2016-09-30T09:54:17-05:00 2015-12-31 450250958 EIDE BAILLY LLP 401 N 31ST ST STE 1120 PO BOX 7112 BILLINGS MT 591037112 990 2015-01-01 830180403 BUFFALO BILL MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION BUFF 3075874771 720 SHERIDAN AVENUE CODY WY 82414 BRUCE B ELDREDGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO 3075874771 2016-09-16 1 JEREMY G HAUK P00626792 4068962400 2016-09-12 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST BRUCE B ELDREDGE 720 SHERIDAN AVENUE CODY WY 82414 19779899 0 X WWW.CENTEROFTHEWEST.ORG X 1917 WY INSPIRE, EDUCATE & ENGAGE GLOBAL AUDIENCES THROUGH AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE WITH THE AMERICAN WEST 44 44 242 211 378882 4064 8303997 10195894 2733908 3058289 3076109 2467229 1153517 1421150 15267531 17142562 38500 59499 0 0 6162106 6386252 0 0 1063615 5355390 6093710 11555996 12539461 3711535 4603101 172667373 172701466 531566 471411 172135807 172230055 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 8828206 3525840 CURATORIAL, 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. 514937 205656 EDUCATION: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. 528539 59499 211090 RESEARCH 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. 9871682 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 59 1 1 242 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 44 44 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 MEG KATH 3075874771 720 SHERIDAN AVENUE CODY WY 82414 BARRON G COLLIER II CHAIR OF THE BOARD 5.80 X X 0 0 0 HENRY HR COE JR VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET W SCARLETT VICE CHAIR 1.90 X X 0 0 0 NAOMA J TATE VICE CHAIR 1.90 X X 0 0 0 PAUL V CALI TREASURER 3.80 X X 0 0 0 MARY ANNE DINGUS SECRETARY 0.80 X X 0 0 0 WALLACE H JOHNSON GENERAL COUNSEL 19.20 X X 0 0 0 WILLIS MCDONALD IV GENERAL COUNSEL (PARTIAL YEAR) 0.30 X X 0 0 0 MARY GOOCH ARMOUR TRUSTEE 1.90 X 0 0 0 GORDON H BARROWS TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELE D BODINI TRUSTEE 0.10 X 0 0 0 JOHN R CALDWELL TRUSTEE 0.80 X 0 0 0 RUBY CALVERT TRUSTEE 0.60 X 0 0 0 DENIS H CARROLL TRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR) 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD B CHENEY TRUSTEE 0.20 X 0 0 0 ANN REYNOLDS CROWELL TRUSTEE 1.20 X 0 0 0 GEORGE DILLMAN TRUSTEE 5.20 X 0 0 0 JOAN C DONNER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY FLITNER TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES C FRANCIS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM C GARLOW TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS P GRAINGER TRUSTEE 1.90 X 0 0 0 C HARRIS HASTON TRUSTEE 0.20 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH GOPPERT HOFSTEDT TRUSTEE 6.90 X 0 0 0 RAY L HUNT TRUSTEE 0.20 X 0 0 0 PETER W KUYPER TRUSTEE 1.90 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 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL J MCMURRY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA SPENCER MURCHISON TRUSTEE 0.90 X 0 0 0 JAMES E NIELSON TRUSTEE 1.90 X 0 0 0 NANCY D PETRY TRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR) 0.10 X 0 0 0 HAROLD C RAMSER JR TRUSTEE 5.80 X 0 0 0 RUSTY R ROKITA TRUSTEE 9.40 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM N SHIEBLER TRUSTEE 1.00 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 2.10 X 0 0 0 JOHN C SULLIVAN TRUSTEE 1.90 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J SULLIVAN TRUSTEE 3.80 X 0 0 0 JAMES G TAGGART TRUSTEE 1.90 X 0 0 0 HAROLD E WACKMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 A RICHARD WALJE TRUSTEE 0.40 X 0 0 0 MARGO GRANT WALSH TRUSTEE (PARTIAL YEAR) 26.90 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL B WEBB JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM D WEISS TRUSTEE 0.40 X 0 0 0 LISA F WIRTHLIN TRUSTEE 1.10 X 0 0 0 BRUCE B ELDREDGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO 50.00 X 205454 0 37746 LYNN P RODGERS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 43.00 X 106759 0 33217 KELLY A JENSEN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 48.00 X 104496 0 28468 416709 0 99431 3 0 1 0 TIAA-CREF PO BOX 159 CHARLOTTE NC 282011259 FINANCIAL SERVICES 374818 BARNHART 1641 CALIFORNIA ST 400 DENVER CO 80202 COMMUNICATION SERVICES 368856 WESTLAKE REED PO BOX 932272 CLEVELAND OH 441932273 ARCHITECT 319211 SPLIT ROCK STUDIOS 2071 GATEWAY BLVD ARDEN HILLS MN 55112 EXHIBIT DESIGN 192962 CHASE STUDIOS 16124 US HWY 160 FORSYTH MO 65653 EXHIBIT DESIGN 156891 10 314034 290147 85765 9505948 2526076 10195894 ADMISSIONS 713990 2335017 2335017 PROGRAM FEES 713990 721431 721431 1841 1841 3058289 1117910 1117910 64900 24925 39975 39975 39975 2866635 37330 1518659 35987 1347976 1343 1349319 1349319 151255 290147 199181 -47926 -47926 167890 1968 165922 165922 2119796 856617 1263179 884297 378882 17142562 3942586 378882 2625200 19903 19903 39596 39596 407825 33119 260159 114547 4440568 3315265 620309 504994 100513 68157 18133 14223 1020780 707374 203997 109409 416566 315346 57405 43815 151361 30311 8450 112600 11020 8155 2865 58745 58745 262417 226063 22737 13617 496956 491282 5674 554819 510365 43058 1396 1283581 1169120 74994 39467 164670 123534 17207 23929 607912 598147 9765 272564 195081 60135 17348 14091 9699 1354 3038 14066 10409 3657 1673970 1641830 32140 166366 138334 28032 ENTERTAINMENT 126635 40289 56232 30114 PUBLICATIONS 109714 77481 7276 24957 REPAIR & MAINTENANCE 55077 54351 726 69746 48471 11114 10161 12539461 9871682 1604164 1063615 1793109 843225 2971903 3407147 72466 504590 687207 747036 89785 125005 57164350 25813583 30650900 31350767 40185380 38021444 10097217 10119166 86119406 87583086 172667373 172701466 119066 333911 412500 137500 531566 471411 X 20008026 19054583 116113806 115008362 36013975 38167110 172135807 172230055 172667373 172701466 4603101 -4697457 188604 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5980141 12380721 5512473 8303997 10195894 42373226 5980141 12380721 5512473 8303997 10195894 42373226 10113912 32259314 917396 1041972 1604400 1231228 1182812 5977808 3292 53857 23139 781 81069 7130 7130 48439233 24034317 0.66600 0.70660 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 1297588 87583086 X X X X 1 49323926 2172480 -2186155 2045886 47264365 48735506 2241898 581307 2234785 49323926 41780336 3537479 6387447 2969756 48735506 38748618 50000 5146390 2164672 41780336 41151624 301094 -34780 2669320 38748618 0.20740 0.72070 0.07190 1 0 156764 156764 39955853 13268786 26687067 908643 474778 433865 1317509 1004754 312755 14825581 11065265 3760316 31350767 HEDGE FUND H CALLAGHAN ABSO RETN OFFSHR FD II LTD 3245185 F HEDGE FUND H CALLAGHAN TOT RETN OFFSHR FD II LTD 5846839 F LIMITED PARTNERSHIP H CALLAGHAN PRIVATE EQUITY OFFSHORE FUND X LTD 193423 C WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AGENCY ENDOWMENT 833719 F 10119166 ART & BRONZES 32571516 ARTIFACTS, PHOTOS, MEMORABILIA 55011570 87583086 X 13500936 -4697457 188604 -4508853 18009789 248799 -1116026 -867227 17142562 13406688 1116026 1116026 12290662 248799 248799 12539461 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. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS 9285447 0 0 0 0 0 0 9285447 0 9285447 1 0 1 1 0 0 RENDEZVOUS ROYALE 441402 290147 151255 59997 49159 7890 82135 441402 290147 151255 59997 49159 7890 82135 199181 -47926 167890 1968 0 167890 1968 1968 165922 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 18403 FELLOWSHIPS 1 0 GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCH 6 39596 PART I, LINE 2: FELLOWSHIPS: 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. X X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRUCE B ELDREDGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO 204143 0 0 0 1311 0 8597 0 30430 0 244481 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE 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. X 10 552125 OPINION OF EXPERT X 76803 OPINION OF EXPERT X 19 643335 MARKET VALUE X 1 4000 OPINION OF EXPERT X 51 664660 OPINION OF EXPERT X SUPPLIES 48 525156 ACTUAL COST X FUNDRAISING SUPPLIES 26 59997 ACTUAL COST 0 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 AND ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES, NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FAMILY 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 11 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 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. 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