2025-09-10T01:02:18-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 300019352 THE BIG FIX BIGF 3602599149 830 Taylor Street Port Townsend WA 98368 Sarah Schmidt Treasurer 3602599149 2025-02-20 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Sarah Schmidt 830 Taylor Street Port Townsend WA 98368 219218 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. 6 6 0 12 0 0 256814 202686 0 0 4 16532 0 0 256818 219218 225380 230494 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2447 2144 227827 232638 28991 -13420 280479 267059 0 0 280479 267059 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 144895 143672 0 Operation of The BIG FIX Uganda veterinary hospital (the only animal hospital in Northern Uganda) which was open 365 days during 2024, admission of 632 patients to our veterinary hospital for care, providing free rabies vaccinations and deworming to 12,951 dogs and cats, operation Northern Uganda's only veterinary laboratory which performed 811 tests during 2024, providing free veterinary services in 85 villages; spaying/neutering 433 dogs and cats, exchanging 5,340 unsafe neck restraints on dogs for rope, assisting 3,185 dog guardians to wash and groom their dogs, providing emergency rabies responses to 4 rabies outbreaks 37709 36488 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 supported through training 3 returning guardians 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 48 meetings for program guardians which included group counseling and vet checks for project dogs; provided 100 individual counseling sessions for program guardians, provided free veterinary services for all project dogs, including hospitalization of 36 dogs; made 478 phone calls and 64 home checks to follow up on project participants; held 60 group counseling sessions for war trauma survivors which were each attended by an average of 18 people. The Comfort Dog Project graduates also entirely staffed The BIG FIX Uganda's Animal Welfare Team, which: responded to 12 major calls for multiple dogs in need of rescue, placed 57 dogs and cats into new adoptive homes after conducting home checks; followed up in adoptions with 576 phone calls and home visits; cared for a total of 362 dogs during the year; maintained permanent foster homes for 2 paralyzed dogs; provided 10,529 dog walks, and bathed 251 dogs at the hospital. 47890 47890 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 22 schools, reaching 16,121 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. 13,617 copies of "The Great Dog Guardian Book" were distributed. With a talented local artist, our Art for Animals program created 12 school murals depicting positive interactions between children and dogs. We produced 23 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 230494 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA WA X X X Sarah Schmidt 3602599149 830 Taylor Street Port Townsend WA 98368 X Dr Brenda Forsythe President 3 X X 0 0 0 Sarah Schmidt Secretary/Treasurer 35 0 X X 0 0 0 Meg Olmert Board Member 15 0 X 0 0 0 Philip Tedeschi Board Member 3 0 X 0 0 0 Kathryn McDonald Board Member 3 0 X 0 0 0 Dr Antje Joslin Board Member 3 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 202686 0 202686 0 16532 0 0 16532 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 219218 0 0 16532 0 0 0 0 230494 230494 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 470 0 470 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1240 0 1240 0 Government report filing fees 161 0 161 0 Wire transfer and receive bank fees 273 0 273 0 232638 230494 2144 0 100479 25451 180000 241608 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 280479 267059 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 280479 267059 0 0 280479 267059 280479 267059 -13420 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 X 1 X 1 0 X 191921 162012 318724 256818 212686 1142161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 191921 162012 318724 256818 212686 1142161 590690 551471 0 0 0 0 16532 16532 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1158693 0 0.47594 0.49693 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Sub-Saharan Africa The BIG FIX provides the majority of funding to carry out the programs and services of The BIG FIX Uganda, an entity registered as an NGO in Uganda. The BIG FIX Uganda has programs in Veterinary Service, Animal Welfare Education, and Animal Assisted Interventions and operates the only veterinary hospital and veterinary service outreach in the entire northern region of Uganda. This includes rabies prevention and education, rabies surveillance and emergency response, and animal rescue/rehabilitation/rehoming. 228050 Wire transfers 2443 Purchase of veterinary, dog care, and other program supplies used at The BIG FIX Uganda FMV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Header, Line B We incorrectly answered question 18, part VI, on our originally filed Form 990 and our amended return checks box 18a, indicating that a copy of our form 990 is available on our website. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of this Form 990 and attached Schedules was provided to all board members and the contents were reviewed in detail during a board meeting. The board members were also provided with copies of our 2024 Year End Financial Statement and access to all bank statements to confirm the numbers in the financial statement. 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 A copy of our Form 990 is available on the charity navigator website Candid.org. A copy of our Form 990 is also available upon request to: info@thebigfixuganda.org