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The Gorilla Foundation

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Conservation through communication

The Gorilla Foundation is dedicated to the preservation, protection and well-being of gorillas through interspecies communication research and education. The Foundation was established in 1976 and is best known for its groundbreaking work with two western lowland gorillas, Koko and Michael, who were taught to become fluent in American Sign Language. Our current goals include: establishing the Maui Ape Preserve; helping Koko to have a baby, with her new mate, Ndume, and thus foster cultural transmission of a human-taught language to a new generation of gorillas; providing and modeling the best care for gorillas in captivity; and developing multimedia and web-based educational resources for partner institutions, schools and advocates.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

74.60Overall score
out of 100

80.25Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,796,606

Total expenses · USD$1,738,666

Program expenses

$1,267,487.51 recorded amount

72.9%

Fundraising expenses

$299,050.55 recorded amount

17.2%

Administrative expenses

$168,650.60 recorded amount

9.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Francine G. Patterson
Recorded compensation: $16,421.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.94%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Gorilla Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Gorilla Foundation is dedicated to the preservation, protection and well-being of gorillas through interspecies communication research and education. The Foundation was established in 1976 and is best known for its groundbreaking work with two western lowland gorillas, Koko and Michael, who were taught to become fluent in American Sign Language. Our current goals include: establishing the Maui Ape Preserve; helping Koko to have a baby, with her new mate, Ndume, and thus foster cultural transmission of a human-taught language to a new generation of gorillas; providing and modeling the best care for gorillas in captivity; and developing multimedia and web-based educational resources for partner institutions, schools and advocates.
`ein` EIN	94-2386151
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1738666.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09699999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.172
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	80.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Francine G. Patterson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	16421.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.009399999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Conservation through communication
`name` Charity name	The Gorilla Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1796606.0
`score` Overall score	74.6
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1267487.5140000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	299050.55199999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	168650.60199999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2386151
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Wildlife Conservation
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.