2024-03-31T18:09:19-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 300019352 THE BIG FIX BIGF 3602599149 830 Taylor Street Port Townsend WA 98368 Sarah Schmidt Treasurer 3602599149 2024-02-16 Sarah Schmidt 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Sarah Schmidt 830 Taylor Street Port Townsend WA 98368 256818 0 X www.TheBigFixUganda.org X 2002 CA (1) promote the health and welfare of animals and people through a One Health approach; (2) to promote the human-animal bond; (3) to make low cost and free veterinary services available to animal guardians who could not otherwise afford to pay for such services; (4) to develop and implement animal birth control and rabies programs as humane methods of companion animal population control and disease prevention; (5) to prevent animal cruelty and neglect through education and community outreach. 7 7 0 14 4 0 318724 256814 0 0 0 4 2750 0 321474 256818 171096 225380 0 0 0 0 1990 2447 173086 227827 148388 28991 251488 280479 0 0 251488 280479 Improve animal health and welfare through veterinary service; promote the human-animal bond (through The Comfort Dog Project), reduce the suffering of animals through cruelty and neglect by providing animal welfare education 0 0 180430 0 Operation of The BIG FIX Uganda veterinary hospital (the only animal hospital in Northern Uganda) which was open 365 days during 2023, admission of 709 patients to our veterinary hospital for care, providing free rabies vaccinations and deworming to 10,841 dogs and cats, operation Northern Uganda's only veterinary laboratory which performed 408 tests during 2023, providing free veterinary services in 46 villages; spaying/neutering 350 dogs and cats, exchanging 5,266 unsafe neck restraints on dogs for rope, assisting 3,060 dog guardians to wash and groom their dogs, providing emergency rabies responses to 4 rabies outbreaks 22475 0 The Comfort Dog Project provided ongoing supportive services to over 100 dogs and guardians in the program; paired 12 new rescue dogs with war trauma survivors and graduated 100% from the 20-week long dog training and bonding program; held "The Great Dog Guardian Games" which showcased dog training and positive human-animal interactions; held 47 meetings for program guardians which included group counseling and vet checks for project dogs; provided 109 individual counseling sessions for program guardians, provided free veterinary services for all project dogs, including hospitalization of 35 dogs; made 549 phone calls and 107 home checks to follow up on project participants; provided 70 grief counseling sessions to members of the public; held 60 group counseling sessions for war trauma survivors which were each attended by an average of 19 people. The Comfort Dog Project graduates also entirely staffed The BIG FIX Uganda's Animal Welfare Team, which: responded to 52 community calls for dogs in need of rescue, transported 77 rescue dogs to the hospital; placed 33 dogs and 4 cats into new adoptive homes after conducting home checks; followed up in adoptions with 279 phone calls and 109 home visits; cared for a total of 439 dogs during the year; maintained permanent foster homes for 2 paralyzed dogs; provided 8,744 dog walks, and bathed 267 dogs at the hospital. 22475 0 Our school education team included our education manager, the Principle Education Officer for Gulu City, the Lead Canine Officer with Gulu Police Department and three dogs and guardians from The Comfort Dog Project. The education team visited 28 schools, reaching 13,757 students and their teachers and provided information about The Five Animal Freedoms, animal health, rabies prevention, Uganda's anti-cruelty laws, how to communicate with and train dogs, and the health benefits of having dogs as friends. 12,669 copies of "The Great Dog Guardian Book" were distributed. With a talented local artist, our Art for Animals program created 16 school murals depicting positive interactions between children and dogs. We produced 62 radio talk shows on MEGA FM and Favour FM about animal health and welfare, laws protecting animals, rabies, the healing power of human-animal bonds, and other timely veterinary issues. 0 0 0 225380 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA X Sarah Schmidt 3602599149 830 Taylor Street Port Townsend WA 98368 Dr Brenda Forsythe President 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Schmidt Secretary/Treasurer 35.00 X 0 0 0 Meg Olmert Board Member 8.00 X 0 0 0 Philip Tedeschi Board Member 3 X 0 0 0 Kathryn McDonald Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 Laura Austin Board Member 4 X 0 0 0 Dr Antje Joslin Board Member 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 256814 0 256814 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 256818 0 4 0 225380 225380 Insurance (liability and D&O) 1700 0 1700 0 Software and web hosting (Squarespace) 404 0 404 0 Bank fees - wire send and receive fees 243 0 243 0 Government report filing fees 100 0 100 0 0 227827 225380 2447 0 251101 100479 387 180000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 251488 280479 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 251488 280479 0 0 251488 280479 251488 280479 28991 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 104305 191921 162012 318724 256818 1033780 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104305 191921 162012 318724 256818 1033780 520060 513720 1033780 0.49693 0.5053 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Sub-Saharan Africa General support to carry out the programs and activities of The BIG FIX Uganda including: operation of a charity veterinary hospital, provision of veterinary services and animal welfare education in the villages, animal and human health and welfare education, animal assisted intervention program (The Comfort Dog Project) for war trauma survivors, animal rescue and rehoming 224750 Bank wire transfer 630 Purchase of veterinary and dog care supplies FMV 1 0 No grants or assistance were provided to individuals outside the US Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The proposed form 990 and attachments are circulated to the board members. Any questions raised are addressed and amendments/revisions are discussed and agreed upon by a majority. Finally, the board votes to approve filing of the return as submitted (or amended). Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members are required to submit a disclosure statement annually and any potential conflicts are discussed by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Our past year annual report and financial statements are available on our website. Copies of our governing documents annd conflict of interest disclosures are available upon request.