Programs

  • Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education

    THE GORILLA REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION (GRACE) CENTER, INC. IS THE WORLD'S ONLY SANCTUARY FOR GRAUER'S GORILLAS, A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GORILLA SUBSPECIES IN DR CONGO. THE WILD GRAUER'S GORILLA POPULATION HAS DECLINED BY A CATASTROPHIC 80% IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR GRACE INCLUDE: 1) GORILLA REHABILITATION: PROVIDE CARE FOR GORILLAS RESCUED FROM ILLEGALLY TRAFFICKING; 2) GORILLA CONSERVATION: STABILIZE GRAUER'S GORILLAS IN THE WILD 3) CONSERVATION EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF GORILLAS THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    TODAY, GRACE HAS 3 STRATEGIC PROGRAM PILLARS THAT RECEIVE EQUAL FOCUS: REWILD GRAUERS GORILLAS: GRACE RUNS THE ONLY SANCTUARY IN THE WORLD FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GRAUERS GORILLAS THAT HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING. GRACE IS TRAILBLAZING BETTER WAYS TO RELEASE GORILLAS BACK INTO THE WILD AND HAS SUCCESSFULLY REWILDED FOUR GRAUERS GORILLAS TO SECURE HABITAT IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. PROTECT FOREST HABITAT: GRACE. PARNTERS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT A VAST 500,000-ACRE TRACT OF REMOTE PRIMARY TROPICAL FOREST. THIS AREA FORMS A KEY HABITAT FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GRAUERS GORILLAS. ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES: GRACE PRACTICES COMMUNITY-LED CONSERVATION, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING LOCALLY DESIGNED SOLUTIONS, CONSERVATION EDUCATION, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND BIODIVERSITY MONITORING TO FOSTER PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE BETWEEN HUMANS AND GORILLAS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.8M