2016-11-11T17:10:28-06:00 2015-12-31 264677183 DZH PHILLIPS LLP 135 MAIN STREET 9TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 941051815 990 2015-01-01 452638273 BURNING MAN PROJECT BURN 4158653800 660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 KYLE C SWARTHOUT CPA CONTROLLER 4158653800 2016-11-11 1 DEBORAH KAMINSKI P00645581 4157812500 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z 660 ALABAMA STREET 4TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 37743934 0 X WWW.BURNINGMANPROJECT.ORG X 2011 CA UPHOLD AND MANIFEST THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF BURNING MAN INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH ART AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. 16 7 951 7500 0 0 1093008 1329325 30696414 34863949 10474 8667 564113 699468 32364009 36901409 911955 1419865 0 0 9592266 11625971 0 0 451413 19509290 22798400 30013511 35844236 2350498 1057173 14243495 14763766 4620573 4083658 9622922 10680108 X BURNING MAN PROJECT FACILITATES AND EXTENDS BURNING MAN CULTURE INTO THE LARGER WORLD. ITS CHARITABLE MISSION IS TO UPHOLD AND MANIFEST THOSE VALUES DESCRIBED 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 ART AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. 0 0 25186036 0 35065014 BLACK ROCK CITYBLACK ROCK CITY ("BRC") IS A TEMPORARY METROPOLIS DEDICATED TO ART, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE CREATED BY ITS 70,000+ PARTICIPANTS, ALL 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 THAT SHIFT THE PARADIGM OF CONSUMER CULTURE AND ENTERPRISE, A SHIFT THEY CARRY BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS EXPERIENCE LEADS TO MORE ART AND MORE CIVICALLY-ENGAGED CITIZENS AROUND THE WORLD.BRC PROVIDES A UNIQUE, MONUMENTAL VENUE (THE "PLAYA") THAT INSPIRES PARTICIPATION, CREATIVITY AND EXPERIMENTATION WITH ART AND CULTURE. BRC HAS KINDLED AN APPROACH TO ART THAT IS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, INCLUSIVE, INTERACTIVE, AND PARTICIPATORY. BRC IS A MANIFESTATION OF ART'S CULTURE-BUILDING CAPACITY, WHICH IS ONE OF ART'S MOST VALUABLE FUNCTIONS AND ONE THAT IS VITAL TO A THRIVING CULTURE. 2489307 1276124 19107 BURNING MAN ARTSBURNING MAN ARTS INTEGRATES THE ARTS ON THE PLAYA WITH THE GLOBAL WORK OF BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATION, A SUBSIDIARY OF BMP THAT IS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3). THE BURNING MAN ARTS PROGRAM INCLUDES:1) BLACK ROCK CITY HONORARIA: THE AWARD OF $1,142,112 IN GRANT FUNDS TO ARTISTS TO SUPPORT CREATION AND INSTALLATION OF 105 WORKS OF ART IN BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA. 14 OF THOSE PROJECTS WERE CREATED BY ARTISTS BASED OVERSEAS AND BROUGHT TO THE U.S. EACH HONORARIUM RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO FUNDING THEIR PROJECT. 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. 2) BLACK ROCK ARTS FOUNDATION ("BRAF"): BURNING MAN ARTS AND BRAF INTEGRATED THE CIVIC ARTS, BIG ART FOR SMALL TOWNS, AND GLOBAL ARTS GRANTS PROGRAMS INTO THE BURNING MAN PROJECT IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY SOURCE AND USE GREATER RESOURCES THAT PLACE MORE INTERACTIVE, PARTICIPATORY ART IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD, MAKE MORE ART AVAILABLE AT BRC, AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND DONORS TO FURTHER BMP'S MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSES. BMP CONDUCTED SUFFICIENT DUE DILIGENCE IN ADVANCE OF MAKING ANY ARTS GRANTS AND CONTINUES TO EXERCISE APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT OVER ART GRANT EXPENDITURES THROUGH WRITTEN CONTRACTS, REGULAR REPORTING, AND VERIFICATION THAT THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES. 768687 27550 42664 CIVIC ENGAGEMENTBMP'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES THE BURNING MAN REGIONAL NETWORK (THE "REGIONAL NETWORK") AND BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS, A FORMER FISCALLY-SPONSORED PROJECT OF BURNING MAN PROJECT THAT WAS TRANSFERRED INTO BURNING MAN PROJECT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE ITS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORK IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH BURNING MAN PROJECT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE REGIONAL NETWORK IS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS 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 DEVELOPMENT AS A GLOBAL CULTURAL MOVEMENT. IN 130 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, 270 OFFICIAL REGIONAL CONTACTS BRING BURNING MAN PRINCIPLES AND CULTURE INTO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH 65 OFFICIAL REGIONAL EVENTS AND OTHER YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES. BMP CONDUCTED SUFFICIENT DUE DILIGENCE IN ADVANCE OF DESIGNATING OFFICIAL REGIONAL NETWORK CONTACTS AND EVENTS, AND CONTINUES TO EXERCISE APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT OVER THEIR ACTIVITIES AND FURTHERANCE OF BMP'S MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSES THROUGH WRITTEN CONTRACTS, REGULAR REPORTING, AND ON-SITE VERIFICATION. BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS ("BWB") EMERGED IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE KATRINA IN 2005 WHEN A GROUP OF BURNERS BROUGHT THEIR COMMUNITY ACTIVATION AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT EXPERTISE TO THE GULF COAST TO ASSIST IN HURRICANE CLEANUP. SINCE THEN, BWB HAS SUPPORTED 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. 1439332 116191 122551 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BURNING MAN PROJECT CONDUCTED A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL PANELS, WORKSHOPS AND ARTISTS' FORA, INTRODUCING ASPECTS OF BURNER CULTURE TO A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC AUDIENCES, AND SOLICITING FEEDBACK FROM KEY STAKEHOLDERS. BURNING MAN CULTURE AND METHODOLOGY HAS PROVEN TO BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES, INCLUDING MUNICIPALITIES, NONPROFITS, CORPORATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS DEVOTED TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THE ARTS AND CULTURE, VOLUNTEERISM, AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT. THESE ACTIVITIES WERE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR CONSISTENCY WITH BURNING MAN PROJECT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES AND THE TEN PRINCIPLES. 1439332 116191 122551 29883362 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 242 0 1 951 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 16 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA NV NY X X X THE ORGANIZATION 4158653800 660 ALABAMA STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 WILL ROGER PETERSON CHAIR OF BOARD 17.50 X X 69806 0 4725 LARRY HARVEY PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 197205 0 18440 NANCI O PETERSON SECRETARY 20.00 X X 135508 0 13186 JENNIFER RAISER TREASURER 2.50 X X 3850 0 0 MARIAN GOODELL DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 50.00 X X 246074 0 14941 HARLEY K DUBOIS DIRECTOR 36.00 X 167908 0 16944 KAY MORRISON DIRECTOR 1.50 X 1750 0 0 LEO VILLAREAL DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 MERCEDES MARTINEZ DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MIKEL DIRECTOR/HISTORIAN & ARCHIVIST 16.00 X 70000 0 1642 MIKE FARRAH DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 RAE RICHMAN DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN T CONLEY DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 TERRY GROSS DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID WALKER DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 MATT GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BENTLY DIRECTOR (RESIGNED IN 2015) 1.50 X 0 0 0 JIM TANANBAUM DIRECTOR (RESIGNED IN 2015) 1.50 X 0 0 0 DOUG ROBERTSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 144821 0 5301 RAYMOND ALLEN GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 151165 0 13901 CHARLIE DOLMAN EVENT OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 141703 0 12509 HEATHER WHITE MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 135330 0 23063 HEATHER GALLAGHER DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 129526 0 10133 ELIZABETH SCARBOROUGH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ART MGMT 40.00 X 123256 0 14402 STUART MANGRUM DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION 40.00 X 122769 0 2646 1840671 0 151833 11 0 1 0 SPECTRUM CATERING 27328 SPECTRUM WAY CONROE TX 77385 FOOD SERVICE 1634009 UNITED SITE SERVICES INC 50 WASHINGTON ST STE 1000 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 SANITATION 1137839 CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY 189 FRONT STREET NEW BEDFORD MA 02740 ICE 756741 CROWD RX 244 W 54TH STREET 3 NEW YORK NY 10019 MEDICAL 736050 AGGREKO LLC 160 W INDUSTRIAL WAY BENICIA CA 94510 EQUIPMENT RENTALS 517258 5 31262 1298063 1329325 BURNING MAN ANNUAL EVENT 541900 34707734 34707734 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 541900 152074 152074 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FEES 541900 4141 4141 34863949 8667 8667 8479 0 8479 8479 8479 641899 31262 327818 314081 314081 883821 514707 369114 369114 MERCHANDISE DELIVERY FEES 711300 7543 7543 OTHER MISC INCOME 711300 251 251 7794 36901409 35249336 0 322748 X 718607 718607 457168 457168 244090 244090 1277170 956177 299978 21015 8229338 6161048 1932880 135410 1199513 766488 417673 15352 919950 666297 239624 14029 355845 285300 70545 321961 321961 3342706 2031486 1077439 233781 1030738 931885 87147 11706 350723 285987 64650 86 75000 75000 1731086 1379076 351947 63 572690 494510 66743 11437 10109 8370 1670 69 85037 85037 471086 387991 83095 851806 676269 174117 1420 PERMITS & FEES 3805304 3805304 0 0 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 2933922 2876310 56836 776 SAFETY CONTRACTORS & EQ 1461783 1460722 1007 54 COMMISSARY 1320202 1291042 29007 153 4078402 3924235 148105 6062 35844236 29883362 5509461 451413 2080043 4052904 3988751 3001185 51932 9169 36110 34985 256993 258024 3792547 861129 3038712 2931418 4231063 4231063 559891 245018 14243495 14763766 2448797 2614734 276000 0 1625000 1125000 270776 343924 4620573 4083658 X 9560410 10592038 62512 88070 9622922 10680108 14243495 14763766 1057173 12 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 539959 7845655 1093008 1329325 10807947 51680 108219 31558820 35755564 67474283 591639 7953874 32651828 37084889 78282230 0 0 0 78282230 33 15 10474 17146 27668 33 15 10474 17146 27668 591672 7953889 32662302 37102035 78309898 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 35844236 35844236 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 2000000 3000000 250000 250000 500000 750000 198000 198000 792000 64985 727015 115416 15038 100378 500908 197365 303543 2186223 583741 1602482 2931418 DEFERRED RENT 343924 343924 X 37229227 327818 327818 36901409 0 36901409 36213996 369760 369760 35844236 0 35844236 PART X, LINE 2: BMP AND BRAF ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, SECTION 23701D. BRC IS A SINGLE MEMBER LLC AND CONSIDERED A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES. FOR STATE REPORTING PURPOSES BRC IS SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA GROSS RECEIPTS TAX AND A MINIMUM FRANCHISE TAX OF $800. EACH YEAR, MANAGEMENT CONSIDERS WHETHER ANY MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT ANY POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN ARE SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL AUTHORITY AND, HENCE, DO NOT NEED TO BE MEASURED OR DISCLOSED IN THIS RETURN. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 327,818. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 327,818. INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES 41,943. ROUNDING -1. 1 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM GRANT BURNING MAN ARTS AND FELLOWSHIP GRANTS 40822 EUROPE 0 0 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 15232 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM GRANT BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT 6000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM GRANT BURNERS WITHOUT BORDERS GRANT 1000 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM GRANT BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 63254 0 63254 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT 6000 WIRE TRANSFER EUROPE BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT 7172 WIRE TRANSFER 0 2 BURNING MAN ARTS GRANT EUROPE 1 29650 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: BURNING MAN PROJECT HAS ADOPTED A DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, AS OUTLINED IN THE DOCUMENT "US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING GUIDELINES: VOLUNTARY BEST PRACTICES FOR US BASED CHARITIES." IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6 OF THESE GUIDELINES, BURNING MAN PROJECT RESEARCHES AND COLLECTS RECOMMENDED DATA, PERFORMS INTERNET SEARCHES ON THE GRANT RECIPIENTS, AND SEARCHES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND/OR INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANT FUNDS IN THE OFAC SDN LIST. ONCE THE DATA IS COLLECTED, A MEMO IS DRAFTED FOR REVIEW AND SAVED IN THE BURNING MAN PROJECT RECORDS. GRANTS ARE MADE SUBJECT TO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GRANTEE AND BURNING MAN PROJECT. ONCE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED, BURNING MAN PROJECT MONITORS THE GRANT RECIPIENTS BY REQUIRING REGULAR REPORTS REGARDING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AND PERIODICALLY CHECKING WITH PROGRAM RECIPIENTS DIRECTLY TO ENSURE FUNDS ARE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED EXEMPT PURPOSES. AS APPROPRIATE, BURNING MAN PROJECT AT ANY STAGE OF THE PROCESS MAY SOLICIT INPUT FROM ITS LEGAL, FINANCE, OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS GRANTED OUTSIDE THE U.S. IS SUFFICIENTLY THOROUGH. ALSO AS APPROPRIATE, BURNING MAN PROJECT MAY AT ANY STAGE SOLICIT REPORTS FROM VOLUNTEERS OR COLLABORATORS ON-SITE IN THE COUNTRY OR MAKE SITE VISITS TO RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. HONORARIA FOR ART PROJECTS DESIGNATED FOR THE PLAYA REQUIRE THAT THE ART PROJECT MUST BE BROUGHT TO AND EXHIBITED AT BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA. 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THE REVIEW COMMITTEE EVALUATES EACH PROJECT FOR IMPACT, COMMUNITY INTERACTIVITY AND KINETIC QUALITIES. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING "HONORARIA" ON OUR WEBSITE. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LARRY HARVEY PRESIDENT 197205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18440 0 215645 0 0 0 MARIAN GOODELL DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 246074 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14941 0 261015 0 0 0 HARLEY K DUBOIS DIRECTOR 167908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16944 0 184852 0 0 0 DOUG ROBERTSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 144821 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5301 0 150122 0 0 0 RAYMOND ALLEN GENERAL COUNSEL 151165 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13901 0 165066 0 0 0 CHARLIE DOLMAN EVENT OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 141703 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12509 0 154212 0 0 0 HEATHER WHITE MANAGING DIRECTOR 135330 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23063 0 158393 0 0 0 T GROSS BOARD MEMBER 75570 LEGAL FEES. FEES ARE AT OR BELOW COMPARABLE MARKET LEVELS. 0 SCH L, PART IV: LEGAL SERVICESTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGREED TO HAVE THE ORGANIZATION ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A DIRECTOR'S SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT LAW FIRM TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES. THE DIRECTOR IS AN ATTORNEY AND HAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED THESE LEGAL SERVICES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BY AND THROUGH HIS LAW FIRM. BOARD MEMBER TERRY GROSS IS A PARTNER WITH THE LAW FIRM OF GROSS BELSKY ALONSO LLP. FEES WERE DISCOUNTED APPROXIMATELY 20%. THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT WERE DETERMINED AT ARM'S LENGTH AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTORS OTHER THAN THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR WHO IS PARTY TO THE TRANSACTION AND WERE DETERMINED TO BE FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ARE THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO THOSE CONTAINED IN CONTRACTS TYPICALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH OTHER OUTSIDE LAW FIRMS. THE TERMS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WERE FOLLOWED IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS TRANSACTION. X 2 59761 PROCEEDS FROM SALE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS WILL ROGER PETERSON AND NANCI O. PETERSON ARE A MARRIED COUPLE. BOARD MEMBER MERCEDES MARTINEZ IS MARRIED TO FORMER BOARD MEMBER CHRIS WEITZ. BOARD MEMBER TERRY GROSS IS ENGAGED AS AN ATTORNEY BY AND THROUGH HIS LAW FIRM. SEE SCHEDULE L, PART IV FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON THIS FORM 990 WAS INITIALLY COMPILED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT, PRIMARILY RELYING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL LEDGER, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, CONTROLLER, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND EXTERNAL TAX ADVISORS THEN PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF DETAILED REVIEWS OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CEO AND TREASURER, AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND PORTIONS OF THE FORM 990 WERE REVIEWED BY EXTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL. A COMPLETE COPY WAS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ONGOING DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WHEN WARRANTED AND, SPECIFICALLY, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, REVIEW OF SUCH DISCLOSURES BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND BY RECUSAL BY CONFLICTED INDIVIDUALS FROM BOARD DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION-MAKING REGARDING SUCH TRANSACTIONS. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT MUST BE COMPLETED, SIGNED AND RETURNED TO CEO, IF FOR STAFF, OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF FOR DIRECTORS OR BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD HAS A WRITTEN BOARD APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION POLICY THAT INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL COMPENSATION BE FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND DETERMINED BASED UPON SURVEY COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY DATA. BMP SUBSCRIBES TO TWO RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEYS, ONE SPECIFICALLY FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE MOST OF ITS STAFF ARE EMPLOYED. THE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR EXECUTIVE STAFF AND BMP'S FOUNDERS, AND DELEGATES DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR OTHER STAFF TO THE CEO, WHO IS REQUIRED CONTRACTUALLY TO ABIDE BY THE BOARD APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION POLICY, AND ALL OTHER BOARD POLICIES IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION. WHERE APPROPRIATE, IT SEEKS THE ADVICE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL COUNSEL AND APPROPRIATE EXTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL AND CPAS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF BURNING MAN PROJECT'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY REQUEST FROM BURNING MAN PROJECT. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E BUILDING & SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,034,423. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,586. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 118. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,042,127. TICKET SERVICE & SHIPPING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 906,945. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 906,945. MERCHANT BANK FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 767,209. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,985. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,835. TOTAL EXPENSES 785,029. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE & FUEL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 628,799. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,045. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 49. TOTAL EXPENSES 634,893. TAX/LICENSE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 288,576. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 73,691. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 60. TOTAL EXPENSES 362,327. PERFORMANCE SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 197,295. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 283. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 197,578. MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 44,102. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 41,690. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 85,792. DAMAGE & LOSS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 56,886. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 56,886. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,825. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,825. FORM 990, PART XII THE BOARD SELECTS AN INDEPENDENT, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO CONDUCT THE AUDIT. 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