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NELSON MUSEUM OF THE WEST: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NELSON MUSEUM OF THE WEST (EIN 83-0320528)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-02-21
IRS object ID
202500529349300240
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,797,915BOYAmt
EOY$1,828,782EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,797,915BOYAmt
EOY$1,828,782EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$30,867ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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$45,331CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$185,441CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,385CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$75,134CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$93,318CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$506,609TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,331CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$185,441CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,385CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$75,134CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$93,318CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$506,609TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$285,113SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$221,496PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$329CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$351CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$521CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$452CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$384CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,037TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$508,646TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.43546PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.43998PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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$16,120RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$16,120AssetsIncludedAmt

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$16,120RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$1,752,944AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets SaleYes (1)SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 2The Museum received non cash contributions totaling $16,120 in 2024. At the end of 2024, the Museum had $1,752,944 in inventory.
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4In 2024 the Museum received donations as follows: Works of art - $4,350, Books - $330, Collectibles - 17 German Military Steins - $2,575, Western Memorabilia - $5,500, and Military Memorabilia - $3,365. These items continue to build the Museum's collections that are available to help educate the public as to the history of the Old West and the military,

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,350NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOpinion of ExpertMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$330NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesOpinion of ExpertMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution17ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,575NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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)Western Memorabila10$5,500Opinion of Expert
Yes (X)Military Memorabila52$3,365Opinion of Expert
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received9Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule M, Part I, Line 32bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThere were 52 animal mounts sold by Blue Mule Auctions in April and May 2024. A 35% commission was charged by the auction.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Charla Nelson is the wife of Robert Nelson. Elizabeth Nelson is the sister of Robert Nelson. Robert Todd Nelson is the son of Robert Nelson. Vicky Nelson is the daughter of Robert Nelson. Aaron Wagner is the son-in-law of Robert Nelson.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8bThe committees discuss their agenda items with the President before any action is taken.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9Bob Baker, 2811 Whitney Road, Cheyenne, WY, 82001. Bob Mathews, 3503 Bevans Street, Cheyenne, WY, 82001. Robert Todd Nelson, 3421 Green Springs Drive, Ft. Collins, CO, 80528. Vicky Nelson, 128 Medicine Bow Ave, Cheyenne, WY, 82007. Aaron Wagner, 3700 Blue Feather Trail, Cheyenne, WY, 82004. Elizabeth Nelson, 4120 South Oak St., Casper, WY 82601.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe 990 form was prepared by the treasurer and reviewed by the President.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Nelson Museum of the West 1714 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001. The records are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 1Accrual accounting was used to capture only the employer benefits paid for the fourth quarter of 2024.