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.
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.
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.
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.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
30 listed
MARIAN GOODELL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/DIRECTOR
$401K
40 hrs/wk
HARLEY K DUBOIS
CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER/DIRECTOR
$231K
40 hrs/wk
JUHO PARKKINEN
CFO
$218K
40 hrs/wk
NANCI O PETERSON
ART TRANSITION OFFICER/DIRECTOR
$159K
40 hrs/wk
MICHAEL MIKEL
HISTORIAN & ARCHIVIST/DIRECTOR
$82K
16 hrs/wk
WILL ROGER PETERSON
BRC DIRECTOR OF NV RELATIONS/DIR.
$80K
16 hrs/wk
DENNIS BARTELS
CHAIR OF BOARD
—
2 hrs/wk
JENNIFER RAISER
TREASURER
—
2 hrs/wk
FARHAD MOHIT
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
FRED BRATHWAITE
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
JOSETTE MELCHOR
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
KAY MORRISON
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
KIMBAL MUSK
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
LEO VILLAREAL
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
MATT GOLDBERG
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
MERCEDES MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
MIKE FARRAH
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
NUSHIN SABET
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
PING FU
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
TERRY GROSS
DIRECTOR
—
2 hrs/wk
STEVEN BLUMENFELD
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
$317K
40 hrs/wk
DOUG ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
$304K
40 hrs/wk
TIMOTHY RENOLLET
DIR. OF NEVADA OPERATIONS
$276K
40 hrs/wk
ADAM BELSKY
GENERAL COUNSEL
$259K
40 hrs/wk
HEATHER WHITE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
$254K
40 hrs/wk
CHARLIE DOLMAN
DIRECTOR OF EVENT OPERATIONS
$204K
40 hrs/wk
PEDRO VIDAL FLORES
DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND LEARNING
$201K
40 hrs/wk
JONATHAN ROSEN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PROD./DES.
$199K
40 hrs/wk
KIM COOK
SR DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL ACTIVATION
$197K
40 hrs/wk
MARNEE BENSON
SR DIRECTOR OF GOVT AFFAIRS
$181K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
FACILITY CONCESSION SERVICES INC
FOOD SERVICES
ROYAL AMBULANCE INC
MEDICAL SERVICES
BEAR COMMUNICATIONS INC
RADIO & COMMUNICATION SERVICES
COURTNEY ROCK & TRANSPORT LLC
CONSTRUCTION & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
LEGAL SERVICES
Grants received
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Funded by
$29.1M from 54 funders · 153 grants · 2017–2024
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