2016-10-31T17:18:27-05:00 2015-12-31 461171913 S D MAYER & ASSOCIATES LLP 235 MONTGOMERY STREET 28TH FL SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 990 2015-01-01 760404723 GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONAL GEOH 6506149050 687 BAY ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025 BRIAN TUCKER PRESIDENT 6506149050 2016-10-21 1 W NOEL MCNABOLA P00181055 4156914040 2016-10-21 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z BRIAN TUCKER 687 BAY ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025 1094049 0 X WWW.GEOHAZ.ORG X 1991 CA TO END PREVENTABLE DEATH AND SUFFERING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS. 14 12 3 5 0 0 523892 939140 5180 1000 126986 49807 11328 42080 667386 1032027 0 0 0 0 434929 337371 0 0 143460 414014 305311 848943 642682 -181557 389345 1130546 1419601 97094 50511 1033452 1369090 X TO END PREVENTABLE DEATH AND SUFFERING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS. 0 0 44163 PROTECTIVE ACTIONS DURING EARTHQUAKESTO 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.WE COMMISSIONED RESEARCH PAPERS FROM EXPERTS ON:- MESSAGES USED TO TRAIN PEOPLE ABOUT EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE- HUMAN BEHAVIOR DURING EARTHQUAKES- HOW PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND SEVERELY INJURED BY BUILDING DAMAGE- BEHAVIOR OF DIFFERENT BUILDING TYPES IN EARTHQUAKES- SEISMOLOGY CONSIDERATIONS SUCH AS INTENSITY OF SHAKINGGHI 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. IN 2016, 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. 55382 STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WITH UC BERKELEYTHE HEISING-SIMONS NATURAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONAL-UC BERKELEY STUDENT INTERNSHIP INVOLVES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT UC BERKELEY, WHO ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN STEM FIELDS (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS). THEY WILL CONDUCT AND APPLY EARTH SCIENCE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH THAT HELPS EMERGING COUNTRIES REDUCE RISK FROM NATURAL HAZARD EVENTS. THE INTERNSHIPS PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE OUT OF REACH FOR MANY STUDENTS FROM UNDER-REPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS. THE PROGRAM EXTENDS FOR 3 YEARS, WITH TWO NEW INTERNS EACH YEAR. THE INTERNS WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF UC BERKELEY FACULTY AND GHI PROFESSIONAL MENTORS, AND THEY WILL PREPARE A SUMMARY PAPER. THEY WILL ALSO TRAVEL WITH GHI STAFF TO CONDUCT FIELDWORK AT ONE OF GHI'S PROJECT SITES IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY. THE INTERNS ARE WORKING ON GHI'S AIZAWL, INDIA PROJECT, INVESTIGATING LANDSLIDES THAT PUT PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AT RISK. FOR OUR STUDY, WE MAPPED CRACKING AND DRAINAGE IN THE RAMHLUN SPORTS COMPLEX SLIDE AS WELL AS THE RAMTHAR VENG SINKING AREAS. THE RAMHLUN SPORTS COMPLEX LANDSLIDE IS FAST MOVING SLIDE WHICH MOST RECENTLY FAILED IN AUGUST 2012 AND THERE IS EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST IT IS STILL MOVING. THE RAMTHAR VENG SINKING AREA IS A SLOW MOVING SLIDE THAT WAS FIRST OBSERVED IN 1983 AND HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY SINKING EVER SINCE. AT BOTH SITES, WE OBSERVED CRACKS AND TILTING IN THE ROADS, BUILDINGS, RETAINING WALLS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES. THIS WORK WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY COMMUNICATING WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT DAMAGE ON THEIR PROPERTIES. WE ALSO MEASURED STRIKE AND DIP OF OUTCROPS TO DETERMINE UNDERLYING GEOLOGY AND SURVEYED RELATIVE ELEVATION USING A MEASURING TAPE AND BRUNTON COMPASS. WE HOPE TO USE THIS DATA IN CONSTRUCTING GEOLOGIC CROSS-SECTIONS. DURING OUR FIELD WORK, WE WERE ABLE COLLABORATE WITH GEOLOGISTS FROM MIZORAM UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GEOHAZARDS TEAM. OVERALL, OUR WORK IN AIZAWL GAVE US PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD AS WELL AS A GLIMPSE INTO THE UNIQUE LOCAL CULTURE; WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE OUR WORK IN BERKELEY FOR THE SUMMER. 30727 IMPLEMENTING AIZAWL'S LANDSLIDE ACTION PLAN IN A PRIOR PROJECT, GHI'S TEAM OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTS RECOMMENDED MEASURES TO REDUCE AIZAWL'S LANDSLIDE AND EARTHQUAKE RISK. AFTER THE MOST FATAL LANDSLIDE IN MORE THAN A DECADE (MAY 2015), GHI HELPED FORM THE LANDSLIDE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR AIZAWL CITY, SUPPORTED A NEW LANDSLIDE ACTION PLAN (ROADMAP TO STABILITY), AND DRAFTED REGULATIONS FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT. GHI'S ROLE FOR THE LANDSLIDE ACTION PLAN IS TO:- HELP AIZAWL IMPLEMENT HIGH-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH AS DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS AND BUILD LOCAL TECHNICAL CAPACITY.- DEVELOP LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPS TO BE USED FOR SAFE LAND PARCEL ALLOCATION, HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE.- BUILD SKILLS AMONG LOCAL GEOLOGISTS AS THEY WORK WITH MAPPING EXPERTS.- TRAIN LOCAL GEOLOGISTS IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, SO THAT THEY CAN INVESTIGATE LANDSLIDE HAZARDS AT DEVELOPMENT SITES, INSPECT CONSTRUCTION EXCAVATIONS, AND MONITOR INCIPIENT LAND SLIDING.- HOLD A GEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL TO TEACH TECHNIQUES NEEDED FOR LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGY.- SET UP A GEOLOGIC REVIEW BOARD OF OUTSIDE EXPERTS WHO WILL SUPPORT THE CITY GEOLOGIST IN DIFFICULT CASES, CREATE CONSISTENCY IN EVALUATIONS, AND BUILD PUBLIC CONFIDENCE. 339209 6648 GHI IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PROJECTS: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.MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN POOR COUNTRIES ATTEND SCHOOL IN BUILDINGS MADE OF ADOBE, HEAVY MASONRY, OR CONCRETE FRAMES WITH UNREINFORCED MASONRY WALLS. THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION IS TO MAKE ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS SEISMICALLY SAFE, BUT THAT COULD TAKE DECADES. WE INTRODUCED THE AWARD-WINNING EARTHQUAKE DESK TO BHUTAN'S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) AND TRAINED BHUTAN MANUFACTURERS HOW TO PRODUCE IT. THIS DESK CAN WITHSTAND EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY LOADS, SHELTER TWO CHILDREN, AND CAN BE MOVED BY CHILDREN. PROTOTYPES OF THE DESK HAVE PASSED RIGOROUS STRENGTH TESTING UNDER COLLAPSED BUILDING SIMULATIONS AT UNIVERSITY OF PADUA (PADOVA), ITALY. OUR INTENT WAS TO REACH A PRICE POINT THAT LOCAL SCHOOLS CAN AFFORD BY ENCOURAGING LOCAL INDUSTRY TO MAKE THE DESK. COST/BENEFIT ANALYSES WILL SHOW THE VALUE AND UTILITY OF INSTALLING EARTHQUAKE DESKS IN A LONG-RANGE PLAN TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SAFETY OVER TIME. LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTES WILL BUILD SKILLS TO MAKE A QUALITY PRODUCT. THE SPBD WILL SET UP SUSTAINABLE QUALITY ASSURANCE TO CHECK THAT THE EARTHQUAKE DESKS HAVE THE ANTICIPATED STRENGTH. IF THE PROJECT ESTABLISHES PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR MAKING AFFORDABLE EARTHQUAKE DESKS IN BHUTAN, THIS COULD SERVE AS A MODEL FOR SCALING TO OTHER LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. GHI CONTINUES TO TAKE A LONG-TERM, STRATEGIC VIEW OF THE RISK OF TSUNAMIS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS MISSION, GHI SEEKS WAYS TO ASSIST THREATENED REGIONS WITH TSUNAMI DISASTER AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS, AND PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES. 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. 339209 6648 469481 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 3 1 0 1 HA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X X BRIAN TUCKER 6506149050 687 BAY ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025 BRIAN TUCKER PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 133875 0 4789 KENNETH KORNBERG CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 HUMPHREY POLANEN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JERI HILLEMAN TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA HAZLETT FORMER TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG SHERMAN FORMER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AISA AIYER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE MADER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREG DEIERLEIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BRUNE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA DWELLEY SAMANT 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 TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAKASHI KANEMORI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS BRENNAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 133875 0 4789 1 0 0 0 0 44163 894977 4900 939140 CONSULTING INCOME 541300 1000 1000 1000 18366 18366 36432 0 36432 36432 36432 93463 62022 31441 31441 31441 OTHER INCOME 541300 5648 5648 5648 1032027 6648 0 86239 X 138664 40520 52503 45641 152021 90292 49132 12597 25068 12115 8612 4341 21618 9785 7548 4285 35317 30019 3179 2119 110908 94947 9495 6466 674 305 235 134 77495 22379 46003 9113 50609 30806 7140 12663 3564 1591 1228 745 106 106 6913 3129 2414 1370 OTHER 8501 2794 4435 1272 TELEPHONE 5329 2407 1664 1258 SUPPLIES 2366 1507 548 311 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 1936 61 240 1635 1593 126824 -164741 39510 642682 469481 29741 143460 38510 57650 139094 406514 39737 39737 0 0 933623 935528 19319 19909 1130546 1419601 97094 50511 97094 50511 X 878730 855573 154722 513517 1033452 1369090 1130546 1419601 389345 -53707 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 448001 858435 680878 523892 939140 3450346 448001 858435 680878 523892 939140 3450346 907813 2542533 34428 23768 94813 177587 54798 385394 22845 6027 3393 5180 5648 43093 3878833 1000 0.65550 0.61480 X PART II LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME OTHER INCOME IN 2015 CONSISTS OF: 1. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS TOTALING $5,548 2. OTHER INCOME TOTALING $100 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39737 39737 0 0 VANGUARD STAR FUND 935528 F 935528 X 981820 -53707 3500 -50207 1032027 0 1032027 646182 3500 3500 642682 0 642682 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. SOUTH ASIA 1 5 PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND AWARENESS 126000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND AWARENESS 10600 2 6 0 0 2 6 136600 0 136600 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL KENNETH KORNBERG KENNETH KORNBERG IS A TRUSTEE OF GHI 48000 GHI LEASES ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE SPACE FROM KENNETH KORNBERG 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT AND THEN APPROVED. 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 94,947. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,495. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,466. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,908. 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.