LONG NOW FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
LONG NOW FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0384748)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-09
IRS object ID
202133139349304648
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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MissionThe 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.MissionDesc
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DescSEMINARS ABOUT LONG-TERM THINKING - THE LONG NOW FOUNDATION'S MONTHLY SEMINARS WERE STARTED IN 2003 TO BUILD A COMPELLING BODY OF IDEAS ABOUT LONG-TERM THINKING; TO HELP NUDGE CIVILIZATION TOWARD OUR GOAL OF MAKING LONG-TERM THINKING AUTOMATIC AND COMMON INSTEAD OF DIFFICULT AND RARE.SEMINAR SPONSORHIPS, INCLUDED IN PART VIII LINE 1F, SUPPORT THE LIVE AND ONLINE SEMINAR EVENTS, AS WELL AS HIGH PRODUCTION VALUE VIDEOS AND PODCASTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AFTER THE TALK.Desc

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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,580,515LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$843,575LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$834,206BOYAmt
EOY$736,940EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,887,946BOYAmt
EOY$4,357,823EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,781,401BOYAmt
EOY$6,761,906EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,094BOYAmt
EOY$92,611EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,094BOYAmt
EOY$92,611EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,356,827BOYAmt
EOY$3,293,891EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,395,480BOYAmt
EOY$3,375,404EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,752,307BOYAmt
EOY$6,669,295EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,781,401BOYAmt
EOY$6,761,906EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$366,928ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$582,135NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense-$32,075InvestmentExpenseAmt
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$1,171,096CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$983,180CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,256,395CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,551,830CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,443,988CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,406,489TotalAmt

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$1,171,096CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$983,180CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,256,395CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,551,830CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,443,988CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,406,489TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,406,489PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$99,017CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$124,357CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$197,525CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$108,027CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$90,314CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$619,240TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$685,630CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$805,961CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,109,209CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$928,767CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$519,155CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,048,722TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,074,451TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,119,481GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56650PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.50050PublicSupportPY170Pct
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, $902,497ExplanationTxt

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$746,614OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$467,080DepreciationAmt
Book Value$279,534BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$444,925OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$376,495DepreciationAmt
Book Value$68,430BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$736,940TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,608,046TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$582,135NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$582,135RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,025,911RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$32,075InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$107,346OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$75,271RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,950,640TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,691,058TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$107,346OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$107,346ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,583,712ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,583,712TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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, 2020 and 2019, 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, 2020, 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, 2020.
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SCOGS related to Inventory Sales on Pg 9 $107346

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALEXANDER ROSEPersonNm
TitleSecretaryTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$209,518BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,283DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$7,922NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$225,723TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: NEVADA - THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING THIS SITE AS A 10,000 YEAR INSTALLATION IN PARALLEL WITH THE 10,000 YEAR CLOCK IN TEXAS. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: THE ROSETTA PROJECT - THE ROSETTA PROJECT IS A GLOBAL COLLABORATION OF LANGUAGE SPECIALISTS AND NATIVE SPEAKERS WORKING TO BUILD A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF HUMAN LANGUAGES. 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: SEMINARS ABOUT LONG-TERM THINKING - THE LONG NOW FOUNDATION'S MONTHLY SEMINARS WERE STARTED IN 2003 TO BUILD A COMPELLING BODY OF IDEAS ABOUT LONG-TERM THINKING; TO HELP NUDGE CIVILIZATION TOWARD OUR GOAL OF MAKING LONG-TERM THINKING AUTOMATIC AND COMMON INSTEAD OF DIFFICULT AND RARE.SEMINAR SPONSORHIPS, INCLUDED IN PART VIII LINE 1F, SUPPORT THE LIVE AND ONLINE SEMINAR EVENTS, AS WELL AS HIGH PRODUCTION VALUE VIDEOS AND PODCASTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AFTER THE TALK. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: The Long Now Foundation Membership Program connects more than 11,000 long-term thinkers across more than 65 countries. Members from all around the globe receive regular updates on a whole world of long-term thinkingas well as special invitations to livestream 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. Membership dues are shown in Part VIII Statement of Revenue. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: The Long Now Foundation's Organizational Continuity Project continues its efforts to better understand long-lived institutions by identifying, researching, and interviewing multigenerational institutions from all around the world. In 2021 we shared our latest findings with the public inThe Long Now Seminar Series and The Long Now Podcast Series. New research continues globally through a network of distributed researchers, and our in-person investigations aim to return as international travel restrictions relax.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Executive Director and Board review the 990 before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsAll 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, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Executive Director compensation is based on Board review and comparison data with other Northern California nonprofit organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesBOARD 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, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe Long Now Foundation's 990s are available through Guidestar (www.guidestar.org). All other governing documents are available by request as per applicable laws.
PART VIII, LINE 1EThe Foundation received a loan under the Payroll Protection Program amounting to $321,000. This loan carries an annual interest rate of 1.00%. The Company applied for and was granted forgiveness of the total PPP loan amount in December 2020.

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