2020-04-11T18:51:15-05:00 2018-12-31 461171913 S D MAYER & ASSOCIATES LLP 235 MONTGOMERY STREET 30TH FL SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 990 2018-01-01 760404723 GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONAL GEOH 6506149050 687 BAY ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025 VERONICA CEDILLOS PRESIDENT 6506149050 2020-04-11 1 W NOEL MCNABOLA P00181055 4156914040 2020-04-12 64.88.174.3 2020-04-11 16:51:04 PD P 4AF46A455ADDA1285C4D998743A09F5371211391 48C8C97175F9462B224EAE7C4B9E81445EAFFD8A 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X VERONICA CEDILLOS 687 BAY ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025 986203 0 X WWW.GEOHAZ.ORG X 1991 CA TO END PREVENTABLE DEATH AND SUFFERING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS. 15 14 5 28 0 0 843416 880603 0 0 54541 41022 2733 3787 900690 925412 0 0 0 0 527598 607583 0 0 79138 593624 458781 1121222 1066364 -220532 -140952 1306018 1058304 81970 67555 1224048 990749 X TO END PREVENTABLE DEATH AND SUFFERING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS. 0 0 154549 REDUCING EARTHQUAKE RISK IN FAR WEST AND MID-WEST NEPAL: A POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE FAULT IS POISED TO RUPTURE BENEATH THE RUGGED, HILLY REGION OF FAR WEST AND MID-WEST NEPAL. IT COULD BE FIVE TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN THE 2015 EARTHQUAKE THAT OCCURRED NEAR KATHMANDU. WE'RE FOCUSING ON 14 VULNERABLE DISTRICTS. MOST OF THE TYPICAL SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND HOSPITALS ARE NOT CURRENTLY DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND INTENSE SHAKING.WE CREATED SCENARIOS FOR THREE DISTRICTS, AND THEIR HEADQUARTER MUNICIPALITIES. A STORYLINE FOLLOWS LOCAL CHARACTERS AND INCLUDES PRACTICAL LESSONS TO PREPARE. APPENDICES CONTAIN DETAILED TECHNICAL FINDINGS THAT WILL BE OF INTEREST TO LOCAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND OFFICIALS. THEN WE BROUGHT TOGETHER LOCAL LEADERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AGAIN TO DEVELOP ACTION PLANS THAT WOULD REDUCE THE CONSEQUENCES. THEY LEARNED WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WHY. THEY TOOK OWNERSHIP OF TASKS. AND TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL PROFESSIONALS CAN SUSTAIN IMPORTANT REFORMS, WE TRAINED ENGINEERS AND MASONS IN SKILLS THEY NEED TO MAKE SAFER BUILDINGS AND ROADS. GHI IS PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND ACTIONABLE INFORMATION AT A CRITICAL TIME. UNDER NEPAL'S NEW CONSTITUTION AND FEDERAL SYSTEM, LOCAL JURISDICTIONS HAVE NEW RESPONSIBILITY TO MANAGE SAFE GROWTH AND DISASTER RESPONSE. 56990 PRODUCING EARTHQUAKE DESKS FOR SCHOOLS IN BHUTAN: IN BHUTAN, THE MANY SCHOOLS MADE OF UNREINFORCED STONE MASONRY, OR OTHER BRITTLE MATERIAL, ARE LIKELY TO COLLAPSE IN A BIG EARTHQUAKE. UNTIL THESE BUILDINGS ARE UPGRADED, CHILDREN NEED PROTECTION FROM HEAVY DEBRIS THAT WILL FALL DURING SHAKING. FOR CONDITIONS LIKE THIS, WE INTRODUCED THE AWARD-WINNING EARTHQUAKE DESK TO BHUTAN'S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. DIFFERENT FROM A STANDARD SCHOOL DESK, THE EARTHQUAKE DESK CAN WITHSTAND HEAVY LOADS AND SHELTER TWO CHILDREN. THE DESK'S STRENGTH COMES FROM A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS. BUT THE INNOVATION DOESN'T STOP THERE--WE'RE SHOWING BHUTANESE MANUFACTURERS HOW TO MASS PRODUCE EARTHQUAKE DESKS. LOCAL PRODUCTION WILL KEEP THE COST LOW, SO MORE CLASSROOMS CAN BE EQUIPPED. AS A SIDE BENEFIT, THE MANUFACTURERS ARE BUILDING NEW SKILLS. PHASE 2 IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. MANUFACTURERS WILL PRODUCE A LARGER SUPPLY OF EARTHQUAKE DESKS, AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WILL DEVELOP A PHASED PLAN TO EQUIP SCHOOLS MOST AT RISK. THE COMBINATION OF EARTHQUAKES AND POORLY-BUILT SCHOOLS POSES A LETHAL THREAT TO MILLIONS OF CHILDREN WORLDWIDE. WE PLAN TO INTRODUCE EARTHQUAKE DESKS, AND OPTIONS FOR SAFER COVER, TO MORE COUNTRIES. 53391 FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR EARTHQUAKES IN HAITI AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: MANY FAMILIES IN HAITI AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LIVE IN AREAS WHERE A DAMAGING EARTHQUAKE, AND THE LANDSLIDES IT COULD TRIGGER, WILL OCCUR SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. A POWERFUL OFFSHORE EARTHQUAKE NEAR THE NORTH COAST COULD ALSO QUICKLY GENERATE A LETHAL TSUNAMI.OUR PROGRAM IS EXPLAINING HOW AN EARTHQUAKE WILL AFFECT COMMUNITIES, AND HOW PEOPLE CAN BETTER PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES FROM HARM. WITH INPUT FROM LOCAL SAFETY COMMITTEES THAT GHI INITIATED, OUR IN-COUNTRY STAFF WILL DEVELOP NEW PUBLIC MESSAGES. PREPAREDNESS STORIES AND GRAPHICS MAY CIRCULATE VIA RADIO SPOTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, T-SHIRTS, CONTESTS AND STREET PLAYS, OR EVEN FROM SOUND TRUCKS DURING FESTIVALS. EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND IN DOOR-TO-DOOR CAMPAIGNS.COMMUNITIES WILL AT LAST HAVE ACTIONABLE EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO WHERE THEY LIVE AND IN PLAIN LANGUAGE. WORKING WITH OUR TECHNICAL PARTNER, THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WE WILL COMBINE BEST-AVAILABLE SCIENCE AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IN SOURCEBOOKS WRITTEN IN KREYOL, FRENCH, SPANISH, AND ENGLISH, WHICH EVERYONE WORKING TO IMPROVE SAFETY CAN USE. 427484 GHI WORKED ON THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PROJECTS DURING 2018:TO UNDERSTAND HOW FUTURE EARTHQUAKES WILL AFFECT MODERN CITIES IN CENTRAL CHINA, WE ARE WORKING WITH COLLEAGUES FROM CHINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM TO REVIEW HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ADD TECHNICAL INSIGHTS FROM RECENT GEOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES. OUR ROLE IN THIS COLLABORATION IS TO HELP THE TEAM CREATE A DAMAGE SCENARIO. A DAMAGE SCENARIO PAINTS A PICTURE OF HOW PEOPLE'S LIVES WILL SUDDENLY CHANGE FROM A SPECIFIC, LIKELY EARTHQUAKE. IT ESTIMATES BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COLLAPSE; DISRUPTION OF WATER AND POWER; DAMAGE TO SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS; AND DEATH AND INJURY. IT ALSO INCLUDES AN ACTION PLAN THAT WILL REDUCE THESE RISKS. OUR COLLEAGUES IN CHINA INTEND TO LEARN THE PROCESS AND THEN PREPARE SCENARIOS FOR ADDITIONAL CITIES AT RISK.TO EVALUATE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH A PARTICULAR PROTECTIVE ACTION SAVES THE MOST LIVES, WE DREW FROM AVAILABLE RESEARCH, DATA FROM PAST EARTHQUAKES, AND THE JUDGMENT OF EXPERTS IN SEVERAL FIELDS. AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF EARTH SCIENTISTS, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONALS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY MESSAGES CONTRIBUTED EXPERIENCES AND CRITIQUE. THE TEAM INCLUDED 69 PROFESSIONALS FROM 22 COUNTRIES. THEY ALSO COMPLETED A SURVEY ABOUT ACTIONS RECOMMENDED AND PRACTICED IN THEIR COUNTRIES. IN PARALLEL, WE SURVEYED THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN INDIA, PERU AND TURKEY ABOUT WHAT MESSAGES THEY HEAR AND WOULD FOLLOW. GHI PUBLISHED A DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES A LOCAL PROCESS AND LOCAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING PROTECTIVE ACTIONS MESSAGES. WE ALSO PUBLISHED A SUPPLEMENT THAT CONTAINS RESEARCH PAPERS AND FINDINGS. BOTH PUBLICATIONS REFLECT EXPERT CONSENSUS, AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON EVIDENCE. THE INTENDED USERS FOR THIS GUIDANCE ARE THE INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY MESSAGES. WE BEGAN A PILOT PROGRAM IN HAITI THAT WILL USE A LOCALLY-BASED APPROACH TO CREATE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS MESSAGES. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE MESSAGES THAT THE COMMUNITY TRUSTS AND PRACTICES, SO THAT PEOPLE TAKE THE SAFEST ACTION DURING AN EARTHQUAKE. OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDE EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF EARTHQUAKE RISK IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT EARTHQUAKE RISK AND HOW GHI SEEKS TO REDUCE THAT RISK OCCURS THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, PRESS RELEASES, A WEBSITE, WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, SEMINARS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AND EVENTS. RESOURCES OF TIME AND ENERGY ARE ALSO SPENT COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADDRESS RELEVANT ISSUES IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GHI. 427484 692414 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 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 1 6 0 5 1 0 1 HA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X X VERONICA CEDILLOS 6506149050 687 BAY ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025 BRIAN TUCKER PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 154871 0 8556 KENNETH KORNBERG CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AISA AIYER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE SANQUINI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AYESHA MENON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE CLIFFORD TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE MADER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY DEIERLEIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BRUNE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE TORTORELLA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM BOSWELL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA DWELLEY SAMANT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA WU KISKIS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MING LEE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PIERRE-YVES GARDERE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA LABERENNE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 YASUNORI SHOJI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER ROJAHN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARYSE PENETTE-KEDAR TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE JOMO SECRETARY 40.00 X 83400 0 2838 238271 0 11394 1 0 0 0 0 88339 792264 880603 21813 21813 80000 60791 19209 19209 19209 OTHER INCOME 541300 3787 3787 3787 925412 3787 0 41022 X 249665 144805 77396 27464 272196 160069 82637 29490 14923 8656 4626 1641 32169 19076 9640 3453 38630 22405 11976 4249 41213 34207 6594 412 190689 157465 31786 1438 4024 1698 817 1509 56529 33643 16879 6007 72397 55432 16504 461 24049 18484 5565 159 159 7180 7180 SUPPLIES 26461 24776 1249 436 RECRUITING 14493 14493 OTHER 10327 5617 4710 TELEPHONE 7728 5545 1308 875 3532 536 1293 1703 1066364 692414 294812 79138 76887 89022 188529 51918 39737 39737 0 0 1028939 909282 11663 8082 1306018 1058304 81970 67555 81970 67555 X 1106884 920937 117164 69812 1224048 990749 1306018 1058304 -140952 -92347 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 523892 939140 843280 843416 880603 4030331 523892 939140 843280 843416 880603 4030331 609071 3421260 177587 54798 39231 43275 21813 336704 5180 5648 2023 2733 3787 19371 4386406 1000 0.78000 0.68330 X PART II LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME OTHER INCOME IN 2018 CONSISTS OF: 1. OTHER INCOME TOTALING $3,787. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39737 39737 0 0 VANGUARD STAR FUND 909282 F 909282 X 833065 -92347 -92347 925412 0 925412 1066364 0 1066364 0 1066364 PART X, LINE 2: GHI ASSESSES ITS ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE TAX RETURNS. THERE WAS NO MATERIAL IMPACT ON GHI'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS POLICY. 1 SOUTH ASIA 3 7 PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND AWARENESS 116002 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND AWARENESS 87823 4 9 0 0 4 9 203825 0 203825 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONAL CONTROLS ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES, RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS RELATED TO ACTIVITES OUTSIDE THE U.S. PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRIAN TUCKER PRESIDENT 154871 0 0 0 0 0 8556 0 0 0 163427 0 0 0 KENNETH KORNBERG KENNETH KORNBERG IS A TRUSTEE OF GHI 55056 GHI LEASES ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE SPACE FROM KENNETH KORNBERG 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER A FULL REVIEW THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PRESIDENT SIGNS AND APPROVE THE RETURNS FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PERIODICALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 157,465. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 31,786. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,438. TOTAL EXPENSES 190,689. 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 1, LINE B, AMENDED RETURN THE RETURN AS ORIGINALLY FILED IS AMENDED TO CORRECT THE NAME OF A DONOR. DONOR AS ORIGINALLY REPORTED - HEISING-SIMMONS FOUNDATION CORRECTED NAME OF DONOR - MARK HEISING AND ELIZABETH SIMONS. THE AMOUNT OF DONATION IS NOT CHANGED. THERE WERE NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE RETURN AS FILED.