Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,236,417
- Total expenses
- $3,883,760
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,969,694
- Grants paid
- $45,000
- Program service revenue
- $382,115
- Investment income
- $304,654
- Other revenue
- $579,954
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,781,765
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $280,878
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $10,500,887
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,726,515
- Management and general expenses
- $812,291
- Fundraising expenses
- $344,954
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,726,515
Program services were 70.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
-
1b · Membership dues
$584,237
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,385,457
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$40,317
-
2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE
total -$1,801 · related or exempt -$1,801
-
2b · Program service revenue: SEMINARS
total $16,897 · related or exempt $16,897
-
2c · Program service revenue: TEXAS CLOCK
total $245,474 · related or exempt $245,474
-
2d · Program service revenue: THE INTERVAL
total $121,545 · related or exempt $121,545
-
3 · Investment income
total $100,051 · related or exempt $100,051
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,665,377
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,460,774
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $204,603
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $204,603 · related or exempt $204,603
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$833,960
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$254,006
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $579,954 · excluded $579,954
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $45,000 · program services $45,000
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $208,142 · program services $201,986 · management and general $6,156
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,423,646 · program services $880,322 · management and general $299,945 · fundraising $243,379
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $44,761 · program services $24,612 · management and general $10,424 · fundraising $9,725
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $58,565 · program services $50,275 · management and general $380 · fundraising $7,910
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $145,758 · program services $96,319 · management and general $31,119 · fundraising $18,320
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $36,027 · program services $10,224 · management and general $25,803
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $159,563 · program services $31,266 · management and general $128,297
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $603,048 · program services $483,210 · management and general $91,957 · fundraising $27,881
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $11,725 · program services $47,768 · management and general -$36,043
-
14 · Information technology
total $81,074 · program services $20,146 · management and general $57,792 · fundraising $3,136
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $133,512 · program services $44,870 · management and general $88,029 · fundraising $613
-
17 · Travel
total $164,195 · program services $133,317 · management and general $15,211 · fundraising $15,667
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $34,468 · program services $21,248 · fundraising $13,220
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $92,413 · program services $88,710 · management and general $3,703
-
23 · Insurance
total $68,371 · program services $13,694 · management and general $54,677
-
24a · Other expenses: THE INTERVAL COST OF COGS
total $254,006 · program services $254,006
-
24b · Other expenses: MATERIALS & SUPPLIES
total $107,640 · program services $94,565 · management and general $12,794 · fundraising $281
-
24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $79,973 · program services $69,517 · management and general $10,456
-
24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM FEES
total $75,553 · program services $75,553
-
24e · All other expenses
total $56,320 · program services $39,907 · management and general $11,591 · fundraising $4,822
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,274,374 · end of year $1,023,721
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $728,322 · end of year $1,445,743
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $511,432 · end of year $735,932
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $30,918 · end of year $120,454
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $51,868 · end of year $64,196
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $20,442 · end of year $8,192
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,636,195
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,031,006
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $641,921 · end of year $605,189
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $5,237,496 · end of year $3,756,301
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $3,022,037
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $99,490 · end of year $158,826
-
25 · Other liabilities
end of year $122,052
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,070,172 · end of year $7,252,045
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,327,111 · end of year $3,248,842
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
The mission of The Long Now Foundation is to promote long-term thinking and to explore new ways to inspire others to think long-term. A broader understanding of the present moment can reframe enormous challenges as tractable and imply deep responsibility to future generations. Long Now advances this mission through a variety of projects and programs ranging from the monument-scale 10,000 Year Clock to the micro-scale Rosetta Project archive of human languages. All projects aim to shift culture toward a longer temporal perspective. All programs aim to connect long-term thinkers from around the world.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The Long Now Foundation is a nonprofit organization and globally-recognized champion of long-term thinking and responsibility. We produce talks, essays, and gatherings to promote a culture of long-term thinking. We support audacious, visionary projects that encourage imagination at the timescale of civilization the next and last 10,000 years a timespan we call the long now.
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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.
Expenses $1,090,258 · Revenue $969,853
-
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.
Expenses $546,488 · Revenue $59,472
-
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.
Expenses $386,532 · Revenue $601,584
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Alexander RoseALEXANDER ROSE
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $213,483
- From this org
- $213,483
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $213,483
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $213,483
-
Nicholas P BrysiewiczNICHOLAS P BRYSIEWICZ
DIR OF STRATEGY
- Total calculated
- $165,600
- From this org
- $165,600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,600
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $165,600
-
Danielle EngelmanDANIELLE ENGELMAN
DIR OF PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $116,509
- From this org
- $116,509
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Laura WelcherLAURA WELCHER
DIR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $100,858
- From this org
- $100,858
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Danny HillisDANNY HILLIS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stewart BrandSTEWART BRAND
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Douglas CarlstonDOUGLAS CARLSTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Esther DysonESTHER DYSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian EnoBRIAN ENO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katherine FultonKATHERINE FULTON
Co-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Patrick CollisonPATRICK COLLISON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kevin KellyKEVIN KELLY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Danica RemyDANICA REMY
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
David RumseyDAVID RUMSEY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Paul SaffoPAUL SAFFO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Peter SchwartzPETER SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim PoleseKIM POLESE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
David EaglemanDAVID EAGLEMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ping FuPING FU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 15 November 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202343199349307619
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