2013-05-14T12:01:29-07:00 2012-12-31 NAGEL & PADILLA LLC 290 N MAIN ST STE 8 ASHLAND OR 975207701 990 2012-01-01 930880205 GEOS INSTITUTE GEOS 5414824459 84 FOURTH STREET ASHLAND OR 97520 TONYA GRAHAM 2013-05-14 true JULIE PADILLA CPA P00474982 5414881551 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z 1261278 false false X WWW.GEOSINSTITUTE.ORG X 1975 OR THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO USE SCIENCE TO HELP PEOPLE PREDICT, REDUCE, AND PREPARE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. 9 9 10 0 1555553 1155034 112992 82513 1816 1278 19483 22453 1689844 1261278 0 0 712211 733798 0 134332 917193 484441 1629404 1218239 60440 43039 844581 1081284 103764 297428 740817 783856 THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO USE SCIENCE TO HELP PEOPLE PREDICT, REDUCE, AND PREPARE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. false false 373871 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. 368343 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. 268013 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. 1010227 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true true false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 false 10 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false OR X X GEOS INSTITUTE 5414824459 84 FOURTH STREET ASHLAND OR 97520 X JIM FURNISH 2.00 0.00 0 0 0 BILL BRADBURY 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM INCE 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE EGGERS 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS BRATT 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SENDAR 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY NOON 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MCKINNON 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KEN CROCKER 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DOMINICK DESALLA 40.00 0.00 X 93829 0 0 TONYA GRAHAM 40.00 0.00 X 72884 0 0 166713 0 false false false 0 103353 1051681 1155034 PRIVATE CONTRACTS/FEES 82513 82513 82513 1278 1278 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUBLEASE REVENUES 9716 9716 SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE 3650 3650 RESTITUTION 5811 5811 3276 1456 1820 22453 1261278 103146 3098 0 0 0 0 208509 148326 25617 34566 0 392375 331299 12498 48578 16638 13576 1120 1942 66517 54094 4425 7998 49759 39813 3039 6907 0 3342 325 2966 51 12420 10568 1093 759 0 0 0 25491 2523 36 22932 331 331 0 14505 12127 771 1607 0 40467 37729 1049 1689 62179 56380 3865 1934 0 6814 6574 129 111 8699 7564 234 901 0 11475 11475 3619 2016 1345 258 SUPPLIES 10947 7965 1660 1322 PRACTITIONERS CONFERENCE 16437 16437 LITTLE BUTTE CREEK RESTORATION 45464 45464 PROGRAM CONTRACTS - OTHER 163316 163316 58935 54131 2027 2777 1218239 1010227 73680 134332 405365 481979 0 152193 116053 218122 7396 0 0 0 0 1218 1825 506296 32265 14933 474031 48000 0 0 0 0 4750 0 844581 1081284 83102 16860 9804 260346 10858 20222 103764 297428 X 221344 360487 519473 423369 740817 783856 844581 1081284 43039 X false true X true false X 421423 876380 886543 1555553 1155035 4894934 0 0 421423 876380 886543 1555553 1155035 4894934 2204665 2690269 10518 5129 2239 1816 1278 20980 0 10691 10691 4926605 0.54610 0.51160 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 11460 11460 11460 2292 573 9168 false 2646 1851 2292 6789 10184 13230 9255 11460 33945 662 463 573 1698 2547 89244 89244 380463 4878 375585 36589 27387 9202 474031 ACCRUED EXPENSES 20222 20222 1261278 1261278 1261278 1218239 1218239 1218239 CHRIS BRATT BOARD MEMBER 450000 PURCHASE OF BUILDING false KEN MARGOLIS BOARD MEMBER 22800 RESEARCH AND OUTREACH false SCHEDULE L, SECTION IV, LINE 1: MR. 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