Timeline
November 2019 Filed for nonprofit corporation status in Oregon
November 2019 Wrote Baylor College of Medicine
November 2019 Wrote Taskforce for Global Health
November 2019 Decided that we would not include anti-protozoal and anthelminthic drugs together in a package
December 2019 Requested United States Agency for International Development information via Freedom of Information Act. Case Number F-00087-20
December 2019 Wrote University of Washington
January 2020 Additional information sent to USAID; Date range for record search: from 1/1/2018 to 1/22/2020
March 2020 Found Dr. Jose Munoz, Spain
June 2020 Wrote Taskforce for Global Health again
November 2020 Contacted DNDi
November 2020 Amended annual report Secretary of State
March 2021 Asked USUHS about radiation sickness in low- and middle-income countries
March 2021 New mission statement: the nonprofit mission of Bend Biomedical is to make, package, and distribute high-quality, low-cost medicines to treat and prevent serious diseases in neglected populations around the world
April 2021 Studied azithromycin pills vs. syrup
April 2021 Contacted Lonza
August 2021 Signed up with SCORE
September 2021 Interview with Cascade Business News reporter
September 2021 Amended annual report Secretary of State
September 2021 Filed for 501(c)3 status with IRS, long form
October 2021 Began search for Directors and Officers insurance
November 2021 Converted overseas BOD members to BOA as a requirement for Directors and Officers insurance
November 2021 Amended annual report Secretary of State
February 2022 Applied to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
February 2022 Applied to Taskforce for Global Health
March 2022 Turned down by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
April 2022 Grant application submitted to USAID
May 2022 Approved as 501(c)3 by IRS, long form
July 2022 Filed paperwork with Oregon Department of Justice
July 2022 Applied for account with First Interstate Bank
August 2022 Made first fundraising brochure
August 2022 Endorsed by Coach K
September 2022 Inter-faith talk at Prineville Church of Christ
October 2022 Turned down by USAID
November 2022 Changed mission statement from “making” to “delivering” drugs per request by attorneys because we are using CMOs
November 2022 Learned that in some countries, de-worming is done through child health days and vitamin A is included only with vaccinations
December 2022 Board of Directors meeting
December 2022 Amended annual report Secretary of State
January 2023 Mission statement change: We specialize in critical preventive medicines in short supply and improved drug products for mass drug administration
January 2023 Recruited graphics artist