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Grant recipient EIN 68-0384748Education

Who funds Long Now Foundation?

31 private foundations gave Long Now Foundation in San Francisco, CA $557,562 across 60 grants, in tax years 2016 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2016 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

60 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Stone Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    General

    $10,000
  2. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2025

    General charitable purpose

    $100
  3. Andrew W Marshall FoundationJaffrey, NH 2025

    General donation

    $48
  4. Amara FoundationRindge, NH 2024

    Foster longer term thinking

    $107,000
  5. The Giving Bee FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. The Marmor FoundationBerkeley, CA 2024

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  7. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2024

    Unrestricted operating support

    $2,500
  8. Sambold FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  9. Helen & William Mazer FoundationBerkeley Heights, NJ 2024

    Charitable purposes.

    $1,000
  10. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2024

    General charitable purpose

    $500
  11. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $50
  12. Robert & Bethany Millard Charitable FoundationAlbany, NY 2023

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  13. Amara FoundationRindge, NH 2023

    Foster longer term thinking

    $50,000
  14. The O'Reilly FoundationAlexandria, VA 2023

    Support for operating costs, grantee to determine how the funds are to be used.

    $10,000
  15. The Marmor FoundationBerkeley, CA 2023

    General Operating Support (2023)

    $5,000
  16. Sambold FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  17. Elizabeth Ring Mather William Gwinn Mather FundCleveland, OH 2023

    Unrestricted operating support

    $2,500
  18. Helen & William Mazer FoundationBerkeley Heights, NJ 2023

    Charitable purposes.

    $1,000
  19. 10129 FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To produce essays, talks, and gatherings to promote a culture of long term thinking.

    $1,000
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $765
  21. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2023

    General charitable purpose

    $100
  22. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For the 2022 50 arts commissions for media arts

    $150,000
  23. Robert & Bethany Millard Charitable FoundationAlbany, NY 2022

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  24. Amara FoundationRindge, NH 2022

    Foster longer term thinking

    $10,000
  25. The Marmor FoundationBerkeley, CA 2022

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  26. The Maxwellhanrahan FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General Support

    $1,500
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $1,280
  28. Helen & William Mazer FoundationBerkeley Heights, NJ 2022

    Charitable purposes.

    $1,000
  29. Leaves of Grass FundLincoln, MA 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  30. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2022

    General charitable purpose

    $215
  31. Planet Home Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  32. Akg Global FoundationPleasanton, CA 2021

    Donation

    $10,000
  33. The Marmor FoundationBerkeley, CA 2021

    General Support

    $5,000
  34. Sambold FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  35. Helen & William Mazer FoundationBerkeley Heights, NJ 2021

    Charitable purposes.

    $2,500
  36. Leaves of Grass FundLincoln, MA 2021

    Charitable

    $2,500
  37. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $1,233
  38. Charles H Dishman III Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  39. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 2021

    Employer matching gift program

    $200
  40. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."

    $144
  41. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $100
  42. The Marmor FoundationBerkeley, CA 2020

    General Support

    $5,000
  43. Charles H Dishman III Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  44. Mathias Lloyd Spiegel Family Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General development

    $1,500
  45. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $1,079
  46. Helen & William Mazer FoundationBerkeley Heights, NJ 2020

    Charitable purposes.

    $1,000
  47. The Medlin-Hale Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 2020

    Annual support

    $250
  48. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $100
  49. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $100
  50. Data for Betterment FoundationMount Pleasant, SC 2020

    Environmental

    $96
  51. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    To cover the cost for 3-4 new scientific speakers for the monthly Long-term Thinking seminar series hosted by Stewart Brand.

    $6,000
  52. WHH FoundationSan Marino, CA 2019

    Program/project support

    $5,000
  53. The Marmor FoundationBerkeley, CA 2019

    General Support

    $5,000
  54. Electra FoundationSausalito, CA 2019

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  55. Data for Betterment FoundationMount Pleasant, SC 2019

    Environmental

    $96
  56. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 2019

    Matching grants

    $10
  57. WHH FoundationSan Marino, CA 2018

    Support for monthly seminars

    $2,500
  58. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $500
  59. Data for Betterment FoundationMount Pleasant, SC 2018

    Environmental

    $96
  60. Katz Family FoundationMill Valley, CA 2016

    Charitable

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among Long Now Foundation’s funders above.

  1. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 94 grants Preselected only $10,253,490 to similar organizations
  2. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 36 grants Preselected only $39,500 to similar organizations
  3. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 115 grants Preselected only $65,135,266 to similar organizations
  4. The Yelp FoundationSan Francisco, CA 46 grants Preselected only $169,405 to similar organizations
  5. Salesforce FoundationSan Francisco, CA 36 grants Preselected only $35,365,400 to similar organizations
  6. Mimi and Peter Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 60 grants Accepts applications $4,346,327 to similar organizations
  7. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 43 grants Preselected only $39,326 to similar organizations
  8. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 42 grants Accepts applications $3,425,832 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 68-0384748 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.