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NELSON MUSEUM OF THE WEST: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
NELSON MUSEUM OF THE WEST (EIN 83-0320528)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-02-14
IRS object ID
202210459349302276
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Current Tax Year$185,441CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$503,844TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$51,358CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$162,124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,590CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,331CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$185,441CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$503,844TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$136,022SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$367,822PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$434CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$329CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$351CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,177TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$505,021TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.72833PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61239PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$151,251RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$1,664,895AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 1The Museum received noncash contributions totaling $151,251 in 2021. At the end of the year, the museum had $1,644,895 in inventory.
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4In 2021, the Nelson Museum of the West received donations valued as follows: Works of art - $2450, Books and magazines - $77083, Western memorabilia - $1165, clothing - $20, taxidermy - $51475, Native American memorabilia - $8290, military memorabilia - $8368 and pottery - $2400. These items continue to build the Museum's collections that are available to the public to help educate them to the history of the Old West and the military.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution11ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,450NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraisal Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$77,083NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOpinion of ExpertMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOpinion of ExpertMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Taxidermy TaxidermyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution60ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$51,475NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOpinion of ExpertMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Native American11$8,290Opinion of Experts
Yes (X)Western Memorabilia9$1,165Opinion of Experts
Yes (X)Military Memorabilia41$8,368Opinion of Experts
Yes (X)Pottery8$2,400Opinion of Expert
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received23Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule M, Part I, Line 4There were 1947 books and 8 magazines donated by individuals.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 5This was a green felt hunting hat.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 32bTwenty three pieces of art were sold at the March in Montana Auction. a 10% commission was charged by the auction.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Charla Nelson is the wife of Robert Nelson. Elizabeth Nelson is the sister of Robert Nelson.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8bThe committees discuss their agenda items with the President before any action is taken.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9Bruce Moats, 2515 Pioneer Avenue, Cheyenne, WY, 82001. Bob Baker, 2811 Whitney Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009. Bob Mathews, 3503 Bevans Street, Cheyenne, WY, 82001.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe 990 form was prepared by the treasurer and reviewed by the President.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Nelson Museum of the West, 1714 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001. The records are available to the public to review upon request.