Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,958,703
- Total expenses
- $2,416,261
- Contributions and grants received
- $894,296
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,038,491
- Investment income
- $25,258
- Other revenue
- $658
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,323,253
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $76,839
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,246,414
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,508,459
- Management and general expenses
- $228,916
- Fundraising expenses
- $678,886
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,508,459
Program services were 62.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$131,500
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$123,848
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$638,948
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$58,118
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2a · Program service revenue: NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY
total $716,888 · related or exempt $716,888
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2b · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES
total $212,787 · related or exempt $212,787
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2c · Program service revenue: CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
total $98,662 · related or exempt $98,662
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2d · Program service revenue: MEDIA SERVICES
total $10,154 · related or exempt $10,154
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3 · Investment income
total $22,796 · related or exempt $1 · excluded $22,795
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5 · Royalties
total $658 · excluded $658
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $336,927
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $334,465
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $2,462
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $2,462 · related or exempt $2,462
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $504,350 · program services $312,945 · management and general $142,069 · fundraising $49,336
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $43,150 · program services $25,171 · management and general $15,174 · fundraising $2,805
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $40,896 · program services $25,462 · management and general $11,406 · fundraising $4,028
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,332 · program services $4,026 · management and general $2,306
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $117,022 · program services $76,076 · management and general $17,548 · fundraising $23,398
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11g · Fees: other
total $629,178 · program services $71,476 · management and general $166 · fundraising $557,536
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $10,458 · program services $10,108 · management and general $250 · fundraising $100
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13 · Office expenses
total $28,631 · program services $24,500 · management and general $3,741 · fundraising $390
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14 · Information technology
total $8,168 · program services $3,038 · management and general $4,700 · fundraising $430
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17 · Travel
total $166,660 · program services $166,411 · management and general $249
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $123,496 · program services $123,496
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23 · Insurance
total $32,944 · program services $29,923 · management and general $3,021
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24a · Other expenses: HONORARIA
total $242,420 · program services $232,420 · fundraising $10,000
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24b · Other expenses: COST OF SALES
total $126,863 · program services $126,763 · fundraising $100
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24c · Other expenses: RENTAL
total $83,406 · program services $81,788 · management and general $1,618
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24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES
total $55,747 · program services $45,833 · management and general $4,249 · fundraising $5,665
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24e · All other expenses
total $196,540 · program services $149,023 · management and general $22,419 · fundraising $25,098
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $600
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $468,389 · end of year $297,053
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $43,250 · end of year $7,500
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $66,739 · end of year $61,458
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $44,683 · end of year $36,237
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $4,467 · end of year $4,756
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,594,741
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,389,772
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,325,853 · end of year $2,204,969
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $754,008 · end of year $710,680
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $69,637 · end of year $76,839
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,927,212 · end of year $2,725,231
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $710,540 · end of year $521,183
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO EXPLORE AND GIVE VOICE TO TRADITIONAL AND DYNAMIC CULTURES OF THE AMERICAN WEST. OUR MISSION IS TO USE STORY AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION TO CONNECT THE AMERICAN WEST TO THE WORLD. THE WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE AND EXCHANGE NEW IDEAS AND AVENUES OF EXPRESSION. WE PRODUCED THE FIRST COWBOY POETRY GATHERING IN 1985. OUR NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE AND PROMOTE THE ARTISTRY AND INGENUITY OF LIFE IN THE AMERICAN WEST. IT REMAINS OUR SIGNATURE EVENT, WITH PROGRAMMING CHANGING TO REFLECT CONTEMPORARY REALITIES AND ISSUES OF THE AMERICAN WEST. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OUR FIELDWORK, RESEARCH, EXHIBITS, WEBSITE, AND ARCHIVES PRESERVE, DOCUMENT, AND SHARE THE HERITAGE OF THE WEST. OUR MEDIA AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ENTERTAIN AND ENGAGE, DEEPENING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE VITALITY AND CHALLENGES OF WESTERN COMMUNITIES.
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"THE NATIONAL COWBOY POETRY GATHERING" IS A GRAND CELEBRATION OF WESTERN PEOPLE, THEIR LIFESTYLES AND TRADITIONS. AS JANUARY TURNS TO FEBRUARY, COWBOYS, RANCHERS, RURAL AND URBAN PEOPLE TRAVEL EN MASSE TO THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF ELKO, NEVADA, TO JOIN WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND ALL THOSE WHO SHARE THEIR LOVE OF RURAL LIFE IN THE WEST. TOGETHER, THEY LISTEN TO POETRY AND MUSIC, LEARN ABOUT COWBOY CULTURE IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD, EXPERIENCE GREAT ART, WATCH WESTERN FILMS, LEARN A CRAFT, AND GATHER TOGETHER TO EAT, DRINK AND SWAP STORIES. FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE - BOTH RURAL AND URBAN - HAVE MADE THIS PILGRIMAGE TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
Expenses $838,447 · Revenue $716,888
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MERCHANDISE SALES - THE CENTER MAINTAINS A YEAR-ROUND CULTURAL CENTER IN THE HISTORIC PIONEER HOTEL BUILDING LOCATED IN ELKO, NEVADA, FROM WHICH IT PROVIDES CULTURAL EVENTS AND MERCHANDISE SALES TO BOTH MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO FACILITATE A YEAR-ROUND EXPERIENCE, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF THE DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAN WEST.
Expenses $181,127 · Revenue $212,787
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CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER EVENTS ARE ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDES A MUSEUM, EXHIBITS, AND REVOLVING COLLECTIONS TO ENHANCE AND PROMOTE THE COWBOY CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Expenses $405,476 · Revenue $98,662
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MEDIA SERVICES INCLUDE RADIO AND TELEVISION SHOWS PROMOTING WESTERN AMERICAN MUSIC AND POETRY, ALONG WITH CD'S AND DVD'S BASED ON ORIGINAL FIELDWORK.
Expenses $83,409 · Revenue $10,154
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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KRISTIN WINDBIGLER
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $149,162
- From this org
- $149,162
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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CHRISSY MENICUCCI BENNA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ROB DONDERO
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JON GRIGGS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
ANNIE HATCH
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOHN PATRICCK RICE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
REED SIMMONS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MICHELE SULLIVAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TIFFANY TIBERTI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
PRESTON WRIGHT
INTERIM TREA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202533509349301573
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