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LONG NOW FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
LONG NOW FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0384748)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-05-14
IRS object ID
202421359349313577
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,022,037BOYAmt
EOY$2,577,623EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,781,765BOYAmt
EOY$20,576,248EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$158,826BOYAmt
EOY$173,419EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$8,895,739EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,052BOYAmt
EOY$49,798EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$280,878BOYAmt
EOY$9,118,956EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,252,045BOYAmt
EOY$8,175,249EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,248,842BOYAmt
EOY$3,282,043EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,500,887BOYAmt
EOY$11,457,292EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,781,765BOYAmt
EOY$20,576,248EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$88,720ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$855,108NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense-$51,255InvestmentExpenseAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$241,272OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,551,830CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,443,988CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,071,274CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,969,694CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,756,804CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,793,590TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,551,830CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,443,988CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,071,274CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,969,694CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,756,804CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,793,590TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,793,590PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$108,027CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$90,314CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$91,565CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$349,080CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$739,037TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$928,767CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$519,155CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$740,520CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$784,557CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$644,390CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,617,389TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$20,150,016TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,119,481GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.78380PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.71600PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSupport Schedule: Additional Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION FOR OTHER INCOME,INVENTORY SALES2014 AMOUNT, $387,804.2015 AMOUNT, $801,210.2016 AMOUNT, $830,825.2017 AMOUNT, $880,390.2018 AMOUNT, $902,300.2019 AMOUNT, $902,497.2020 AMOUNT, $275,309.2021 AMOUNT, $491,629.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$388,976OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$388,976BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$802,294OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$693,176DepreciationAmt
Book Value$109,118BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,418OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,418DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$442,436OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$415,774DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,662BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$524,756TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
NC RECEIVABLES$2,527,826
Right of Use Asset$49,797
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,577,623TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Lease Liability$49,797
Rounding$1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$49,798TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,381,440TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$855,108NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$571,860OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,426,968RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,954,472RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$51,255InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$241,272OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$190,017RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,764,455TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,425,035TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$571,860OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$571,860ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,853,175ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,853,175TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Foundation is organized as a not-for-profit organization and is exempt from income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Unrelated business income, of which the Foundation had none for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, would be subject to federal income taxes. The Foundation's information returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service have not been examined in the past. The Foundation is not aware of any uncertainties that could jeopardize its not-for-profit status. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes is deemed necessary. The Foundation follows the provisions of uncertain tax positions addressed by FAS ASC 740-10 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. The Foundation has no uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2023, for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. The Foundation recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expense. The Foundation has determined that no amount is required to be accrued for taxes or related penalties and interest for any tax position taken through December 31, 2023.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS $571860
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SNET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS $571860

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EUROPECURATING & SENDING$22,500WIRE TRANSFE
NORTH AMERICAPUBLICIZING & EXHIB$60,785WIRE TRANSFE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUFUS CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1475 KENT AVE 903AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11249ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN830400809RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$125,450CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantCreation and presentation of multimPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLong Now Foundation monitors the use of grant funds by requiring annual reporting from grantee on program activities and amounts spent.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
ALEXANDER ROSE
EMERITUS EXEC DIR$252,912$252,912
JAMES HOME
DIR OF COMMUNICATI$178,611$178,611
NICHOLAS P BRYSIEWICZ
DIR OF STRATEGY$246,829$246,829
REBECCA LENDL
INTERIM EXEC DIR$250,470$250,470

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$35,535NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: NEVADA - OUR NEVADA BRISTLECONE PRESERVE IS A TWO MILE LONG MOUNTAIN HABITAT OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING TREES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: ROSETTA PROJECT - A COLLABORATION WITH LINGUISTS TO COMPILE AN ARCHIVE OF OVER 1,500 HUMAN LANGUAGES AND MICRO-ETCH IT ONTO A SERIES OF ARTIFACTS WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONG-TERM PRESENTATIONS. WE MEAN SERIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED - ONE LIVES ON SURFACE OF THE MOON AND ANOTHER ON A DISTANT COMET. YOU CAN ALSO WEAR ONE AROUND YOUR NECK OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: PanLex - PanLex is a nonprofit program whose mission is to overcome language barriers to human rights, information, and opportunities. Their purpose is to make it so that nobody should have their rights restricted because of the language they speak. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: LONG NOW TALKS - THE LONG NOW TALKS, LAUNCHED BY STEWART BRAND IN 02003, HAS INVITED MORE THAN 280 LEADING THINKERS TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH A LIVE AUDIENCE AND MILLIONS AROUND THE GLOBE TUNING IN TO OUR FREE POSCAST AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL. LONG NOW TALKS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY OVER 12,000 MEMBERS ACROSS 65 COUNTRIES OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Membership - The Long Now Foundation's membership program has connected 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. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: Organizational Continuity Project - The Organizational Continuity Project hopes to discover the lessons behind the longest lived organizations, and build a discipline of shareable knowledge that will help contemporary institutions, companies, and governments develop into robust, long-lasting structures. In turn, we hope these institutions will be better equipped to address civilizational-scale problems with multi-generational thinking. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: Future Fund - The purpose of these funds is to support efforts to convert Long Now from a successful start-up project into a sustainable institution that can survive for the long term. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: Sponsored Projects - umbrella category for Long Now fiscally sponsored projects. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 12: Naming Names - a fiscally sponsored project by artists Eve Sussman and Simon Lee dedicated to investigating the act of naming through a theatrical and sonic performance connecting the Bay Area and Athens, Greece. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 13: Philosophy - a fiscally sponsored project dedicated to laying foundations for a deeper ecosystem of thought around technology, philosophy, and the future. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 14: Fellowship - academics, authors, researchers, artists, and others dedicated to long-term thinking. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 15: Deep Time - a fiscally sponsored project dedicated to landing a 700-gram (1.54 lb.) aluminum time capsule containing 24 sapphire discs on the surface of the Moon. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 16: COMMUNICATIONS - Distribution and marketing for Long Now programs, projects, resources OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 17: PROGRAMS - Programs, projects, and activities to carry out mission OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 18: IDEAS - Online publication on long term thinking OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 19: MANUAL CIVILIZATION - A small library of books which maybe needed to restart civilization from scratch OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 20: SPECIAL EVENTS - Fundraising and network building onsite events
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe draft Form 990 is reviewed by the audit and/or finance committee before sharing with the full board for review and approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAll Trustees, Directors, Officers, and Key Employees are required to sign a Conflict of Interest policy. It is the policy of the Board that the existence of any interests that give rise to conflict be disclosed on a timely basis and always before any transaction is consummated. It shall be the continuing responsibility of the Board, officers, and management employees to scrutinize their transactions and outside business interests and relationships for potential conflicts and to immediately make such disclosures. Board member disclosures should be made to a Board officer and staff disclosures should be made to the chief executive. The Board shall determine whether a conflict exists and is material, and in the presence of an existing material conflict, whether the contemplated transaction may be authorized as just, fair, and reasonable to Long Now. The decision of the BOard on these matters will rest in their sole discretion, and their concern must be the welfare of Long Now and the advancement of its purpose.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aThe Executive Director compensation is based on Board review and comparison data with other Northern California nonprofit organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bBOARD MEMBERS DO NOT RECEIVE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR BEING ON THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS MAY BE COMPENSATED FOR SPECIFIC SERVICES THEY PROVIDE FOR THE ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS HOSTING AND CURATING A PUBLIC SPEAKING SERIES. COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Long Now Foundation's 990s are available through Guidestar (www.guidestar.org). All other governing documents are available by request as per applicable laws.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9THE INTERVAL COGS = $241272