta GA 303224250 580566256 501(c)(3) 192803 0 FMV Sub-grant of a Federal award for collaborative scientific research. The University of New Mexico 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 871310001 856000642 501(c)(3) 59174 0 FMV Sub-grant of a Federal award for collaborative scientific research. University of Michigan 1000 Victors Way Suite 1A Ann Arbor MI 481082744 386006309 501(c)(3) 131775 0 FMV Sub-grant of a Federal award for collaborative scientific research. Part I, Line 2: The Organization monitors the use of grant funds awarded to other nonprofit organizations through written sub-grant agreements that specify allowable uses, reporting requirements, and compliance expectations. Prior to issuing a sub-award, the Organization reviews and approves sub-grantee requests and budgets. During the grant term, program staff provide ongoing oversight through regular communication and periodic check-ins, and sub-grantees submit required programmatic and financial reports. These reports are reviewed to confirm progress toward grant objectives and that expenditures align with the approved budget and intended charitable purposes; issues are documented and addressed through follow-up and, when necessary, modifications to the sub-grant agreement. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tara Stoinski PhD President & CEO 280194 0 75000 0 0 0 14686 0 14275 0 384155 0 0 0 Marcie Beskind CFAO 186562 0 0 0 0 0 9301 0 13920 0 209783 0 0 0 Beth Warner Chief Philanthropy Officer 169547 0 12184 0 0 0 7426 0 6820 0 195977 0 0 0 X 124334 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, CFAO 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 the 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 Chief Executive Officer 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 Chief Executive Officer based on a review of comparability data. To approve the compensation for the Chief Executive Officer, 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.