The Long Now Foundation

“The draft Form 990 is reviewed by the audit and/or finance committee before sharing with the full board for review and approval.”

“All 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.”

“The Executive Director compensation is based on Board review and comparison data with other Northern California nonprofit organizations.”

“Board 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.”

“The Long Now Foundation's 990s are available through Guidestar (www.guidestar.org). All other governing documents are available by request as per applicable laws.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: NEVADA - OUR NEVADA BRISTLECONE PRESERVE IS A TWO MILE LONG MOUNTAIN HABITAT OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING TREES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: ROSETTA PROJECT - A COLLABORATION WITH LINGUISTS TO COMPILE AN ARCHIVE OF OVER 1,500 HUMAN LANGUAGES AND MICRO-ETCH IT ONTO A SERIES OF ARTIFACTS WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED FOR LONG-TERM PRESENTATIONS. WE MEAN SERIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED - ONE LIVES ON SURFACE OF THE MOON AND ANOTHER ON A DISTANT COMET. YOU CAN ALSO WEAR ONE AROUND YOUR NECK 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: LONG NOW TALKS - THE LONG NOW TALKS, LAUNCHED BY STEWART BRAND IN 02003, HAS INVITED MORE THAN 280 LEADING THINKERS TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH A LIVE AUDIENCE AND MILLIONS AROUND THE GLOBE TUNING IN TO OUR FREE POSCAST AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL. LONG NOW TALKS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY OVER 12,000 MEMBERS ACROSS 65 COUNTRIES OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Membership - The Long Now Foundation's membership program has connected 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. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: Organizational Continuity Project - The Organizational Continuity Project hopes to discover the lessons behind the longest lived organizations, and build a discipline of shareable knowledge that will help contemporary institutions, companies, and governments develop into robust, long-lasting structures. In turn, we hope these institutions will be better equipped to address civilizational-scale problems with multi-generational thinking. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: Future Fund - The purpose of these funds is to support efforts to convert Long Now from a successful start-up project into a sustainable institution that can survive for the long term. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: Sponsored Projects - umbrella category for Long Now fiscally sponsored projects. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 12: Naming Names - a fiscally sponsored project by artists Eve Sussman and Simon Lee dedicated to investigating the act of naming through a theatrical and sonic performance connecting the Bay Area and Athens, Greece. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 13: Philosophy - a fiscally sponsored project dedicated to laying foundations for a deeper ecosystem of thought around technology, philosophy, and the future. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 14: Fellowship - academics, authors, researchers, artists, and others dedicated to long-term thinking. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 15: Deep Time - a fiscally sponsored project dedicated to landing a 700-gram (1.54 lb.) aluminum time capsule containing 24 sapphire discs on the surface of the Moon. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 16: COMMUNICATIONS - Distribution and marketing for Long Now programs, projects, resources OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 17: PROGRAMS - Programs, projects, and activities to carry out mission OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 18: IDEAS - Online publication on long term thinking OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 19: MANUAL CIVILIZATION - A small library of books which maybe needed to restart civilization from scratch OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 20: SPECIAL EVENTS - Fundraising and network building onsite events”

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