NonprofitsBurning Man Project

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Burning Man Project

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$56.0M

Total expenses

$66.7M

Net assets

$19.0M

Grants received

$29.1M

153 grants

EIN

452638273

Tax year

2024

Mission

Uphold and manifest the ten principles of burning man internationally through art and culture, education, and civic engagement.

Programs

4 programs

Culturethe cultural center develops and operates spaces that showcase and incubate burning man arts, culture, and community participation. These include temporary, virtual, or physical gathering spaces, galleries, archives, and community hubs, both urban and rural, that support collaboration, education, and connection.

Expenses: $6.6M

Artsburning man arts aims to shift the role of art from object to a participatory, shared experience, both at the burning man event and globally. The program supports interactive, participatory creative expression through grants, public art, exhibitions, and civic installations.

Expenses: $5.9MGrants: $1.5M

Educationeducation shares burning man's culture, principles, and skills through workshops, trainings, and seminars. Topics range from interactive art and nonprofit operations to leadership, project management, safety, and government engagement.

Expenses: $3.3MGrants: $18K

Philosophical centerthe philosophical center supports the exploration and documentation of the ten principles through research, publications, and curated dialogue. As bmp's cultural think tank and documentarian, it creates and publishes content and maintains a living archive of burning man's evolving ethos.

Expenses: $3.0M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.6M
Program service revenue$47.8M
Investment income$547K
Other revenue$1.1M
Total revenue$56.0M

Expenses

Grants paid$1.6M
Salaries & benefits$31.7M
Fundraising$2.3M
Other expenses$33.3M
Total expenses$66.7M
Total assets$30.5M
Net assets$19.0M

People

30 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MARIAN GOODELL

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DIRECTOR

Board

$401K

40 hrs/wk

HARLEY K DUBOIS

CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER/DIRECTOR

Board

$231K

40 hrs/wk

JUHO PARKKINEN

CFO

Board

$218K

40 hrs/wk

NANCI O PETERSON

ART TRANSITION OFFICER/DIRECTOR

Board

$159K

40 hrs/wk

MICHAEL MIKEL

HISTORIAN & ARCHIVIST/DIRECTOR

Board

$82K

16 hrs/wk

WILL ROGER PETERSON

BRC DIRECTOR OF NV RELATIONS/DIR.

Board

$80K

16 hrs/wk

DENNIS BARTELS

CHAIR OF BOARD

Board

2 hrs/wk

JENNIFER RAISER

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

FARHAD MOHIT

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

FRED BRATHWAITE

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOSETTE MELCHOR

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

KAY MORRISON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

KIMBAL MUSK

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LEO VILLAREAL

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MATT GOLDBERG

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MERCEDES MARTINEZ

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MIKE FARRAH

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

NUSHIN SABET

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PING FU

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

TERRY GROSS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

STEVEN BLUMENFELD

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Staff

$317K

40 hrs/wk

DOUG ROBERTSON

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Staff

$304K

40 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY RENOLLET

DIR. OF NEVADA OPERATIONS

Staff

$276K

40 hrs/wk

ADAM BELSKY

GENERAL COUNSEL

Staff

$259K

40 hrs/wk

HEATHER WHITE

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Staff

$254K

40 hrs/wk

CHARLIE DOLMAN

DIRECTOR OF EVENT OPERATIONS

Staff

$204K

40 hrs/wk

PEDRO VIDAL FLORES

DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND LEARNING

Staff

$201K

40 hrs/wk

JONATHAN ROSEN

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PROD./DES.

Staff

$199K

40 hrs/wk

KIM COOK

SR DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL ACTIVATION

Staff

$197K

40 hrs/wk

MARNEE BENSON

SR DIRECTOR OF GOVT AFFAIRS

Staff

$181K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

FACILITY CONCESSION SERVICES INC

FOOD SERVICES

$1.7M

ROYAL AMBULANCE INC

MEDICAL SERVICES

$1.0M

BEAR COMMUNICATIONS INC

RADIO & COMMUNICATION SERVICES

$620K

COURTNEY ROCK & TRANSPORT LLC

CONSTRUCTION & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

$597K

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

LEGAL SERVICES

$524K

Grants received

Showing 153 of 153

FromAmountPurposeYear
$505K
Community Development
2024
$260K
COMMUNITY DEVEL
2024
$130K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
GENERAL OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT EVENTS FOR ART, CULTURE, EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2024
$50K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$20K
ART, MUSIC AND INNOVATION
2024
$15K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2024
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$14K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
GENERAL DONATION
2024
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$1K
ASSIST 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
2024
2024
$5.6M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$304K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$250K
COMMUNITY DEVEL
2023
$160K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$148K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$75K
GENERAL OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT EVENTS FOR ART, CULTURE, EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; MICROGRANT PROGRAM
2023
$50K
CONTRIBUTION TO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$31K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE BLACK ROCK CITY HONORARIA PROGRAM AND GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2023
$20K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION
2023
$10K
Community Engagement
2023
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$5K
BRING EXPERIENCES TO PEOPLE IN GRAND
2023
$1K
ASSIST 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
2023
$1K
GENERAL DONATION
2023
$91
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$91
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$68
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$5.5M
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$432K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$85K
GENERAL OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT EVENTS FOR ART, CULTURE, EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; MICROGRANT PROGRAM
2022
$51K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$25K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$14K
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2022
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$3K
GENERAL DONATION
2022
$400
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2022
$250
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$45
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$562K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$184K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$184K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$50K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2021
$50K
GENERAL OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT EVENTS FOR ART, CULTURE, EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2021
$20K
C0: Community Engagement
2021
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$15K
ADVISED - TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2021
$15K
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
2021
$10K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$1K
CHARITABLE
2021
$5.7M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$5.0M
Community Development
2020
$977K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$276K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$220K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$75K
SUPPORT OF EVENTS FOR ART, CULTURE, EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2020
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$26K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$20K
General Support: COVID 19 Fundraising Campaign
2020
$10K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2020
$10K
Burning Man Art Camp
2020
$10K
BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS
2020
$8K
To provide organizational support by purchasing tickets to the cancelled event.
2020
$6K
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS
2020
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$1K
Charitable Event
2020
$1K
contribution to further donee's exempt purpose
2020
$88K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$35K
TO SUPPORT ART HONORARIA FOR ON PLAYA ART. TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2019
$20K
TO FUND BURNING MAN ART & ARTISTS
2019
$16K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$10K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2019
$10K
CHARITABLE
2019
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$9K
ARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES
2019
$50K
SUPPORT OF EVENTS FOR ART, CULTURE, EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2018
$42K
LONG VIEW POLAR BEAR PROJECT; BURNING MAN ART & ARTISTS
2018
$42K
LONG VIEW POLAR BEAR PROJECT; BURNING MAN ART & ARTISTS
2018
$20K
FLY RANCH DESIGN CHALLENGE
2018
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$17K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
$10K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2018
$10K
EDUCATION INITIATIVE
2018
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$3K
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2018
$2K
IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501 (C)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE
2018
$256K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2017
$26K
THE BURNING MAN MATCHING CHALLENGE
2017
$10K
PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT
2017
$9K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$29.1M from 54 funders · 153 grants · 2017–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$13.0M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$7.0M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$5.5M · 2 grants · 2020–2024

American Endowment Foundation

$524K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

$520K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Wy'east Foundation

$410K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$337K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$289K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN452638273
NTEE codeS20
Subsection03
Ruling date2012-04
Formed2011
Employees1201
Volunteers10000
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