MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project

Public charity · Grantmaker Baltimore, MD EIN: 06-1752363

The non-profit MGVP, Inc., is an international veterinary team dedicated to saving the lives of Central Africas endangered mountain and Grauers gorillas through veterinary medicine and science using a One Health approach. MGVP, Inc. treats wild human-habituated gorillas suffering from life-threatening injury and illness, conducts gorilla health, emerging infectious and zoonotic disease research, facilitates preventive health care for the people who work in the national parks who come into close contact with the gorillas; and raises partner and societal awareness for the importance of the One Health approach to gorilla conservation. Gorilla Doctors implements its mission in Rwanda, DR Congo and Uganda. For more information visit www.gorilladoctors.org.

MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project at a glance

Total assets
$1,659,651
+236.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,875,962
Expenses (2025)
$2,332,249
+5413.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2019) to $75K (2023). In 2023 it reported $75K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$1,659,651$1,875,962$2,332,249——
2024$493,745—$42,298——
2023$1,618,687$2,175,931$2,015,454$74,956Total only
2022$1,483,359$2,025,074$1,648,514——
2021$1,303,187$1,905,910$1,528,069——
2020$795,640$1,741,647$1,429,483——
2019$431,133$1,541,669$1,548,597$18,9701

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project

Based on IRS filings

MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is led by Brian Huseman, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian Huseman

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • kirsten gilardi

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Dunham

    Chairman

    Vice Chair → Chairman, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Karuletwa

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Gabrielson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Powell

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • jonna mazet

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Jones

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • billie grieb

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cecilia Clarke

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda Goodman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Bond

    Chief Communications Officer

    Director → Chief Communications Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2025)

  • Donna Platt

    Chief Development Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2025)

  • Michael Halaiko

    Vice President

    Vice President → President, 2020

    President → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Kilbourn

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • jan ramer

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Ged Caddick (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Peter Riger (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robert Hilsenroth (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Verna Kilic (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Melinda Goodman Kemp (2023–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Melinda Goodman-Kemp (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Hillensenroth (2020–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Annie Graham (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bridgit Lombard (2019) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Grieb (2019) — President
  • Former: John Dick (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Donna Platt — Chief Development Officer: $122KDonna PlattChief Development Officer$122KAmy Bond — Chief Communications Officer: $117KAmy BondChief Communications Officer$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $122K, to Donna Platt (Chief Development Officer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project

How large is MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project?

MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

What is MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project?

MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Baltimore, MD. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project's EIN?

MGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1752363. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 8, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)

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