Program areas at The Long Now Foundation
The interval - a compelling venue for conversation that invites vistors to spend time in a place that itself encourages Long term thinking. The interval is a bar, cafe, museum and home of The Long Now Foundation. Featuring a floor-to-ceiling library of books you might need to rebuild civilization, mechanical prototypes for a clock meant to last for 10,000 years, and a time-inspired menu of artisan drinks.
Membership - The Long Now Foundation's membership program connects more than 11,000 long-term thinkers across more than 65 countries. Our global membership receives regular updates on key ideas around long-term thinking through our frequent talks, original writing and monthly newsletter, as well as special invitations to online video lectures and in-person gatherings. Each member also receives an etched stainless steel membership card featuring their unique member number. The Long Now membership program provides substantial financial support to the organization, its activities, and its programs.
Talks - The Long Now Foundation's monthly talks were started in 2003 to build a compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking from speakers around The world. These talks are part of our library of work which encourages thinking at The timescale of civilization. Talks sponsorhips, included in part viii line 1f, support The live and online seminar events, as well as our highly produced videos and podcasts which are available to The public. Long Now was not able to hold in-person live events for most of 2021 due to covid-19. In 2020, we shifted to creating high-production value online seminars, and continued to hold online talks along with live events as Long Now was able to resume them in 2021 and 2022.
Who funds The Long Now Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The Long Now Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Rebecca Lendl | Interim Executive Director | | 2023-11-15 |
| Laura Welcher | Director of Operations and the Rosetta Project | $100,858 | 2022-12-31 |
| Nicholas P Brysiewicz | Director of Strategy / Director of Development / Development Director | $165,600 | 2022-12-31 |
| Danielle Engelman | Director of Programs | $116,509 | 2022-12-31 |
| Stewart Brand | President and Co / Chair and President of the Board / President and CH | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for The Long Now Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $5,969,694 | $3,071,274 | 94.4% |
| Program services | $382,115 | $231,684 | 64.9% |
| Investment income and dividends | $100,051 | $91,565 | 9.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $204,603 | $377,114 | -45.7% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $579,954 | $344,315 | 68.4% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $19,091 | -100% |
| Total revenues | $7,236,417 | $4,135,043 | 75% |
Organizations like The Long Now Foundation
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Faith and Politics Institute | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,835,283 |
| American Studio | 501(c)(3) | Gig Harbor, WA | $2,548,493 |
| Caribbean Cultural Center Africa | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $1,877,668 |
| Wonderscope | 501(c)(3) | Kansas City, MO | $1,896,245 |
| The Institute on Religion and Public Life | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $3,607,393 |
| Chinese Historical Society of America | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $1,946,946 |
| National Yiddish Book Center | 501(c)(3) | Amherst, MA | $12,290,218 |
| The News Literacy Project | 501(c)(3) | Bethesda, MD | $6,018,672 |
| National Pulse Memorial and Museum | 501(c)(3) | Orlando, FL | $2,680,901 |
| Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society | 501(c)(3) | Rapid City, SD | $2,119,121 |
Data update history
January 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 5, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Tax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 475668
- San Francisco, CA 94147
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- County
- San Francisco County, CA
- Website URL
- longnow.org/Â
- Phone
- (415) 561-6582
- Facebook page
- longnowÂ
- Twitter profile
- @longnowÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 68-0384748
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1996
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A00: Arts, Culture, and Humanities: General
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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