Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Go to
www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
|
Total |
||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,641,162 | 9,907,241 | 3,858,598 | 6,357,723 | 3,096,599 | 26,861,323 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,641,162 | 9,907,241 | 3,858,598 | 6,357,723 | 3,096,599 | 26,861,323 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 11,221,272 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 15,640,051 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,641,162 | 9,907,241 | 3,858,598 | 6,357,723 | 3,096,599 | 26,861,323 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 531,910 | 677,823 | 562,318 | 893,367 | 508,198 | 3,173,616 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 30,097,043 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
||||
| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
||||
| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
|||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
|
2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
|
8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
|
2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
||||
| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
|
i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
||||
| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
|
5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
||||
|
6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
||||
|
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
||||
| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
|---|
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|
| Software ID: | |
| Software Version: |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRE APPRECIATION OF HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH WILDLIFE AND NATURE THROUGH ART AND EDUCATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP APPROX. 1,046: VISITATION WAS APPROX. 32,950 ANNUALLY - THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION CONSISTS OF ALMOST 5,000 CATALOGUED WORKS BY APPROXIMATELY 600 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, BOB KUHN, JOHN JAMES AUDUBON AND GEORGIA O'KEEFE. 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 47 VOLUNTEERS, RANGING IN AGE FROM TEENS TO SENIOR CITIZENS, ASSIST THE MUSEUM STAFF IN ALL FACETS OF THE MUSEUM'S OPERATION. THE "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. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | "TUCKER SMITH: A CELEBRATION OF NATURE JUNE 4, 2020 AUGUST 23, 2020 MY TIME WITH TUCKER: A TALK WITH BYRON PRICE, WEBINAR AUGUST 8, 2020 (POSTPONED FROM MAY 23RD, MUSEUM WAS CLOSED DUE TO DUE TO COVID) TUCKER SMITH: A CELEBRATION OF NATURE TOUR OPENED AT THE NATIONAL COWBOY AND WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM LIVING LEGENDS II WITH A TRIBUTE TO BOB KUHN (100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH) CONTINUED JUNE 6, 2020 AUGUST 30, 2020 WESTERN VISIONS SHOW AND SALE SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 OCTOBER 6, 2020 SAGE GROUSE: ICON OF THE PLAINS NOVEMBER 7, 2020 APRIL 25, 2021 LIVING LEGENDS III WITH A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT BATEMAN (90TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH) OCTOBER 31, 2020 MAY 16, 2021 THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION EMBODIES THE BEST EFFORTS OF HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS TO DEPICT WILDLIFE, INCLUDING OVER 5,000 CATALOGED ITEMS SPANNING 4,000 YEARS BY APPROXIMATELY 600 ARTISTS. AS A NATIONAL COLLECTION, IT EMPHASIZES PRIME EXAMPLES OF WORK PRODUCED BY ARTISTS FROM THE NATION ITSELF, WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION OF SUBJECTS, FORMS, STYLES, MATERIALS, AND MEDIA, SPANNING THE DIVERSITY OF THE NATION'S ARTISTS, THEIR ANTECEDENTS, AND THE TIMES AND PLACES IMPORTANT TO THEIR WORK. THE PRIMARY COLLECTING GOAL FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS RANGING FROM MAJOR ARTWORKS TO SUPPLEMENTAL PIECES, WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY AS WELL AS DIVERSITY OF THE COLLECTION WHILE ADDING THEMATIC DEPTH AND BREADTH. NMWA OPENED THE 2020 SEASON WITH THE TUCKER SMITH RETROSPECTIVE TUCKER SMITH: A CELEBRATION OF NATURE IN JUNE. THIS EXHIBITION BEGAN LATER THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE OF MUSEUM CLOSURE DUE TO COVID AND BECAUSE COVID EXACERBATED ISSUES WITH THE ART SHIPPERS WHO WERE DELIVERING ART FROM PRIVATE COLLECTORS. THE EXHIBITION OPENED SHORTLY AFTER WE OPENED THE MUSEUM TO THE PUBLIC AND ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HAVE A LARGE OPENING LECTURE, WE HAD A FEW SMALLER GATHERINGS AND A WEBINAR LECTURE WITH THE GUEST CURATOR BYRON PRICE. THE EXHIBITION FEATURED EXCLUSIVELY PAINTINGS OF THE LOCAL ARTIST TUCKER SMITH AND THE 88 ARTWORKS WERE ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY WITH THE INTENT TO SHOW THE ARTIST'S PROGRESSION IN STYLE FROM THE 1970S TO PRESENT DAY. IN AUGUST, THE SHOW WAS PREPPED FOR TOUR, DEINSTALLED, AND SHIPPED TO THE NATIONAL COWBOY AND WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. CRATES FOR THE TOUR WERE BUILT AND SOME WERE RECYCLED BY TETON ART SERVICES. THE TUCKER SMITH TOUR OPENED A BIT LATER AT THE NCWH ALSO DUE TO SCHEDULE CHANGES DUE TO COVID. IT OPENED AT NCWH ON OCTOBER 2ND. THE ARTIST WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND SPEAK AT A LIMITED ATTENDED OPENING RECEPTION. THE TOUR MOVED TO THE NATIONAL SPORTING MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IN MIDDLETON, VA IN APRIL OF 2021, WHERE IT WAS ON EXHIBIT UNTIL AUGUST 22, 2021. BOTH TUCKER AND NMWA'S DIRECTOR STEVE SEAMONS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND A LIMITED ATTENDED OPENING RECEPTION. THE SHOW THEN HAD TO BE SPLIT WITH APPROXIMATELY SIXTY PERCENT SHIPPED TO THE BOOTH MUSEUM IN CARTERSVILLE, GA AND THE REMAINDER OF THE EXHIBITION WAS RETURNED TO NMWA, BECAUSE THE C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM IN GREAT FALLS, MT DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE AS THEY HAD PROMISED, WHICH THEY STATED WAS DUE TO BUDGET ISSUES WITH COVID. THE EXHIBIT WILL CLOSE AT THE BOOTH MUSEUM ON JANUARAY 2ND OF 2022 WITH THIRTEEN PAINTINGS BEING SHIPPED BACK TO A PRIVATE COLLECTOR AND THE REMAINDER RETURNING TO NMWA, WHERE THEY WILL BE CHECKED FOR CONDITION AND RETURNED TO THEIR RESPECTFUL OWNERS. WESTERN VISIONS SALE AND EXHIBIT OPENED IN SEPTEMBER AND ALL SALES WERE HANDLED ONLINE DUE TO PROTOCOL ASSOCIATED WITH COVID. THIS WAS TO HELP PREVENT LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE FROM GATHERING IN SPACES IN OBSERVANCE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS SET BY THE TOWN OF JACKSON. OUR FALL EXHIBITION SCHEDULE OPENED THE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, SAGE GROUSE: ICON OF THE WEST IN THE BISON AND CHANGING VISIONS GALLERY. THIS EXHIBITION THAT OPENED THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER WAS ABOUT THE SAGE-GROUSE SPECIES, A DRAMATIC AND IMPRESSIVE BIRD THAT MAKES ITS HOME IN THE HIGH DESERT. THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AND THE EXHIBITION WAS PUT TOGETHER BY AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER NAPADOL PAOTHONG, WHO WITH THIS TRAVELING EXHIBITION HOPES TO INTRODUCE THE LIFE AND PLIGHT OF THIS UNUSUAL AND AMAZING BIRD TO MANY PEOPLE. THE EXHIBITION WAS TARGETED TO ENTICE WINTER VISITORS, CONSERVATION MINDED LOCALS, AND SCHOOL GROUPS. SINCE WE DO NOT COLLECT PHOTOGRAPHY, THIS EXHIBIT WAS A COMPLEMENTARY ADDITION TO OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, WE WERE UNABLE TO HAVE ANY IN-PERSON OPENING CELEBRATIONS; HOWEVER, NOPADOL PAOTHONG PUT TOGETHER AND EXCELLENT TALK THAT WE INCLUDED IN A WEBINAR. THE EXHIBITION CLOSED THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY 2021. THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF LIVING LEGENDS, WITH A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO BOB KUHN OPENED TO THE PUBLIC THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER, 2020 AND RAN UNTIL MAY 23RD 2021. THIS EXHIBITION, SIMILAR TO THE FIRST TWO INSTALLMENTS, WAS COMPRISED OF LIVING ARTISTS SOLELY FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION. ROBERT BATEMAN, A BELOVED ARTIST IN OUR COLLECTION, WAS HONORED FOR HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY WITH SIX PAINTINGS THAT WERE AN ADDITION TO THE LARGE BISON PAINTING, CHIEF, THAT IS PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED IN ONE OF OUR OTHER GALLERIES. THIS INSTALLMENT ALSO FOCUSED ON THE MORE UNUSUAL DEPICTIONS OF WILDLIFE BY FAMILIAR WILDLIFE ARTISTS IN THE COLLECTION AND SOME ARTWORKS THAT WERE SELDOM, OR NEVER BEFORE SEEN WERE HIGHLIGHTED. WE WERE UNABLE TO HAVE LARGE IN PERSON EVENTS WITH THIS EXHIBIT ALSO BECAUSE OF COVID RESTRICTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN - NMWA TYPICALLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 5,795 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE REGION ANNUALLY, RANGING IN AGE FROM PRE-K TO GRADE 12. THIS YEAR WE ONLY SERVED 2,587 CHILDREN IN PERSON AND THROUGH VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION DURING THE ENTIRE '20-'21 SCHOOL YEAR. THE NUMBERS REACHED WERE MUCH LOWER THAN USUAL DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS AND THE PROHIBITION OF FIELD TRIPS AND SCHOOL VISITS. WE CONTINUED TO ADD ON-LINE EXHIBITS AND WEBINARS IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPENSATE. OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE ART: SCHOOL ART SHOW CONTINUED IN PERSON AS USUAL, FEB. 13 2021 APRIL 18, 2021. APPROXIMATELY 300 WORKS OF ART BY LOCAL CHILDREN GRADES K-12 WERE EXHIBITED. 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, OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND ARE OUTLINED ON OUR WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.WILDLIFEART.ORG/LEARN/SCHOOL-PROGRAMS/ FOR A FIFTH YEAR, LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDIO PROJECT, COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART AND THE ART ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON HOLE. STUDENTS MET EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FROM JANUARY TO MID-MARCH. STUDENTS LEARNED THE FUNDAMENTALS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN AND WORKED ON BUILDING PROFESSIONAL ARTIST PORTFOLIOS. PARTICIPANTS VISITED THE MUSEUM TO VIEW THE SAGE GROUSE: ICON OF THE WEST EXHIBIT AND GET INSPIRED BY STORIES ABOUT THESE UNIQUE BIRDS AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER NAPADOL PAOTHONG. GRAPHIC ART WORK CREATED BY THE STUDIO PROJECT TEENS WAS EXHIBITED ON THE MUSEUM MEZZANINE JUNE - AUGUST. A PRE-K STORYTELLING AND ART MAKING PROGRAM, "FABLES, FEATHERS, AND FUR (FFF)," WHICH SERVES PRE-K CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WAS CANCELLED FOR MOST OF THE SUMMER 2020 AND THE ENTIRE WINTER OF 2020-2021 DUE TO COVID. WE TYPICALLY ENGAGE IN COLLABORATIONS WITH TETON SCIENCE SCHOOL (TSS) DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO PROVIDE "ART AND SCIENCE" THEMATIC TOURS. THESE WERE ALL DISCONTINUED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, ONCE AGAIN DUE TO COVID. PERFORMANCES AND ART MAKING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN TYPICALLY TAKE PLACE ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH. THESE WERE CANCELED DUE TO COVID. OUTREACH PROGRAMS WERE DISCONTINUED IN LOCAL SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, BUT WERE ABLE TO TAKE PLACE VIA THE JACKSON HOLE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, POP UP PROGRAMS, AND OTHER AFTER SCHOOL VENUES. OUR ON-LINE CURRICULUM LESSONS AND EDUCATIONAL GAMES CONTINUED TO BE USED. OUR ONLINE VIDEO OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED BISONCAST FOR TEENS THROUGH ADULTS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE REMOTE ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION AND SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. TWO NEW EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS (BEYOND BEAUTY AND THERE'S NO WHITE IN SNOW) WERE PRODUCED THAT FEATURE ART FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION PAIRED WITH RELEVANT EXPLORATIONS INTO THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. OUR ON-SITE CHILDREN'S GALLERY PROVIDES HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS FOR CHILDREN. A RANGE OF IN-GALLERY TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN INTERACTIVES WERE OFFERED INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE TOUCH-SCREEN INFORMING VISITORS ABOUT STEVE KESTREL'S BRONZE SCULPTURE SILENT MESSENGER, AND A ROBERT KUHN ACRYLIC PAINTING VIDEO DEMONSTRATION, AND AN ANCIENT ART INTERACTIVE TOUCH-SCREEN. NEW AUDIO TOUR STOPS WERE ADDED INCLUDING SOME TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH LANGUAGE. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WE TYPICALLY SERVE APPROXIMATELY 3,850 ADULTS ANNUALLY WITH OUR ""SNEAK PEEK"" BEHIND THE SCENES GALLERY TALKS, OUR FILMS, AND STUDIO CLASSES. WE ALSO HAVE A RICH ROSTER OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON THE OUTDOOR SCULPTURE TRAIL SUCH AS ""YOGA ON THE TRAIL AND FIVE FREE MOBILE TOURS INCLUDING EXPLORING WILDLIFE ART, RUNGIUS LETTERS, SAVING A SPECIES, SCULPTURE TRAIL, AND THE STUDIO PROJECT. IN DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH, WE LAUNCHED A NEW ONLINE ART MAKING SERIES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS CALLED "MAKE IT WILD". BETWEEN "MAKE IT WILD AND 5 COLLABORATIVE WEBINARS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE "YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON CONSERVATION INITIATIVE", WE REACHED 2,752 ADULTS VIA VIRTUAL PROGRAMS ALONE, RAISING ADULT PROGRAM ATTENDANCE TO 4,725 ANNUALLY. BISONCAST (MENTIONED ABOVE) AND WEBINARS WITH CURATORS AND THE YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON PARTNERS ADDED MUCH TO OUR ADULT OFFERING DURING COVID RESTRICTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D | THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION EMBODIES THE BEST EFFORTS OF HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS TO DEPICT WILDLIFE, INCLUDING OVER 5,000 CATALOGED ITEMS SPANNING 4,000 YEARS BY APPROXIMATELY 600 ARTISTS. AS A NATIONAL COLLECTION, IT EMPHASIZES PRIME EXAMPLES OF WORK PRODUCED BY ARTISTS FROM THE NATION ITSELF, WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION OF SUBJECTS, FORMS, STYLES, MATERIALS, AND MEDIA, SPANNING THE DIVERSITY OF THE NATION'S ARTISTS, THEIR ANTECEDENTS, AND THE TIMES AND PLACES IMPORTANT TO THEIR WORK. THE PRIMARY COLLECTING GOAL FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION THROUGH STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS RANGING FROM MAJOR ARTWORKS TO SUPPLEMENTAL PIECES, WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY AS WELL AS DIVERSITY OF THE COLLECTION WHILE ADDING THEMATIC DEPTH AND BREADTH. |
| 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 MUSEUM DIRECTOR 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 B, LINE 11B | 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 AUDIT 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 MUSEUM DIRECTOR 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 APPROVES THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR'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. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 463,875. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 67,453. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 26,967. TOTAL EXPENSES 558,295. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN NPV OF SPLIT-INTEREST INVESTMENT 526,432. |
| Software ID: | |
| Software Version: |