2020-02-24T14:21:27-06:00 2019-04-30 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 8181 E TUFTS AVE SUITE 600 DENVER CO 802372579 990 2018-05-01 742431071 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART OF THE UNITED STATES NATI 3077335771 PO BOX 6825 JACKSON WY 830026825 STEVE SEAMONS MUSEUM DIRECTOR 3077335771 2020-02-11 1 DORI J EGGETT P00645252 3037409400 2020-02-11 208.42.238.142 2020-02-11 18:31:27 MS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 BCC677DA07C98709286CCD4E93D150D7F88F178C 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z STEVE SEAMONS PO BOX 6825 JACKSON WY 830026825 18652246 0 X WWW.WILDLIFEART.ORG X 1986 WY THE MISSION IS TO COLLECT, DISPLAY, INTERPRET, AND PRESERVE THE NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE ART. 31 31 45 73 40442 4393 9907241 3858598 830301 852604 570734 40460 21075 241086 11329351 4992748 0 0 0 0 1992712 2089721 12938 11393 485798 2797696 2872340 4803346 4973454 6526005 19294 36472683 37491328 192466 338412 36280217 37152916 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 297818 690396 MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP - SEE SCHEDULE O 1889005 133078 2018-2019 EXHIBITS - SEE SCHEDULE O 563151 6080 EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN - SEE SCHEDULE O 548081 23050 548081 23050 3298055 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 45 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X LISA HOLMES 3077335771 PO BOX 6825 JACKSON WY 830026825 SCOTT KIRKPATRICK CHAIRMAN 20.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD BECK VICE CHAIRMAN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM KERR CHAIRMAN EMERITUS 10.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURENT ROUX TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDY SAYERS SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA CARLIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA CARLSBERG TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 TASSO COIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN FRIESS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUE SIMPSON GALLAGHER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JIM GERSACK TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 GIGI HALLORAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARY JANE HUNT TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 NADA JAIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 DES JENNINGS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 LISA JENNINGS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 AVI KANTOR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KAVAR KERR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MERRIE ANN KING TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL LINTON TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE MARS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY MAYS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAM NINER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD O'LEARY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SAFIR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE STIFEL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE TAYLOR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARCIA TAYLOR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGENE TOZZI TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE WHITMORE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 BETTINA WHYTE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN SEAMONS MUSEUM DIRECTOR 50.00 X 163317 0 6566 MICHAEL HOFHIENS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 113856 0 21860 JANE LAVINO EDUCATION 40.00 X 102377 0 8523 379550 0 36949 3 0 1 0 TRANE US INC PO BOX 98167 CHICAGO IL 60693 PLUMBING 252718 ACM WYOMING LLC 4245 FALLEN LEAF JACKSON WY 83001 REMODEL 155368 JACKSON HOLE HOSPITALITY GROUP LLC PO BOX 4196 JACKSON WY 83001 FOOD/BEVERAGE SERVICES 101358 3 32695 3825903 299692 3858598 ADMISSIONS 611600 462159 462159 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611600 284338 284338 PROGRAM TICKETS 611600 105422 105422 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 611600 685 685 852604 423244 423244 382 382 138692 98544 40148 40148 40148 12359577 12742361 -382784 -382784 -382784 25840 32695 16612 9228 9228 897644 801981 95663 95663 ADVERTISING INCOME 541800 40442 40442 SPONSORSHIP INCOME 900099 36033 36033 19190 19190 95665 4992748 1003490 40442 90218 X 168479 42120 84239 42120 1575269 861924 475841 237504 50570 27489 18335 4746 159317 86333 42906 30078 136086 71253 42365 22468 7849 1907 5942 42761 42761 11393 11393 561438 362725 120257 78456 140080 19658 119179 1243 192334 128342 38677 25315 53453 30981 17579 4893 131220 107582 19356 4282 36180 28000 7062 1118 6656 251 5525 880 827405 703294 124111 65303 56326 8977 ACCESSION OF ART 497606 497606 WESTERN VISION EXPENSES 126967 126967 ENTERTAINMENT 89220 54963 12955 21302 LICENSES & FEES 48340 48340 45528 41994 3534 4973454 3298055 1189601 485798 22947 13815 0 9132 4694 4875 3221683 2559671 29979 35470 142743 127734 53634 47906 22297556 10631760 11955125 11665796 19553442 21323109 1511383 1726767 36472683 37491328 192466 338412 192466 338412 X 16385527 16043808 4953083 4352118 14941607 16756990 36280217 37152916 36472683 37491328 X 19294 638021 215384 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4033390 3048696 3641162 9907241 3858598 24489087 4033390 3048696 3641162 9907241 3858598 24489087 9231468 15257619 626047 648334 531910 677823 562318 3046432 11375 8598 15710 0 26524 62207 32 32 27597758 9724181 0.55290 0.51220 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 32. 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STEWARDSHIP POLICIES INCLUDE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR ACCESSION OF ART, DEACCESSION OF ART, ART ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM, AND ART ON LOAN FROM THE MUSEUM. THE POLICIES ALSO INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR THE CARE OF THE COLLECTION, SUCH AS PRESERVATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY, INSTALLATION, AND PACKAGING AND SHIPPING. THE POLICIES DETAIL THE PROCEDURES FOR INVENTORYING THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING LABELING, MONITORING, RECORDKEEPING AND RECORD RECONCILIATION, ACCESS REPRODUCTION, AND INSURANCE. THE MUSEUM TRACKS THE COLLECTION AT ORIGINAL PURCHASED OR DONATED VALUE AND USES A MUTUALLY AGREED-UPON VALUE FOR LOANED ITEMS AS A WHOLE FOR PURPOSES OF ADEQUATE INSURANCE COVERAGE. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM'S FACILITY IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE COLLECTION FROM DAMAGE. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION CONTAINS OVER 5,000 CATALOGUED ITEMS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, PRINTS, SKETCHES, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIAL RELATED TO WILDLIFE AND HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. THE COLLECTION IS USED TO EDUCATE EVERYONE FROM GENERAL MUSEUM VISITORS TO RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN SPECIFIC TOPICS RELATED TO WILDLIFE AND NATURE. PART III, LINE 5: THE MUSEUM DID SOLICIT GIFTS FOR ARTWORK TO BE SOLD. THE SOLICITATIONS WERE MADE ONLY TO ARTISTS FOR DONATIONS OF THEIR OWN ARTWORK. PART V, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM HAS AN ENDOWMENT PORTFOLIO WHOSE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A LONG-TERM SOURCE OF INCOME (DEFINED AS APPRECIATION AND/OR INCOME) TO BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION AND GOALS. AS A SECONDARY OBJECTIVE, THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT ASSETS AND/OR RESERVE FUNDS. AS REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE "BOARD") TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONORIMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE MUSEUM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE IRC, BUT IT IS A PUBLIC CHARITY. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE MUSEUM AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE MUSEUM HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR OTHER APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE MUSEUM AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF APRIL 30, 2019, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 98,544. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 16,612. COST OF GOODS SOLD 801,981. CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 215,384. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 801,981. RENTAL EXPENSES 98,544. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 16,612. WY PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL 58535 32695 25840 12870 104 1200 2438 58535 32695 25840 12870 104 1200 2438 16612 9228 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEVEN SEAMONS MUSEUM DIRECTOR 163317 0 0 0 0 0 6518 0 48 0 169883 0 0 0 X 54 DONOR ESTIMATE X 146 DONOR ESTIMATE X 1000 DONOR ESTIMATE X 9 278046 AVG HI/LOW FOR DATE X 4 12000 DONOR ESTIMATE X 2 5500 DONOR ESTIMATE X EVENT FLORAL 1 3000 DONOR ESTIMATE 4 0 1 0 PART I, LINE 32B: THIRD PARTY - MERRILL LYNCH RECEIVES OUR STOCK DONATIONS INTO OUR ACCOUNT AND SELLS THEM UPON NOTIFICATION FROM AUTHORIZED STAFF. PART I, LINE 33: DONATED ART IS FOR THE PUBLIC EXHIBIT, RESEARCH AND PRESERVATION AND NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE UNDER SFAS 116. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS TO COLLECT, DISPLAY, INTERPRET AND PRESERVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE ART, SUPPLEMENTED BY WILDLIFE ART FOUND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE MUSEUM ENRICHES AND INSPIRES APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP APPROX. 1,352: VISITATION WAS APPROX. 63,349 ANNUALLY - THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION CONSISTS OF ALMOST 5,000 CATALOGUED WORKS BY APPROXIMATELY 600 ARTISTS. THE WORK OF THESE ARTISTS REPRESENTS HISTORIC IMAGES AND STYLES WHICH HAVE SHAPED PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF WILDERNESS, WILDLIFE AND THE AMERICAN WEST. ARTISTS REPRESENTED INCLUDE CARL RUNGIUS, GEORGE CATLIN, ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT, C.M. RUSSELL, ALBERT BIERSTADT, CONRAD SCHWIERING, JOHN CLYMER, BOB KUHN, JOHN JAMES AUDUBON AND GEORGIA O'KEEFE. CAPITALIZING ON THE MUSEUM'S SETTING NEAR THE BIG GAME HABITATS OF GRAND TETON AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS, THE NMWA COLLECTION IS UTILIZED IN A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. OVER 93 VOLUNTEERS, RANGING IN AGE FROM TEENS TO SENIOR CITIZENS, ASSIST THE MUSEUM STAFF IN ALL FACETS OF THE MUSEUM'S OPERATION. THE "FIRST SUNDAYS" PROGRAM OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO LOCALS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, A FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE SERIES IS OFFERED ON THESE DAYS, AS WELL AS HANDS-ON ART PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE MUSEUM CLASSROOMS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B 2018-2019 EXHIBITS CC XX: COLLECTORS CIRCLE 20TH ANNIVERSARY, 1998 - 2018 CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF SPECIAL ART ACQUISITIONS IN JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING MAY 5, 2018 - AUGUST 26, 2018 KIDS COLLECT DISCOVER WHAT KIDS LIKE TO COLLECT! MAY 5, 2018 - AUGUST 19, 2018 INVISIBLE BOUNDARIES: EXPLORING YELLOWSTONE'S GREAT ANIMAL MIGRATIONS CREATED BY THE BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST JUNE 1, 2018 - AUGUST 19, 2018 SNEAK PEEK, MAY 31 MIX'D MEDIA WITH JAMES PROSEK, MAY 31 MIX'D MEDIA WITH JOE RIIS, JUNE 26 WESTERN VISIONS SHOW AND SALE SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 - OCTOBER 7, 2018 PALETTES AND PALATES, SEPTEMBER 7 ARTISTS' PARTY, SEPTEMBER 13 SHOW AND SALE, SEPTEMBER 14 FAREWELL TO FALL, SEPTEMBER 16 THOMAS D. MANGELSEN: A LIFE IN THE WILD NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER THOMAS MANGELSEN'S IMPRESSIVE RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTION OCTOBER 20, 2018 - MAY 5, 2019 SNEAK PEEK, OCTOBER 19 MIX'D MEDIA, OCTOBER 19 LIVING LEGENDS DISCOVERING THE MASTERS OF WILDLIFE ART NOVEMBER 3, 2018 - APRIL 14, 2019 SNEAK PEEK, NOVEMBER 2 MAN-MADE BEASTS JACKSON HOLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-CURATED EXHIBIT JANUARY 26, 2019 - FEBRUARY 24, 2019 STATE OF THE ART: STUDENT ART SHOW MARCH 9, 2019 - APRIL 12, 2019 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN - NMWA DIRECTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 5,795 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE REGION ANNUALLY, RANGING IN AGE FROM PRE-K TO GRADE 12. WE USE OUR COLLECTION OF FINE ART TO TEACH A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT AREAS COMPATIBLE WITH SCHOOL CURRICULA. PROGRAMS FOR PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ARE FREE, OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND ARE OUTLINED ON OUR WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.WILDLIFEART.ORG/LEARN/SCHOOL-PROGRAMS/ FOR A THIRD YEAR, LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDIO PROJECT, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART AND THE ART ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON HOLE. STUDENTS MET EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FROM FEBRUARY - MAY TO LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BRONZE CASTING AND WORKED ON BUILDING PROFESSIONAL ARTIST PORTFOLIOS. PARTICIPANTS CREATED THEIR SCULPTURES, INSPIRED BY ARTWORK IN THE NMWA COLLECTION, AND EXHIBITED IN A SHOW AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART. THE VOICES AND ARTWORK OF THESE YOUNG ARTISTS ARE CURRENTLY FEATURED AS A MUSEUM APP AUDIO TOUR. FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HOSTED A 6-WEEK STUDIO PROJECT SERIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THEY CAST SMALL PEWTER SCULPTURES, WHICH WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBIT AT OUR MUSEUM. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WE ORGANIZED IN-GALLERY ACTIVITIES AND ART MAKING PROJECTS FOR LOCAL NON-PROFITS CREST AND PARTNERS SERVING ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING TEACHER IN-SERVICE DAYS. A PRE-K STORYTELLING AND ART MAKING PROGRAM, "FABLES, FEATHERS, AND FUR (FFF)," TAKES PLACE EVERY FRIDAY, DURING SUMMER MONTHS AND THE FIRST AND THIRD FRIDAY DURING WINTER MONTHS, SERVING YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN JAN., FEB, AND MARCH, WE PARTNERED WITH THE TETON LITERACY CENTER TO HOST A SERIES OF 3 FAMILY LITERACY NIGHTS THAT INCLUDED IN-GALLERY ACTIVITIES AND FAMILY ART MAKING PROJECTS INSPIRED BY THE CURRENT EXHIBITIONS. WE HOSTED A VISITING ARTIST, CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR ROB DUNLAVY, FOR 6 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME, HE TRAVELED TO LOCAL SCHOOLS WORKING WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. WE ENGAGED IN COLLABORATIONS WITH TETON SCIENCE SCHOOL (TSS) DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO PROVIDE "ART AND LITERATURE" THEMATIC TOURS, AND "MUSEUM TOOL BOX TRAINING" FOR TSS'S AMERICORPS AND GRADUATE-LEVEL FIELD STAFF. PERFORMANCES AND ART MAKING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN TAKE PLACE ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN LOCAL SCHOOL CLASSROOMS; AND VIA OUR ON-LINE CURRICULUM LESSONS AND EDUCATIONAL GAMES. OUR ON-SITE CHILDREN'S GALLERY PROVIDES HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS FOR CHILDREN. A RANGE OF IN-GALLERY TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN INTERACTIVES WERE OFFERED INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE TOUCH-SCREEN INFORMING VISITORS ABOUT STEVE KESTREL'S BRONZE SCULPTURE SILENT MESSENGER, AND A ROBERT KUHN ACRYLIC PAINTING VIDEO DEMONSTRATION, AND AN ANCIENT ART INTERACTIVE TOUCH-SCREEN. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS - WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 3,850 ADULTS ANNUALLY WITH OUR "SNEAK PEEK" BEHIND THE SCENES GALLERY TALKS, OUR FILMS, AND STUDIO CLASSES. WE ALSO HAVE A RICH ROSTER OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON THE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE TRAIL SUCH AS "YOGA ON THE TRAIL AND FOUR FREE MOBILE TOURS INCLUDING RUNGIUS LETTERS, SAVING A SPECIES, SCULPTURE TRAIL, AND THE STUDIO PROJECT. A PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS CALLED "MIX'D MEDIA" PROVIDES EVENING ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S ART, AND OFFERS MUSIC, ART MAKING, ARTIST INTERACTIONS, ALONG WITH EXHIBIT THEMED FOOD & DRINK TO THE PUBLIC. THIS YEAR, WE INITIATED A 7-WEEK SENIOR PAINTING CLASS, TO ENGAGE LOCAL SENIOR CITIZENS IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ART, ARTISTS, AND PROVIDE SEQUENTIAL INSTRUCTION IN ACRYLIC WILDLIFE PAINTING. THIS SERIES TOOK PLACE IN OUR MUSEUM ART GALLERIES AND IN OUR CLASSROOM. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION EMBODIES THE BEST EFFORTS OF HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS TO DEPICT WILDLIFE, INCLUDING OVER 5,000 CATALOGED ITEMS SPANNING 4,000 YEARS BY APPROXIMATELY 600 ARTISTS. AS A NATIONAL COLLECTION, IT EMPHASIZES PRIME EXAMPLES OF WORK PRODUCED BY ARTISTS FROM THE NATION ITSELF, WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION OF SUBJECTS, FORMS, STYLES, MATERIALS, AND MEDIA, SPANNING THE DIVERSITY OF THE NATION'S ARTISTS, THEIR ANTECEDENTS, AND THE TIMES AND PLACES IMPORTANT TO THEIR WORK. THE PRIMARY COLLECTING GOAL FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS RANGING FROM MAJOR ARTWORKS TO SUPPLEMENTAL PIECES, WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY AS WELL AS DIVERSITY OF THE COLLECTION WHILE ADDING THEMATIC DEPTH AND BREADTH. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, VICE-CHAIRMAN, TREASURER & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, DEVELOPMENT CHAIRMAN, COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, FACILITY & GROUNDS COMMITTEE CHAIR, COMMUNITY FOCUS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIRMAN. ALL ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED TO ACT WHEN THE FULL BOARD HAS NOT CONVENED. IF EITHER THE BOARD DELEGATES AN ITEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OR THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR BRINGS AN ITEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH NEEDS ACTION, THEY CAN ACT. IF THEY DO ACT, THE FULL BOARD STILL HEARS THE ISSUE AND COULD OVERTURN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THOUGH THAT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: WILLIAM G KERR AND KAVAR KERR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: SCOTT KIRKPATRICK AND LYNN FRIESS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ALL TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE DETAIL REVIEW HAS BEEN DELEGATED BY THE GOVERNING BODY TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE IS SENT TO EACH TRUSTEE. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE RESPONSES TO DETERMINE IF ANY CONFLICTS EXIST. NO CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN NOTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN ASSESS IN WRITING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR IN LIGHT OF STATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. IN KEEPING WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, A RECOMMENDATION IS THEN MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, WHICH REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. AN INDEPENDENT SALARY REVIEW IS PERFORMED EVERY THREE YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 362,725. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 120,257. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 78,456. TOTAL EXPENSES 561,438. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 215,384.