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IN SO DOING, THE ART IS HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION. PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION CONSIST OF OVER 5,000 CATALOGUED ITEMS BY MORE THAN 600 DIFFERENT ARTISTS COVERING A SPAN OF OVER 4,000 YEARS. THE MAJORITY OF THE COLLECTION FOCUSES ON REPRESENTATION OF NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE BY ARTISTS OF EUROPEAN DESCENT FROM THE LATE 19TH CENTURY THROUGH THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY. OTHER SPECIFIC AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION WITHIN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE THE WORK OF CARL RUNGIUS, THE WORK OF ROBERT KUHN, WORK DEPICTING THE AMERICAN BISON, AND WORK DEPICTING THE AMERICAN WEST. THE COLLECTION STRIVES TO REPRESENT A DIVERSE SAMPLING OF THE ARTISTS, STYLES AND TIME PERIODS IN WHICH WILDLIFE ART HAS BEEN PRODUCED. STEWARDSHIP POLICIES INCLUDE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR ACCESSION OF ART, DEACCESSION OF ART, ART ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM AND ART ON LOAN FROM THE MUSEUM. THE POLICIES ALSO INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR THE CARE OF THE COLLECTION SUCH AS PRESERVATION, SAFETY AND SECURITY, INSTALLATION, AND PACKAGING AND SHIPPING. THE POLICIES DETAIL THE PROCEDURES FOR INVENTORYING THE COLLECTION, INCLUDING LABELING, MONITORING, RECORD KEEPING, AND RECORD RECONCILIATION, ACCESS, REPRODUCTION AND INSURANCE. THE MUSEUM TRACKS THE COLLECTION AT ORIGINAL PURCHASED OR DONATED VALUE AND USES MUTUALLY AGREED UPON VALUE FOR LOANED ITEMS, AS A WHOLE, FOR PURPOSE OF ADEQUATE INSURANCE COVERAGE. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM'S FACILITY IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE COLLECTION FROM POSSIBLE DAMAGE. PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION CONTAINS OVER 5,000 CATALOGUES ITEMS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, PRINTS, SKETCHES, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIAL RELATED TO WILDLIFE AND HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. THE COLLECTION IS USED TO EDUCATE EVERYONE FROM GENERAL MUSEUM VISITORS TO RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN SPECIFIC TOPICS RELATED TO WILDLIFE AND NATURE. PART III, LINE 5: THE MUSEUM DID SOLICIT GIFTS FOR ARTWORK TO BE SOLD. THE SOLICITATIONS WERE MADE ONLY TO ARTISTS FOR DONATIONS OF THEIR OWN ARTWORK. DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: LONG-TERM SUPPORT OF MUSEUM OPERATION, FUNDING OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, CURATOR OF EDUCATION POSITION, ART CONSERVATION, CURATORIAL RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE MUSEUM APPLIES A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY TO REFLECT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. AFTER EVALUATIVE THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF APRIL 30, 2013. IF INCURRED, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD ASSESSED AS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSES AS OF APRIL 30, 2013. TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION INCLUDE 2010 THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 94,195. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 24,054. COST OF GOODS SOLD 646,043. CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 112,873. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 646,043. RENTAL EXPENSES 94,195. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 24,054. NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ARTIST 74222 0 0 0 0 0 0 74222 0 74222 0 0 0 0 0 0 BLACK BEAR GALA 230769 129910 100859 16500 5055 11046 54254 5050 44789 PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL 51758 32898 18860 15688 672 2590 5104 282527 162808 119719 32188 5055 11046 54926 7640 49893 160748 -41029 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES C MCNUTT 181375 0 0 0 0 0 7204 0 3985 0 192564 0 0 0 X 65 DONOR ESTIMATE X 50000 DONOR ESTIMATE X 4 63138 AVG HI/LOW FOR DATE X 1 DONOR ESTIMATE X JEWELRY, BAGS, BOOKS, ETC. 2 305 DONOR ESTIMATE X FRAMED ARTWORK 1 2585 DONOR ESTIMATE X TRIMMER/MOWER 1 500 DONOR ESTIMATE X NON-COLLECTION 8 DONOR ESTIMATE 0 1 1 THIRD PARTY USE: PART I, LINE 32B: ARTWORK THAT IS DONATED FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF RESALE IS SOLD THROUGH A THIRD PARTY (ART AUCTIONS SUCH AS MARCH IN MONTANA, ETC.), BUT NO THIRD PARTY SOLICITS OR PROCESSES NON-CASH CONTRIBTUIONS. NON REPORTING OF REVENUE: PART I, LINE 33: DONATED ART, BOOKS AND AN ARTIFACT WERE DONATED AND ACCESSIONED AS PART OF OUR COLLECTION OF ART AND LIBRARY ITEMS. THE REVENUE REPORTED WAS GENERATED FROM THE SALE OF ARTWORK DONATED WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF CREATING REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND. ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS TO COLLECT, DISPLAY, INTERPRET AND PRESERVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE ART, SUPPLEMENTED BY WILDLIFE ART FOUND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE MUSEUM ENRICHES AND INSPIRES APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP APPROX. 1,544: VISITATION WAS APPROX. 58,959 ANNUALLY - THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION CONSISTS OF ALMOST 5,389 CATALOGUED WORKS BY MORE THAN 607 ARTISTS. THE WORK OF THESE ARTISTS REPRESENTS HISTORIC IMAGES AND STYLES WHICH HAVE SHAPED PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF WILDERNESS, WILDLIFE AND THE AMERICAN WEST. ARTISTS REPRESENTED INCLUDE CARL RUNGIUS, GEORGE CATLIN, ARTHUR FITZWILLIAM TAIT, C.M. RUSSELL, ALBERT BIERSTADT, CONRAD SCHWIERING, JOHN CLYMER AND BOB KUHN. CAPITALIZING ON THE MUSEUM'S SETTING NEAR THE BIG GAME HABITATS OF GRAND TETON AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS, THE NMWA COLLECTION IS UTILIZED IN A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. OVER 60 VOLUNTEERS, RANGING IN AGE FROM TEENS TO SENIOR CITIZENS, ASSIST THE MUSEUM STAFF IN ALL FACETS OF THE MUSEUM'S OPERATION. OUR "FIRST SUNDAYS" PROGRAM OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO LOCALS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, A FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE SERIES IS OFFERED ON THESE DAYS, AS WELL AS HANDS-ON ART PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN IN THE MUSEUM CLASSROOMS. A SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE FILM "CHASING ICE" WAS PREMEIRED FOR THE COMMUNITY AT THE MUSEUM. PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B EXHIBITS 2012-2013 BOB KUHN: DRAWING ON INSTINCT MAY 10 AUGUST 19, 2012, GILCREASE, CHANGING VISIONS, AND BISON GALLERIES THIS EXHIBIT FOCUSED ON A SELECTION OF MASTERPIECES BY BOB KUHN COUPLED WITH PREPARATORY SKETCHES A PORTION OF THE SKETCHES TIE DIRECTLY TO FINISHED WORKS OF ART, BUT MANY ARE INCLUDED TO BE APPRECIATED ON THEIR OWN MERITS. THE EXHIBIT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A BOOK OF THE SAME NAME, PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS AND WILL TOUR TO FOUR VENUES: THE NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY AND MUSEUM IN MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA, THE SAM NOBLE MUSEUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA IN NORMAN, THE TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORIC BLOCK IN ARIZONA, AND THE SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART IN TEXAS. RUGGED IMPRESSIONISM: THE MASTERFUL FIELD STUDIES OF CARL RUNGIUS MAY 1 OCTOBER 7, 2012, KUHN GALLERY LOOKING IN-DEPTH AT THE STRENGTHS OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, EXAMINING CARL RUNGIUS'S LANDSCAPE STUDIES PROVIDES VISITORS WITH A RARE VIEW OF THE ARTWORK THIS MASTER CREATED WHILE OUT IN THE WILDERNESS. THIS EXHIBIT SHOWS HOW RUNGIUS USED HIS FIELD SKETCHES WHEN CREATING FINISHED LARGE-SCALE WORKS IN HIS STUDIO. COMPLEMENTED BY FINISHED PAINTINGS FROM HIS PEAK PERIOD, THIS EXHIBIT GIVES VISITORS A CHANCE TO SEE AN IMPORTANT BUT RELATIVELY OVERLOOKED ASPECT OF HIS OEUVRE. RUNNING WILD: A VIDEO INSTALLATION BY SAM EASTERSON MEMBER'S GALLERY, MAY 26, 2012 - APRIL 28, 2013 A VIDEO INSTALLATION BY SAM EASTERSON WHICH LETS VIEWERS SEE THE WORLD FROM AN ANIMAL'S PERSPECTIVE. HE MAKES VIDEOS SHOT FROM CAMERAS MOUNTED ON CREATURES RANGING FROM BISON TO ALLIGATORS. EASTERSON CREATED SPECIAL VIDEO FOR THE MUSEUM, WHICH WERE DISPLAYED ON SEVEN FLAT-SCREEN MONITORS IN THE MEMBER'S GALLERY. CARL: ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN POTTER WAPITI GALLERY, JUNE 16 AUG 5, 2012 AUTHOR LYNN FRIESS AND ARTIST JOHN POTTER COLLABORATED ON TWO BOOKS INTRODUCING THE LOVEABLE AND CURIOUS CARL TO THE WORLD. CARL IS A CHIPMUNK WHO LIVES JUST OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART. POTTER'S LIVELY ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS COMPLEMENT FRIESS'S FUN AND INSPIRING WORDS IN THIS EXCITING EXHIBIT. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTIC PROCESS AND SEE HOW WORDS AND IMAGES COME TOGETHER INTO A FINAL BOOK. WYOMING WINNERS: 2011 FEDERAL JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONTEST MAY 3 AUGUST 5, 2012, KING GALLERY SINCE 1994, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART HAS COLLABORATED WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO ASSIST IN CONDUCTING THE WYOMING JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONSERVATION AND DESIGN PROGRAM. THIS DYNAMIC, ACTIVE, ART AND SCIENCE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TEACH WETLANDS HABITAT AND WATERFOWL CONSERVATION TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS THE AMERICAN WEST A SPECIAL EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AND MUSEUMS WEST OCTOBER 27, 2012 APRIL 28, 2013, GILCREASE, CHANGING VISIONS, AND BISON GALLERIES ON OCTOBER 27, OPENING AT TEN OF OUR MUSEUMS WEST PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON THE SAME DAY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS THE AMERICAN WEST FEATURED AN EXPANSIVE COLLECTION OF WORK FROM THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES, DOCUMENTING THE WEST FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE MOST RECENT. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHERS HAVE DOCUMENTED THE AMERICAN WEST FOR THE PAST 120 YEARS, TELLING STORIES OF TIME AND PLACE, OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE, OF CRISIS AND CHANGE. WILDLIFE OF THE AMERICAN WEST: WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE ORIGINAL COLLECTION OCTOBER 6, 2012 APRIL 21, 2013, KING GALLERY HONORING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUSEUM AND CONNECTING OUR COLLECTION WITH THE MAIN THEMES OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS THE AMERICAN WEST, THE EXHIBIT PULLS WORKS ON PAPER INCLUDING DRAWINGS, PRINTS, AND WATERCOLORS FROM THE COLLECTION AS IT EXISTED WHEN THE MUSEUM WAS KNOWN AS THE WILDLIFE OF THE AMERICAN WEST ART MUSEUM. THIS LOOK BACK AT THE COLLECTION PROVIDED VISITORS WITH A CHANCE TO SEE AMAZING ARTWORK DEPICTING THE AMERICAN WEST AND SEE HOW THE INSTITUTION HAS DEVELOPED SINCE ITS MOVE TO ITS CURRENT FACILITY IN 1994. HUMAN/NATURE: EXPLORING HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH WILDLIFE OCTOBER 20, 2012 APRIL 21, 2013, KUHN GALLERY THE HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION SINCE THE FIRST ARTISTS DEPICTED BISON, DEER, AND WILD CATTLE ON CAVE WALLS OVER 30,000 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN, THE RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN DRAWN AND REDRAWN COUNTLESS TIMES ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURES AS PEOPLE USE ANIMALS IN ART TO TELL STORIES ABOUT THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE. WITH SUBJECTS BORROWED FROM THE BIBLE, NATIVE AMERICAN STORIES, FAIRY TALES, AND ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY, WORKS FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART'S PERMANENT COLLECTION HELP US INVESTIGATE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO NATURE. SILVERSPOT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL NOVEMBER 8, 2012 FEBRUARY 16, 2013, WAPITI GALLERY THIS EXHIBIT FEATURED 57 ARTISTS WHO CREATED A PAGE OF A STORY IN COMIC BOOK STYLE. THE ARTISTS WILL ILLUSTRATE SILVERSPOT, THE STORY OF A CROW BY ERNEST THOMPSON SETON, WHICH IS ABOUT A WISE CROW AND HIS PROGENY. SETON WAS A WRITER, ARTIST, AND FOUNDER OF THE BOY SCOUTS. HIS WORK REMAINS HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL IN THE WAY THAT WE SEE THE NATURAL WORLD IN AMERICA. SIX SETON WORKS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION OF THE NMWA. USING A SETON STORY CREATES A DIRECT CONNECTION TO OUR COLLECTION. PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN - NMWA SERVES APPROXIMATELY 9,000 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE REGION ANNUALLY, RANGING IN AGE FROM PRE-K TO GRADE 12. WE USE OUR COLLECTION OF FINE ART TO TEACH A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT AREAS COMPATIBLE WITH SCHOOL CURRICULA. PROGRAMS FOR PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ARE FREE AND ARE OUTLINED ON OUR WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.WILDLIFEART.ORG - OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN LOCAL SCHOOL CLASSROOMS; AND VIA OUR ON-LINE CURRICULUM LESSONS AND EDUCATIONAL GAMES. OUR ON-SITE CHILDREN'S GALLERY HAS HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS FOR CHILDREN. ACTIVITY PACKETS FOR FAMILIES CALLED CRITTER CASES ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN, FREE OF CHARGE. PERFORMANCES AND ART MAKING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN TAKE PLACE ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH. CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBITIONS WHICH WE HOST ANNUALLY INCLUDE: SCHOOL ART SPECTACULAR, AND YOUNG ILLUSTRATORS, AND WYOMING WINNERS OF THE FEDERAL JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONTEST. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS - WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 18,000 ADULTS ANNUALLY WITH, "ART IN ACTION" PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMS WITH ARTISTS, OUR "SNEAK PEEK" BEHIND THE SCENES EXHIBIT SERIES, AND A RICH ROSTER OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON THE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE TRAIL. A PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS CALLED "MIX'D MEDIA" PROVIDES EVENING ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S ART, AND OFFERS MUSIC, ART MAKING, ARTIST INTERACTIONS, ALONG WITH EXHIBIT THEMED FOOD & DRINK TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, VICE-CHAIRMAN, TREASURER & FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, DEVELOPMENT CHAIRMAN, COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, FACILITY & GROUNDS COMMITTEE CHAIR, COMMUNITY FOCUS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIRMAN. ALL ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED TO ACT WHEN THE FULL BOARD HAS NOT CONVENED. IF EITHER THE BOARD DELEGATES AN ITEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OR THE PRESIDENT/CEO BRINGS AN ITEM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH NEEDS ACTION, THEY CAN ACT. IF THEY DO ACT, THE FULL BOARD STILL HEARS THE ISSUE AND COULD OVERTURN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THOUGH THAT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: WILLIAM G KERR AND KAVAR KERR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 ALL TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE DETAIL REVIEW HAS BEEN DELEGATED BY THE GOVERNING BODY TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE IS SENT TO EACH TRUSTEE. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWS THE RESPONSES TO DETERMINE IF ANY CONFLICTS EXIST. NO CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN NOTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN ASSESS IN WRITING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO IN LIGHT OF STATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. IN KEEPING WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT A RECOMMENDATION IS THEN MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, WHICH REVIEWS AND APPROVED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. AN INDEPENDENT SALARY REVIEW IS PERFORMED EVERY THREE YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION OF THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 112,873.