Long Now Foundation

Analysis

Long Now Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Long Now Foundation reported income of $4.8m and spending of $4.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $4.8m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Long Now Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation ($4.8m), Longleaf School of the Arts ($4.8m) and Institute for Educational Achievement Inc ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.5m (52% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $20.6m against liabilities of $9.1m, net assets of $11.5m. It reported 29 employees.