2015-11-12T12:50:06-06:00 2014-12-31 743001153 PMB HELIN DONOVAN LLP 505 SANSOME STREET SUITE 850 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 990 2014-01-01 760404723 GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONAL GEOH 6506149050 687 BAY ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025 BRIAN TUCKER PRESIDENT 6506149050 2015-11-12 W NOEL MCNABOLA P00181055 4153991330 2015-11-10 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z BRIAN TUCKER 687 BAY ROAD MENLO PARK CA 94025 1115202 0 X WWW.GEOHAZ.ORG X 1991 CA TO END PREVENTABLE DEATH AND SUFFERING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS. 14 12 5 23 0 0 1340208 523892 3393 5180 17261 126986 77336 11328 1438198 667386 0 0 0 0 515528 434929 0 0 141312 949787 414014 1465315 848943 -27117 -181557 1632755 1130546 363814 97094 1268941 1033452 X TO END PREVENTABLE DEATH AND SUFFERING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS. 0 0 196895 DEVELOPING GUIDANCE ON PROTECTIVE ACTIONS TO TAKE DURING EARTHQUAKESGHI FORMED A GROUP OF 69 INTERNATIONAL SAFETY PROFESSIONALS FROM 22 COUNTRIES, TO DEVELOP DATA ON PROTECTIVE ACTIONS DURING EARTHQUAKES. IN ADDITION, GHI COMMISSIONED EXPERTS IN RISK COMMUNICATION, SOCIOLOGY, PUBLIC POLICY, DISASTER EPIDEMIOLOGY, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND SEISMOLOGY TO SUBMIT PAPERS FOR DISCUSSION ON:- METHODS AND PRINCIPLES CURRENTLY USED TO COMMUNICATE EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE- HUMAN BEHAVIOR DURING EARTHQUAKES- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HOW PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND SEVERELY INJURED BY BUILDING DAMAGE- BEHAVIOR OF DIFFERENT BUILDING TYPES IN EARTHQUAKES- SEISMOLOGY CONSIDERATIONS SUCH AS INTENSITY OF SHAKINGTHE SAFETY PROFESSIONAL GROUP MEMBERS WILL COMMENT ON THE BACKGROUND PAPERS, PARTICIPATE IN ONLINE DISCUSSIONS, AND COMPLETE A SURVEY ABOUT PROTECTIVE ACTIONS RECOMMENDED AND PRACTICED IN THEIR COUNTRY. IN PARALLEL, GHI WILL SURVEY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN INDIA, PERU AND TURKEY REGARDING THE INFORMATION (IF ANY) THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED ON PROTECTIVE ACTIONS. A SUBSET OF THE SAFETY PROFESSIONALS GROUP ATTENDED A WORKSHOP IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY IN AUGUST 30-31, TO DEVELOP GUIDANCE ON PROTECTIVE ACTIONS MESSAGING. THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY USAID-OFDA.GHI PUBLISHED A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT AND A SUPPLEMENT WITH RESEARCH PAPERS AND FINDINGS. BOTH PUBLICATIONS REFLECT EXPERT CONSENSUS ON EVIDENCE-BASED CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPING PROTECTIVE ACTIONS MESSAGES. THE INTENDED USERS FOR THIS GUIDANCE ARE THE INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY MESSAGES. 153802 REDUCING RISK, RAISING AWARENESS AND LIMITING PREDICTABLE LOSSES IN AIZAWL, INDIAWITH FUNDING SUPPORT FROM GLOBAL REINSURER MUNICH RE, THE PROJECT MENTORS AIZAWL'S PLANNERS, ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS, GHI FORMED A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PANEL THAT TEAMED LOCAL PROFESSIONALS WITH RENOWNED TECHNICAL AND POLICY EXPERTS FROM THE US AND INDIA. THIS TEAM BROUGHT TOGETHER SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WHO UNDERSTAND HAZARDS AND MITIGATION WITH POLICYMAKERS WHO CAN IMPLEMENT LASTING CHANGE. MAJOR ACTIVITIES:- CONDUCTED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FIELDWORK TO ASSESS BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE VULNERABILITY, POPULATION EXPOSURE, GEOLOGY AND LANDSLIDE HAZARD;- PRESENTED DETAILED FINDINGS IN THE FORMAT OF AN EARTHQUAKE SCENARIO;- RECOMMENDED SPECIFIC RISK MITIGATION MEASURES, BOTH NEAR TERM AND LONG TERM;- LAUNCHED THE LANDSLIDE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR AIZAWL CITY, WITH MUNICIPAL, STATE, AND TECHNICAL PARTICIPANTS; HELPED THE COMMITTEE CREATE LANDSLIDE SAFETY ACTION PLAN;- HELPED AIZAWL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL WRITE NEW SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO CONTROL MODIFICATIONS THAT CAN DESTABILIZE SLOPES;- DEVELOPED DETAILED LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPS AND A LANDSLIDE INVENTORY, TO FORM THE BASIS OF THE CITY'S NEW LAND USE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS;- PROVIDED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH ASSISTANCE IN ATTRACTING RESOURCES TO REDUCE RISK FROM NATIONAL SOURCES;- CONDUCTED SCHOOL EARTHQUAKE SAFETY PROGRAMS, AND FACILITATED PARTICIPATION OF MORE THAN 40 SCHOOLS IN GEOHAZARDS SOCIETY'S NATIONWIDE SCHOOL EARTHQUAKE DRILL. GHI'S TEAM OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DEVELOPED A SCENARIO THAT EXPLAINS THE CONSEQUENCES OF A PLAUSIBLE BUT HYPOTHETICAL MAGNITUDE 7 EARTHQUAKE IN AIZAWL. MORE IMPORTANT, THE REPORT PRESENTS NUMEROUS, DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE EARTHQUAKE AND LANDSLIDE RISK OVER TIME. THESE INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PLANS, BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE CAPABILITIES. 61689 IMPROVE SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL EARTHQUAKE SAFETYBHUTAN AND MANY PARTS OF INDIA FACE HIGH SEISMIC RISK AND ENCOUNTER FREQUENT EARTHQUAKES. BOTH BHUTAN AND INDIA ARE IN NEED OF SYSTEMATIC, NATIONAL-LEVEL PLANS TO GUIDE FUNDING THAT WILL IMPROVE HOW SCHOOLS AND HEALTH FACILITIES PERFORM IN EARTHQUAKES. GHI, WITH FUNDING FROM GLOBAL FACILITY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION AND RECOVERY (GFDRR), DEVELOPED CONSENSUS-BASED, NATIONAL ACTION PLANS FOR SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL EARTHQUAKE SAFETY IN BHUTAN AND INDIA. PROFESSIONALS AND GOVERNMENT STAFF WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING, BUILDING, MAINTAINING, ADMINISTERING AND REGULATING SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS IN EACH COUNTRY CONTRIBUTED. IN BHUTAN, THE MINISTRIES OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION HAVE INCORPORATED IMMEDIATE PRIORITY ITEMS FROM THE ACTION PLANS INTO THEIR PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING FIVE YEAR PLAN. IN INDIA, THE NATIONAL ACTION PLANS WILL BE PART OF TWO LARGER NATIONAL, BINDING GUIDELINES ON HOSPITAL SAFETY AND SCHOOL SAFETY PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NDMA).ADDITIONAL WORK IN BHUTAN HAS BUILT GOVERNMENT AGENCY CAPACITY TO ASSESS STRUCTURAL VULNERABILITY OF BUILDINGS BEFORE EARTHQUAKES OCCUR, AND IS DEVELOPING GUIDANCE FOR ASSESSING THE SAFETY OF DAMAGED BUILDINGS AFTERWARD. THIS WORK ALSO INCLUDES PROVIDING AN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE ON SEISMIC HAZARD IN BHUTAN, TO DETERMINE WHAT IS NEEDED TO OBTAIN A HAZARD MAP TO USE IN THE BUILDING CODE. GHI WORKED WITH ENGINEERS FROM BHUTAN AND THE US TO DEVELOP VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT CHECKLISTS FOR BHUTAN'S HEALTH CLINICS AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS, AND HAS TRAINED GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS TO USE THE CHECKLISTS. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HAS NOW BEGUN THE NATIONWIDE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOLS.TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON POST-EARTHQUAKE SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF BHUTAN'S BUILDINGS, GHI HAS TEAMED WITH THE APPLIED TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (ATC), AND BHUTAN'S DEPARTMENTS OF ENGINEERING SERVICES (DES) AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT (DDM). A GROUP OF ENGINEERS FROM BHUTAN AND THE US HAVE COLLABORATED ELECTRONICALLY, MET FOR INTENSIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND CONDUCTED FIELDWORK TO DEVELOP A POST-EARTHQUAKE SAFETY EVALUATION DOCUMENT FOR BHUTANESE BUILDINGS, BASED ON THE WIDELY USED ATC-20-1, FIELD MANUAL: POST EARTHQUAKE SAFETY EVALUATION OF BUILDINGS, 2ND EDITION. ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL ACTION PLANS FOR SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL EARTHQUAKE SAFETY REPRESENT INDIA'S AND BHUTAN'S COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS. BHUTAN'S GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY INCORPORATED THE GUIDANCE INTO ITS NATIONAL FIVE YEAR PLAN. GHI'S ADDITIONAL WORK IN BHUTAN TO ASSESS POST-EARTHQUAKE SAFETY OF BUILDINGS AND TO TRAIN ENGINEERS WILL FURTHER INCREASE PREPAREDNESS AND CAPACITIES AMONG THE COUNTRY'S ENGINEERS, AND WILL RESULT IN SAFER HEALTH AND EDUCATION FACILITIES. 175729 5180 GHI IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PROJECTS:THE HEISING-SIMONS NATURAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONAL-UC BERKELEY STUDENT INTERNSHIP INVOLVES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT UC BERKELEY WHO WILL CONDUCT AND APPLY EARTH SCIENCE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH THAT HELPS EMERGING COUNTRIES REDUCE RISK FROM NATURAL HAZARD EVENTS.GHI WAS ENGAGED BY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION, TO ASSESS EARTHQUAKE VULNERABILITIES AT THE NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL AND TWO DISTRICT HOSPITALS IN BHUTAN. GHI DEVELOPED A DETAILED REPORT OF THE THREE HOSPITALS' CURRENT READINESS FOR A DAMAGING EARTHQUAKE.AS PART OF A LARGER PROJECT TO MAKE HOSPITALS SAFER THROUGHOUT NEPAL, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ENGAGED GHI TO THOROUGHLY EVALUATE SEISMIC VULNERABILITIES OF BUILDING UTILITY SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT, ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES AND CONTENTS IN THREE HIGH PRIORITY HOSPITALS IN KATHMANDU VALLEY. GHI SUBMITTED A REPORT THAT SPECIFIED, FOR EACH HOSPITAL, BOTH SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE POST-EARTHQUAKE FUNCTIONALITY.SUPPORTED BY FUNDING FROM SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY (SWISS RE), GHI IS WORKING TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL EARTHQUAKE SAFETY IN INDIA. GHI AND SWISS RE BEGAN BY RAISING THE EARTHQUAKE RISK AWARENESS OF MORE THAN 250 ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS FROM OVER 100 HOSPITALS IN THE DELHI METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH A WORKSHOP IN HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DELHI DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY IN 2008.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. 175729 5180 588115 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 12 0 1 5 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 GEORGE MADER CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HUMPHREY POLANEN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA HAZLETT TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES BRUNE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS BRENNAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH KORNBERG TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW CASTALDI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PIERRE-YVES GARDERE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAKASHI KANEMORI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA DWELLEY SAMANT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG SHERMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AISA AIYER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GREG DEIERLEIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MING LEE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANISE RODGERS COO & PROJECT MANAGER 40.00 X 108108 0 6996 241983 0 11785 2 0 0 0 0 196895 326997 6255 523892 CONSULTING & OTHER INC 541300 5180 5180 5180 38244 38244 139302 127974 11328 11328 11328 408584 319842 88742 88742 88742 667386 5180 0 138314 X 138664 45550 54765 38349 232100 127564 75588 28948 11392 5382 3962 2048 24486 11151 9047 4288 28287 13295 9900 5092 44165 37099 7066 181143 151053 29640 450 1736 979 577 180 37094 24792 7518 4784 103559 82846 6573 14140 10609 8509 2058 42 1615 1615 7261 3881 2576 804 OTHER 8894 3020 5135 739 TELEPHONE 7919 5305 1297 1317 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 3574 1632 257 1685 SUPPLIES 3213 1717 1140 356 3232 64340 -99198 38090 848943 588115 119516 141312 59378 38510 288589 139094 15000 0 39737 39737 0 0 1262929 933623 6859 19319 1632755 1130546 127814 97094 236000 0 363814 97094 X 884434 878730 384507 154722 1268941 1033452 1632755 1130546 -181557 -53932 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 914374 448001 858435 680878 523892 3425580 914374 448001 858435 680878 523892 3425580 1059603 2365977 49881 34428 23768 94813 177587 380477 5130 22845 6027 3393 5180 42575 3848632 0.61480 0.61610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39737 39737 0 0 VANGUARD STAR FUND 933623 F 933623 X 741428 -53932 127974 74042 667386 0 667386 976917 127974 127974 848943 0 848943 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. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SUB-LEASE RENT EXPENSE 127,974. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SUB-LEASE RENT EXPENSE 127,974. SOUTH ASIA 1 6 PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND AWARENESS 156175 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND AWARENESS 19072 2 7 0 0 2 7 175247 0 175247 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL KENNETH KORNBERG KENNETH KORNBERG IS A TRUSTEE OF GHI 43200 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 151,053. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 29,640. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 450. TOTAL EXPENSES 181,143. 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.