"Without corporate sponsorships — which we’ve never had and will never have — to underwrite our operations, we are increasingly reliant on philanthropy" Marian Goodell, the CEO of Burning Man has called for “urgent” donations as a way to help save the festival amid staff lay-offs. The week-long non-profit festival – which is located in the deserts of Nevada and focuses on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance – has been known to sell out of tickets months in advance, sometimes within 30 minutes of release. This year saw the festival open ticket sales to non-registered buyers for the first time after experiencing slow sales .
Now, in a detailed post on the Burning Man official website, Goodell explained that the music and arts bash’s “need for philanthropic support is extremely urgent,” and cited various financial issues that the fest is dealing with as well as ticket sales not doing as well as they had anticipated for reasons as to why they currently need the support. The Embrace installation at Burning Man 2014. (Photo by Jordan England-Nelson/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) “This $5.
7M shortfall, combined with a $3M dip in receipts from main-sale tickets and vehicle passes, means that our year-end charitable donation target has essentially doubled to nearly $20M,” wrote Goodell in the post. “This needs to happen before 2025 ticket sales and our annual revenue cycle begins in January.” Goodell explained that B.