GEOS INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: GEOS INSTITUTE (EIN 93-0880205)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-05-14
IRS object ID: 201321349349303172
Schema version: 2012v2.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-14T12:01:29-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NAGEL & PADILLA LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	290 N MAIN ST STE 8	AddressLine1
City	ASHLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	975207701	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	930880205	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GEOS INSTITUTE	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	GEOS	NameControl
Phone	5414824459	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	84 FOURTH STREET	AddressLine1
City	ASHLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97520	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TONYA GRAHAM	Name
Title	Executive Director	Title
Date Signed	2013-05-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JULIE PADILLA CPA	Name
PTIN	P00474982	PTIN
Phone	5414881551	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1261278	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.GEOSINSTITUTE.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1975	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	OR	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO USE SCIENCE TO HELP PEOPLE PREDICT, REDUCE, AND PREPARE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	9	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	9	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	10	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1555553	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1155034	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	112992	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	82513	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	1816	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1278	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	19483	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	22453	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1689844	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1261278	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	712211	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	733798	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	134332	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	917193	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	484441	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1629404	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1218239	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	60440	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	43039	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	844581	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1081284	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	103764	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	297428	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	740817	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	783856	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO USE SCIENCE TO HELP PEOPLE PREDICT, REDUCE, AND PREPARE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	373871	Expense
Description	BANKING ON FORESTS INITIATIVE: WE WORK TO PROTECT THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR NATION'S OLDEST FORESTS, INCLUDING CARBON STORAGE, FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND CLEAN WATER. THE TEMPERATE RAINFORESTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ALASKA ARE A PARTICULAR FOCUS OF OUR WORK, AS THEY ARE GLOBAL CHAMPIONS IN TAKING UP AND STORING CARBON IN THEIR LONG-LIVED TREES. WE ADVOCATE FOR POLICY REFORMS AT THE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL TO DIRECT FOREST MANAGEMENT TOWARD RESTORATION, CARBON STORAGE, AND PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	368343	Expense
Description	CLIMATEWISE INITIATIVE: WE HELP COMMUNITIES BETTER UNDERSTAND AND PLAN FOR THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE. OUR PROJECT TEAMS COORDINATE WITH RENOWNED SCIENTISTS TO PROVIDE STAKEHOLDERS WITH LOCAL PROJECTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE TRENDS. WE FACILITATE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING EFFORTS, WORKING ACROSS NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE INTERGRATED AND CO-BENEFICIAL STRATEGIES THAT INCREASE LOCAL RESILIENCE.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	268013	Expense
Description	GREEN SOLUTIONS INITIATIVE: WE DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTORATION-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES OF WATER SUPPLY, WATER QUALITY, FLOOD PROTECTION, SEA LEVEL RISE, WILDLIFE RISK, AND MANY OTHER NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. BY ENCOURAGING DECISION MAKERS AND LAND OWNERS TO ENHANCE NATURE'S SERVICES, RATHER THAN INSTALLING NEW STRUCTURES LIKE DAMS AND SEA WALLS, WE STRIVE TO INCREASE THE RESILIENCE OF BOTH NATURAL AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	1010227	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	true	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	true	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	20	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	10	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	9	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	9	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	GEOS INSTITUTE	NamePerson
Telephone Number	5414824459	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	84 FOURTH STREET	AddressLine1
City	ASHLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97520	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee
JIM FURNISH
Director	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
BILL BRADBURY
Director	2.00	0.00	0	0	0	X
JIM INCE
Director	2.00	0.00	0	0	0	X
JOANNE EGGERS
Secretary	2.00	0.00	0	0	0	X	X
CHRIS BRATT
Director	2.00	0.00	0	0	0	X
STEPHEN SENDAR
Treasurer	5.00	0.00	0	0	0	X	X
BARRY NOON
Director	2.00	0.00	0	0	0	X
MATTHEW MCKINNON
Vice Chair	5.00	0.00	0	0	0	X	X
KEN CROCKER
Chairman	5.00	0.00	0	0	0	X	X
DOMINICK DESALLA
PRESIDENT/CSO	40.00	0.00	93829	0	0			X
TONYA GRAHAM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	0.00	72884	0	0			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	166713	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	103353	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	1051681	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	1155034	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PRIVATE CONTRACTS/FEES	Description
Total Revenue Column	82513	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	82513	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	82513	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1278	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,278	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
SUBLEASE REVENUES	9716	9716
SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE	3650	3650
RESTITUTION	5811	5811

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3276	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1456	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$1,820	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	22453	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1261278	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	103146	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$3,098	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	208509	Total
Program Services	148326	ProgramServices
Management And General	25617	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	34566	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	392375	Total
Program Services	331299	ProgramServices
Management And General	12498	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	48578	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16638	Total
Program Services	13576	ProgramServices
Management And General	1120	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1942	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	66517	Total
Program Services	54094	ProgramServices
Management And General	4425	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7998	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	49759	Total
Program Services	39813	ProgramServices
Management And General	3039	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6907	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3342	Total
Program Services	325	ProgramServices
Management And General	2966	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	51	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12420	Total
Program Services	10568	ProgramServices
Management And General	1093	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	759	Fundraising

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25491	Total
Program Services	2523	ProgramServices
Management And General	36	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	22932	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	331	Total
Management And General	331	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14505	Total
Program Services	12127	ProgramServices
Management And General	771	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1607	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40467	Total
Program Services	37729	ProgramServices
Management And General	1049	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1689	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	62179	Total
Program Services	56380	ProgramServices
Management And General	3865	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1934	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6814	Total
Program Services	6574	ProgramServices
Management And General	129	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	111	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8699	Total
Program Services	7564	ProgramServices
Management And General	234	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	901	Fundraising

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11475	Total
Management And General	11475	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3619	Total
Program Services	2016	ProgramServices
Management And General	1345	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	258	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
SUPPLIES	10947	7965	1660	1322
PRACTITIONERS CONFERENCE	16437	16437
LITTLE BUTTE CREEK RESTORATION	45464	45464
PROGRAM CONTRACTS - OTHER	163316	163316

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	58935	Total
Program Services	54131	ProgramServices
Management And General	2027	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2777	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1218239	Total
Program Services	1010227	ProgramServices
Management And General	73680	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	134332	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	405365	BOY
EOY	481979	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	152193	BOY
EOY	116053	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	218122	BOY
EOY	7396	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1218	BOY
EOY	1825	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	506296	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	32265	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14933	BOY
EOY	474031	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	48000	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4750	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	844581	BOY
EOY	1081284	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	83102	BOY
EOY	16860	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9804	BOY
EOY	260346	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10858	BOY
EOY	20222	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	103764	BOY
EOY	297428	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	221344	BOY
EOY	360487	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	519473	BOY
EOY	423369	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	740817	BOY
EOY	783856	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	844581	BOY
EOY	1081284	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	43039	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	421423	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	876380	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	886543	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1555553	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1155035	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4894934	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	421423	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	876380	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	886543	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1555553	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1155035	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4894934	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	2204665	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	2690269	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	10518	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	5129	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2239	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1816	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1278	CurrentTaxYear
Total	20980	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	10691	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Total	10691	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	4926605	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.54610	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.51160	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed4955 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4955Tax
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMade

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	11460	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	11460	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	11460	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	2292	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	573	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	9168	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720Filed

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	2646	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	1851	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	2292	CurrentYear
Total	6789	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$10,184	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	13230	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	9255	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	11460	CurrentYear
Total	33945	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	662	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	463	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	573	CurrentYear
Total	1698	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$2,547	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	89244	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	89244	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	380463	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	4878	Depreciation
Book Value	375585	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	36589	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	27387	Depreciation
Book Value	9202	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	474031	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ACCRUED EXPENSES	Description
Amount	$20,222	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	20222	TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1261278	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	1261278	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	1261278	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1218239	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	1218239	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	1218239	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
CHRIS BRATT
BOARD MEMBER	450000	PURCHASE OF BUILDING	false
KEN MARGOLIS
BOARD MEMBER	22800	RESEARCH AND OUTREACH	false

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	SCHEDULE L, SECTION IV, LINE 1: MR. MARGOLIS WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE GEOS INSTITUTE UNTIL 9.30.2012 AND RECEIVED COMPENSATION AS AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT AND CONTRACTOR DURING HIS TENURE ON THE BOARD.SCHEDULE L, SECTION IV, LINE 2: MR. BRATT IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE GEOS INSTITUTE AND WAS A MINORITY SHAREHOLDER IN ROGUE ENVIRONMENTAL, INC, A SUBCHAPTER S CORPORATION THAT SOLD A BUILDING TO THE GEOS INSTITUTE FOR $450,000 DURING 2012. THE GEOS INSTITUTE WAS ALSO A SHAREHOLDER OF ROGUE ENVRONMENTAL, INC AT THE TIME OF THE SALE.	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Commercial RealEstateCommercial

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	207000	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. NONE ARE POSTED TO OUR WEBSITE OR PUBLISHED, ASIDE FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT. OUR FORM 990 IS ALSO POSTED ON AN UNRELATED WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY GUIDE STAR.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING A PROCESS WHERE THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND SALARIES ARE COMPARED TO NON-PROFIT SALARY SURVEYS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOLLOWING A PROCESS WHERE THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND SALARY ARE COMPARED TO NON-PROFIT SALARY SURVEYS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	DISCUSSION AND REVIEW AT BOARD MEETINGS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND ARE ASKED TO RESPOND WITH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.