2026-01-29T13:15:15-06:00 2025-06-30 450250958 Eide Bailly LLP 800 Nicollet Mall Ste 1300 Minneapolis MN 554027033 990 2024-07-01 830180403 Buffalo Bill Memorial Association BUFF 3075874771 720 Sheridan Ave Cody WY 82414 Rebecca West Executive Director/CEO 3075874771 2026-01-28 1 1 Deb Nelson CPA P01264758 6122536500 2026-01-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Buffalo Bill Center of the West Rebecca West 720 Sheridan Ave Cody WY 82414 21608161 0 X www.centerofthewest.org X 1917 WY Connecting people to the American West 39 39 227 168 298210 6050 25626499 6014553 2836740 2925524 2840191 3097142 1202013 1172675 32505443 13209894 0 0 0 0 8637618 7457775 0 0 1303593 5462145 6510930 14099763 13968705 18405680 -758811 155634047 168591426 1517953 1752795 154116094 166838631 X Connecting people to the American West. 0 0 7539580 3274414 CURATORIAL, LIBRARY, COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION:The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is an accredited museum through the American Alliance of Museums with over 150,000 square feet of exhibit space representing five disciplines - art, life and times of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, firearms, natural history of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Plains Indians cultures and histories.The Center houses more than 104,000 collection objects, 7,800 linear feet of archival collections, 36,000 books, and more than a million historic photographs across its five museums and research library. The curatorial and museum services staffs serve as a resource to other organizations and audiences as a whole. 1914195 337909 EDUCATION:The Center's educational offerings incorporate innovative, engaging, and thought-provoking methods of understanding art, cultural, and natural history subjects. On-site and virtual K-12 programs address national education standards, include STEM curricula, and promote inquiry-based learning. Virtual field trip programs have brought the museum and western themed content to more than 250,000 students around the globe. The Center's expertise in providing K-12 resources on-line and teacher professional development has been recognized through numerous partnerships with the state of Wyoming's Department of Education and higher education institutionsThe Center has expansive adult and family educational programs for the casual day visitor and the local community. This includes guided tours, raptor experience programs, children and adult workshops and field experiences, lectures, evening programs, and other activities. The Center partners with numerous community organizations to bring cultural events to Cody. The strategic plan addresses the Center's key role with the Cody community through providing educational opportunities within the region, as well as providing three annual free open house community days. 1523003 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP:The Center prides itself on the production of original scholarship by staff and through partners. The Center's staff works independently and with outside scholars to connect audiences with groundbreaking knowledge about the American West. Research outputs include online and in print popular and scholarly publications covering a range of topics. The popular publication "Points West" magazine is produced four times a year and features articles on topics about the American West of past and present and newsworthy items pertaining to the Center.Continued on Schedule OCurrent Center research focuses include the intersection of popular culture and Western art; historical and contemporary firearms and publication of twice yearly ARMAX journal; Pinyon Jay ecology in Northern Wyoming; Absaroka Bat Census of the Absaroka Mountains; Pollinator Census in Park County; Phenology of the Paul Stock Trail; and perceptions of the American West through Pop art.The Center fosters external research through internship and fellowship programs and collaborative projects with research organizations and universities. The Center has an ongoing partnership with UC Berkeley to examine animal migrations in the Greater Yellowstone region, the Absaroka Fence Initiative, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Bureau of Land Management, UC Davis, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Northwest College. 10976778 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 94 1 1 227 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 39 39 1 0 1 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 David Thomas 3075874771 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 Linda Spencer Murchison Chair of the Board 9.62 X X 0 0 0 John Sullivan Vice Chair 2.31 X X 0 0 0 Colin Simpson Vice Chair 1.92 X X 0 0 0 Mary Anne Dingus Vice Chair 0.96 X X 0 0 0 Paul V Cali Treasurer 2.31 X X 0 0 0 Jay E Nielson Secretary 1.92 X X 0 0 0 Ann Reynolds Crowell Trustee 2.10 X 0 0 0 Arthur Middleton Trustee 0.80 X 0 0 0 Barron G Collier II Trustee 0.80 X 0 0 0 C Edward Webster II Trustee 1.50 X 0 0 0 C Harris Haston Trustee 0.80 X 0 0 0 Daniele D Bodini Trustee 0.30 X 0 0 0 Deborah Goppert Hofstedt Trustee 8.70 X 0 0 0 Dewey W Corley Trustee until September 1.00 X 0 0 0 Glenn R Ross Trustee 1.20 X 0 0 0 Gregory Luce Trustee 1.90 X 0 0 0 Harold E Wackman Trustee 0.80 X 0 0 0 JD Radakovich Trustee 0.80 X 0 0 0 James G Taggart Trustee 2.90 X 0 0 0 Janis Buchanan Trustee 9.60 X 0 0 0 Laura IU Collier Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lindsay J Garlow Trustee 0.70 X 0 0 0 Lisa F Wirthlin hiatus Trustee 0.00 X 0 0 0 Margaret R Frere Trustee 2.90 X 0 0 0 Margaret W Scarlett Trustee 1.90 X 0 0 0 Marvin L Kaiser Trustee 1.50 X 0 0 0 Matthew H Mead Trustee 1.90 X 0 0 0 Merrily Gumpel Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Chavira Trustee 1.90 X 0 0 0 Michael J Sullivan Trustee 1.20 X 0 0 0 Naoma J Tate Trustee 4.80 X 0 0 0 Patrick R McDonald Trustee until September 0.40 X 0 0 0 Peter I Wold Trustee 1.40 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Watson Trustee 2.90 X 0 0 0 Richard B Dick Cheney Trustee until January 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rusty R Rokita Trustee 16.80 X 0 0 0 Samuel J SJ Tilden Trustee 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Cranfill Trustee 0.19 X 0 0 0 Thomas P Grainger Trustee 2.30 X 0 0 0 John Timothy Tim Newton Trustee 0.00 X 0 0 0 David K Horvath Trustee as of June 1.80 X 0 0 0 John D Temte Trustee 2.30 X 0 0 0 Rebecca West CEO/Executive Director 45.50 X 234748 0 60571 Michael Sullivan CFO 43.50 X 117577 0 27178 Bruce Sauers COO 42.10 X 101776 0 55623 Amy Sullivan Director of Planned Giving 36.00 X 180956 0 30532 635057 0 173904 4 0 1 0 Hirtle Callaghan 300 Barr Harbor Dr 5th Floor West Conshohocken PA 19428 Investment Management 349384 Rawhide Mechanical PO Box 806 Cody WY 82414 Construction 251032 Groathouse Construction Inc 1050 N 3rd St Suite A Laramie WY 82072 Construction 185473 Sign Products PO Box 20955 Billings MT 59101 Install Sign and Wrap Bill Board 145890 Roger Westerman Design LLC 552 10th Street Unit B 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2748998 2168131 580867 2158287 2158287 37353968 Investment in Passive Foreign Investment Companies 15963279 F Wyoming Community Foundation Agency Endowment 1176802 F Investments in Limited Partnerships 28465543 F 45605624 X 26768580 13413231 178450 68117 13659798 13108782 421340 -320228 101112 13209894 13409937 178450 320228 498678 12911259 421340 636106 1057446 13968705 Part III, Line 4: The Center has over 104,000 objects; more than 1 million historical photographs; 36,000 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 Indians culture, western art, and firearms. The Center uses these collections to reach over 170,000 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 history 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 765,000 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: Management believes that the Association has appropriate support for any tax positions taken affecting its annual filing requirements, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Association would recognize future accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits and liabilities in income tax expense if such interest and penalties are incurred. The Association's Forms 990-T and other income tax filings required by state, local, or non-U.S. tax authorities are no longer subject to tax examination for years before 2022. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Distributions and changes in value of beneficial interest in assets held by 68,117. community foundation Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Rent Expenses included in Revenue for Tax Reporting -39,189. Gaming Expenses included in Revenue for Tax Reporting -121,438. Event Expense included in Revenue for Tax Reporting -159,601. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Rent Expenses included in Revenue for Tax Reporting 39,189. Gaming Expenses included in Revenue for Tax Reporting 121,438. Event Expense included in Expense for Tax Reporting 159,601. Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Collection Sale included in Expense for Tax Reporting 636,106. Part III, Line 1a: Collections - In conformity with accounting policies generally followed by museums, the value of the Center's collections has been excluded from the Statement of Financial Position, and gifts of collection objects are excluded from revenue in the Statement of Activities. Purchases of collection objects by the Center are recorded as decreases in net assets in the Statement of Activities. Pursuant to Center policy, proceeds from the sale of collection objects and related insurance settlements are recorded as net assets restricted for the acquisition of collection objects. Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments 28466000 0 0 0 0 0 0 28466000 0 28466000 1 0 1 1 1 0 Schedule F, Part IV: The Association reviews its direct and indirect investments during the tax period for determining required foreign filings. The Association makes direct and indirect transfers to foreign corporations and partnerships. The Association's transfers to foreign corporations did require filing Form 926. The Association's transfers to foreign partnerships did require filing Form 8865. The Association has ownership interests in foreign corporations and foreign partnerships. The Association's ownership in foreign corporations did not require filing Form 5471. The Association's ownership in foreign partnerships did not require filing Form 8865. The Association invests in partnerships that hold direct or indirect interests in passive foreign investment companies (PFICs). The Association would file Form 8621s for underlying investments that generate unrelated business income. The Association would not file Form 8621s where the investment partnerships have properly filed Form 8621s, or where the underlying investments did not generate any unrelated business income. The Association did not require filing Form 8621. Patrons Ball 377230 283160 94070 95249 26452 27074 PIM Dinner 16570 4246 12324 7279 2156 1391 393800 287406 106394 102528 28608 28465 159601 -53207 293290 95000 26438 0 293290 95000 26438 121438 171852 WY 0 Not required by state law. 0 1 0 1.00000 David Thomas 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 0 Amy Sullivan 1500 Oversight of gaming activity. X 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rebecca West CEO/Executive Director 234748 0 0 0 0 0 9450 0 51121 0 295319 0 0 0 Amy Sullivan Director of Planned Giving 180956 0 0 0 0 0 7324 0 23208 0 211488 0 0 0 Bruce Sauers COO 101776 0 0 0 0 0 2221 0 53401 0 157398 0 0 0 X 6 82697 Avg Hi/Lo Value X Fundraising Gifts 7 42509 Sales Value 1 0 1 1 Part I, Column (b): The number of contributions is reported in Column (b). Part I, Line 32b: The Center uses auction houses which specialize in the type of item being auctioned for items of significant value. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a 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 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, the Chairs of the three Board Committees and seven Standing Committees. The Chair may identify "additional Trustees" to serve a special purpose on the Executive Committee. The total membership of the Executive Committee is not to exceed seventeen (17) members. All members of the Executive Committee shall be Trustees and be appointed by the Board of Trustees Chair immediately after the election of Trustees at a regular meeting and shall be ratified by resolution adopted by majority vote of the Trustees voting at such meeting with a quorum present. The "additional Trustees" may serve renewable one-year terms at the pleasure of the Chair. The Executive Director shall be an ex officio non-voting member of the Committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Family Relationships: Margaret W. Scarlett and Ed Webster Barron G. Collier II and Laura I U Collier Michael Sullivan and Amy Sullivan Business Relationships: Barron G. Collier II and Laura I U Collier Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The bylaws were amended to remove the General Counsel as an officer of the organization. In addition, the language in the bylaws was updated to enhance clarity and conciseness of multiple sections: 1. The definitions of board qualifications and duties, 2. The trustee financial support requirement, 3. Regular and special meeting schedules and digital/telephonic requirements 4. Trustee elections, term limits, and duties, and 5. Committee structures and responsibilities, Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee, Executive Director, and CFO/Finance Director 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 compensation information from 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 and utilizes comparability data. The process is documented. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The 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/. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Change in Value of Beneficial Interest in Assets of Community Fdtn 68,117. Buffalo Bill Asset Assurance Corporation 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 371621169 To support the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association WY 501(c)(3) Line 12a, I Buffalo Bill Memorial Association 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0