Burning Man Project
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 591,672 | 259,925 | 331,747 | 15.3 | 15% |
| 2013 | 7,953,889 | 984,859 | 6,969,030 | 89.0 | 29% |
| 2014 | 32,364,009 | 30,013,511 | 2,350,498 | 3.8 | 25% |
| 2015 | 36,901,409 | 35,844,236 | 1,057,173 | 3.6 | 27% |
| 2016 | 46,218,471 | 36,975,805 | 9,242,666 | 6.5 | 29% |
| 2017 | 44,544,045 | 40,810,169 | 3,733,876 | 7.0 | 30% |
| 2018 | 46,641,655 | 44,041,808 | 2,599,847 | 7.2 | 33% |
| 2019 | 46,414,875 | 46,064,866 | 350,009 | 6.9 | 35% |
| 2020 | 15,633,807 | 22,655,698 | −7,021,891 | 10.4 | 56% |
| 2021 | 27,748,874 | 25,116,560 | 2,632,314 | 10.6 | 58% |
| 2022 | 62,560,831 | 58,521,590 | 4,039,241 | 5.5 | 39% |
| 2023 | 66,571,053 | 63,604,379 | 2,966,674 | 5.6 | 38% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $2,966,674 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 5.6 months of spending, down from 15.3 in 2012. Staff pay was 38% of spending. $6,766,696 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Burning Man Project's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works