2025-11-14T15:50:26-05:00 2024-12-31 990303190 CARBONARO CPAS & MANAGEMENT GROUP 1885 MAIN ST STE 408 WAILUKU HI 96793 990 2024-01-01 874757043 MYSTOPIA FOUNDATION MYST 4154832266 2370 MARKET ST SUITE 103 NUMBER 317 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114 JAMES LANDAU CHAIR/TREASURER 4154832266 2025-11-14 true true GRETCHEN KREMEYER P00768528 8082425002 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAMES LANDAU 2370 MARKET ST SUITE 103 NUMBER 317 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114 257524 false X MYSTOPIA.ORG X 2022 CA THE MISSION OF MYSTOPIA FOUNDATION IS TO ELIMINATE PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION BY BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DANCE, MUSIC AND ART PERFORMANCES; CAMPING, RETREATS AND OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; AND THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS. 13 13 0 200 0 42646 57221 179767 195379 0 2606 4924 225019 257524 900 0 0 0 0 1387 208731 276717 209631 276717 15388 -19193 19506 17549 2105 19341 17401 -1792 X THE MISSION OF MYSTOPIA FOUNDATION IS TO ELIMINATE PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION BY BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DANCE, MUSIC AND ART PERFORMANCES; CAMPING, RETREATS AND OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; AND THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS. false false 213229 152714 PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCES & RETREATS THIS PROGRAM PRODUCES SHARED PARTICIPATORY EVENTS THAT RANGE IN SIZE FROM 10 TO 2,000 PARTICIPANTS, DEPENDING ON THE FORMAT. THESE OCCUR TWO TO FOUR TIMES ANNUALLY, WITH ACTIVITIES SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EXPERIENCES CAN INCLUDE: A WEEKEND RETREAT FOCUSED ON DEEPENING CIVIC PARTICIPATION. A WEEK-LONG OUTDOOR TRIP CENTERED ON BUILDING BRIDGES THROUGH SHARED CO- CREATION. VIRTUAL SESSIONS ON DESIGNING MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 34795 44870 COMMUNITY DANCE EVENTS. THIS PROGRAM ORGANIZES QUARTERLY PUBLIC PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES, INCLUDING SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, AND LOS ANGELES. IN 2024, SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE PARTICIPATED. 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. 5543 SUSTAINABILITY. BUILDING ON OUR MODEL OF CO-CREATION, THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO PRODUCING PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCES AT SCALE, ENSURING ACCESSIBILITY TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. IN 2024, MYSTOPIA VOLUNTEERS EXPANDED OUR SOLAR GENERATION SYSTEM TO OVER 25 KWH, NOW COVERING ROUGHLY 20-25% OF THE ENERGY REQUIRED FOR LARGE-SCALE EVENTS-WITH PLANS FOR FURTHER GROWTH. ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDED EXPANDED COMPOSTING PROGRAMS AND GEAR LIBRARIES TO MAKE PARTICIPATION MORE AFFORDABLE. OUR DIVERSE VOLUNTEER NETWORK HAS ALSO CREATED AND SHARED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ACROSS THE BURNING MAN COMMUNITY, PRESENTED AT SUSTAINABILITY SUMMITS, AND INSPIRED OTHER THEME CAMPS TO ADOPT SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS TAILORED TO THEIR CONTEXTS. 2381 868 ARTS & SCHOLARSHIP. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CAMPERS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE ATTEND, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF ARTWORKS USED AT OUR EVENTS. 2381 868 255948 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false CA X MYSTOPIA FOUNDATION 4154832266 2370 MARKET ST SUITE 103 NUMBER 317 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114 X JAMES LANDAU CHAIR/TREASU 10.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH GLUCKSTERN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HAYDEN WELDA INTERIM SECR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 BRET MALSNEE PAST TREASUR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ARUN BAHL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY PORTNOY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHIOME UME DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLY SIMON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESI HANSEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE DAVID DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN SOBOTTKA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VINCE TAMARIZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN BUGEJA DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 57221 57221 CAMPOUTS & RETREATS 711300 70275 70275 DANCE, MUSIC, ART EVENT FEES 711300 45177 45177 AMENITIES 711300 27010 27010 TRANSPORTATION FEES 711300 24725 24725 EQUIPMENT FEES 711300 24461 24461 3731 3731 195379 OTHER REVENUE 900099 3072 3072 CREDIT CARD POINTS 900099 1852 1852 4924 257524 198451 1852 5739 5739 8141 8141 2606 1219 1387 3543 193 3350 42249 42249 53576 53576 105 105 2073 2073 EVENT EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES 90944 89582 1362 EVENT SERVICES 36603 36603 EVENT FOODS 22934 22934 BANK AND MERCHANT FEES 5278 450 4828 2926 1001 1925 276717 255948 19382 1387 15577 11178 1512 6371 2417 19506 17549 2105 19341 2105 19341 X 17401 -1792 17401 -1792 19506 17549 -19193 X false false false X 28952 42646 57221 128819 202339 179767 198451 580557 231291 222413 255672 709376 18357 29930 43595 91882 515 1125 1025 2665 18872 31055 44620 94547 614829 1606 852 2458 231291 224019 256524 711834 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF MYSTOPIA FOUNDATION IS TO ELIMINATE PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION BY BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DANCE, MUSIC AND ART PERFORMANCES; CAMPING, RETREATS AND OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; AND THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR GOALS. FORM 990, PART III LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) OUR LARGEST PARTICIPATORY INITIATIVE IS THE FOUNDATION'S WORK AT BURNING MAN, WHERE 100-150 VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZE BOTH LARGE-SCALE INTERACTIVITY AND SMALL-GROUP COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS COLLABORATE ACROSS IDENTITIES TO CREATE PHYSICAL STRUCTURES, ARTWORKS, PERFORMANCES, AND COMMUNITY-BENEFIT PROJECTS SUCH AS FREE PUBLIC FOOD OFFERINGS. THIS SHARED CREATION FOSTERS EMPATHY, REDUCES TENSIONS, AND BUILDS CROSS-IDENTITY UNDERSTANDING. IN 2024, ACTIVITIES INCLUDED FEEDING THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS AT BURNING MAN, ESTABLISHING BOTH LITERAL AND METAPHORICAL SAFE SPACES, AND PRODUCING QUEER-CENTERED ART AND BURLESQUE PERFORMANCES FOCUSED ON INCLUSION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ARTS & SCHOLARSHIP. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CAMPERS WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE ATTEND, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF ARTWORKS 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.