Form 990 for tax year 2022

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 October 2023. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue

$561,615 →changed to $684,322

Total expenses

$522,632 →changed to $702,878

Contributions and grants received

$432,079 →changed to $618,530

Program service revenue

$130,379 →changed to $65,792

Other revenue

-$843 →changed to $0

Total assets, end of year

$563,232 →changed to $656,620

Total liabilities, end of year

$230,158 →changed to $343,726

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$333,074 →changed to $312,894

Program services expenses

$458,728 →changed to $555,729

Management and general expenses

$63,904 →changed to $71,916

Fundraising expenses

$0 →changed to $75,233

Program service expenses (Part III)

$458,728 →changed to $555,729

Totals

Total revenue

$684,322

Total expenses

$702,878

Contributions and grants received

$618,530

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$65,792

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$656,620

Total liabilities, end of year

$343,726

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$312,894

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$555,729

Management and general expenses

$71,916

Fundraising expenses

$75,233

Program service expenses (Part III)

$555,729

Program services were 79.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• WILDLIFE HEALTH: With support from Tusk Trust, Babel Foundation, and WCN, CTPH continued its gorilla health monitoring program through clinical observations and routine non-invasive fecal sample collection from gorillas, people and livestock to create an early warning system for parasites, pathogens and other respiratory diseases of zoonotic nature. In total, 2,080 gorilla fecal samples were collected and tested from January to December 2022. Out of these, 880 samples were preserved and sent to Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) to be tested for SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Thankfully we have had no cases of COVID-19 in the mountain gorillas. Results from the samples analysed for parasites showed that there was an increase in the infection rates of human and livestock related parasites in the collected gorilla faecal samples. In September 2022, people who had been previously found to have parasites were given dewormers. In November 2022, CTPH intervened by deworming livestock adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) and also collected samples from both livestock and people living adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. A total of 192 livestock samples and 400 human samples were collected to check for intestinal parasites and other pathogens. Continuous comparative analysis of samples from people, gorillas and livestock in high interaction spots enables us to identify potential spillover events and intervene in time to prevent zoonotic disease transmissions. With support from Tusk Trust, CTPH donated various supplies and equipment to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) including 10 GPS devices, food rations of 1600 kg of maize flour, 920 kg of dry beans, 750 kg of rice, 750 kg of groundnuts, 120 liters of cooking oil, 120 kgs of wheat flour, 80 packets of baking powder and 100 packets of salt, 4 mobile toilets and ten non-contact hand-washing facilities. In order to continue mitigating the threat of COVID-19 spreading from people to the mountain gorillas (who share 98.4% DNA with humans, making them highly susceptible to human diseases), with support from Tusk Trust, CTPH also trained 104 Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) rangers and 100 porters of Bwindi and Mgahinga Conservation Area on the new UWA standard operating procedures for great ape viewing adopted from the IUCN Great Ape Tourism guidelines to better protect the great apes from human respiratory infections and other human-related diseases. These guidelines include mandatory wearing of protective face masks for all visitors, hand sanitizing, disinfection of boots before entering the forest, temperature checking before entering the forest, and enforcing a distance of 10 meters between people and the gorillas.

  Expenses $187,554 · Grants $200,000

• COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CONSERVATION: Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) launched the Model Household initiative with the intention of improving our ability to measure impact of behavior change communication in transforming households around protected areas in Uganda where CTPH operates into Model One Health Households which exhibit positive behaviors, including investing in proper sanitation and hygiene, adopting family planning, good reproductive health, having a food crop garden using sustainable agriculture techniques, adopting alternative livelihoods, having adequate knowledge about the risks of zoonotic disease transmission between people and wild animals, and prioritizing wildlife conservation, creating a visible impact in these communities. All households are encouraged to reach a higher standard according to a list of 12 identified One Health indicators, through quarterly behavior change communications by Village Health and Conservation Teams (VHCTs). Model households are open to the community as learning sites for integrated health and environmental practices. At any time, neighbors can visit a model household for demonstrations on knowledge about healthy sustainable practices to eventually become model households and transform the whole village. Red homes with less than 4 out of 12 performance indicators will be given extra attention to reach green homes with nine performance indicators. With support from Wildlife Conservation Network, a baseline survey was conducted in February/March 2022 covering all the 6 parishes CTPH engages around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), Mukono, Bujengwe, Buremba, Mpungu in Kanungu District and Nteko and Rubuguri in Kisoro District. The survey had a 96.1% response rate and a total of 7,616 households were recorded in 6 parishes by 249 VHCTs. Through our VHCT Model, we were able to reach over 7,616 households with an average of 5 household members making a total of 38,912 individuals. Majority of the people reached were females (51%) and 53% of the household members were under 18 years of age. With support from the GAIA Initiative, CTPH revived its programs around Mt. Elgon Conservation Area (MECA) by engaging key stakeholders and holding trainings with 86 Village Health and Conservation Teams (VHCTs), two of whom were transferred so now engaging 84 VHCTs. Key stakeholders including the District Health Officers (DHO), District Chief Administrative Officers (CAO), District Natural Resources Officers (DNRO), Uganda Wildlife Authority Community Conservation Department, District Planning office and Subcounty Chief in the three districts of Bulambuli, Kween and Bukwo were engaged to understand the progress of VHCT programs, the gaps to be filled and to integrate and align CTPH programs with government plans. VHCTs also received critical equipment such as activity logbooks and waterproof bags to enable them to carry out their roles in the field effectively. VHCTs conduct peer-to-peer behaviour change communication amongst the households in their catchment, disseminating One Health, conservation and voluntary family planning information and services. With funding from Dietrich American Foundation, CTPH paid for and enrolled for e-quality medical insurance membership conducted by Bwindi Community Hospital for 47 gorilla guardians and 222 of their family members, as well as 164 VHCTs and 851 of their family members, totalling 1,284 individuals now covered by health care. The services VHCTs and Gorilla Guardians are receiving include outpatient, inpatient, eye care, chronic illness, antenatal, post-natal, and emergency care. The program is currently only conducted in the Northern sector of BINP. In partnership with Reproductive Health Uganda, Kabale Branch, CTPH received a total of 1,470 COC pills and 12,960 Condoms. This followed a partnership that was formed in courtesy of Margaret Pyke Trust and Youth Advocacy Network (YADNET). CTPH works directly with VHCTs in 59 villages around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park who are trained to administer Family Planning so that they can take family planning services closer to remote communities that cannot easily access these services from local health centres.

  Expenses $213,718 · Grants $210,000

• ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS: With funding from Tusk Trust, CTPH continued engaging reformed poachers, a group of people who agreed to lay down their tools and stop hunting in the forest which is illegal. Reformed poachers are supported to form associations which help to reduce illegal forest activities by taking on livelihood projects to improve and sustain their wellbeing reducing their dependance on the forest to meet their basic needs for food. CTPH in partnership with Bwindi Development Network and sub-county veterinary offices around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) purchased and distributed livestock to the following reformed poacher groups. 5 cows, 7 sheep, 7 sheep for Mukono, Ruhija and Nteko groups respectively. A total of 240 reformed poachers in the 3 groups benefited from the group livestock project. 139 in Nteko, 22 in Ruhija and 79 in Mukono.

  Expenses $44,130 · Grants $55,000

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  Expenses $27,582 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $10,000

• RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION. CTPH and other partners including Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda Wildlife Authority, University College London and University of Southern California are implementing a Collaborative One Health Research Initiative on Epidemics (COHRIE) project, led by UVRI entitled "Surveillance, Control and Prevention of Neglected Zoonotic Diseases in Uganda - A case study of Rift Valley Fever (RVF), Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) and Brucellosis at the Human-Animal-Wildlife Interface in Diverse Agricultural systems". CTPH is leading the social sciences component including conducting Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAPs) surveys, key informant interviews and focus group discussions to understand gender and socio-cultural issues around transmission dynamics and drivers of spillover events of the three target diseases at the human-animal-wildlife interface. The three-year study funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC) will cover four protected areas in Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park and Kidepo Valley National Park. So far, both qualitative data from people and quantitative data from humans, livestock, wildlife, vectors and small rodents has been collected from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park. CTPH together with University of Wisconsin-Madison is implementing a project "Healthy Children Healthy Apes. It involves collecting samples from trackers, porters, gorilla guardians who herd gorillas away from community land back to the national park together with their children. CTPH has so far collected 43 samples from school-going children. CTPH in partnership with Global GreenSTEM received funding from National Geographic to implement a project "STEMming Biodiversity Loss in Bwindi: Engaging Young People in STEM-inspired Market Driven Conservation Action" This project is aimed at engaging young people around BINP, in and out of school, and supporting their continued and diversified education. The project aims to increase conservation awareness amongst young people and their families around BINP and address harmful human activities, which are threatening the endangered mountain gorillas, other wildlife and their habitat. In October, CTPH carried out the STEM pre-survey questions with 528 youth to gauge their knowledge of conservation and environmental issues affecting villages around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Under this project, CTPH will engage 12 schools, including both Primary and Secondary levels, and 24 youth groups; reaching at least 1550 youth between the age of 10 to 24 years in total. We will share more updates on this project in our subsequent communications.

  Expenses $82,745 · Grants $90,000

As filed on the 2022 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

14 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202333219349301148

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