Public Charity

BURNING MAN PROJECT

Based in SAN FRANCISCO, CA, BURNING MAN PROJECT operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $56.0M in revenue, $66.7M in expenses, $30.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 86 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $30.5M.

EIN: 452638273 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Community & Neighborhood Development NTEE: S20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$56.0M
Total Expenses$66.7M
Total Assets$30.5M
Grant Records86
Funding Total$30.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

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.

Where $100 goes at Burning Man Project

How Burning Man Project divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$52
Civic engagementcivic engagement fosters volunteerism, public service, and creative placemaking in communities including black rock city
66% of program spending
$10
Culturethe cultural center develops and operates spaces that showcase and incubate burning man arts, culture, and community participation
12% of program spending
$8
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
11% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

GENERAL COUNSEL Adam Belsky
DIRECTOR OF EVENT OPERATIONS Charlie Dolman
CHAIR OF BOARD Dennis Bartels
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Doug Robertson
DIRECTOR Farhad Mohit
DIRECTOR Fred Brathwaite

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$24,208,815 65 grants
Economic Development
$5,582,200 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$655,770 13 grants
Unspecified
$21,175 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $56.0M $66.7M $30.5M
2023 $66.6M $63.6M $37.5M
2022 $62.6M $58.5M $37.0M
2020 $15.6M $22.7M $25.1M
2019 $46.4M $46.1M $31.7M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $46.4M to $56.0M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $30.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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