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The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$8.48M (2023)

Expenses
$6.99M (2023)

Total Assets
$37.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$394k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,478,874
Expenses
$6,989,443
Net Income
$1,489,431
Net Assets
$36,660,752
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,005,153
94.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $651,088
7.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$205,978
Net Inventory Sales $28,611
0.3%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $623,796
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,776,740
25.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $37,055,244
Total Liabilities $394,492
Net Assets $36,660,752
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tara Stoinski Ph D (President & Ceo) $281,708 $0 $20,766
Shari Henning (Chief Advancement Officer) $123,038 $0 $6,536
Marcie Beskind (Cfo) $86,997 $0 $7,039
Kristen Lukas (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Lee Ehmke (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Diane Brierley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William L Evans (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mark Penning (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sophie W Bryan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel L Sullivan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mariel Aguirre (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lawrence J Ellison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Debbie S Goellnitz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Greggory Hudson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Mc Clellan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Hayley W Murphy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis J O'malley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Allyson Park (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Pate (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Philip V Petersen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dante T Pride (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jhanvi Shriram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alexis Stein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael J Turton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David S Singer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,191,894
Expenses
$6,224,208
Net Income
$1,967,686
Net Assets
$34,661,923
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,989,662
97.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $206,772
2.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$69,114
Net Inventory Sales $63,346
0.8%
Other Revenue $1,228
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $552,311
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,582,433
25.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,853,425
Total Liabilities $191,502
Net Assets $34,661,923
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tara Stoinski Ph D (President & Ceo) $254,584 $0 $12,896
Shari Henning (Chief Advancement Officer) $155,630 $0 $12,788
Troy Johnson (Cfo (Through November 2021)) $91,523 $0 $12,901
Daniel L Sullivan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Lukas (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
David S Singer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Diane Brierley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lee Ehmke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Penning (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Judith C Harris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mariel Aguirre (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sophie W Bryan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lawrence J Ellison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
William L Evans (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Debbie S Goellnitz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Greggory Hudson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Mc Clellan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis J O'malley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Pate (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Philip V Petersen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sandra L Price (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dante T Pride (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca F Rooney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alexis Stein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joanne Truffelman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,615,344
Expenses
$5,105,046
Net Income
$6,510,298
Net Assets
$33,671,798
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,155,820
96.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $79,245
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $13,445
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $384,242
3.3%
Other Revenue -$17,408
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $515,967
10.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,415,351
27.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,819,234
Total Liabilities $147,436
Net Assets $33,671,798
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tara Stoinski Ph D (President & Ceo) $221,314 $0 $23,361
Shari Henning (Chief Advancement Officer) $162,151 $0 $8,234
Daniel L Sullivan (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Lukas (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
David S Singer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Diane Brierley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mark Penning (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lee Ehmke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Judith C Harris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mariel Aguirre (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sophie W Bryan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lawrence J Ellison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard A Horder (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Greggory Hudson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alicia Grahn Jones (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Mc Clellan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis J O'malley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Pate (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Philip V Petersen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sandra L Price (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca F Rooney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alexis Stein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joanne Truffelman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carlos Vigil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sigourney Weaver (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,960,117
Expenses
$4,580,486
Net Income
$9,379,631
Net Assets
$26,979,081
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,878,694
99.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $96,898
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$15,475
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $419,810
9.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,290,388
28.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $27,422,260
Total Liabilities $443,179
Net Assets $26,979,081
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tara Stoinski Ph D (President & Ceo) $222,573 $0 $20,728
Judith C Harris (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Daniel L Sullivan (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Lukas (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David S Singer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Diane Brierley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lee Ehmke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mariel Aguirre (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lawrence J Ellison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nick Faust (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard A Horder (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Greggory Hudson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alicia Grahn Jones (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Pate (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Penning (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Philip V Petersen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sandra L Price (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca F Rooney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tom Stalf (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alexis Stein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joanne Truffelman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carlos Vigil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joey Wilson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sigourney Weaver (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,050,728
Expenses
$3,787,065
Net Income
$3,263,663
Net Assets
$17,567,812
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,963,169
98.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $95,165
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$7,606
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $226,147
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,293,672
34.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,264,425
Total Liabilities $696,613
Net Assets $17,567,812
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tara Stoinski Ph D (President & Ceo) $201,708 $0 $14,920
William A Evans (Treasurer) $28,000 $0 $0
Judith C Harris (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Richard A Horder (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Lukas (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca F Rooney (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David S Singer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel L Sullivan (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Diane Brierley (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael I Crowther (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lawrence J Ellison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lee Ehmke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nick Faust (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Greggory Hudson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alicia Grahn Jones (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Pate (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Penning (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sandra L Price (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tom Stalf (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alexis Stein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel K Thorne (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joanne Truffelman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joey Wilson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sigourney Weaver (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,370,893
Expenses
$3,456,485
Net Income
$9,914,408
Net Assets
$14,299,373
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,335,133
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $28,723
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $7,037
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $341,492
9.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,038,600
30.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,558,801
Total Liabilities $259,428
Net Assets $14,299,373

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,205,844
Expenses
$3,297,143
Net Income
-$91,299
Net Assets
$4,458,597
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,190,155
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7,087
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $8,602
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $341,861
10.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $930,629
28.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,585,234
Total Liabilities $126,637
Net Assets $4,458,597

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,237,126
Expenses
$2,930,724
Net Income
$1,306,402
Net Assets
$4,533,179
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,236,005
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,121
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $314,800
10.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $759,752
25.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,735,342
Total Liabilities $202,163
Net Assets $4,533,179

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,452,250
Expenses
$3,178,638
Net Income
$273,612
Net Assets
$3,226,777
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,451,286
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $964
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $444,601
14.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $794,393
25.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,435,738
Total Liabilities $208,961
Net Assets $3,226,777

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,141,774
Expenses
$3,707,194
Net Income
$434,580
Net Assets
$1,803,165
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,133,804
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,964
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $6,006
0.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,015,920
27.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,898,063
Total Liabilities $94,898
Net Assets $1,803,165

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,540,975
Expenses
$4,023,745
Net Income
$517,230
Net Assets
$1,368,585
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,536,694
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,911
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $120
0.0%
Other Revenue $2,250
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,067,062
26.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,535,364
Total Liabilities $166,779
Net Assets $1,368,585

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,748,397
Expenses
$4,372,999
Net Income
-$624,602
Net Assets
$851,355
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,740,981
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,088
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $5,328
0.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $998,898
22.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,313,775
Total Liabilities $462,420
Net Assets $851,355

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,790,047
Expenses
$4,532,117
Net Income
$257,930
Net Assets
$1,475,957
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,782,224
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,803
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $4,020
0.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $251,677
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $841,061
18.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,031,677
Total Liabilities $555,720
Net Assets $1,475,957

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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