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THE SECOND FOUNDATION

SEDONA, AZ · EIN 133727668 · Form 990PF · FY2022 · NTEE X99Z · Religion-Related · Micro (<$100K) · www.secondfound.org
revenue
$16K
expenses
$350
net assets
$81K
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

Second Foundation is a group of interdisciplinary thinkers and academics focused on addressing stalled progress and pathologies in markets, culture, and science. They aim to reboot failed coordination and communication attempts, particularly in academia and gated institutions, by providing a forum for dissenting and non-mainstream thought. The organization also engages in humanitarian efforts, such as assisting Ukrainian refugees.

named programs · 6 · from sources

what they call their work

Art Against War
An initiative selling photography by Andre Kezzyn to fund humanitarian aid for Ukrainian families, including transportation and foster care placement in Europe.
Decoding the Language of Revolutions
Studies how language use persists, fails, and propagates to structure revolutions, both by authoritative bodies and local subcultures, and how these changes spread as bottom-up processes.
Forum for Dissent and Non-Mainstream Thought
Provides a platform for interdisciplinary thinkers to share ideas, voice institutional dissent, and engage in private coordination to improve research outcomes.
Legal Work for Global Causes
Works with legal teams to provide lobbying and template contracts to create industry norms and effect productive change on issues relevant to members.
Ukraine Humanitarian Aid
Distributes civilian networks of trust on-the-ground to assist people needing immediate medical aid to leave Ukraine, works with the Polish government to set up refugee camps, and collects information for asylum seekers.
Workshops and Social Opportunity Events
Crafted to encourage and facilitate across-discipline communication among academics and entrepreneurs.
activities · 11 clusters

what they do

  • Interdisciplinary Research on Ethical Cognition and Language Dynamics 6 activities
    • Research on Social Incentives and Language Propagation
      Models and studies adverse social incentives and communication breakdowns in academia, institutions, and markets. This includes investigating the persistence, failure, and empirical propagation of language in relation to revolutionary structures, how linguistic changes emerge and spread as bottom-up processes, and factors accounting for the success or failure of linguistic adoption in social movements.
    • Research on Social Incentives and Linguistic Evolution
      The organization conducts research on adverse social incentives and communication breakdowns in various sectors, and studies the persistence, failure, and empirical propagation of language, particularly how linguistic changes emerge and spread in social movements.
    • Research on linguistic change and revolutionary structures
      Studies the persistence, failure, and empirical propagation of language in relation to revolutionary structures, investigates how linguistic changes emerge and spread as bottom-up processes using computational modeling, and examines factors influencing the success or failure of linguistic adoption in social movements.
    • Research on linguistic evolution in social movements
      Studies the persistence, failure, and empirical propagation of language in relation to revolutionary structures, investigates how linguistic changes emerge and spread as bottom-up processes, and examines factors influencing the success or failure of linguistic adoption in social movements.
    • Research on social and institutional dynamics
      Models and studies adverse social incentives and communication breakdowns in academia, institutions, and markets.
    • Research on social, institutional, and market dynamics
      Models and studies adverse social incentives and communication breakdowns in academia, institutions, and markets.
  • Facilitated Multistakeholder Dialogue & Collaboration 4 activities
    • Capacity Building for Members and Technologists
      The organization fosters interdisciplinary communication and idea dissemination among researchers through workshops and social events. They also coordinate with marginalized technologists to develop future visions, offer competitive prizes for original work, provide industry connections to students, and co-develop projects with members.
    • Interdisciplinary collaboration and idea dissemination
      Organizes workshops and unconventional social events to promote interdisciplinary communication and provides forums and social coordination mechanisms for researchers to share and disseminate ideas.
    • Member Capacity Building and Support
      Coordinates with marginalized technologists to develop future visions, organizes workshops and unconventional social events to promote interdisciplinary communication, and provides a forum for disseminating ideas among researchers. The organization also offers competitive prizes for outstanding original work, provides high-achieving graduating students with industry connections, conducts workshops and private meetings for members to share critiques, and co-develops projects with members from inception through completion. Additionally, it provides patent and invention royalties, covers legal fees, and may engage legal representation on behalf of members.
    • Support for marginalized technologists and co-development of projects
      Coordinates with marginalized technologists to develop future visions and co-develops projects with members from inception through completion when aligned with organizational focus areas.
  • Emergency Relief for Youth During Crises 4 activities
    • Humanitarian aid and evacuation support for Ukraine
      Deploys civilian networks across Europe to coordinate cross-border aid delivery, provides urgent medical evacuation assistance for individuals in Ukraine, and uses donations to purchase buses for transporting people from Ukraine to foster homes in the European Union.
    • Refugee placement and foster coordination in Europe
      Facilitates the placement of refugees from Ukraine into temporary foster homes in the European Union, supporting civilian-led resettlement efforts.
    • Support for Ukraine and Asylum Seekers
      Deploys civilian networks from Europe to directly assist with cross-border coordination and aid delivery into Ukraine, including purchasing buses for civilian-led efforts to transport people from Ukraine to foster homes in the European Union. The organization also provides assistance for individuals requiring urgent medical evacuation from Ukraine, facilitates placement of refugees into temporary foster homes in Europe, and collects on-the-ground information to support international legal cases for asylum seekers from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. Additionally, it curates and promotes artistic works opposing the war in Ukraine and provides support through photo donations.
    • Support for Ukrainian Refugees and War Efforts
      The organization provides direct assistance to individuals affected by the conflict in Ukraine, including coordinating cross-border aid delivery, facilitating medical evacuations, purchasing buses for refugee transport, and placing refugees in foster homes in Europe. They also curate and promote artistic works opposing the war and support Ukraine through photo donations.
  • Industry and Community Research Initiatives 3 activities
    • Funding and Reporting for Specific Fields
      Provides funding to support results critical to the success of specific fields or sectors and produces private reports for members assessing technological progress.
    • Private technology assessment and reporting
      Produces private reports for members assessing technological progress.
    • Private technology assessment reporting
      Produces private reports for members assessing technological progress.
  • Veteran and Senior Art Access Programs 2 activities
    • Artistic and photo-based advocacy for Ukraine
      Curates and promotes artistic works opposing war, with a focus on the conflict in Ukraine, and supports Ukraine through photo donations.
    • Artistic and photo-based advocacy for Ukraine
      Curates and promotes artistic works opposing war, with a focus on the conflict in Ukraine, including support through photo donations.
  • Mentor Training and Support Programs 2 activities
    • Critical feedback forums for members
      Conducts workshops and private meetings for members to share critiques in a safe and supportive environment.
    • Member workshops and private critique sessions
      Conducts workshops and private meetings for members to share and receive feedback in a safe environment.
  • Leadership & Organizational Capacity Training 2 activities
    • Funding for critical field advancements
      Provides targeted funding to support results essential to the success of specific fields or sectors.
    • Funding support for critical field advancements
      Provides funding to support results that are critical to the success of specific fields or sectors.
  • Job Readiness Training 1 activity
    • Career and industry integration for high-achieving students
      Provides high-achieving graduating students with industry connections and opportunities to support their professional integration.
  • Legal Support for Media Professionals 1 activity
    • Legal and patent support for members
      Provides legal fee coverage, patent and invention royalties, and may engage legal representation on behalf of members to protect inventions and address specific legal issues.
  • Youth Business Leadership & Scholarship Programs 1 activity
    • Support for high-achieving students and talent development
      Provides competitive prizes for outstanding original work and connects high-achieving graduating students with industry opportunities.
  • Uncategorized 8 activities
    • Advocacy for Industry Norms
      Collaborates with legal teams to develop template contracts and lobbying efforts aimed at creating industry norms.
    • Advocacy for Industry Norms and Asylum Seekers
      The organization collaborates with legal teams to develop template contracts and lobby for industry norms. They also collect on-the-ground information to support international legal cases for asylum seekers from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.
    • Advocacy for asylum seekers and legal norm development
      Collects on-the-ground information to support international legal cases for asylum seekers from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, and collaborates with legal teams to develop template contracts and lobbying efforts aimed at creating industry norms.
    • Development of legal frameworks and industry norms
      Collaborates with legal teams to develop template contracts and lobbying efforts aimed at establishing industry norms.
    • Interdisciplinary capacity building and idea exchange
      Organizes workshops, unconventional social events, and provides forums and coordination mechanisms to promote interdisciplinary communication and dissemination of ideas among researchers and members.
    • Legal and Financial Support for Members
      The organization provides funding for critical research, offers private reports on technological progress, conducts workshops for critique sharing, and provides patent and invention royalties, legal fee coverage, and legal representation for members.
    • Legal and asylum support for displaced individuals
      Collects on-the-ground information to support international legal cases for asylum seekers from Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, and may engage legal representation on behalf of members for specific issues or inventions.
    • Recognition and support for member innovation
      Offers competitive prizes for outstanding original work by members and provides patent and invention royalties, covering legal fees when applicable.
financials · form 990PF · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$16K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue
Investment income$5K29%
Other revenue$11K
expenses
Total expenses$350
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$19K
balance sheet
Total assets$81K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$81K
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +197.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 1
  • RICHARD FACTOR — TRUSTEE
relationships · 5

who they work with

  • Polish government Partner — Collaborating to set up refugee camps.
  • Sci-Fi-MIT Partner — Collaborates on content distribution through a shared YouTube channel.
  • Second Foundation Network — Self-referential membership in a network of heterodox thinkers focused on improving scientific coordination.
  • The Art Newspaper Partner — Collaborates on storytelling around wartime art initiatives.
  • diverse legal teams Partner — Collaborates with diverse legal teams to develop template contracts and support lobbying efforts.