ANNUAL REPORT
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ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
TA B L E OF CONTENTS
H O W W E E N G I N E E R C H A N G E .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 W H E R E W E E N G I N E E R C H A N G E .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 4 O U R F I N A N C I A L S T O R Y .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 O U R F I N A N C E S .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 7 O U R C A P A C I T Y B U I L D E R S .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9 OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.. ...............................................1 0
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ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
HOW WE ENGINEER CHANGE
Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) supports community-driven development programs worldwide by collaborating with local partners to design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders. For millions of people around the world, drinking contaminated water or traversing an unsafe bridge is a dangerous reality. EWB-USA is changing this reality—one well at a time, one bridge at a time, one community at a time. Our mission is based on more than blueprints and measurements; it is based on real relationships and five-year partnerships with communities. We do more than build latrines for communities—we equip them to build and maintain latrines themselves. In 2013, we deepened our commitment to sustainability by requiring communities to financially contribute to a project’s construction costs. All of our measures ensure that the community will be able to meet their basic human needs long after the five-year commitment is fulfilled. EWB-USA’s 2013 Annual Report illustrates that engineering change truly is a team effort. Through the combined efforts of our generous donors, our passionate volunteers, and our dedicated community partners we are building a better world.
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WHERE WE ENGINEER CHANGE
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COUNTRIES
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ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
PROJECTS
BOLIVIA
MEXICO
BRAZIL
MOLDOVA
BURKINA FASO
MOROCCO
CAMBODIA
NEPAL
CAMEROON
NICARAGUA
COSTA RICA
NIGERIA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PANAMA
ECUADOR
PERU
EL SALVADOR
PHILIPPINES
ETHIOPIA
RWANDA
FIJI
SENEGAL
GHANA
SIERRA LEONE
GUATEMALA
SOUTH AFRICA
HAITI
TANZANIA
HONDURAS
THAILAND
INDIA
THE GAMBIA
JAMAICA
TOGO
KENYA
UGANDA
MADAGASCAR
ZAMBIA
MALAWI
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VOLUNTEERS
Our volunteers have the unique skill set and passion to engineer change in all corners of the globe. These stories offer a glimpse at EWB-USA’s vision of a world where everyone can sustainably meet their basic human needs.
WHERE WE WORK
“Engineering change is
TOGO The EWB-USA University of Mississippi Chapter is reconstructing a storm-damaged schoolhouse that serves more than 400 students in Hedome and its neighboring rural villages. The project broke ground in August 2013 with the foundational construction for two classrooms. When the four-phase project is complete the facility will include four classrooms, a library and three offices.
EWB-USA currently operates 30 civil works projects around the world.
EWB-USA currently operates 83 structures projects around the world.
NICARAGUA
R WA N D A
The 209 families of the Tierra Nueva, San Jose and Nueva Esperanza communities focus on growing, diversifying and marketing their crops to pay back land loans and become landowners. In January 2013, the EWBUSA Puget Sound Professional Chapter assessed the growers’ identified needs. In 2014 they plan to implement a wastewater treatment system to support the community’s new coffee-processing wet mill.
W A T E R S U P P LY
A G R I C U LT U R E
Executive Director
The people of Las Pilitas now traverse a new road that paves the way to the more resourced area of the main town. The community worked alongside the EWB-USA Central Ohio Professional Chapter to remove car-sized boulders from the steep ravine that would become their road. In 2013, construction is complete and the road is functioning as designed.
STRUCTURES
CIVIL WORKS
C AT H Y L E S L I E
E L S A LV A D O R
In Bungwe, insufficient infrastructure and high population growth hamper the community’s ability to access clean water for domestic and agricultural use. In fall 2013 the EWB-USA University of California San Diego Chapter assessed the existing water supply system and began designing alternative solutions. In September 2014 household rainwater harvesting systems will be implemented to provide an estimated 5,250 people with an additional source of water.
EWB-USA currently operates 39 agriculture projects around the world.
all about empowerment:
EWB-USA currently operates 389 water projects around the world.
empowering communities to
students to take the theories they learned in class and put them into practice; and empowering professionals to become leaders through
GHANA The EWB-USA Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Chapter has designed four public single-pit latrines to be built in the community of Gomoa Gyaman in August 2014. These are the first public sanitation solutions for this community. Each latrine will have eight stalls and serve 250 residents.
EWB-USA currently operates 88 sanitation projects around the world.
mentoring and fieldwork.”
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ENERGY
development; empowering
S A N I TAT I O N
be the catalyst for their own
INDIA Government-provided diesel generators could not meet the basic energy demands of the Symbiosis School in Rampur, so the EWB-USA Carnegie Mellon Chapter installed a sustainable alternative energy source: solar panels. The team inspected the installed solar panels and analyzed their safety and effectiveness in August 2013. While this project is being monitored, the viability of a similar project in a neighboring school is being assessed.
EWB-USA currently operates 55 energy projects around the world.
OUR FINANCIAL STORY
E VE RYO NE H A S AN IM P O RTAN T R O LE T O P L AY IN O U R
From our community partners to our corporate partners, each investment is an investment in sustainability.
F INANC IAL S T O RY. In 2013, we began requiring a financial contribution from communities. What does this contribution look like? In Sadrach Zeledon, Nicaragua, the community committed to give $80 per household to support the construction of a water distribution system. This sustainability investment accounts for 30% of the project budget and increases the likelihood that clean water will be flowing in Sadrach Zeledon long after our five-year commitment is fulfilled.
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This year, with the support of our corporate partners, we deepened our commitment to sustainability by launching a framework to measure EWB-USA’s impact across the globe. The Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Program provides our 286 chapters with organizational tools to monitor a project’s impact in a community. The program’s goals are two-fold: increased accountability to our partners and communities and an improved communitydriven development delivery model.
OUR FINANCES: S TAT E M E N T O F FINANCIAL POSITION
‘13
‘12
Cash and Cash Equivalents
2,336,938
3,322,441
Investments
1,998,367
1,061,848
Promises to Give
214,745
82,742
Due from ASCE
204,176
48,335
Prepaid Expenses
24,906
22,885
Project Advances
55,261
46,980
4,834,393
4,585,231
ASSETS Current Assets
By any measure, 2013 was a big year. A few of our financial milestones include:
R A I SI N G MO RE TH A N $ 4 .2 M ILLION
Total Current Assets
AWAR D I N G $ 6 5 8 ,0 5 0 TO EW B- USA P R OJEC TS TH RO U G H TH E PROJ ECT G R A N TS PR O G R A M
Property & Equipment (Net)
147,120
68,509
Intangible Assets (Net)
34,086
49,802
Deposits
76,991
14,304
5,092,590
4,717,846
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses
170,547
197,932
Agency Liability
300,057
295,644
Deferred Revenue
151,027
148,870
Total Liabilities
621,631
642,446
88,616
33,021
Restricted
4,382,343
4,042,379
Total Net Assets
4,470,959
4,075,400
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
5,092,590
4,717,846
Total Assets LIABILITIES
R E CEI V I N G $ 3 .1 MILLIO N OF I N- K I N D PRO FESSI O N A L S KIL L ED V O LU N TEER H O U RS
I NC R EA SI N G O U R C O RPORATE PA R TN ER SH I PS BY A LMOST 20%
Please note that approximately 40% of student chapters’ funds are managed by the 501(c)(3) of the chapters’ universities. Those financial activities are not reflected in the EWB-USA financial statement or annual report.
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Current Liabilities
NET ASSETS Unrestricted
OUR FINANCES: S TAT E M E N T OF ACTIVITIES
‘13
‘12
UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED
TOTAL
TOTAL
$ 1,534,452
$ 2,710,363
$ 4,244,815
$ 4,739,028
SUPPORT AND REVENUE GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE: 5% FUNDRAISING: 5%
Contributions & Grants Less Costs of Direct Benefits to Donors
( 110,504 )
-
( 110,504 )
( 59,404 )
Net Contributions & Grants
$1,423,948
$2,710,363
$4,134,311
$4,679,624
251,803
35,753
287,556
290,561
79,232
-
79,232
81,644
765
-
765
133,630
109,943
-
109,943
75,392
3,134,050
-
3,134,050
3,981,450
Member Dues - Professionals Chapter Fees - External Registration - Conferences Registration - Workshops In-Kind Contributions Interest/Dividends Gains (Loss) on Investments Miscellaneous Net Assets Released from Restrictions Total Support And Revenue
74,026
1,211
75,237
9,453
( 71,852 )
10,063
( 61,789 )
6,921
50,112
10,434
2,417,426
50,112 ( 2,417,426 )
-
-
$ 7,469,453
$ 339,964
$ 7,809,417
$ 9,269,109
EXPENSES Program Services PROGRAM SERVICES: 90%
6,640,721
-
6,640,721
7,410,756
General & Administrative
365,463
-
365,463
344,527
Fundraising
407,674
-
407,674
410,737
$ 7,413,858
$-
$ 7,413,858
$ 8,166,020
Total Expenses Change in Net Assets
55,595
339,964
395,559
1,103,089
Net Assets (Beginning of Period)
33,021
4,042,379
4,075,400
2,972,311
$ 88,616
$ 4,382,343
$ 4,470,959
$ 4,075,400
Net Assets (End of Period)
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$100,000+
$250,000+
$500,000+
OUR CAPACITY BUILDERS
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
$75,000+
$50,000+
$25,000+
$10,000+
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OUR CAPACITY BUILDERS
Anonymous (2)
Kurtz Family Foundation
Air Liquide
Merck Employees
American Water Works Association
Microsoft Employees
Apple Employees
National Council Of Examiners For Engineering And Surveying
Auto Desk
National Science Foundation
Anonymous (3)
Justin Lloyd
Paul Shea
Joseph Adams
Herbert Lust
Shayne Smith
Joseph & Nona Ahearn
Vicki Margolis
Mike Spack
Geoffrey & Anne Barker
Roy & Betty Mayfield
Don & Chris Stevens
John Means
David Stewart
Devin Metzger
Kathleen Tryner
James K. Mitchell
Robert Walker
David & Janet Mongan
Mark Williams Charlie Winters
Beth Bennett
BP West Coast Products, LLC
Olsson Associates
Chambers Family Foundation
Parkson
Chesapeake Tri-Association
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Paul Brandt-Rauf
Chevron Employees
Parsons Corporation
George Church
Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC
Penco
Brian Clark
Michael & Janet Montgomery
Pratt & Whitney
Creative Artists Agency
Jordi Cohen
Edward Mueller
Rally Software
Emerson
Red Mountain Fund
Spencer Commons
Vera Nigrin
Energy & Resource Solutions, Inc.
Rudy & Alice Ramsey Foundation
Edwin Contreras
Douglas & Jill Ogino
Dave Cook, LG, CPG
Scott Oppenheimer
Russell Cox
Mike & Catherine Paddock
Elizabeth Blankespoor
Exxon Mobil Foundation
Schnabel Management Services, Inc.
Geosyntec Consultants
Siegel+Gale
Google Employees
Jeff Earls
The Bayless Fund
Halliburton Employees
Matthew Elkins
The Bianchini Charitable Fund
Hamilton Family Foundation
The Brook Family Foundation
Jon Hurt
Haskell Hewlett Packard Employees
The Fuller Family Charitable Trust
I & G Charitable Foundation
Thornton Tomasetti Foundation
Alexandra Krauss
Jebediah Foundation
Vectra Bank
Patricia Kutzmann
Jewish Communal Fund
Westlake Chemical Corp.
John Harding Family Foundation
Wilson Family Foundation
Seth Laforge & Ania Mitros
Johnson Family Foundation
Zbi Employee Allocated Gift Fund
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
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INDIVIDUALS
O R G A N I Z AT I O N S
On behalf of our volunteers and all the communities around the world that partner with Engineers Without Borders USA, we thank and recognize the donors below who gave $1,000 or more to strengthen our capacity to engineer change.
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
Peter Kasbohm Hugh & Urling Kingery
Cathy Leslie Mark Levine
Roberta Quiat Brian & Stacey Reilly Don & Charleen Roberts Gayle Roberts Robert Sardis Gregory Sauter, P.E. Daniel Schreiber Rebekah Sexton Umesh Shankar & Angela Occhionero
Peter Wright Andrew Yager Richard Yonash
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS DAVID G. MONGAN, P.E., PRESIDENT Past President ASCE DANIEL L. HARPSTEAD, P.E., PAST PRESIDENT Principal, Kleinfelder, Inc. BOB WALKER, P.E., TREASURER VP Engineering Applications, Underground Solutions, Inc. BERNARD AMADEI, PH.D., EX OFFICIO Founder, Engineers Without Borders USA Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado SUSAN BOLTON, PH.D. Professor College of Forest Resources and Adjunct Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Washington
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MICKI A. MARSHALL, P.E. ASME Representative Systems Analysis and Software - Advanced Concepts UTC Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne MICHAEL W. PADDOCK, P.E. Professional Member Representative EWB-USA Wisconsin Professional Partners Chapter Senior Project Manager, CH2M HILL DARRYLL PINES, PH.D. Nariman Farvardin Professor and Dean James Clark School of Engineering University of Maryland GAYLE ROBERTS, PH.D., P.E. President and CEO, Stanley Consultants Group
DR. PAUL W. BRANDT-RAUF, SCD, MD Dean, School of Public Health University of Illinois
GREGORY SAUTER, P.E. Executive Vice President, AECOM
KATHY J. CALDWELL, P.E. President Caldwell Cook and Associates
PAUL R. SHEA, P.E. President, CDM Constructors, Inc.
VIVASWATH (VIVAS) KUMAR Student Member Representative EWB-USA Rice University Student Chapter
ROBERT D. STEVENS, PH.D., P.E. ASCE Representative ACRADIS
CATHERINE A. LESLIE, P.E., EX OFFICIO Executive Director, Engineers Without Borders USA
ANDREW YAGER, PH.D. Retired – United Nations
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