Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund (originally the Digit Fund) is a nonprofit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, for the protection of endangered mountain gorillas and Grauer's gorillas. The Digit Fund was created by Dian Fossey in 1978 to finance her anti-poaching patrols and prevent further poaching of the mountain gorillas. Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in the Virunga Volcanoes of Rwanda. The non-profit fund was named in memory of Fossey's favorite gorilla, Digit.

Today, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund operates gorilla protection, education, science and community programs in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2022, the Fossey Fund opened the Ellen DeGeneres Campus in Rwanda, which helps continue Fossey's mission and further support gorilla conservation.

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