LONG NOW FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
LONG NOW FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0384748)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-09
IRS object ID
202003149349301470
Schema version
2019v5.0
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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EOY$30,629EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,577,999LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$743,793LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$956,826BOYAmt
EOY$834,206EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,252,411BOYAmt
EOY$3,887,946EOYAmt

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$5,735,606BOYAmt
EOY$5,781,401EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,657BOYAmt
EOY$29,094EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,657BOYAmt
EOY$29,094EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,743,876BOYAmt
EOY$2,356,827EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,642,073BOYAmt
EOY$3,395,480EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,385,949BOYAmt
EOY$5,752,307EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,735,606BOYAmt
EOY$5,781,401EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$25,026ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$373,774NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense-$32,442InvestmentExpenseAmt
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$994,261CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,171,096CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$983,180CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,256,395CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,551,830CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,956,762TotalAmt

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$994,261CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,171,096CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$983,180CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,256,395CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,551,830CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,956,762TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,956,762PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$140,025CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$99,017CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$124,357CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$197,525CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$108,027CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$668,951TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$746,487CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$685,630CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$805,961CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,109,209CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$928,767CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,276,054TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,901,767TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,348,346GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.50050PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.56660PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$405,378DepreciationAmt
Book Value$341,236BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$442,409OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$338,415DepreciationAmt
Book Value$103,994BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$834,206TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,260,504TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$373,774NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$304,738OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$678,512RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,581,992RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$32,442InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$321,529OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$289,087RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,292,905TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,589,408TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$321,529OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$321,529ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,267,879ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,267,879TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2019 and 2018, 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, 2019, 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, 2019.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990COGS RELATED TO INVENTROY SALES ON PG 9 $0 NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS $304738
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SCOGS related to Inventory Sales on Pg 9 $321529

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRELINGER ARCHIVES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1649 15TH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94118ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN464861410RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$12,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO SUPPORT LOST LANDSCAPEPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

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
TitleExecutive Dir.TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$183,700BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,511DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$240NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$189,451TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$97,391NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCRYPTOCURRENCYDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$13,353NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 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 SPECIALIST AND NATIVE SPEAKERS WORKING TO BUILD A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL LIBRARY OF HUMAN LANGUAGES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: PANLEX - THIS PROJECT IS FOUNDED ON THE IDEA THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO USE THEIR OWN LANGUAGE AND TO NOT HAVE OTHER RIGHTS ABRIDGED BECAUSE OF IT. AMONG THE WORLDS 7,000 HUMAN LANGUAGES, THERE IS A GROWING DIVIDE BETWEEN WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO SPEAKERS OF MAJOR LANGUAGES AND UNDER-SERVED LANGUAGES. TO HELP OVERCOME LANGUAGE BARRIERS TO HUMAN RIGHTS, INFORMATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES, PANLEX IS MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TRANSLATE ANY WORD FROM ANY LANGUAGE INTO ANY OTHER LANGUAGE. HIGH-QUALITY COMMUNICATION ACROSS LANGUAGES USUALLY REQUIRES MORE THAN TRANSLATING JUST WORDS, BUT WORD TRANSLATION IS ONE OF ITS MAIN PREREQUISITES. The PanLex project was set up in 2012 with dedicated investments and the option to operate off of investment income, or to spend down those investments as needed to support project activities. 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.
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.

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