Burning MAN Project
Donations deductibleRevenue
$56m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$66.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$30.5m
$11.5m liabilities
Net assets
$19m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
7.8 years on average
Staff
1,201
10,000 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Dennis M Bartels
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Burning MAN Project's network
19 people11 organisationsi19 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis M Bartels Chair (also filed as Dennis Bartels) | Chair of Board | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Farhad Mohit | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Fred Brathwaite | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Harley K Dubois | Director/Chief Culture Officer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Raiser | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Josette Melchor | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kay Morrison | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kimbal Musk | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| LEO Villareal | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marian Goodell | Director/Chief Executive Officer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Matt Goldberg | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mercedes Martinez | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Mikel | Director/Historian & Archivist | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike Farrah | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nanci O Peterson | Director/Art Transition Officer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nushin Sabet | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ping FU | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Terry Gross | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Roger Peterson (also filed as Will Roger Peterson) | Director/BRC Director of NV Relations | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
26 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Belsky | General Counsel | since 2022 |
| Allyson Deraps | Associate Counsel | 2018 |
| Charlie Dolman | Director of Event Operations | since 2018 |
| Christopher Breedlove | Director of Civic Activation | 2022 |
| Damien Heiser | Lead Salesforce Administrator | 2018 |
| Daniel Kaufman | Director of Philanthropic Engagement | since 2022 |
| David Bill | Interim Chief Technology Officer | 2019 |
| David Bill Thru 52020 | Interim Chief Technology Officer | 2020 |
| Doug Robertson | Director of Finance | since 2018 |
| Heather Gallagher | Director of Technology | 2018 |
| Heather White | Managing Director | since 2018 |
| Jonathan E Rosen | Associate Director of Prod. and Des. | since 2020 |
| Kim Cook | Director of Creative Initiatives | since 2018 |
| Mark Levitt | Senior Technical Product Manager | 2019 |
| Marnee Benson | Director of Govt Affairs | since 2022 |
| Megan Miller | Director of Communications | since 2018 |
| Pedro Vidal Flores | Director of People Operations | since 2019 |
| Raymond Allen | General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Silvia Stephenson | Web Production Manager | 2018 |
| Silvia Stephenson Thru 112020 | Ux Design Manager | 2020 |
| Steven Blumenfeld | Chief Technology Officer | since 2020 |
| Stuart A Mangrum | Director of Philosophical Center | since 2018 |
| Theresa Duncan | Director of Philanthropic Engagement | 2018 |
| Theresa Duncan Thru 8142019 | Director of Philanthropic Engagement | 2019 |
| Timothy Renollet | Director of Nevada Operations | 2023 |
| William Sinclair | Software Engineering Manager | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian Goodell | Chief Executive Officer/Director | 40 | $401k | $13k | |
| Steven Blumenfeld | Chief Technology Officer | 40 | $317k | $17k | |
| Doug Robertson | Director of Finance | 40 | $304k | $8k | |
| Timothy Renollet | Dir. of Nevada Operations | 40 | $276k | $10k | |
| Adam Belsky | General Counsel | 40 | $259k | $16k | |
| Heather White | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $254k | $9k | |
| Harley K Dubois | Chief Culture Officer/Director | 40 | $231k | $20k | |
| Juho Parkkinen | CFO | 40 | $218k | $13k | |
| Charlie Dolman | Director of Event Operations | 40 | $204k | $13k | |
| Pedro Vidal Flores | Director of People and Learning | 40 | $201k | $12k | |
| Jonathan Rosen | Associate Director of Prod./Des. | 40 | $199k | $188 | |
| Kim Cook | Sr Director of Global Activation | 40 | $197k | $13k | |
| Marnee Benson | Sr Director of Govt Affairs | 40 | $181k | $13k | |
| Nanci O Peterson | Art Transition Officer/Director | 40 | $159k | $13k | |
| Michael Mikel | Historian & Archivist/Director | 16 | $82k | $291 | |
| Will Roger Peterson | BRC Director of NV Relations/Dir. | 16 | $80k | $13k | |
| Dennis Bartels | Chair of Board | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Raiser | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Farhad Mohit | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Fred Brathwaite | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Josette Melchor | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kay Morrison | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kimbal Musk | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leo Villareal | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Matt Goldberg | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mercedes Martinez | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mike Farrah | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nushin Sabet | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ping Fu | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Terry Gross | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Burning Man Project
- EIN
- 452638273
- Address
- 660 Alabama St Ste 4, San Francisco, CA, 94110-2190
- State
- California
- 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... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S20 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Marian Goodell (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDennis M Bartels
≥8years on the filingsHarley K Dubois
≥8years on the filingsJennifer Raiser
≥8years on the filingsKay Morrison
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $30.5m
- Total liabilities
- $11.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $19m
- Contributions and grants received
- $6.6m
- Program service revenue
- $47.8m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 1,201
- Volunteers
- 10,000
Grants paid
19 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Conecophony Collective LLC | Honoraria art grant | $40k |
| Rocket Car Collective LLC | $30k | |
| O Chelsy Productions LLC | Honoraria art grant | $24k |
| Tyler Fuqua Creations Inc | Honoraria art grant | $22k |
| Barnacle Bros Sculpture & Custom Fabrication Inc | Honoraria art grant | $20k |
| Poetic Kinetics Inc | Honoraria art grant | $20k |
| Product of Mars Inc | Honoraria art grant | $20k |
| Goodly House Productions LLC | Honoraria art grant | $19k |
| The Next Earth Project | Honoraria art grant | $15k |
| Circaform | Honoraria art grant | $15k |
| BRS Studios Corp | Honoraria art grant | $15k |
| The Honors Academy of Literature | Honoraria art grant | $14k |
| Artbuilds Collective Ltd | Honoraria art grant | $12k |
| Carbon Pictures | Honoraria art grant | $12k |
| Looking Up Arts Foundation Inc | Honoraria art grant | $10k |
| Abracadabra Collective | Honoraria art grant | $8k |
| Twoforsea LLC | $8k | |
| Skipaintings Inc | $7k | |
| Reno Core Project | Honoraria art grant | $6k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Burning Man Project likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 4 February 2021
- Registered agent
- C T Corporation System (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.