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THESE EVENTS SERVE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 2,000 BENEFICIARIES, DEPENDING ON THE FORMAT, AND ARE CONDUCTED TWO TO FOUR TIMES PER YEAR, WITH PLANNED ACTIVITIES OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR. EXPERIENCES INCLUDE: A WEEKEND RETREAT WITH A FOCUS ON DEEPENING CIVIC PARTICIPATION; A WEEK-LONG OUTDOOR TRIP WITH A FOCUS ON BUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH SHARED CO-CREATION; A VIRTUAL SESSION ON HOW TO BUILD SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE. THE FOUNDATION'S LARGEST PARTICIPATORY EVENT IS THE PRODUCTION OF BOTH LARGE-SCALE ACTIVITIES & SMALL GROUP COMMUNITIES AT BURNING MAN. STAFFED BY 100-150 VOLUNTEERS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE WITH OTHERS, ACROSS IDENTITIES, IN THE CREATION OF PHYSICAL STRUCTURES, ARTWORKS, PERFORMANCES, LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY- BENEFIT PROJECTS (E.G. PROVIDING FREE FOOD TO THE PUBLIC), AND MORE. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCES & RETREATS THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES THE PLANNING AND PRODUCTION OF SHARED PARTICIPATORY EVENTS. THESE EVENTS SERVE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 2,000 BENEFICIARIES, DEPENDING ON THE FORMAT, AND ARE CONDUCTED TWO TO FOUR TIMES PER YEAR, WITH PLANNED ACTIVITIES OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR. EXPERIENCES INCLUDE: A WEEKEND RETREAT WITH A FOCUS ON DEEPENING CIVIC PARTICIPATION; A WEEK-LONG OUTDOOR TRIP WITH A FOCUS ON BUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH SHARED CO-CREATION; A VIRTUAL SESSION ON HOW TO BUILD SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE. THE FOUNDATION'S LARGEST PARTICIPATORY EVENT IS THE PRODUCTION OF BOTH LARGE-SCALE ACTIVITIES & SMALL GROUP COMMUNITIES AT BURNING MAN. STAFFED BY 100-150 VOLUNTEERS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE WITH OTHERS, ACROSS IDENTITIES, IN THE CREATION OF PHYSICAL STRUCTURES, ARTWORKS, PERFORMANCES, LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY- BENEFIT PROJECTS (E.G. PROVIDING FREE FOOD TO THE PUBLIC), AND MORE. CROSS- IDENTITY UNDERSTANDING IS FORMED THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SHARED CREATION, WITH INDIVIDUALS OF MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS WORKING SIDE BY SIDE. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS SHARED EXPERIENCE, TENSIONS ARE ABATED, AND A SENSE OF CAMARADERIE, UNDERSTANDING, AND EMPATHY IS DEVELOPED. IN 2023, ACTIVITIES AGAIN INCLUDED PROVIDING FOOD FOR THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS AT BURNING MAN; THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE SPACES BOTH LITERAL AND METAPHORICAL; AND THE PRODUCTION OF QUEER ART & BURLESQUE PERFORMANCES FOCUSED ON INCLUSION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY DANCE EVENTS. THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES THE PLANNING AND PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS. THE EVENTS ARE HELD QUARTERLY AT VENUES ACROSS A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS (SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES), AND HAD SEVERAL THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS IN 2023. THESE EVENTS CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN CONNECTION AND THE REDUCTION OF PREJUDICE. BY CREATING A SAFE SPACE WITHIN PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS FOR MARGINALIZED GROUPS TO CONNECT, OUR EVENTS HAVE A NET POSITIVE OUTCOME ON THE LEVELS OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND APPLY DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON PREJUDICIAL BEHAVIORS. PRINCIPLES SUCH AS NOTAFLOF (NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS) ENSURE INCLUSION AND ACCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C SUSTAINABILITY. THIS PROGRAM BUILDS ON THE FRAMEWORK OF CO-CREATION DESCRIBED ABOVE, WITH AN EMPHASIS PLACED ON ACTIVITIES THAT BRING DISPARATE GROUPS TOGETHER TO DEVELOP AND PROBLEM-SOLVE SUSTAINABLE WAYS OF PRODUCING PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCES AT SCALE, THUS ENABLING AS MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE TO ENGAGE WITH THE EVENTS. IN 2023, VOLUNTEERS AT THE MYSTOPIA FOUNDATION EXPANDED SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM TO PRODUCT 21KWH, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 15% OF THE ENERGY NEEDED TO PRODUCE LARGE SCALE PARTICIPATORY EVENTS - AND WITH CONTINUED PLAN FOR EXPANSION. OTHER SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS INCLUDED EXPANDED COMPOSTING PROGRAMS AND "GEAR LIBRARIES" TO EXPAND ACCESS FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. THIS DIVERSE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; CIRCULATED THEM BROADLY THROUGH NETWORKS AFFILIATED WITH BURNING MAN; AND PRESENTED AT EDUCATIONAL SUMMITS, RESULTING IN THE PROLIFERATION OF SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS AT MULTIPLE "THEME CAMPS" WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS & COMMUNITY CONTEXTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ARTS & SCHOLARSHIP. PROGRAMS OFFER FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CAMPERS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ATTEND EVENTS, AND TO CREATE AND STORE ARTWORK USED AT OUR EVENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT AND THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WHENEVER A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS A FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL INTEREST IN ANY MATTER COMING BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL (I) FULLY DISCLOSE THE NATURE OF THE INTEREST AND (II) WITHDRAW FROM DISCUSSION, LOBBYING, AND VOTING ON THE MATTER. ANY TRANSACTION OR VOTE INVOLVING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE APPROVED ONLY WHEN A MAJORITY OF DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS DETERMINE THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CORPORATION TO DO SO AND THE TRANSACTION WAS FAIR AND REASONABLE AS TO THE CORPORATION AT THE TIME THE CORPORATION ENTERS THE TRANSACTION. THE MINUTES OF MEETINGS AT WHICH SUCH VOTES ARE TAKEN SHALL RECORD SUCH DISCLOSURE, ABSTENTION AND RATIONALE FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE FORM 990, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.