Arthur Bowring Ranch
In 1985, the Foundation accepted the gift of the 7,202-acre Bar 99 Ranch from the estate of former U.S. Senator Eve Bowring. She stipulated that the land was to remain a working ranch, maintaining the ranch’s prize herd of Herefords—and that property tax payments were to be made to the county. Without the Foundation, these stipulations would likely have derailed the gift—depriving visitors of the opportunity to experience Sandhills ranching history.