BURNING MAN PROJECT
660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110 www.burningmanproject.org

Total Revenue
$46,414,875
Total Expenses
$46,064,866
Net Assets
$26,606,365

Organizations Filed Purposes: BURNING MAN PROJECT FACILITATES AND EXTENDS BURNING MAN CULTURE INTO THE LARGER WORLD. ITS CHARITABLE MISSION IS TO UPHOLD AND MANIFEST THE VALUES REFLECTED IN THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN, SPECIFICALLY: RADICAL INCLUSION, GIFTING, DECOMMODIFICATION, RADICAL SELF-RELIANCE, RADICAL SELF-EXPRESSION, COMMUNAL EFFORT, CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, LEAVING NO TRACE, PARTICIPATION, AND IMMEDIACY THROUGH ARTS, CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

UPHOLD AND MANIFEST THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH ART AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

BLACK ROCK CITYBLACK ROCK CITY ("BRC") IS A TEMPORARY METROPOLIS DEDICATED TO ART, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE CREATED BY ITS 70,000+ PARTICIPANTS AND GUIDED BY THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN (SEE ABOVE). THROUGH THE ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PHYSICAL SPACE, BURNING MAN PROJECT ("BMP") EMPOWERS AND INSPIRES PARTICIPANTS TO DISCOVER, INVENT, AND ENGAGE IN NEW WAYS. THIS EXPERIENCE LEADS TO MORE ART AND MORE CIVICALLY-ENGAGED CITIZENS AROUND THE WORLD.BRC SERVES AS A BLANK CANVAS THAT INSPIRES PARTICIPATION, CREATIVITY, AND ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL EXPERIMENTATION. BURNING MAN HAS DEVELOPED AN APPROACH TO ART THAT IS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, INCLUSIVE, INTERACTIVE, AND PARTICIPATORY. BRC IS A MANIFESTATION OF ART'S CULTURE-BUILDING CAPACITY, ONE OF ART'S MOST VALUABLE FUNCTIONS AND ONE THAT IS VITAL TO A THRIVING SOCIETY.

BURNING MAN ARTSTHE BURNING MAN ARTS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE ART OF BLACK ROCK CITY, CIVIC ARTS, AND GLOBAL ART GRANTS.BLACK ROCK CITY HONORARIA: THE AWARD OF $1,255,737 IN GRANT FUNDS ALONG WITH OTHER RESOURCES AND CAPACITY PLANNING TO ARTISTS IN THE CREATION AND INSTALLATION OF 71 WORKS OF ART IN BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA. 10 OF THOSE PROJECTS RECEIVING GRANT FUNDS WERE CREATED BY ARTISTS BASED OVERSEAS AND BROUGHT TO THE U.S. EACH HONORARIUM RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO RAISE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR BUDGET THROUGH FUNDRAISING WHICH HELPS CREATE STRONG COMMUNITIES AND PARTICIPATION. THE ART PROJECTS SELECTED FOR HONORARIA MUST EPITOMIZE THE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN,INCLUSIVE, INTERACTIVE, PARTICIPATORY NATURE OF BURNING MAN ART, AND FURTHER THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN AND BMP'S EXEMPT PURPOSES.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENTBMP'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES THE BURNING MAN REGIONAL NETWORK (THE "REGIONAL NETWORK") AND BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS. THE REGIONAL NETWORK IS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS, EVENTS, AND ORGANIZATIONS INSPIRED BY THE VALUES REFLECTED IN THE TEN PRINCIPLES. THE REGIONAL NETWORK PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE YEAR-ROUND EXTENSION OF THE BURNING MAN EXPERIENCE AND GROWTH AS A GLOBAL CULTURAL MOVEMENT. IN 37 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OVER 260 VOLUNTEER REGIONAL CONTACTS AND META REGIONAL CONTACTS BRING BURNING MAN PRINCIPLES AND CULTURE INTO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH 108 UNIQUE OFFICIAL REGIONAL EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD AND OTHER YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES.BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS ("BWB") SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES' INHERENT CAPACITY TO THRIVE IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES (BE THEY ECONOMIC, NATURAL DISASTER, OR SOCIAL INEQUITY) BY ACTIVATING INNOVATIVE, GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES AND APPROACHES TO RECOVERY THAT ARE INSPIRED BY BURNING MAN'S MISSION AND LED BY BURNING MAN PARTICIPANTS. THESE ACTIVITIES FURTHER BMP'S MISSION AND ALL OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES, PARTICULARLY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Marian GoodellDIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER50$297,128
David BillINTERIM CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40$241,866
Harley K DuboisDIRECTOR36$216,197
Heather WhiteCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$191,322
Raymond AllenGENERAL COUNSEL40$185,146
Doug RobertsonDIRECTOR OF FINANCE40$179,770
Kim CookDIRECTOR OF ART AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT40$162,164
William SinclairSOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER40$161,952
Charlie DolmanDIRECTOR OF EVENT OPERATIONS40$155,300
Pedro Vidal FloresDIRECTOR OF PEOPLE OPERATIONS40$152,258
Nanci O PetersonSECRETARY20$148,704
Megan MillerDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40$147,471
Stuart MangrumDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION40$141,651
Theresa Duncan Thru 8142019DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT40$141,060
Mark LevittSENIOR TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER40$140,440
Michael MikelDIRECTOR16$78,350
Will Roger PetersonDIRECTOR17.5$75,281
Stephen T Conley Thru 91319DIRECTOR2$0
Fred BrathwaiteDIRECTOR2$0
Nushin SabetDIRECTOR2$0
Farhad MohitDIRECTOR2$0
Matthew KwatinetzDIRECTOR2$0
Ping FuDIRECTOR2$0
Matt GoldbergDIRECTOR2$0
David WalkerDIRECTOR2$0
Terry GrossDIRECTOR2$0
Mike FarrahDIRECTOR2$0
Mercedes MartinezDIRECTOR2$0
Leo VillarealDIRECTOR2$0
Kay MorrisonDIRECTOR2$0
Jennifer RaiserTREASURER2$0
Dennis M BartelsCHAIR OF BOARD2$0

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