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Burning Man Project

Public charity
DBA: % BURN
Community Development · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · EIN 45-2638273

About

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.

In care of BURN

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Community Development
Employees
1,054
Volunteers
10,000

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$62.6M
Expenses
$58.5M
Assets
$37.0M
Liabilities
$10.3M

Financial history

$62.6M$31.3M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $62.6M · Avg: $49.3M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$175K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH ASIA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$369K
Grants Given
$304K
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Address

660 Alabama ST STE 4
SAN Francisco, CA, 94110-219

Governance

Voting board members20
Independent members14
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
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