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BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION (EIN 83-0180403)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-09-30
IRS object ID
201622749349300607
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2016-09-30T09:54:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1401 N 31ST ST STE 1120 PO BOX 7112AddressLine1Txt
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Filer Filer

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EIN830180403EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBUFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3075874771PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityCODYCityNm
State AbbreviationWYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonBRUCE B ELDREDGEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3075874771PhoneNum
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Phone4068962400PhoneNum
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Form 990 IRS990

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Business Name Line1BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WESTBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Principal OfficerBRUCE B ELDREDGEPrincipalOfficerNm

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State AbbreviationWYStateAbbreviationCd
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Gross Receipts$19,779,899GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CENTEROFTHEWEST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionINSPIRE, EDUCATE & ENGAGE GLOBAL AUDIENCES THROUGH AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE WITH THE AMERICAN WESTActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers211TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$3,058,289CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,076,109PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,467,229CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,153,517PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,421,150CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,267,531PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,142,562CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$38,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$11,555,996PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$12,539,461CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,711,535PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,603,101CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$172,667,373TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$172,701,466TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$531,566TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$471,411TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$172,135,807NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$172,230,055NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE 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.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,828,206ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,525,840RevenueAmt
DescCURATORIAL, COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION:THE CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS.THE CURATORIAL, CONSERVATION AND MUSEUM SERVICES DEPARTMENTS CARE FOR MORE THAN 104,000 COLLECTION OBJECTS, 7,800 LINEAR FEET OF ARCHIVAL AND MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS, 600,000 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS, AND AN OUTDOOR SCULPTURE COLLECTION OF OVER 20 BRONZES AND FERROUS OBJECTS. AS THE ONLY CONSERVATION LABORATORY WITHIN AN INSTITUTION IN WYOMING, THE 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 WHITNEY WESTERN ART MUSEUM TRAVELED TWO MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, PAINTED JOURNEYS: THE ART OF JOHN MIX STANLEY AND GO WEST! ART OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER FROM THE BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST TO VENUES ACROSS THE U.S. AS A PARTNER WITH THE RICKETTS ART FOUNDATION AND THE MUSEUM OF THE MOUNTAIN MAN, THE WHITNEY HELPED LAUNCH THE MOST EXTENSIVE ONLINE COLLECTION OF THE WESTERN PAINTINGS OF ALFRED JACOB MILLER IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, FUR TRADERS AND RENDEZVOUS: THE ALFRED JACOB MILLER ONLINE CATALOGUE. THE CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL EXHIBITS: JOURNEYING WEST: DISTINCTIVE FIREARMS FROM THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION; THE GREATEST GUN DESIGNER IN HISTORY: JOHN MOSES BROWNING; WESTERN FIREARMS GALLERY; AND THE FORGOTTEN WINCHESTER FROM GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM COMPLETED THE MASTER DESIGN PHASE OF A FULL-SCALE REINSTALLATION.THE CENTER'S MCCRACKEN RESEARCH LIBRARY HAS CONTINUED TO PURSUE DIGITIZATION OF COLLECTIONS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. IN 2015 THE CENTER'S MCCRACKEN RESEARCH LIBRARY SCANNED AND CATALOGUED AN ADDITIONAL 6,000 FIREARMS DESIGN DRAWINGS, AND APPROXIMATELY 6,500 BUFFALO BILL-RELATED PHOTOGRAPHS. ALL WERE UPLOADED TO THE CENTER WEBSITE IN A SEARCHABLE DATABASE. ONGOING PROJECTS IN 2015 INCLUDED UPLOADING VIDEO CLIPS TO THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS ARCHIVE FOR A CURRENT TOTAL OF 1124 FILM CLIPS, AND PROCESSING AND DESCRIBING PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIONS OF THE ARTIST JAMES BAMA AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER KEN BLACKBIRD. THE CENTER'S DRAPER NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED THE EXHIBITION, WYOMING GRASSLANDS, AND PUBLISHED AN ACCOMPANYING BOOK THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS. THE DRAPER MUSEUM ADDED APPROXIMATELY 150 NEW SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS TO ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION IN 2015, INCLUDING MORE THAN 80 GRAY WOLF SKULLS FROM THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.THE CENTER'S PLAINS INDIAN MUSEUM OPENED THE EXHIBITION ADORNMENT OF THE WEST: AMERICAN INDIAN AS ARTIST, FEATURED AT THE CENTER FROM JUNE TO NOVEMBER 2015. WE HOSTED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIAN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FORM OF CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE AGE STUDENTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$514,937ExpenseAmt
Revenue$205,656RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION:THE CENTER PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN 2015:SCHOOL PROGRAMMING - SELF-GUIDED OR DOCENT/EDUCATOR-GUIDED TOURS FOR 5,800 STUDENTS, INCLUDING 500 STUDENTS WHO TRAVELED FROM AROUND THE STATE AND FOR WHOM THE CENTER ASSISTED IN TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES.INTERNET-BASED LEARNING - THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH SKYPE IN THE CLASSROOM AND MICROSOFT IN EDUCATION, EDUCATORS REACHED OVER 10,000 STUDENTS IN 47 STATES AND 15 COUNTRIES TO OFFER INTERACTIVE LESSONS TO CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. FAMILY FUN DAYS - MORE THAN 1,500 PEOPLE ATTENDED 7 PROGRAMS TO HELP FAMILIES HAVE FUN INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER AND OUR EXHIBITS THROUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITY STATIONS WHERE THEY CREATED ART PROJECTS, PLAYED GAMES, INTERACTED WITH "PLEASE TOUCH" OBJECTS, AND SOLVED CLUES TO DISCOVER NEW MEANINGS HIDDEN IN THE CENTER'S COLLECTION. CHUCKWAGON COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS - KNOWLEDGEABLE COOKS MADE HISTORY COME TO LIFE BY TALKING TO MORE THAN 10,000 VISITORS ABOUT COOKING ON A CATTLE DRIVE AND BY MAKING DUTCH OVEN BISCUITS, BEANS AND COFFEE OVER A CAMPFIRE AND SERVING THEM TO VISITORS.VISITING ARTISTS - THREE ARTISTS CAME TO THE CENTER AND THEY TAUGHT A FIELD WORKSHOP FOR TEENAGERS AND AN ART CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND INTERACTED WITH VISITORS IN THE GALLERIES.GARDEN PROGRAMS - MORE THAN 1,000 VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN GARDEN PROGRAMS WHICH INVOLVED A CRAFT, AN ACTIVITY, OR A LESSON.OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAMS - A GEOLOGY HIKE IN THE CLARK'S FORK CANYON, A GEOLOGY FLOAT DOWN THE SHOSHONE RIVER, A TWO-DAY DISCOVERY FIELD TRIP ON CANOES IN THE BIGHORN CANYON, AND A PADDLE BOARDING AND STARGAZING EVENT WERE PRESENTED TO VARIOUS AGE GROUPS.SPOTLIGHT PROGRAMS - DOCENTS AND STAFF PRESENTED TWENTY-MINUTE SPOTLIGHT PROGRAMS FEATURING A VARIETY OF MUSEUM TOPICS TO MORE THAN 2,000 VISITORS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE ESSENTIAL CHUCKWAGON, THE STORY OF "THE SCOUT", THE SCULPTURES OF A.P. PROCTOR, 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. GREATER YELLOWSTONE RAPTOR EXPERIENCE - LIVE RAPTOR PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED DAILY AT THE CENTER AND TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER PUBLIC GROUPS IN THE AREA. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PRESENTED MORE THAN 500 PROGRAMS THAT WERE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 40,000 VISITORS.TOUR GUIDE PROGRAM - EDUCATION STAFF CONDUCTED GUIDED TOURS OF THE CENTER SERVING 3,888 VISITORS. AUDIO TOURS - AN AUDIO TOUR OF THE WHITNEY WESTERN ART MUSEUM PROVIDES IN-DEPTH INFORMATION FEATURING 25 ARTWORKS AND WITH INSIGHTS THROUGH CURATOR AND SCHOLAR INTERVIEWS, DESCRIPTIVE ARTISTIC DETAIL, AND SPECIAL FEATURES.COMMUNITY FESTIVALS - THE CENTER PARTNERED WITH MANY COMMUNITY GROUPS AND STATE AND FEDERAL WILDLIFE AGENCIES IN TWO MAJOR COMMUNITY EVENTS, THE SPRING INTO YELLOWSTONE BIRDING AND WILDLIFE FESTIVAL AND THE CODY WILD WEST RIVERFEST WHICH DREW ATTENTION TO THE ECOLOGICAL AND RECREATIONAL BENEFITS OF THE SHOSHONE RIVER.PLAINS INDIAN MUSEUM POWWOW - OUR 34TH ANNUAL PLAINS INDIAN MUSEUM POWWOW DREW ABOUT 3,000 ATTENDEES AND DANCERS, DRUM GROUPS, AND ARTISTS FROM NORTHERN PLAINS TRIBES.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 AND INSIDER EXPERIENCES.LECTURES - 26 LECTURE PROGRAMS WITH APPROXIMATELY 2600 PEOPLE WERE PRESENTED TO PRIMARILY ADULT AUDIENCES INCLUDING THE DRAPER NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM LUNCHTIME EXPEDITIONS LECTURE SERIES, WHITNEY WESTERN ART MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES, BOOK AUTHOR LECTURES, FELLOWSHIP SCHOLARS PRESENTATIONS, AND PROGRAMS BY OUR CURATORIAL STAFF.INTERN PROGRAM - THE CENTER HAD 9 INTERNS FROM 9 STATES IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: LIBRARY, EDUCATION, FIREARMS CURATORIAL, FIREARMS RECORDS, WESTERN ART CURATORIAL, REGISTRATION, AND THE PAPERS OF WILLIAM F. CODY. IN ADDITION, 74 INTERNS (5 IN 2015) FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE, THE UK, FINLAND, EGYPT, SOUTH KOREA AND SPAIN HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN THE CONSERVATION INTERN PROGRAM AT THE CENTER SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 2008.YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK PROGRAMMING - FROM JUNE THROUGH AUGUST, THE CENTER PRESENTS 4 PROGRAMS PER WEEK IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AT LAKE LODGE ON TOPICS THAT INCLUDE ART, AMERICAN HISTORY, AND NATURAL HISTORY.Desc

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Grant$59,499GrantAmt
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DescRESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP:THE PAPERS OF WILLIAM F. CODY CONTINUED ITS PROGRAM TO COLLECT CODY'S WRITINGS AND INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED ABOUT HIM, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND CODY'S BUSINESS RECORDS. MORE THAN 20 SCHOLARS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT REPRESENTING 10 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. THIS INFORMATION IS COLLECTED AND PUBLISHED ONLINE VIA THE CODY ARCHIVE (WWW.CODYARCHIVE.ORG) THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA -- LINCOLN. ADDITIONALLY, THE PAPERS PUBLISHES REPRINTS OF HISTORICAL BOOKS BY AND ABOUT WILLIAM F. CODY THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS. 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 THE MULTIPLE USE LANDSCAPE OF THE BIGHORN BASIN, IN NORTHWESTERN WYOMING. INTERIM RESULTS WERE PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES. TWELVE RESEARCHERS FROM EIGHT INSTITUTIONS CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON SPECIMENS IN THE DRAPER NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM RESEARCH COLLECTIONS.Desc
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Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (51 entries)

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BARRON G COLLIER II
CHAIR OF THE BOARD5.80Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY HR COE JR
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET W SCARLETT
VICE CHAIR1.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAOMA J TATE
VICE CHAIR1.90Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL V CALI
TREASURER3.80Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ANNE DINGUS
SECRETARY0.80Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALLACE H JOHNSON
GENERAL COUNSEL19.20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIS MCDONALD IV
GENERAL COUNSEL (PARTIAL YEAR)0.30Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY GOOCH ARMOUR
TRUSTEE1.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDON H BARROWS
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIELE D BODINI
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN R CALDWELL
TRUSTEE0.80Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUBY CALVERT
TRUSTEE0.60Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENIS H CARROLL
TRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR)0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD B CHENEY
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN REYNOLDS CROWELL
TRUSTEE1.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE DILLMAN
TRUSTEE5.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN C DONNER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY FLITNER
TRUSTEE0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES C FRANCIS
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM C GARLOW
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS P GRAINGER
TRUSTEE1.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
C HARRIS HASTON
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH GOPPERT HOFSTEDT
TRUSTEE6.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAY L HUNT
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER W KUYPER
TRUSTEE1.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID M LEUSCHEN
TRUSTEE0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK R MCDONALD
TRUSTEE2.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY P MCINTOSH IV
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL J MCMURRY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA SPENCER MURCHISON
TRUSTEE0.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES E NIELSON
TRUSTEE1.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY D PETRY
TRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR)0.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAROLD C RAMSER JR
TRUSTEE5.80Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSTY R ROKITA
TRUSTEE9.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM N SHIEBLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN K SIMPSON
TRUSTEE1.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLIN M SIMPSON
TRUSTEE0.20Yes (X)$0$0$0
H LEIGHTON STEWARD
TRUSTEE2.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN C SULLIVAN
TRUSTEE1.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J SULLIVAN
TRUSTEE3.80Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES G TAGGART
TRUSTEE1.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAROLD E WACKMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
A RICHARD WALJE
TRUSTEE0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGO GRANT WALSH
TRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR)26.90Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL B WEBB JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM D WEISS
TRUSTEE0.40Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA F WIRTHLIN
TRUSTEE1.10Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE B ELDREDGE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO50.00Yes (X)$205,454$0$37,746
LYNN P RODGERS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER43.00Yes (X)$106,759$0$33,217
KELLY A JENSEN
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT48.00$104,496$0$28,468Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$416,709TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$99,431TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
TIAA-CREF
PO BOX 159CHARLOTTENC282011259FINANCIAL SERVICES$374,818
BARNHART
1641 CALIFORNIA ST 400DENVERCO80202COMMUNICATION SERVICES$368,856
WESTLAKE REED
PO BOX 932272CLEVELANDOH441932273ARCHITECT$319,211
SPLIT ROCK STUDIOS
2071 GATEWAY BLVDARDEN HILLSMN55112EXHIBIT DESIGN$192,962
CHASE STUDIOS
16124 US HWY 160FORSYTHMO65653EXHIBIT DESIGN$156,891
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$314,034MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$290,147FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$85,765GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$9,505,948AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,526,076NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,195,894TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS713990$2,335,017$2,335,017
PROGRAM FEES713990$721,431$721,431

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,841TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,841RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,058,289TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,117,910TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,117,910ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$64,900RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$24,925RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$39,975RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$39,975TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$39,975ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,866,635SecuritiesAmt
Other$37,330OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,518,659SecuritiesAmt
Other$35,987OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,347,976SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,343OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,349,319TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,349,319ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$151,255FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$290,147ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$199,181FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$47,926TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$47,926ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$167,890GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$1,968GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$165,922TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$165,922ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,119,796GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$856,617CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,263,179TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$884,297RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$378,882UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,142,562TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,942,586RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$378,882UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,625,200ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,903TotalAmt
Program Services$19,903ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,596TotalAmt
Program Services$39,596ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$407,825TotalAmt
Program Services$33,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$260,159ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$114,547FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,440,568TotalAmt
Program Services$3,315,265ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$620,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$504,994FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,513TotalAmt
Program Services$68,157ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,223FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,020,780TotalAmt
Program Services$707,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$203,997ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$109,409FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$416,566TotalAmt
Program Services$315,346ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,815FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,361TotalAmt
Program Services$30,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112,600FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,020TotalAmt
Program Services$8,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,865ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,745TotalAmt
Management And General$58,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,417TotalAmt
Program Services$226,063ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,617FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$496,956TotalAmt
Program Services$491,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$554,819TotalAmt
Program Services$510,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,058ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,396FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,283,581TotalAmt
Program Services$1,169,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,467FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,670TotalAmt
Program Services$123,534ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,207ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,929FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$607,912TotalAmt
Program Services$598,147ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272,564TotalAmt
Program Services$195,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,348FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,091TotalAmt
Program Services$9,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,038FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,066TotalAmt
Program Services$10,409ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,657ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,673,970TotalAmt
Program Services$1,641,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,366TotalAmt
Program Services$138,334ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,032ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ENTERTAINMENT$126,635$40,289$56,232$30,114
PUBLICATIONS$109,714$77,481$7,276$24,957
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE$55,077$54,351$726

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,746TotalAmt
Program Services$48,471ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,161FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,539,461TotalAmt
Program Services$9,871,682ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,604,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,063,615FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,793,109BOYAmt
EOY$843,225EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,971,903BOYAmt
EOY$3,407,147EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,466BOYAmt
EOY$504,590EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$687,207BOYAmt
EOY$747,036EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,785BOYAmt
EOY$125,005EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$57,164,350LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$25,813,583LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,650,900BOYAmt
EOY$31,350,767EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,185,380BOYAmt
EOY$38,021,444EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,097,217BOYAmt
EOY$10,119,166EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,119,406BOYAmt
EOY$87,583,086EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,667,373BOYAmt
EOY$172,701,466EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,066BOYAmt
EOY$333,911EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$412,500BOYAmt
EOY$137,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$531,566BOYAmt
EOY$471,411EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,008,026BOYAmt
EOY$19,054,583EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,113,806BOYAmt
EOY$115,008,362EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,013,975BOYAmt
EOY$38,167,110EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,135,807BOYAmt
EOY$172,230,055EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,667,373BOYAmt
EOY$172,701,466EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,603,101ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$4,697,457NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$188,604DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,980,141CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,380,721CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,512,473CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,303,997CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,195,894CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,373,226TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,980,141CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,380,721CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,512,473CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,303,997CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,195,894CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,373,226TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,113,912SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$32,259,314PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$917,396CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,041,972CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,604,400CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,231,228CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,182,812CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,977,808TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,292CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$53,857CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,139CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$781CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$81,069TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,130CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$7,130TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$48,439,233TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$24,034,317GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.66600PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70660PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 7,130.ExplanationTxt

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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$1,297,588RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$87,583,086AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets SaleYes (1)SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$49,323,926BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,172,480ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,186,155InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,045,886OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$47,264,365EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$48,735,506BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,241,898ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$581,307InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,234,785OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$49,323,926EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,780,336BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,537,479ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,387,447InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,969,756OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$48,735,506EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$38,748,618BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,146,390InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,164,672OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$41,780,336EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,151,624BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$301,094ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$34,780InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,669,320OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$38,748,618EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.20740BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.72070PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.07190TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$156,764OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$156,764BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$39,955,853OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,268,786DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,687,067BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$908,643OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$474,778DepreciationAmt
Book Value$433,865BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,317,509OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,004,754DepreciationAmt
Book Value$312,755BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,825,581OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,065,265DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,760,316BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$31,350,767TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
HEDGE FUND H CALLAGHAN ABSO RETN OFFSHR FD II LTD$3,245,185F
HEDGE FUND H CALLAGHAN TOT RETN OFFSHR FD II LTD$5,846,839F
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP H CALLAGHAN PRIVATE EQUITY OFFSHORE FUND X LTD$193,423C
WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AGENCY ENDOWMENT$833,719F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$10,119,166TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
ART & BRONZES$32,571,516
ARTIFACTS, PHOTOS, MEMORABILIA$55,011,570
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$87,583,086TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,500,936TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$4,697,457NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$188,604DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$4,508,853RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$18,009,789RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$248,799InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$1,116,026OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$867,227RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,142,562TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,406,688TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,116,026OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,116,026ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$12,290,662ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$248,799InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$248,799ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$12,539,461TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE CENTER HAS OVER 100,000 OBJECTS; 600,000 HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS; 30,000 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 INDIAN CULTURE, WESTERN ART, AND FIREARMS. THE CENTER USES THESE COLLECTIONS TO REACH ABOUT 175,000 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 HISORY 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, 2015 OR 2014. 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, 2015 OR 2014.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING/GAMING EXPENSES REPORTED IN REVENUE FOR TAX REPORTING -201,149. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED IN REVENUE FOR TAX REPORTING -856,617. RECLASSIFICATION OF NET ASSETS -33,335. RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN REVENUE FOR TAX REPORTING -24,925.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING/GAMING EXPENSES REPORTED IN REVENUE FOR TAX REPORTING 201,149. RECLASSIFICATION OF NET ASSETS: 33,335. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED IN REVENUE FOR TAX REPORTING 856,617. RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN REVENUE FOR TAX REPORTING 24,925.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$9,285,447RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$9,285,447SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$9,285,447TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1RENDEZVOUS ROYALEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$441,402GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$290,147CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$151,255GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$59,997NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$49,159FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$7,890EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$82,135OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$441,402GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$290,147CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$151,255GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$59,997NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$49,159FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$7,890EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$82,135OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$199,181DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$47,926NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$167,890GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Gaming$1,968OthDirectExpnssOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming0VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$167,890GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming$1,968OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$1,968DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$165,922NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedWYStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
Licensed0LicensedInd
Explanation If NoNOT REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.ExplanationIfNoTxt
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersYes (1)GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Own Facility1.00000GamingOwnFacilityPct
Individual With BooksMEG KATHIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1720 SHERIDAN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCODYCityNm
State AbbreviationWYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP82414ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Gaming Manager PersonKELLY JENSENGamingManagerPersonNm
Gaming Manager Compensation$1,500GamingManagerCompensationAmt
Gaming Manager Services ProvOVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE RAFFLE.GamingManagerServicesProvTxt
Gaming Manager Is EmployeeYes (X)GamingManagerIsEmployeeInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BALL STATE UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 UNIVERSITY AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMUNCIECityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP47306ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN356000221RecipientEIN
IRC SectionSTATE OF INDIANAIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$18,403CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantFELLOWSHIPSPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCHGrantTypeTxt
Recipient6RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$39,596CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFELLOWSHIPS: FELLOWSHIP PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH (WHICH IS UNDERTAKEN EITHER IN RESIDENCE USING CENTER COLLECTIONS, OR IN THE FIELD) ARE REVIEWED AND AWARDED BY AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE. UPON ACCEPTING THEIR FELLOWSHIP AWARD, FELLOWS SIGN A CONTRACT WHICH OUTLINES PROJECT GOALS, METHODOLOGIES, AND REQUIREMENTS (EITHER IN RESIDENCE OR IN FIELD WORK), INCLUDING THE PREPARATION OF AN OUTREACH PRODUCT (E.G., A PUBLIC LECTURE, A PUBLICATION, AN EXHIBITION) AND A FINAL REPORT SUMMARIZING THEIR WORK. A CENTER STAFF MEMBER (TYPICALLY A CURATOR) SUPERVISES EACH FELLOW, SETS FORTH THE CENTER'S EXPECTATIONS, AND MEETS REGULARLY WITH THE FELLOW TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF HIS/HER FELLOWSHIP WORK. THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AT BALL STATE UNIVERSITY ASSIGNS AND REPORTS ON TIME ALLOTTED FOR FELLOWS, MONITORS PROGRESS AND REPORTS TO THE CENTER IN DETAIL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRUCE B ELDREDGEPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$204,143BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$1,311OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,597DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$30,430NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$244,481TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS DURING 2015 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$552,125NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOPINION OF EXPERTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$76,803NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOPINION OF EXPERTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution19ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$643,335NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Taxidermy TaxidermyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOPINION OF EXPERTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifactsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution51ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$664,660NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOPINION OF EXPERTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)SUPPLIES48$525,156ACTUAL COST
Yes (X)FUNDRAISING SUPPLIES26$59,997ACTUAL COST
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE 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 AND ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES, NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: JOHN R. CALDWELL AND JOAN C. DONNER; ALAN K. SIMPSON AND COLIN M. SIMPSON. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: ALAN K. SIMPSON AND COLIN M. SIMPSON.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 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 12CTHE 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 15ATHE 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 FOR MEMBERS OF MUSEUMS WEST AND 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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE 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/.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BUFFALO BILL ASSET ASSURANCE CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1720 SHERIDAN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCODYCityNm
State AbbreviationWYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP82414ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371621169EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO SUPPORT THE BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateWYLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 11A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd