Long Now Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$4.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$20.5m
$8.5m liabilities
Net assets
$11.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
6.9 years on average
Staff
36
10 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Katherine Fulton
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Long Now Foundation's network
19 people15 organisationsi19 people and 15 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (16) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 19 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Fulton Chair | Co Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian ENO | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Danica Remy | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Danny Hillis | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Eagleman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Rumsey | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Douglas Carlston (also filed as Doug Carlston) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Esther Dyson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joe Speicher | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kevin Kelly | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kim Polese | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lisa Kaye Solomon | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mick Costigan | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Patrick Collison | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Patrick Dowd | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Paul Saffo | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peter Schwartz | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ping FU | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stewart Brand | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Rose | Executive Dir. | 2018 |
| Daniel Linder | It Director | 2024 |
| James Home | Director of Comm | 2024 |
| Laura Welcher | Director of Ope | 2018 |
| Nicholas P Brysiewicz | Development Dir | 2018 |
| Rebecca Lendl | Executive Dir. | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Lendl | Executive Dir. | 40 | $275k | $12k | |
| Nicholas Paul | Project Director | 40 | $250k | $13k | |
| James Home | Director of Comm | 40 | $222k | $5k | |
| Danielle Engelman | Dir of Programs | 40 | $135k | $15k | |
| Daniel Linder | It Director | 40 | $112k | $23k | |
| Patrick Dowd | President | 20 | $7k | ||
| Danny Hillis | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stewart Brand | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Joe Speicher | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brian Eno | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mick Costigan | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Collison | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Kelly | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Danica Remy | Secretary | 10 | $0 | ||
| David Rumsey | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Kaye Solomon | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Peter Schwartz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Polese | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Paul Saffo | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Eagleman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Esther Dyson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Doug Carlston | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Fulton | Co Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Ping Fu | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Long Now Foundation
- EIN
- 680384748
- Address
- 2 Marina Boulevard Fort Mason Cente, San Francisco, CA, 94123
- State
- California
- Mission
- The Long Now Foundation is a globally-recognized champion of long-term thinking and responsibility, operating within the context of the next and last 10,000 years a timespan we call the long now. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B70 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- Principal officer
- Rebecca Lendl (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1998
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKatherine Fulton
≥8years on the filingsBrian ENO
≥8years on the filingsDanny Hillis
≥8years on the filingsDavid Eagleman
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $20.5m
- Total liabilities
- $8.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $11.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.6m
- Program service revenue
- $647k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $79k
- Employees
- 36
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.2m | $4.2m | $46k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Long Now Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Not stated
- Formed
- Not stated
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.