2015-11-20T12:22:49-06:00 2015-04-30 ERNST & YOUNG US LLP 111 MONUMENT CIRCLE SUITE 4000 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204 990 2014-05-01 440558499 THE WILLIAM ROCKHILL NELSON TRUST % TAMMY BLUHM WILL 8167511378 4525 OAK STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64111 SHIRLEY BUSH HELZBERG BOARD CHAIR 2015-11-20 CHRISTOPHER B BOGGS P00032493 3176817000 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Karen L Christiansen COO 4525 Oak Street Kansas City MO 64111 5934254 false X www.nelson-atkins.org X 1914 MO THE TRUST WAS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF acquiring works of art to be exhibited for the delectation AND enjoyment of the public in buildings provided for that purpose. 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1758231 2376178 0 0 1758231 2376178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1864706 1901644 1864706 1901644 -106475 474534 63563937 65369605 0 0 63563937 65369605 THE WILLIAM ROCKHILL NELSON TRUST WAS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING WORKS OF ART TO BE EXHIBITED FOR THE DELECTATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN BUILDINGS PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE. false false 1752286 0 0 The William Rockhill Nelson Trust periodically remits amounts to the Nelson Gallery Foundation to fund certain operating expenses of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. 1752286 true false false false false false false true false true true true false true false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 4 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false X TAMMY BLUHM 8167510417 4525 OAK STREET Kansas City MO 64111 X X Shirley Bush Helzberg TRUSTEE 1.0 3.0 X SARAH ROWLAND Trustee 1.0 1.0 X Charles Sosland Trustee 1.0 1.0 X David L Boren Board Member 0.25 0.0 X Bernadette Gray-Little Board Member 0.25 0.0 X Timothy M Wolfe Board Member 0.25 0.0 X 0 false false false None 0 0 0 811902 811902 0 0 0 0 0 5122352 3558076 1564276 1564276 1564276 0 0 0 0 2376178 2376178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30106 30106 0 0 119252 119252 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OPERATING COST OF MUSEUM 1752286 1752286 1901644 1752286 149358 0 2516541 2500040 3766319 2402740 0 52423 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30000 30000 30000 18108963 19292502 19046831 19650564 0 0 0 0 20095283 21441336 63563937 65369605 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 323169 0 26691591 26890119 36549177 38479486 63563937 65369605 63563937 65369605 X 474534 215830 1115304 X X false true X true false X X X 1 THE NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION 446012977 07 true 1752286 0 1 1752286 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false Schedule A, Part IV, Section B, Line 1 All governance activities occur by action of a Board of Trustees made up X X X X false 37626773 1950815 1752286 37825302 35872444 3469169 1714840 37626773 33750658 3839330 1717544 35872444 35511094 -63827 1696609 33750658 32573660 4664079 1726645 35511094 0.28900 0.71100 true false 30000 30000 30000 ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 19650564 F 19650564 TRUSTS HELD BY OTHERS 21441336 21441336 Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 COLLECTION - THE WILLIAM ROCKHILL NELSON TRUST OWNS A PORTION OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIC COLLECTION OF ART DISPLAYED, CONSERVED AND STORED BY THE NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION. THE WILLIAM ROCKHILL NELSON TRUST OPERATES SOLELY TO SUPPORT THE NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION AND ITS WORK TO MAKE THE COLLECTION ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS - ENDOWMENTS ARE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITIONS OF ART AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE COLLECTION AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS SURROUNDING THE COLLECTION AS PROVIDED BY THE NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION. Central America and the Caribbean Investments 9413 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Investments 60188 Middle East and North Africa Investments 9772 79373 79373 false false false false false false Form 990, Part VI, Lines 1a & 1b The governing document of the William Rockhill Nelson Trust (the Trust) names the presidents of The University of Kansas, The University of Oklahoma, and The University of Missouri as board members. It is the responsibility of this board to appoint the "university trustees" of the organization. The university trustees carry out the business of the Trust and participate on the larger board of The Nelson Gallery Foundation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b DESCRIBE THE PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT &/OR GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW 990- Initial compilation of the information for the return is completed by Finance Department staff with review by Director, Finance and subsequent review by the Chief Operating Officer prior to transmission to the accounting firm for return preparation. Upon receipt of completed return and review by Director, Finance the return will be provided to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Audit Committee and to all Trustees for review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Monitoring and enforcement of compliance with conflict of interest policy- The conflict of interest policy requires the completion of a written conflict of interest questionnaire by each trustee. The questionnaire addresses each individual's acknowledgement of the receipt of the code of conduct and the conflict of interest policy and their compliance with it, along with requiring responses to detailed questions relating to specific areas that could raise a conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Process for making documents available to the public- The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are not generally made available to the public. Form 990, Part XII, Question 2c Oversight or Selection Process- The Audit Committee of the nelson gallery foundation is responsible for engaging the audit firm and review of the draft combined audited financial statements before issuance. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances- Change in net assets due to acquisitions and dispositions of art and library collections (230,750) Change in value of trusts held by others 1,346,054 _____________ 1,115,304 The Nelson Gallery Foundation 4525 Oak Street Kansas City MO 64111 446012977 Art Museum MO 501(c)(3) 7 NA false Three 100 Beneficial Trusts Perpetual Trusts NA Trust false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false The Nelson Gallery Foundation b 1752286 FMV The Nelson Gallery Foundation p 30106 FMV