The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is opening in 2021 and you can be a part of it!

Become a Gorilla Champion today!
Through this very special offering, you can become an official Gorilla Champion and help us build our new home. Your generosity will be commemorated with a personalized five-inch Infant Gorilla plaque or an eight-inch Silverback plaque that will be displayed on our Gorilla Champions Wall inside the Sandy and Harold Price Research Center.

$1,000 Silverback Gorilla
$500 Infant Gorilla
Quantities are limited! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be a part of the Fossey Fund’s future and create a legacy that, like Dian’s, ensures a future for wild gorillas. Reserve your plaque online today, or contact us to reserve multiple plaques.

The Fossey Fund was started by one woman who dared to make a difference, and her legacy is an enduring and powerful reminder that one person’s actions truly can change the world!
Since Dian originally established the Karisoke Research Center high in the Virunga mountains, we have worked tirelessly to continue her work. Our mission expanded over those 50-plus years, and it has been our dream over the last two decades to build a permanent home – a purpose-built facility that would enable us to elevate our protection and science efforts, expand our educational programming, and connect more closely with the people who live in the local community or are visiting the region.
Join the growing list of donors who have already signed up to be a Gorilla Champion!
Kathryn Arnold
Dorothy Austin
Rosamond L Bennett
John P Beynon
Elizabeth Brown
Timothy Burke
Katherine H Cadwallader
Jordan Cass
Jason Caulfield
Melanie DeVore, Ph.D.
Pam Dyer
Janet T Eads
Stefan Egger
Diane Engelhardt
Sharon Fried
Jonas Gloeckler
Debbie Goellnitz
Yolande Grill
Pauline Hansen
Donald Hedges, M.D.
Shari Henning
Jennifer Hughes
Jody Kaufman
Ryan Kegley
Barbara Kraft
Wolfgang Krueger
Michael Linahan
Rochelle Martel
Ellen B McAllister
Laura Olsha
Jill Over
Darlene Pedersen
Claudia Pennella
Shawn Privratsky
Jeff Ramsey
Donna C Rich, MD
Kimberly M Richardson
Rebecca Rooney
Marina Saffel
Linda Salzer
Dorothy Schinella
Gloria Snead
Donna Somers
Polly D Sten
Alasdair Stewart
Tara Stoinski
Torunn Strandjord
Tara Sweeney
Alberta Testanero
The Sullivan Family Foundation
Sylvie Thevenaz
Sue Van Boven
Gillian Wagner