About Permanent Legacy Foundation
Our mission is to preserve and provide perpetual access to the digital legacy of all people for the historical and educational benefit of future generations.
Proudly Nonprofit
The Permanent Legacy Foundation is not your typical tech company. We are a mission-driven, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, cultural heritage organization, just like a library, museum, university, or faith-based organization.
Any money left over after paying salaries and utility bills is reinvested into the preservation of the digital materials entrusted to us. We actually pool all our one-time storage fees into a shared endowment and use the interest on this tax-exempt investment fund to pay our ongoing operations and storage costs, in perpetuity.
Charitable donors are valuable partners. Philanthropy allows our team to do what we otherwise could not: research new technology, innovate on user experience, recruit new talent, and expand access to the broadest possible community through our Byte4Byte Program. Charitable gifts can take many forms, such as cash, stocks, property, bequests, and valuable volunteer time.
The Nonprofit Advantage
Typical for-profit data storage companies answer to their shareholders. Their products and services are destined to change as profits grow and shrink. Without this burden, Permanent is able to stay true to our mission and our Board of Governors ensures the fidelity of our foundation.
Our unique nonprofit designation also allows us to put people first and guarantee more protection and power for our users. Unlike other platforms, we don’t require anyone to relinquish their copyright, we will not jeopardize their privacy, sell their information or use their files to market third party products.
Meet the Team
Robert Friedman
Executive Director
Cecilia Krum
Director of Engineering
Amanda Meeks
Community & Partnerships ManagerAmanda (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist, librarian, educator, activist, and end-of-life doula. Her tenure in libraries, museums, and community archives spans over ten years. When Amanda isn’t working or making art you can find her biking around Tucson, AZ with a free mobile zine library, gardening, or reading a good creative non-fiction book.
Han Pham
Member Journey Coordinator
Natalie Martin
Software EngineerNatalie Martin is a software developer who cares about writing clean code and enhancing both user and developer experience. In addition to her years as a professional front end developer, she has also contributed to multiple open source projects in her free time. She likes developing video games and is an accordionist living in Phoenix, AZ.
Liam Lloyd
Senior Software Engineer
Nathalie Rayter
UX DesignerAlexa Stickler
Growth CoordinatorOur Advisors
Founder & CEO of Wolfram Research, Wolfram Alpha and Pioneer of Wolfram Language
Founder, Internet Archive
Deputy Chief Genealogical Officer, FamilySearch
President, ForAllSystems
Partner, Strategy and Product Marketing Decision Counsel
Co-Founder and CEO, EverPresent
