2018-09-25T07:59:36-05:00 2017-12-31 450250958 Eide Bailly LLP 401 N 31st St Ste 1120 PO Box 7112 Billings MT 591037112 990 2017-01-01 830180403 Buffalo Bill Memorial Association BUFF 3075874771 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 Bruce B Eldredge Executive Director/CEO 3075874771 2018-09-20 1 Deb Nelson CPA P01264758 4068962400 2018-09-20 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Buffalo Bill Center of the West Bruce B Eldredge 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 36154471 0 X www.centerofthewest.org X 1917 WY Inspire, educate & engage global audiences through an authentic experience with the American West 48 48 263 204 401481 -42190 12159624 14772362 3205122 3037880 5765031 6209886 1580129 1495676 22709906 25515804 26650 33933 0 0 6812525 7158428 0 0 1192479 6008401 5459582 12847576 12651943 9862330 12863861 180166861 196919132 450237 729756 179716624 196189376 X The Center is the world leader in presenting authentic interpretation and compelling experiences about the American West. Through our ideas, collections, and programs we educate worldwide audiences about the past, present, and future of the American West. 0 0 8288479 3421640 CURATORIAL, COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION:The Center is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.The Library, Curatorial, Conservation and Museum Services Departments care for more than 104,000 collection objects, 7,800 linear feet of archival and manuscript collections, 1 million historic photographs, 36,000 books, and an outdoor sculpture collection of over 20 bronzes and ferrous objects. As the only conservation laboratory within an institution in Wyoming, our conservator routinely responds to inquiries from museums and the public in Wyoming and the interior West. Center curators, archivists, and collections managers also routinely counsel and assist smaller institutions and individuals in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain region. The Center presented the following special exhibits on site:Cody to the World: Celebrating 100 Years at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, displaying objects from our 100-year history. Out West Where the North Begins: Harold McCracken in Alaska and the Arctic, 1916-1928, documented some of the adventures of Harold McCracken, the first professional director of the Center. That Day: Pictures in the American West by Laura Wilson, more than eighty large-scale images of contemporary inhabitants of the American West. Edward Curtis's The North American Indian, a traveling exhibition to public and academic libraries throughout Wyoming.Charlie's Circle: The Art and Influence of Charles M. Russell The Center presented the following symposia: The Buffalo Bill Centennial Symposium - the first significant scholarly conference to examine the life and legacy of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody since the early 1980s. An anthology of the articles presented at the symposium is being compiled to be published in the William F. Cody Series on the History and Culture of the American West. Arsenals of History: Firearms and Museums in the 21st Century, the first full-scale symposium dedicated to the academic and material culture study of firearms. Forged and Founded: Western American Sculpture. High Elevation Archaeology and Human Ecology Symposium, co-organized with the Wyoming Archaeology Society and Wyoming Society of Professional Archaeologists and in partnership with the Park County Historic Preservation Commission.The Center has continued to pursue digitization of collections to increase accessibility for research and educational purposes. 692676 286379 EDUCATION:The Center presented the following educational programs in 2017:Schools at the Center - Attendance on-site for schools was 5,118 in 2017. Over 1,200 total students visited the Center through our MILES program which provides scholarships, lodging, and transportation for students in Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado.Internet-based learning - Through a partnership with Microsoft in Education's Skype in the Classroom, Center educators reached nearly 25,000 students in 25 countries with interactive lessons on various topics tailored to different age groups.Family Fun Days - Over 1,000 people attended several programs to help families have fun interacting with each other and our exhibits through hands-on activity stations. 2017 events included Winterfest, Back to the Future, Hootin' Howlin' Halloween, and FallFest.Chuckwagon cooking demonstrations - Knowledgeable cooks made history come to life by talking to more than 7,800 visitors about cooking on a cattle drive, making Dutch oven biscuits, beans, and coffee over a campfire and serving them to visitors.Visiting artists - Seven visiting artists provided demonstrations of their work and interacted with visitors in the galleries.Off-campus programs - A geology float down the Shoshone River, a parfleche workshop for adults, a Discovery Field Trip for middle school kids in Grand Teton National Park, and Arrowheads, Atlases, and Archaeology were presented to various age groups.Tour guide program - Education staff conducted guided tours of the Center, serving 3,746 visitors. Spotlight programs - Docents and staff presented twenty-minute Spotlight Programs featuring a variety of museum topics to more than 4,500 visitors. Programs included The Essential Chuckwagon, The Story of "The Scout," The Sculptures of A.P. Proctor, Firearms of the West and Annie Oakley. Bear Aware programs, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, discussed bear safety and good habits to practice in bear country. Preschool Program - In the fall of 2017 we launched a preschool program at the Center which collaborates with area pre-schools and Park County School District #6 to offer tours to 3-5 year olds. The goal of the program is to help bridge the gap between pre-school and Kindergarten, and expose these young learners to our amazing collections and opportunities at the Center of the West. Virtual Arapaho Village - An education intern and a volunteer with experience with Virtual Reality created the foundation for a virtual experience in conjunction with the Plains Indian Museum.Adult offerings - Programs are offered throughout the year for adult learners and include Docent Training, Cody Culture Club, Buffalo Gals Luncheon, Behind the Scenes Tours of the Center, Coffee with Curators, Insider Experiences, Lunchtime Expedition and Draper After Dark lecture series, and numerous other lectures and author talks.Friday Family Activities -Family activities are offered every Friday afternoon during the summer, with three hands-on stations engaging visitors in the theme of the month. In June, the focus was on Plains Indian culture with trade activities, dime novel recreations, and Plains Indian crafts. In July, the theme was geology, and participants were taught about the volcanic rocks of the region, as well as the geo-thermal features of Yellowstone. In August, stations centered on water, allowing participants to make the Grand Prismatic Spring with coffee filters and tying flies and catching "fish" while learning about healthy stream systems.Intern program - In 2017 the Center hosted 19 interns who worked in a variety of museum departments including conservation, curatorial, registration, and education. Each internship is designed to give participants hands-on knowledge in their field and the opportunity to learn from museum professionals. The real strength of this program is that the impact is effectively doubled, aiding the Center as well as the student.Draper Museum Raptor Experience - The Center is home to 11 birds that are injured or otherwise unable to survive in the wild. Staff and volunteers present live programs daily at the Center and to schools and other organizations as requested. Staff and volunteers presented 512 programs attended by 33,200 people. 581009 33933 240212 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP:The Papers of William F. Cody: The Papers of William F. Cody published three books in coordination with University of Oklahoma Press for the William F. Cody Series on the History and Culture of the American West: Julia Bricklin's America's Best Female Sharpshooter: The Rise and Fall of Lillian Frances Smith, Steve Friesen's Lakota Performers in Europe: Their Culture and the Artifacts They Left Behind, and The Popular Frontier: Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Transnational Mass Culture, edited by Frank Christianson. Papers' staff wrote an article for America in Britain, Summer 2017, entitled "Buffalo Bill: The Cosmopolitan Frontier Hero," published by The American Museum in Britain, Bath, United Kingdom. The staff of The Papers, in collaboration with the Center for Research in the Digital Humanities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, digitized, transcribed, annotated, and uploaded 266 newspaper articles to www.CodyArchive.org as well as the 1896 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Route Book. Academic research: Staff contributed scholarly essays to The Best of Proctor's West: An In-depth Study of Eleven of Proctor's Bronzes, published four articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and wrote a two-part article on Harold McCracken's career for the Center's Points West magazine.Scientific research continues on a long-term project to monitor golden eagle nest occupation and productivity, and examine predator-prey dynamics in relation to variations in weather, landscape composition, and land use in northwestern Wyoming's Bighorn Basin. Known as the East Yellowstone Raptor Ecology Initiative (EYRI), the study has garnered international attention. 9562164 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 68 2 1 263 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 48 48 1 0 1 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 Meg Kath 3075874771 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 Barron G Collier II Chair of the Board 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Henry HR Coe Jr Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Margaret W Scarlett Vice Chair 9.80 X X 0 0 0 Paul V Cali Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Anne Dingus Secretary 1.40 X X 0 0 0 Wallace H Johnson General Counsel 18.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Gooch Armour Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Daniele D Bodini Trustee 0.30 X 0 0 0 John R Caldwell Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ruby Calvert Trustee 3.00 X 0 0 0 Richard B Cheney Trustee 0.40 X 0 0 0 Steve Cranfill Trustee 0.80 X 0 0 0 Ann Reynolds Crowell Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 George Dillman Trustee 1.20 X 0 0 0 Joan C Donner Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Flitner Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 William Foxley Trustee 0.10 X 0 0 0 Charles C Francis Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Margaret Frere Trustee 0.80 X 0 0 0 William C Garlow Trustee (thru 12/14/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas P Grainger Trustee 1.60 X 0 0 0 C Harris Haston Trustee 0.10 X 0 0 0 Deborah Goppert Hofstedt Trustee 0.60 X 0 0 0 Ray L Hunt Trustee 0.10 X 0 0 0 Peter W Kuyper Trustee 2.70 X 0 0 0 David M Leuschen Trustee 0.10 X 0 0 0 Patrick R McDonald Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Henry P McIntosh IV Trustee 1.40 X 0 0 0 Carol J McMurry Trustee 0.40 X 0 0 0 Arthur Middleton Trustee 0.60 X 0 0 0 Linda Spencer Murchison Trustee 1.20 X 0 0 0 James E Nielson Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jay E Nielson Trustee 0.60 X 0 0 0 Harold C Ramser Jr Trustee (thru 11/1/17) 5.80 X 0 0 0 Rusty R Rokita Trustee 17.80 X 0 0 0 William N Shiebler Trustee 3.00 X 0 0 0 Alan K Simpson Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Colin M Simpson Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 H Leighton Steward Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 John C Sullivan Trustee 2.40 X 0 0 0 Michael J Sullivan Trustee 3.20 X 0 0 0 James G Taggart Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 Naoma J Tate Trustee 4.80 X 0 0 0 Harold E Wackman Trustee 1.40 X 0 0 0 A Richard Walje Trustee 0.40 X 0 0 0 Samuel B Webb Jr Trustee 4.40 X 0 0 0 Edward Webster Trustee 1.70 X 0 0 0 William D Weiss Trustee 4.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa F Wirthlin Trustee 1.10 X 0 0 0 Peter Wold Trustee 0.25 X 0 0 0 Bruce B Eldredge Executive Director/CEO 47.00 X 225331 0 47509 Lynn P Rodgers Chief Financial Officer 44.00 X 112186 0 43063 Kelly A Jensen Director of Development 47.00 X 148188 0 39207 485705 0 129779 3 0 1 0 Gallagher & Associates 8665 Georgia Ave Silver Spring MD 20910 Exhibit Design 520452 Madden Media 345 E Toole Ave Tocson AZ 85701 Marketing 319517 The Compass Group 1425 K Street NW Washington DC 20005 Consultant 165000 Hirtle Callaghan 5 Tower Bridge 300 Barr Harbor Dr Conshohocken PA 19428 Investment Services 149406 Groathouse Construction Inc 1050 3rd St Suite A Laramie WY 82070 Construction Management 123858 5 324761 230250 613247 13604104 1458456 14772362 Admissions 713990 2443859 2443859 Program Fees 713990 555890 555890 38131 38131 3037880 1377996 1377996 69644 12553 57091 57091 57091 14165165 220860 9461574 92561 4703591 128299 4831890 4831890 156035 230250 166415 -10380 -10380 191430 54297 137133 137133 2163099 851267 1311832 910351 401481 25515804 3948231 401481 6393730 33933 33933 429986 41384 362920 25682 5124397 3858264 670870 595263 117261 70428 26498 20335 1026889 698911 202828 125150 459895 345801 59017 55077 225344 52964 7380 165000 5906 5906 95504 95504 227091 210537 16554 469096 440044 8138 20914 484137 483082 146 909 952100 701532 195069 55499 191966 122236 35190 34540 420991 407975 12677 339 365814 260211 77269 28334 13831 11219 1956 656 1421957 1393518 28439 175000 149792 25208 Repair & Maintenance 136095 132207 3777 111 Publications 116253 77763 8283 30207 Entertainment 99823 23008 44602 32213 UBTI Taxes 482 482 58192 47355 8587 2250 12651943 9562164 1897300 1192479 2281427 3116200 3266503 4226443 319779 261929 850691 1729688 220223 139987 62230764 28667099 32691209 33563665 41184438 53142653 10682520 11841909 88670071 88896658 180166861 196919132 450237 729756 450237 729756 X 19260926 24512388 116472393 122012022 43983305 49664966 179716624 196189376 180166861 196919132 12863861 3424623 184268 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5512473 8303997 10195894 12159624 14772362 50944350 5512473 8303997 10195894 12159624 14772362 50944350 12856979 38087371 1604400 1231228 1182812 1145915 1447640 6611995 23139 4064 12481 39684 7130 7130 57603159 29122333 0.66120 0.63100 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Insurance Reimbursement - 2013 Amount: $ 7,130. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 199725 88896658 X X X X 1 50946402 6310215 9125507 2409698 63972426 47264365 2641913 3190426 2150302 50946402 49323926 2172480 -2186155 2045886 47264365 48735506 2241898 581307 2234785 49323926 41780336 3537479 6387447 2969756 48735506 0.16110 0.14790 0.69100 1 0 156764 156764 43736265 14743864 28992401 1254496 568375 686121 1554399 1161832 392567 15528840 12193028 3335812 33563665 Investment in Passive Foreign Investment Companies 10829773 F Wyoming Community Foundation Agency Endowment 1012136 F 11841909 Art & Bronzes 33230341 Artifacts, Photos, Memorabilia 55666317 88896658 X 29997232 3424623 184268 3608891 26388341 227091 -1099628 -872537 25515804 13524480 1099628 1099628 12424852 227091 227091 12651943 Part III, Line 4: The Center has over 100,000 objects; 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 about 177,500 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 500,000 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 X, Line 2: The Association is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, except for income from catering activities and the sale of certain items by the Association's gift shop. Income taxes related to these sales were not material during the years ended December 31, 2017 or 2016. The Association accounts for uncertainty in income taxes using a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken. Tax positions are evaluated for recognition, derecognition, and measurement using consistent criteria. Based on an analysis prepared by the Association, there were no uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2017 or 2016. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Direct fundraising/gaming expenses reported in revenue for tax reporting -220,712. Cost of goods sold reported in revenue for tax reporting -851,267. Reclassification of net assets -15,096. Rental expenses reported in revenue for tax reporting -12,553. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct fundraising/gaming expenses reported in revenue for tax reporting 220,712. Reclassification of net assets 15,096. Cost of goods sold reported in revenue for tax reporting 851,267. Rental expenses reported in revenue for tax reporting 12,553. Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments 10829773 0 0 0 0 0 0 10829773 0 10829773 1 0 1 1 1 0 Rendezvous Royale 386285 230250 156035 31165 75940 16306 43004 386285 230250 156035 31165 75940 16306 43004 166415 -10380 191430 54297 0 191430 54297 54297 137133 WY 0 Not required by state law. 0 1 0 1.00000 Meg Kath 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 0 Kelly Jensen 1500 Overall management of the raffle. X 0 1 Ball State University 2000 University Avenue Muncie IN 47306 356000221 State of Indiana 33933 research 1 0 Part I, Line 2: The Center's current grants are reimbursement grants. Staff review the use of grant funds at least semi-annually or more frequently if grantee submits reimbursement sooner. X X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruce B Eldredge Executive Director/CEO 222760 0 0 0 2571 0 9366 0 39324 0 274021 0 0 0 Lynn P Rodgers Chief Financial Officer 111596 0 0 0 590 0 4919 0 39401 0 156506 0 0 0 Kelly A Jensen Director of Development 142775 0 5000 0 413 0 5985 0 34504 0 188677 0 0 0 Part I, Line 1a The Executive Director received travel for companions during 2017 and the amount was treated as taxable compensation. The Executive Director is provided a personal residence for the convenience of the Center, which is located within the Center's campus. X 25 34794 Opinion of Expert X 16564 Opinion of Expert X 2245 Opinion of Expert X 18 171286 Market Value X 261 1104659 Opinion of Expert X 1397 103271 Opinion of Expert X Supplies 33 15528 Actual Cost X Fundraising Supplies 5 10109 Actual Cost 2 0 1 0 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. Business Relationships: James Nielson and Jay Nielson; Alan K. Simpson and Colin M. Simpson; Lynn Rodgers and Harris Haston; Harris Haston, James Nielson and Jay Nielson; Ray Hunt and David Leuschen; Margaret Scarlett and Edward Webster. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The bylaws were amended to change the composition of the Executive Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Chair of the Finance, Investment and Personnel Committee, Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer, and Accounting Manager 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/. 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