2026-03-26T16:24:53-07:00 2025-05-31 204994635 Iryna AC 1000 Broadway Ste 200-C Oakland CA 94607 990 2024-06-01 942386151 The Gorilla Foundation GORI 6502166450 PO Box 620530 Woodside CA 94062 Francine Patterson President & CEO 2026-03-26 true true Kostyantyn Oreshkov EA P00923916 5104679506 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Francine Patterson PO Box 620530 Woodside CA 94062 872250 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. 6 4 6 4 0 871221 492843 0 190417 -834554 9400 2272 1071038 -339439 14477 0 235329 236005 0 103318 575814 789090 811143 1039572 259895 -1379011 6976426 5808086 31231 41000 6945195 5767086 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 232429 EDUCATION: (aka KokoConnects) a) We continued to create and post weekly videos from our 5-decade archive featuring Koko, Ndume, Michael, and their caregivers, thereby educating the public about the true cognitive and emotional capacities of gorillas.b) We created Koko Signs pre/post surveys to help increase and evaluate the conservation impact of the app in shifting knowledge and behaviors toward gorilla protection. 215266 RESEARCH: (aka KokoConnects)a) We continued to analyze our 2,000-hour research video collection for interspecies communication topics that make strong subjects for further analysis and public discussion.b) We added new signs, conversations, and interviews (KokoCasts) to the Koko Signs app, enhancing its value for conservation-education curriculum development.c) We created Koko Signs pre/post surveys to help measure the apps impact on changing attitudes toward, and actions on behalf of, gorillas. 212322 WELFARE: (aka KokoCares)In FYE2025 we began a partnership with The Aspinall Foundation to design a state-of-the-art gorilla sanctuary in the Republic of Congo. Borrowing design concepts from the earlier 71-acre Maui Gorilla Sanctuary, we began planning a 300-acre, scalable site capable of accommodating both zoo-born gorillas seeking a more natural life and wild-born orphaned gorillas preparing for rewilding. The Aspinall Foundation brings decades of rewilding experience, and the Congo site lies within a protected national reserve with over 40 years of zero gorilla poaching. A Memorandum of Understanding is nearing completion, enabling us to engage a world-class designer in 2026 to convert conceptual plans into construction plans. 99314 14477 Conservation: (aka: KokoProtects)In FYE2025 we expanded our partnership with the Community-Based Biosynergy Management Foundation in Cameroon to focus on protecting the critically endangered Cross-River Gorilla subspecies along the CameroonNigeria border. This project integrates empathy-building via the Koko Signs app with a community-based monitoring program using camera traps to generate a more accurate population census. Earlier in the year, we concentrated on conservation education in Eastern Cameroon with communities living near Western Lowland Gorilla habitats. 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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, 2025.The Foundation adopted Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Tax guidance FASB ASC 740 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. Accordingly, The Foundation recognizes the effect of income tax positions only when those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. The Foundation believes the adoption of this guidance had no material impact on the Foundations financial statements. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Inventory Sales, Net $5245 disposition of assets, net $995484 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Inventory Sales, Net $5245 disposition of assets, net $995484 true Sub-Sah. Africa 0 0 grantmaking 14477 14477 14477 Sub-Sah. Africa Gorilla Conserv. Ed 14477 Wire 1 false false false false false false 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. The CEO requested the lowest possible salary ($17/hour) and the Board approved her request in writing, by signing an official job agreement. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Gorilla Foundation makes public documents available upon request.