2013 Cash Expenditures |
Amount |
| Event-related expenditures: | |
| BLM and other usage fees |
$4,522,952 |
| Rental Equipment (heavy machinery, portable buildings, staff radio gear, cars and trucks) |
$1,166,307 |
| Toilets (and related costs) |
$970,836 |
| Honoraria provided to artists |
$830,280 |
| Local Agencies (County law enforcement, Paiute Nation, Nevada Highway Patrol) |
$301,660 |
| Materials and Supplies (shade structures, signage, lighting, décor, cleaning supplies, photography, archiving) |
$238,000 |
| Cost of Goods for Ice, Café and Merch sales |
$455,546 |
| Watering for dust abatement (equipment rental, contractor services) |
$262,693 |
| Ticket sales/processing/printing fees paid to outside ticketing firm |
$479,741 |
| The Man and Platform (materials, pyrotechnics, technicians, labor) |
$407,055 |
| Medical Services and Supplies |
$455,024 |
| Fire Safety |
$163,030 |
| Fuel |
$326,590 |
| Small Equipment and Tools (including radio comm equip, safety & signage) |
$174,251 |
| Printing (newsletter, survival guide, gate materials, postcards, stickers) |
$169,644 |
| Vehicles (registration, repair, and maintenance) |
$130,390 |
| Equipment Repairs, Maintenance, Cleaning |
$50,303 |
| Costumes / Uniforms |
$74,333 |
| Fees, Agency permits, royalties, Damages & Losses |
$54,293 |
| Total event-related expenditures |
$11,232,928 |
| Expense Categories that include both Event-related and Organizational: | |
| Payroll |
$7,051,041 |
| Outside Services: Independent contractors |
$1,143,348 |
| Insurance (property, liability, workers comp, vehicle) |
$532,672 |
| Tax and Licenses (state and federal, payroll, misc) |
$1,021,851 |
| Meals and Food (meetings, playa commissary, non travel) |
$1,420,594 |
| Total Expense Categories that include both Event-related and Organizational |
$11,169,506 |
| Total Outreach Expenses – Off-Playa Events, Regionals, Other |
$366,880 |
| Year-round Expenditures of the Managing Corporation: | |
| Outside Services (legal, consultants, accounting) |
$1,427,177 |
| Facilities Rent |
$732,900 |
| Travel (airfare, mileage reimbursements, food while traveling, accommodations for meetings, agency relations, public relations, training, etc) |
$425,738 |
| Office and Computer Supplies |
$174,329 |
| Utilities (San Francisco and Nevada) |
$72,215 |
| Donations to local Nevada schools and organizations |
$199,329 |
| Postage |
$12,620 |
| Internet (hosting fees, POP accounts, high speed line) |
$104,486 |
| Telephone (San Francisco and Nevada Offices, reimbursements, conference calls) |
$88,513 |
| Shipping / Freight |
$13,912 |
| Gifts, Promotions |
$29,069 |
| Education and Training |
$95,216 |
| Interest |
$0 |
| Total year-round Expenditures of the Managing Corporation |
$3,375,504 |
| Expenditures for Fixed Assets: | |
| Vehicles |
$90,466 |
| Computers and Electronics (including radio equipment) |
$208,953 |
| Machinery and Equipment |
$56,430 |
| Trailers and Portable Buildings |
$218,854 |
| Land and Building Improvements |
$0 |
| Furniture and Fixtures |
$91,203 |
| Total Expenditures for Fixed Assets |
$665,906 |
|
Total Expenditures – 2013 |
$26,810,724 |
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