Nonprofit · EIN 84-0517361
WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80216
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $49,810,409 | $30,361,789 | $19,448,620 | $111,526,361 | $17,114,032 | $94,412,329 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $44,531,783 | $28,051,189 | $16,480,594 | $83,373,681 | $8,404,329 | $74,969,352 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $14,327,578
- Membership dues
- $218,364
- Program service revenue
- $27,655,559
- Investment income
- $7,894,882
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $7,395,405
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$67,610
- Other revenue
- -$67,610
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $553,934
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $669,563
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,293,269
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,343,652
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $26,642
- Accounting fees
- $84,044
- Occupancy
- $2,625,250
- Travel
- $469,779
- Depreciation
- $284,352
- Program services (functional)
- $23,225,248
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,537,385
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,599,156
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $83,373,681
- Total assets, end of year
- $111,526,361
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $17,114,032
- Net assets, end of year
- $94,412,329
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $70,346,635
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,095,127
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $67,317,202
- Gross unrelated business income
- $5,300,184
- Gross receipts
- $51,948,349
- Employees
- 660
- Volunteers
- 978
- Year formed
- 1905
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL ANDREWS | PRESIDENT & CEO - TERM ENDED JAN 2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $483,099 | $61,749 |
| JOHN ELLIS | STAFF VP OF PARTNERSHIP & Officer | 40 | $321,780 | $69,359 |
| JEFFREY CHILDS | STAFF VP & CFO Officer | 40 | $281,224 | $52,689 |
| KYLE BAUN | STAFF VP OF TICKET & EVENT Officer | 40 | $194,814 | $46,632 |
| LEON VICK | STAFF VP OF RODEO, HORSE & Officer | 40 | $179,442 | $45,541 |
| CLINT CHITSEY | VICE PRESIDENT OF EVENT OP Officer | 40 | $152,242 | $58,811 |
| JJ AMENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GUSTAFSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TONY FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE LIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER COORS | CHAIRMAN, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRANCE CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARTH WHITHAM | VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN CUMMING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE ANSCHUTZ-RODGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG JONES | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GUY MCENDAFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE WAGNER | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY TUOR MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON WILLIAMS | FORMER CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STANTON DODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL ANDREWS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $458,497 | $57,698 |
| JOHN ELLIS | STAFF VP OF PARTNERSHIP & Officer | 40 | $306,729 | $65,308 |
| JEFFREY CHILDS | STAFF VP & CFO Officer | 40 | $262,936 | $48,337 |
| KYLE BAUN | STAFF VP OF TICKET & EVENT Officer | 40 | $186,556 | $43,168 |
| LEON VICK | STAFF VP OF RODEO, HORSE & Officer | 40 | $173,682 | $42,591 |
| CLINT CHITSEY | VICE PRESIDENT OF EVENT OP Officer | 40 | $146,539 | $54,971 |
| JJ AMENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GUSTAFSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK GRANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TONY FRANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON ELLIMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER COORS | CHAIRMAN, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRANCE CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARTH WHITHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN CUMMING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE ANSCHUTZ-RODGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG JONES | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GUY MCENDAFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY TUOR MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANTON DODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4655 HUMBOLDT ST, DENVER, CO 80216-2818
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WES ALLISON, 4655 HUMBOLDT STREET, DENVER, CO 802162818
- Signed the 990
- WES ALLISON, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (303) 297-1116
- Website
- WWW.NATIONALWESTERN.COM
- Return prepared by
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
Mission
THE ASSOCIATION IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSES INCLUDE (1) LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EDUCATION (2) EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH, AND (3) EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SEE "SCHEDULE O" FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
Program accomplishments
- PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW, HORSE SHOW ANDRODEO: WSSA ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND APPLICATION FOR TAXEXEMPT STATUS REQUIRE IT TO PRODUCE THE SHOW EACH YEAR. THE SHOWTAKES PLACE AT THE NATIONAL WESTERN COMPLEX IN DENVER, CO EVERYJANUARY, AND FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS BEEN ATTENDED BY OVER600,000 PEOPLE. DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE VARIOUS EDUCATIONALACTIVITIES AND BENEFITS OF THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS FAR TOO EXTENSIVETO BE PRESENTED ON A SUMMARY SCHEDULE IN FORM 990.Expenses $20,450,688 · revenue $22,005,531
- OFF-SEASON EDUCATIONAL SHOWS AND RELATED PROGRAMS: OUTSIDE OF THEMONTH OF JANUARY, THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES USAGE OF ITS FACILITIESBY A VARIETY OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, MANY OF WHICH AREAGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK OR HORSE ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS. THESEORGANIZATIONS PRODUCE THEIR OWN SHOWS IN THE NATIONAL WESTERNCOMPLEX BASED ON CONTRACTS WITH THE ASSOCIATION. SUPPORTED BYASSOCIATION PERSONNEL AND OTHER RESOURCES, MANY OF THESE SHOWSPROVIDE EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO THE PARTICIPANTS AND THE GENERALPUBLIC ATTENDING SIMILAR TO THOSE DERIVED FROM THE NATIONALWESTERN STOCK SHOW, HORSE SHOW AND RODEO IN JANUARY.Expenses $2,188,957 · revenue $349,844
- NATIONAL WESTERN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: WSSA ESTABLISHED THENATIONAL WESTERN SCHOLARSHIP FUND DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDEDMARCH 31, 1985 TO PROVIDE FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TO STUDENTSINTERESTED IN LIVESTOCK OR AGRICULTURE. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMHAS GROWN DRAMATICALLY WITH NUMEROUS STUDENTS AND PROSPECTIVESTUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ANNUALLY BOTH THROUGH WSSAAND THROUGH A SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FROM WSSA MATCHED BY ANDADMINISTERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING.Expenses $363,372 · grants $341,086
- JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION SUPPORT AND OTHER PROGRAMS: IN ADDITION TO ITS SUPPORT OF JUNIOR EXHIBITORS THROUGH THE PREMIER EXHIBITOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM DISCUSSED ABOVE, THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT DIRECTLY AND IN THE FORM OF AWARDS FOR THE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW AND AUCTION VIA A CARCASS CONTEST AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO PROMOTES YOUTH EDUCATION RELATIVE TO AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND WHAT CAN BE SEEN AT THE NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW IN VARIOUS WAYS.Expenses $222,231 · grants $212,848
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-0517361
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N520)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $111,526,361
- Income (IRS master file)
- $51,948,349
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $49,810,409 | $30,361,789 | $111,526,361 | XML |
| 990-T | March 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2024 | $44,531,783 | $28,051,189 | $83,373,681 | XML |
| 990-T | March 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2023 | $39,100,078 | $38,567,175 | $70,099,619 | IRS |
| 990-T | March 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-0517361).
Questions about WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION is 84-0517361.
- Is WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names WES ALLISON.
- Who are the officers and directors of WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $483,099 (PAUL ANDREWS, PRESIDENT & CEO - TERM ENDED JAN 2025).
- How much revenue does WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $49,810,409, expenses of $30,361,789 and total assets of $111,526,361 at year end.
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