2024-04-14T20:19:01-07:00 2023-05-31 204994635 Iryna AC 1000 Broadway Ste 200-C Oakland CA 94607 990 2022-06-01 942386151 The Gorilla Foundation GORI 6502166450 PO Box 620530 Woodside CA 94062 Francine Patterson President & CEO 2024-04-14 true Francine Patterson 999009999 true Iryna Oreshkova CPA P00842984 5104679506 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Francine Patterson PO Box 620530 Woodside CA 94062 830347 false X www.koko.org X 1976 CA To learn about gorillas by communicating with them, and apply the knowledge and empathy thus gained to advance great ape conservation and optimize their care in captivity. 5 4 4 7 0 4963066 520087 0 2355 3858 11757 6000 4977178 529945 0 0 144181 192144 0 38588 309379 579584 453560 771728 4523618 -241783 6948662 6737605 15900 69129 6932762 6668476 X To bring interspecies communication to the public, in order to save gorillas from extinction, and inspire our children to create a sustainable future for all great apes. false false 216084 Education: (Projects KokoApp and KokoKids)a) We finally completed the first release of the Koko Signs app, in partnership with ArcTouch.com, after nearly 10 years of planning. It was released to the general public on Dec. 27th, in both Apple (iPhone iOS) and Google (Android) app stores, after being available to donors as a pre-release for 1 month.b) As part of our KokoKids (aka Kids4Koko) outreach project, we partnered with 2 African gorilla conservation education groups, asking them to review the new Koko Signs app as both an educational vehicle and a conservation tool.c) We continued to post new videos from our KokoArc library on our social media and web sites. 216080 Research: (Project: KokoArc)In FYE2023, we digitized another 1000 or so analog video tapes that were part of the Project Koko interspecies communication research archive. This brings it to a total of about 1700 tapes, which is over 90% of the full research video archive.We also produced and shared dozens of videos from this archive on The Gorilla Foundations social media, website and enewsletters during FYE2023.And we included samples of these videos, as sample Conversations within our new Koko Signs app (see Education).This content is being used to educate the public about the value of interspecies communication for great ape care in captivity and conservation in the wild, and will soon be used to collaborate with other researchers who want to extend the science of interspecies communication by analyzing, replicating and transcending our data. 131193 Welfare: (Project KokoCares)a) In FYE2023 we completed the design of an ideal gorilla sanctuary (tentatively called the KokoMaui Sanctuary) with the help of a world-class architectural designer Patrick Janikowski & Associates. The resulting 3D design images are now being used to attract partners to help implement the design and commit to populate the sanctuary, which we could build on our 70 acres of leased land on West Maui (available until at least 2058). This would help captive gorillas who cannot adapt to zoo life, or are too old to be placed on exhibit i.e., for reasons of age and/or disability.b) We also continue to visit gorilla Ndume at the Cincinnati Zoo twice per year to monitor his physical and mental states. We are not satisfied that he is in a sufficiently supportive environment, but there isnt much we an do other than continue with our new sanctuary design, and help the Cincinnati Zoo emulate as much as possible of it to enhance the lives of gorillas in captivity. 54023 617380 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 4 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 4 false false false false true true false true false false false true true true false true true true true false CA X Gary Stanley 6507226810 1230 Edgewood Rd Redwood City CA 94062 Christa Nunes CSO 40.00 0.00 X X 83200 0 0 Francine Patterson President & CEO 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 844 Gary Stanley COO 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 844 David Rutan Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeanne Gardner Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kerry Hogan Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 83200 1688 0 false false false ArcTouchcom 360 Third Street San Francisco CA 94107 design & develop apps 207680 1 520087 520087 0 12013 12013 0 838 838 0 286281 294436 -8155 -8155 -8155 0 0 10523 5966 4557 4557 Rebates And Redemptions 605 605 605 529945 4557 5301 0 0 0 0 84888 71944 12691 253 0 48678 34782 7302 6594 0 47067 37780 7102 2185 11511 9208 1727 576 0 0 21222 16978 3183 1061 0 0 0 8751 7001 1313 437 3019 2415 453 151 103889 83110 15584 5195 0 0 136763 109410 20515 6838 4170 3335 626 209 0 0 0 0 82680 66144 12402 4134 8040 6433 1205 402 Education/Media Development 200536 160429 30080 10027 Dues and other charges 10514 8411 1577 526 0 771728 617380 115760 38588 5160560 177126 3681078 789 0 34282 0 0 22163 23319 303 0 2490777 1171467 1412086 1319310 47872 1215231 85945 68698 0 0 219733 217772 6948662 6737605 15900 69129 15900 69129 X 6714029 6451704 218733 216772 6932762 6668476 6948662 6737605 -241783 19229 -13999 -27733 X false true X true false X 778435 539066 745906 663066 520087 3246560 0 0 778435 539066 745906 663066 520087 3246560 654378 2592182 38569 27165 27615 4487 12851 110687 0 0 3357247 57011 0.77210 0.79070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 125000 125000 36338 24755 11583 2219990 1049669 1170321 109449 97043 12406 1319310 X 777476 19229 222336 5966 247531 529945 529945 1014029 236335 5966 242301 771728 771728 Part X : FIN48 Footnote TGF is a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from federal income tax on income under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and from state franchise tax under California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701 (d). However, income from activities not directly related to its tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. There was no tax on unrelated business income for year ended May 31, 2023. TGF adopted Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Tax guidance FASB ASC 740 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. Accordingly, TGF recognizes the effect of income tax positions only when those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. TGF believes the adoption of this guidance had no material impact on the TGFs financial statements. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Inventory Sales, Net $5966 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Inventory Sales, Net $5966 Gary Stanley officer assistance X 16136 16136 false true true Francine Patterson officer assistance X 18146 18146 false true true 34282 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Conservation: (Projects KokoArc, KokoCares and KokoKids)We finally completed the first release of the Koko Signs app, in partnership with ArcTouch.comAll 4 of our 4 mission-level Projects (KokoArc, KokoApp, KokoKids and KokoCares) are directed toward 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, in which we are reaching out to students worldwide, and to teachers in gorilla habitat countries, to develop conservation curricula that inform and inspire students to ensure that gorillas are no longer critically endangered and that we continue to learn from them, directly, through interspecies communication. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE Governing Body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The draft 990 will be emailed to all Board members, and the finance committee members will be asked to provide written feedback (questions/suggestions) by the time needed by the auditor. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The CEOs salary was approved by written consent vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Gorilla Foundation makes public documents available upon request.