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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: 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, 2012. 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 ASSESSED AS OF APRIL 30, 2012. TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION INCLUDE 2009 THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR. PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 37,851. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 87,831. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 4,842. COST OF GOODS SOLD 934,138. CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 37,851. PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 934,138. RENTAL EXPENSES 87,831. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 4,842. NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ARTIST 297556 0 0 0 0 0 0 297556 0 297556 0 0 0 0 0 0 OUT OF THE BOX 34014 34014 3218 1624 34014 34014 3218 1624 4842 29172 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES C MCNUTT 167633 0 0 0 0 0 6425 0 9764 0 183822 0 0 0 X 70 19200 DONOR ESTIMATE X 0 DONOR ESTIMATE X 7 686756 AVG HI/LOW FOR DATE X 1 0 DONOR ESTIMATE X JEWELRY, BAGS, BOOKS, ETC. 2 2490 DONOR ESTIMATE 3 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. 1,994: VISITATION WAS APPROX. 47,899 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 76 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. PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B EXHIBITS 2011-2012 BIRDS OF SAGE AND SCREE - MAY 1, 2011 - OCTOBER 1, 2011 BIRDS OF SAGE AND SCREE FEATURES ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY GREG MCHURON AND TEXT BY 2001 RUNGIUS MEDAL RECIPIENT BERT RAYNES FROM THEIR BOOK, BIRDS OF SAGE AND SCREE. ALL OF THE ARTWORK IN THE EXHIBIT WAS CREATED BY GREG MCHURON DURING 2008 - 2009 AND PAINTED IN TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE ON PASTEL PAPER WHICH WAS THEN MOUNTED ON BOARD. TEXT FOR THE IMAGES WAS WRITTEN BY BERT RAYNES. THESE PAINTINGS WERE RECENTLY DONATED TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY ON AN ANONYMOUS DONOR. WAPITI GALLERY. ABOVE TIMBERLINE: ENGRAVINGS BY CARL RUNGIUS - MAY 7, 2011 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 CARL RUNGIUS, ONE OF AMERICA'S FINEST WILDLIFE ARTISTS, CREATED ETCHINGS THAT PORTRAY HIS EMPATHY FOR WILDLIFE. THE HEAVINESS OF A BEAR, THE MOBILITY OF A DEER, AND THE AWKWARDNESS OF A BULL MOOSE, ALL DEPICTED AS WORKS ON PAPER, CLEARLY REPRESENT RUNGIUS' UNDERSTANDING FOR THE WILDERNESS THAT ABSORBED HIM DURING HIS LIFETIME. THE MUSEUM HAS A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THESE DRYPOINTS, EXHIBITED IN ENTIRETY FOR THE FIRST TIME. KUHN GALLERY. YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON: THE JOURNEY OF WILDLIFE AND ART - MAY 14, 2011 - JULY 31, 2011 YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON: THE JOURNEY OF WILDLIFE AND ART IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART, THE YELOWSTONE TO YUKON CONSERVATION INITIATIVE, AND THE WHYTE MUSEUM IN BANFF. THIS EXHIBIT EDUCATES VISITORS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON MIGRATORY CORRIDOR FOR SUSTAINING POPULATIONS OF WILDLIFE AS IT SHOWS THE RICH ARTISTIC HISTORY OF THE REGION. GILCREASE, CHANGING VISIONS, AND BISON GALLERIES. WYOMING WINNERS: 2011 FEDERAL JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONTEST - MAY 1, 2011 - JULY 31, 2011 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. KING GALLERY. THE LAST OCEAN: ANTARCTICA'S ROSS SEA PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN WELLER - OCTOBER 1, 2011 - JANUARY 29, 2012 AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER JOHN WELLER CELEBRATES ONE OF THE LAST HEALTHY MARINE ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH HIS GORGEOUS PHOTOS. HIS VIEWS OF THE PRISTINE ROSS SEA IN ANTARCTICA OFFER A GLIMPSE INTO THE LIVES OF WILDLIFE THAT INHABIT THIS REMOTE REGION. FROM EMPEROR PENGUINS TO SILVERFISH, SEALS AND BLUE WHALES, WELLER TAKES US ON A UNIQUE JOURNEY ABOVE AND BELOW THE OCEAN SURFACE. KING GALLERY. IN THE SPOTLIGHT: MARK EBERHARD'S ON THE EDGE - OCTOBER 22, 2011 - APRIL 15, 2012 MARK EBERHARD'S ON THE EDGE FEATURES BIRDS RANGING FROM THE BROWN PELICAN TO THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER, SPECIES THAT ARE ALL ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, IF NOT ASSUMED EXTINCT ALREADY. THE BIRDS ARE COMPLEMENTED BY A QUOTE FROM POET WALLACE STEVENS, "BUT WHEN THE BIRDS ARE GONE, AND THEIR WARM FIELDS RETURN NO MORE, WHERE THEN IS PARADISE?" TO CONTEXTUALIZE THIS WORK WITHIN THE COLLECTION, WE WILL HANG A RANGE OF DIVERSE AVIAN ARTWORK. KUHN GALLERY. EXQUISITE ANIMAL: A COMMUNITY ART EXHIBIT - NOVEMBER 8, 2011 - FEBRUARY 14, 2012 EXQUISITE CORPSE IS A GAME POPULARIZED BY THE SURREALISTS IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. TO PLAY, ARTISTS WERE GIVEN A PIECE OF PAPER FOLDED IN THIRDS-EACH ARTIST DREW EITHER A HEAD, BODY OR LEGS ON THE TOP, MIDDLE, OR BOTTOM OF THE PAPER WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE OTHER PARTS DRAWN BY OTHER ARTISTS. WHEN THE PAPER WAS UNFOLDED, A FANTASTIC CREATURE EMERGED. IN ASSISTANT CURATOR OF ART BRONWYN MINTON'S FORMULATION, ARTISTS USE HUGE PIECES OF PAPER TO DRAMATIC EFFECT. WAPITI GALLERY. GEORGE MCLEAN: THE LIVING LANDSCAPE - NOVEMBER 19, 2011 - APRIL 22, 2012 THE METICULOUS WORK OF GEORGE MCLEAN CAPTURES SINGULAR MOMENTS IN THE LIVES OF ANIMALS. CENTERED ON CAREFUL OBSERVATION OF A PLOT OF LAND HE CALLS HOME, MCLEAN'S VIBRANT, COMPLEX PAINTINGS REFLECT ONE MAN'S POWERFUL VISION OF WILDLIFE AND ITS ENVIRONMENT. HIS WORKS REVEAL THE FORCES OF NATURE, SMALL AND MIGHTY, THAT SHAPE THE EXISTENCE OF THE CREATURES WITH WHOM WE SHARE THIS PLANET. GILCREASE AND CHANGING VISIONS GALLERIES. CHANGE OF SEASONS: WILDLIFE IN SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, AND WINTER - FEBRUARY 11, 2012 - APRIL 23, 2012 BECAUSE MANY ARTISTS PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THEIR ACCURACY IN TERMS OF RECORDING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR IN THE WILD, THE MUSEUM CAN USE ITS COLLECTION TO SHOW HOW ANIMALS ADAPT TO THE VARIOUS SEASONS OF THE YEAR. FROM BEARS FATTENING UP FOR THEIR LONG WINTER HIBERNATION TO ELK IN VELVET, THIS EXHIBIT SHOWS NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK, BUT ALSO WILDLIFE IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, PREPARING FOR THE COMING SEASON. KING AND MEMBER'S GALLERY. AUDUBON: SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION - FEBRUARY 25, 2012 - APRIL 15, 2012 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON IS PERHAPS THE MOST RENOWNED WILDLIFE ARTIST IN AMERICA, UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY BOTH ART AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS. THE PRINTS IN THIS EXHIBIT ARE FROM HIS FIRST MONUMENTAL PUBLICATION, BIRDS OF AMERICA (1828 - 1838) AND HIS SECOND MAJOR PUBLICATION VIVIPAROUS QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA (1845 - 1848). WAPITI GALLERY. 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 COMMITTEE 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 AND APPROVAL PROCESS 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 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 70,380. CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 37,851. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 108,231.