2020-10-19T14:18:17-05:00 2019-12-31 450250958 Eide Bailly LLP 800 Nicollet Mall Ste 1300 Minneapolis MN 554027033 990 2019-01-01 830180403 Buffalo Bill Memorial Association BUFF 3075874771 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 Peter S Seibert Executive Director/CEO 3075874771 2020-09-23 1 Deb Nelson CPA P01264758 6122536500 2020-09-21 63.233.88.226 2020-09-23 13:29:22 CD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 F4E1B545B5A64400ED95821F5295FDCB6EE8A6F8 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Buffalo Bill Center of the West Peter S Seibert 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 27140691 0 X www.centerofthewest.org X 1917 WY Connecting people with the stories of the American West 50 50 245 120 371571 18850 6851558 8846453 3028737 2801387 2883331 3288414 1472991 1214281 14236617 16150535 37088 0 0 0 7661333 6753705 0 0 1134398 5617747 5443227 13316168 12196932 920449 3953603 193451883 119386912 3429451 6750579 190022432 112636333 X Connecting people with the stories of the American West. 0 0 7372730 2964867 CURATORIAL, COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION:The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is an accredited museum with over 150,000 square feet of exhibit space representing five disciplines - art, life and times of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, firearms, natural history of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Plains Indians history and culture. The Center houses more than 104,000 collection objects, 7,800 linear feet of archival collections, 36,000 books, and more a million historic photographs. The curatorial and museum services staffs also serve as experts to other museums, archives and libraries throughout Wyoming and surrounding states. Of note is that the Center is the only museum in Wyoming to have a full-time professional conservation staff. 1219528 312590 EDUCATION:The Center has a strong formal educational program that addresses both the pedagogical and content knowledge of K-16 students. On-site programs connect students and teachers to specific standards in Wyoming state history and STEM curricula. Virtual programs, particularly the Skype in the Classroom Program, have brought the museum to more than 100,000 students around the globe and has garnered numerous awards from Microsoft in Education. The museum's expertise in this area has been recognized through numerous partnerships with the state of Wyoming's Department of Education.The Center has expansive adult and family educational programs for both the casual day visitor as well as the local community. This includes guided tours, daily raptor experience programs, children's workshops and field experiences, lectures, evening programs and other activities. The museum also partners with numerous community organizations to bring cultural events to the Cody community. The museum's strategic plan addresses the key role that the museum has in supporting the Cody community through providing educational opportunities within the region. 1169370 158461 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP:The Center prides itself on its research and scholarly programs. With a substantial research library, the museum's staff works with outside scholars to connect the Center with stories of the American West. This includes producing original popular and scholarly publications (both paper and virtual) on a wide range of topics. Among these is the popular publication Points West produced three times a year and featuring a wide range of popular articles on topics in the American west. Long-term Center projects include a study of golden eagle nesting ecology and diet in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin and the research, editing and publishing of materials regarding William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.The Center also fosters outside research through both academic and scientific projects connected with universities and research organizations. An example is an on-going partnership with UC Berkley on animal migrations and predator/prey research in the Greater Yellowstone region. 9761628 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 87 2 1 245 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 50 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC X X Lynn P Rodgers 3075874771 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 Peter S Seibert Executive Director/CEO 50.00 X 229099 0 27357 Lynn P Rodgers Chief Financial Officer/COO 45.00 X 118366 0 32007 Kelly A Jensen Director of Development (Jan-Jul) 48.00 X 117456 0 16370 William N ShieblerTrustee (Jan-Sep)/Chair of Board (Sep-Dec) 5.80 X X 0 0 0 Barron G Collier IIChair of the Board (Jan-Sep)/Trustee (Sep-Dec) 3.80 X X 0 0 0 Linda Spencer MurchisonTrustee (Jan-Sep)/Vice Chair (Sep-Dec) 2.90 X X 0 0 0 Henry HR Coe JrVice Chair (Jan-Sep)/Trustee (Sep-Dec) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Margaret W ScarlettVice Chair (Jan-Sep)/Trustee (Sep-Dec) 2.90 X X 0 0 0 Naoma J TateVice Chair (Jan-Sep)/Trustee (Sep-Dec) 2.30 X X 0 0 0 Mary Anne DingusSecretary (Jan-Sep)/Trustee (Sep-Dec) 0.80 X X 0 0 0 Jay NielsonTrustee (Jan-Sep)/Secretary (Sep-Dec) 1.90 X X 0 0 0 Paul V Cali Treasurer 1.70 X X 0 0 0 Steve CranfillTrustee (Jan-Feb)/General Counsel (Feb-Dec) 1.40 X X 0 0 0 Wallace H Johnson Trustee and General Counsel (Jan) 13.80 X X 0 0 0 Mary Gooch Armour Trustee 1.90 X 0 0 0 Daniele D Bodini Trustee 0.40 X 0 0 0 John R Caldwell Trustee 1.90 X 0 0 0 Ruby Calvert Trustee 1.40 X 0 0 0 Richard B Cheney Trustee 0.20 X 0 0 0 Laura IU Collier Trustee 1.30 X 0 0 0 Ann Reynolds Crowell Trustee 2.70 X 0 0 0 George Dillman Trustee (Jan-Sep) 0.40 X 0 0 0 Joan C Donner Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Flitner Trustee 1.90 X 0 0 0 Margaret Frere Trustee 0.80 X 0 0 0 William Foxley Trustee (Jan-Jun) 0.10 X 0 0 0 Lindsay Garlow Trustee 0.20 X 0 0 0 Thomas P Grainger Trustee 1.50 X 0 0 0 W Grant Gregory Trustee 0.90 X 0 0 0 C Harris Haston Trustee 0.60 X 0 0 0 Deborah Goppert Hofstedt Trustee 6.90 X 0 0 0 Ray L Hunt Trustee (Jan-Sep) 0.10 X 0 0 0 Peter W Kuyper Trustee 2.30 X 0 0 0 David M Leuschen Trustee 0.10 X 0 0 0 Patrick R McDonald Trustee 2.30 X 0 0 0 Henry P McIntosh IV Trustee 1.20 X 0 0 0 Carol J McMurry Trustee (Jan-Jun) 0.20 X 0 0 0 Matthew H Mead Trustee (Sep-Dec) 0.20 X 0 0 0 Arthur Middleton Trustee 1.20 X 0 0 0 James E Nielson Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rusty R Rokita Trustee 15.40 X 0 0 0 Glenn R Ross Trustee 0.20 X 0 0 0 Alan K Simpson Trustee 1.90 X 0 0 0 Colin M Simpson Trustee 0.20 X 0 0 0 H Leighton Steward Trustee (Jan) 2.10 X 0 0 0 John C Sullivan Trustee 2.30 X 0 0 0 Michael J Sullivan Trustee 1.30 X 0 0 0 James G Taggart Trustee 1.90 X 0 0 0 Samuel J Tilden Trustee 0.20 X 0 0 0 Harold E Wackman Trustee 3.80 X 0 0 0 Rebecca W Watson Trustee 0.80 X 0 0 0 Samuel B Webb Jr Trustee (Jan-Mar) 0.40 X 0 0 0 C Edward Webster Trustee 1.40 X 0 0 0 William D Weiss Trustee 3.80 X 0 0 0 Lisa F Wirthlin Trustee 1.70 X 0 0 0 Peter Wold Trustee 0.60 X 0 0 0 Glenn Ross Trustee (Sep-Dec) 0.20 X 0 0 0 S J Tilden Trustee (Sep-Dec) 0.20 X 0 0 0 464921 0 75734 3 0 1 0 Creo Exhibits 8329 216th St SE Woodinville WA 98072 Exhibit Design 1961309 Gallagher & Associates 8665 Georgia Ave Silver Spring MD 20910 Exhibit Design 980320 Hirtle Callaghan 5 Tower Bridge 300 Barr Harbor Dr Conshohocken PA 19428 Investment Services 172894 The Compass Group Inc 2961-A Hunter Mill Rd Suite 808 Oakton VA 22124 Fundraising Consultant 108000 4 329250 183575 304158 8029470 741074 8846453 Admissions 713990 2285323 2285323 Program Fees 713990 516064 516064 2801387 1706666 258 1706408 7517 7517 72124 28202 43922 43922 43922 10237311 1303100 8215656 1743007 2021655 -439907 1581748 1581748 126095 183575 126452 -357 -357 208588 52822 155766 155766 1829861 824017 1005844 634531 371313 Insurance Reimbursement 900099 1589 1589 1589 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-90169595 X X 0 0 0 X 10195894 12159624 14772362 6851558 9319484 53298922 10195894 12159624 14772362 6851558 9319484 53298922 11223301 42075621 1182812 1145915 1447640 1472700 1786307 7035374 4064 12481 16545 60350841 31056331 0.69720 0.67420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 1 59906816 1596457 11317238 2272318 70548193 63972426 2826587 -4524783 2367414 59906816 50946402 6310215 9125507 2409698 63972426 47264365 2641913 3190426 2150302 50946402 49323926 2172480 -2186155 2045886 47264365 0.11840 0.63520 0.24640 1 0 156764 156764 53301287 16408873 36892414 2764114 2007446 756668 15093324 11793581 3299743 41105589 Investment in Passive Foreign Investment Companies 13100447 F Wyoming Community Foundation Agency Endowment 962567 F Investments in Limited Partnerships 4857037 F 18920051 Part III, Line 4: The Center has over 104,000 objects; more than 1 million historical photographs; 36,000 books; and 7,800 linear feet of documents and records in its collections. The Center is noted for its historical objects related to William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Plains Indians culture, western art, and firearms. The Center uses these collections to reach over 170,000 visitors to our facility annually through interactive and interpretive programs including exhibitions, adult and family programs, scholarly lectures, research projects and similar programs. It also has a growing collection of natural history specimens used by staff and outside researchers for reference and research related to biodiversity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Rocky Mountain West. The Center reaches almost 765,000 individual web users each year who access collections, programs and information about the American West through our website. Part V, Line 4: Endowments are restricted for the following purposes: curatorial conservation, collections, and educational programs. Endowments which are not restricted as to purpose are used to support all Center activities. Part III, Line 1a: Collections - In conformity with accounting policies generally followed by museums, the value of the Center's collections has been excluded from the Statement of Financial Position, and gifts of collection objects are excluded from revenue in the Statement of Activities. Purchases of collection objects by the Center are recorded as decreases in net assets in the Statement of Activities. Pursuant to Center policy, proceeds from the sale of collection objects and related insurance settlements are recorded as net assets restricted for the acquisition of collection objects. Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments 13100000 0 0 0 0 0 0 13100000 0 13100000 1 0 1 1 0 0 Part III Accounting Method: Schedule F, Part IV: The Association reviews its direct and indirect investments during the tax period for determining required foreign filings. The Association makes direct and indirect transfers to foreign corporations. The Association would file Form 926 or Form 8865 if the transfers met the requirements for filing. The Association's transfers to foreign corporations did require filing Form 926. The Association has ownership interests in foreign corporations. The Association would file Form 5471 or Form 8865 if the ownership met the requirements for filing. The Association's ownership in foreign corporations did not require filing Form 5471. The Association invests in partnerships that hold direct or indirect interests in passive foreign investment companies (PFICs). The Association would file Form 8621s for underlying investments that generate unrelated business income. The Association would not file Form 8621s where the investment partnerships have properly filed Form 8621s, or where the underlying investments did not generate any unrelated business income. The Association did not require filing Form 8621. Rendezvous Royale 309670 183575 126095 1700 73966 24198 26588 309670 183575 126095 1700 73966 24198 26588 126452 -357 208588 44500 8322 0 208588 44500 8322 52822 155766 WY 0 Not required by state law. 0 1 0 1.00000 Lynn P Rodgers 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 0 Kelly JensenLee Haines 1500 The Center conducts a raffle annually in conjuction with Rendezvous Royale. The Director of Development provides overall management of the raffle. X 0 X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Peter S Seibert Executive Director/CEO 198878 0 9000 0 21221 0 317 0 29367 0 258783 0 0 0 Lynn P Rodgers Chief Financial Officer/COO 117754 0 0 0 612 0 5067 0 28929 0 152362 0 0 0 Part I, Line 1a The Board of Trustees requires the Executive Director to reside on the Center's campus. Part I, Line 7 The Executive Director/CEO received a discretionary bonus determined by the Chair of the Board. X 9 215522 Opinion of Experts X 15675 Opinion of Experts X 13 216917 Market Value X 1 140000 Market Value X 1 27775 Sale Price X Concert Grand Piano 1 82000 Opinion of Experts X Fundraising Gifts 12 43185 Actual Costs 3 0 1 0 Part I, Column (b): Column (b) represents the number of donors. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees shall have and may exercise all of the power and authority of the Board of Trustees during intervals between regular meetings of the Board of Trustees, except as hereinafter limited from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees and as limited by applicable law. The Executive Committee shall consist of all of the Officers of the Center, the Chairs of the Standing Committees and no more than five additional trustees. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Family Relationships: John R. Caldwell and Joan C. Donner; James E. Nielson and Jay E. Nielson; Alan K. Simpson and Colin M. Simpson; Margaret W. Scarlett and Ed Webster; Barron G. Collier II and Laura I U Collier. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Chair of the Finance, Investment and Personnel Committee, Executive Director, and Chief Financial Officer review the return prior to filing. An electronic copy of the Form 990 is provided to the Trustees prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The conflict of interest policy covers trustees and officers. Trustees are asked annually to review the policy. The Center has a permanent record of conflicts for family relationships. The Chairman of the Board, standing committee chairs and advisory board chairs ask for a declaration of conflicts in every meeting. Such declarations are recorded in the minutes of the meeting and the chair of the meeting must take action to eliminate the real or perceived conflict. Action may include the individual voluntarily recusing him/herself from the discussion and decision making related to the conflict or action by the chair (if warranted) to force the individual to remove him/herself from the discussion and decision making. In addition, some employees are also required to complete an annual conflict of interest disclosure. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Board of Directors designates a committee to provide the Executive Director/CEO with a confidential performance and compensation evaluation. The Director of Human Resources researches Forms 990 form compensation information from museums that are similar in size and budget and provides the information to the committee. In addition, the committee is provided with compensation information from salary surveys performed by the American Alliance of Museums and the American Association of Art Directors. The committee evaluates the Executive Director/CEO's performance and adjusts compensation in line with the industry standards. The CFO's compensation is subject to review by the Executive Director/CEO and utilizes comparability data. The process is documented. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public as required by the State of Wyoming. Financial statements and Form 990 are available on request and on the organization's website: http://centerofthewest.org/about-us/annual-reports/. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: The Center changed its method of accounting for collections as of January 1, 2019. The purpose of the change is to conform to the industry standard to not capitalize collections. -90,169,595. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2b: The Association is in the process of changing its fiscal year, and the audit that would normally cover this period will cover 18 months from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 Buffalo Bill Asset Assurance Corporation 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 371621169 To support the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association WY 501(c)(3) Line 12a, I Buffalo Bill Memorial Association 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0