Est. 1998 · Launching 2026

Some lives deserve
to last forever.

Heaven.org is a trust-first platform for preserving the stories, voices, and values of people you love — for generations not yet born.

No spam. No commitment. Just your place in line.

Thank you. We'll reach out when Heaven.org is ready for families.
26
Years in the making
2
Generations until forgotten
60M
Lives lost each year
∞
How long we intend to preserve them
1998

The Origin

A moment that started
a 26-year commitment.

"There needs to be a place on the internet where her words, her writings, her pictures, her voice could be compiled — so friends and family could visit and contribute to her life story from their own perspective."

In 1998, our founder watched a man keep his wife alive by telling stories about her. She had passed nearly a year before. On the anniversary of her death, he lit a candle, poured a glass of wine, and read her work aloud.

The technology didn't exist yet to do this right. So John Portaro secured heaven.org and waited — 26 years — for the moment it could be built with the permanence and trust it deserves.

1998
The moment of inspiration. heaven.org secured for $2,500. Domain chosen as .org — trust before commerce.
2005 – 2020
Technology begins to catch up. Photos, video, voice, and cloud storage become accessible. The vision becomes buildable.
2023 – 2025
AI matures. The platform that can organize, preserve, and eventually surface memories with care becomes possible.
2026
Heaven.org launches. Not because it's trendy — because the technology is finally worthy of the responsibility.

The Problem We're Solving

Memory doesn't fail all at once.
It fades slowly, generation by generation.

Within two generations, most people become a note on a family tree — a name, two dates, and nothing more.

Not because families don't care. Because we've never had the right tools. Photographs lose context. Stories live only in memories that eventually disappear. The person who knew them best takes everything they knew to the grave.

Heaven.org exists to interrupt that pattern — by giving families the tools to preserve a life in full, while the person is still here to help shape the story.

What We're Building

A three-phase platform built
on earned trust.

We aren't launching with AI. We're launching with what matters most: a safe, permanent, family-owned archive. Technology is the tool, not the product.

01
Preservation
Collaborative memory capture. Stories, photos, videos, writings, and voice — gathered while people are still here to share them. Families own everything. Forever.
Phase 1 — Now
02
Organization
AI assists in organizing and surfacing memories — never inventing, never simulating. Think of it as a quiet librarian, not a performer.
Phase 2 — Year 1–2
03
Presence
Optional, consensual, family-controlled interactive presence — built only after trust has been fully established. Years away. Never required.
Phase 3 — Future

Our Commitments

We believe trust is built
through constraint, not features.

Any company can promise good intentions. These are the structural promises we're building into Heaven.org from day one — not policies, but principles.

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Families own everything. Always.
Your memories are yours. Not ours. Not advertisers'. Not acquirers'. We are stewards, not owners.
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No data resale. Ever.
We will never sell, license, or monetize the content families place in their care with us. Our business model will never depend on it.
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AI assists. It never invents.
AI will help organize and surface what families contribute. It will never fabricate memories, invent words, or simulate a person without explicit family consent.
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Built for every faith and none.
"We believe every person deserves a Heaven. And we believe it should look like them — not like us." Heaven.org serves all beliefs equally.
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Built for 100 years.
We are not building for an exit. We are building for longevity. Permanence is a design requirement, not a marketing promise.

Pre-Registration

Be among the first families
to preserve a life on Heaven.org.

We're inviting a small group of founding families to help shape the platform before public launch. No cost. No obligation. Just first access.

No spam. No commitment. Just your place in line.

Thank you. We'll reach out when Heaven.org is ready for families.