Funding search · EIN 410713907 · Saint Paul, MN

Minnesota Historical Society

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

671
grants reported
$28.0M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$17,518
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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12 grants matching “exterior · $1.1M

  • $272,500

    Friends of Linden Hill · Little Falls, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for Rehabilitation of Exterior Barn, Carriage House and Greenhouse

  • $44,685

    Jasper Area Historical · Jasper, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the Poorbaugh Building Exterior Rehabilitation Construction Documents

  • $216,423

    Tower-Soudan Historical Society · Tower, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Tower Fire Hall Exterior, Electrical, and Interior Masonry and Finishes Rehabilitation

  • $21,517

    Charles Thompson Memorial Hall · St Paul, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Restoration and Repair of Front Exterior Porch for Thompson Hall

  • $6,500

    American Indian Family & Children'S Services · St Paul, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Replacing Exterior Wood Paneling Over Entryway

  • $183,310

    Tower-Soudan Historical Society · Tower, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Tower Fire Hall Exterior Rehabilitation

  • $86,071

    Charles Thompson Memorial Hall · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Restoration and Repair of Front Exterior Porch for Thompson Hall

  • $62,500

    Fairmont Opera House · Fairmont, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Structural Engineering Assessment of Main Roof and Supporting Exterior Walls

  • $53,847

    Sauk Centre Area History Museum & Research Center · Sauk Centre, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Pre-Construction Documents: Exterior Masonry of Sauk Centre Blue Valley Creamery

  • $30,722

    Pioneer Public Television · Appleton, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Appleton City Hall Phase 1: Exterior Envelope Renovations Construction Documents

  • $64,555

    Charles Thompson Memorial Hall · St Paul, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Restoration And Repair Of Front Exterior Porch And Construction Documents For Thompson Hall

  • $42,243

    Pioneer Public Television · Appleton, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Appleton City Hall Exterior Renovations

Top recipients

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  • City of Sandstone3 grants · $588,257
  • Regents University of Mn2 grants · $472,248
  • Tower-Soudan Historical Society2 grants · $399,733
  • University of Minnesota1 grant · $386,316
  • City of Madison3 grants · $358,174
  • Sacred Heart Area Historical Society2 grants · $327,822
  • Brown County2 grants · $322,141
  • Todd County2 grants · $316,000
  • Roseau County Historical Society3 grants · $309,739
  • City of Delano3 grants · $307,920

Giving over time

$6.1M
2021
$7.6M
2022
$6.6M
2023
$7.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 671 grants.

  • $386,316

    University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Various projects focused on historical research, cultural preservation, community collaboration, and ecological studies in Minnesota, such as oral histories, historical databases, preservation efforts, read all
  • $339,226

    Regents University of Mn · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Stories of the Opioid Crisis in Northeastern Minnesota

  • $297,703

    Sacred Heart Area Historical Society · Sacred Heart, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Hotel Sacred Heart Phase 2 Construction

  • $276,500

    Todd County · Long Prairie, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Construction of Courthouse Rock Wall Phase 1

  • $275,500

    Otter Tail County · Fergus Falls, MN · 2022

    Capital Grant for Phelps Mill Preservation (Phase 1)

  • $272,500

    Friends of Linden Hill · Little Falls, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for Rehabilitation of Exterior Barn, Carriage House and Greenhouse

  • $266,836

    Science Museum of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For New Windows, Dakota Collections Exhibit, Pederson Excavation, And Animal Remains Research

  • $265,039

    Helga Township · Bemidji, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grant For Repair & Replacement of Nary School Windows

  • $244,761

    City of Hackensack · Hackensack, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for conservation building phase 1 preservation stabilization

  • $244,724

    Waterford Township · Northfield, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grant For Waterford Bridge Preservation And Rehabilitation

  • $238,813

    City of Sandstone · Sandstone, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Sandstone Public School Roof Stabilization Project

  • $236,498

    City of Gaylord · Gaylord, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Oaks Lakeside Pavilion

  • $225,000

    Armory Arts & Music Center · Duluth, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Duluth Armory - Partial Reroofing

  • $216,423

    Tower-Soudan Historical Society · Tower, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Tower Fire Hall Exterior, Electrical, and Interior Masonry and Finishes Rehabilitation

  • $212,000

    Central Presbyterian Church · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Rehabilitation of east elevation masonry

  • $207,744

    City of Browns Valley · Browns Valley, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the Browns Valley Carnegie Public Library Preservation Project

  • $207,030

    City of Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For St Louis County Jail Window Restoration And Interpretive Trail

  • $201,426

    Board of Regents University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Partnership Grant For MN Historical Biographical Database, Partnership To Sustain Heritage Landscapes, Oral History Collection, Documenting Sources

  • $200,283

    Roseau County Historical Society · Roseau, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Roseau Museum Shelving and collection management system upgrade for long term preservation plan

  • $200,200

    City of Madison · Madison, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for The City of Madison City Hall Window and Historic Tower Rehabilitation

  • $198,093

    Brown County · New Ulm, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the BCHS Comprehensive Inventory Phase 6

  • $194,605

    Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for projects focusing on archival digitization, exhibition planning, facility improvements, and community-centered cultural heritage preservation

  • $190,729

    Minnesota Masonic Historic Building · Duluth, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Preservation and Rehabilitation of Duluth Masonic Center

  • $190,235

    City of Sandstone · Sandstone, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Sandstone School Roof Stabilization Construction Documents

  • $186,276

    Preserve Appleton'S Heritage · Appleton, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for Appleton City Hall Phase 1A Masonry, Roof and Foundation

  • $183,310

    Tower-Soudan Historical Society · Tower, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Tower Fire Hall Exterior Rehabilitation

  • $175,685

    Olmsted Co Hist Soc · Rochester, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Rehabilitation of George Stoppel Smokehouse

  • $175,000

    St Clement'S Memorial Episcopal Church · St Paul, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for St Clements Church Restoration

  • $174,824

    St Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Book Completion, Discovering Musical Stories, And Categorizing The Rise of St Olaf College

  • $169,680

    City of Delano · Delano, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Delano Village Hall (Heritage Center) Elevator Installation

  • $166,130

    Hubbard County · Park Rapids, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Historic Courthouse Roof Replacement

  • $164,500

    Germanic American Institute · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for GAI: Accessible Entrance and Bathroom

  • $159,597

    Olmsted County Historical Society · Rochester, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Rehabilitation Of Smokehouse, HCOC Lighting, Building Mechanical System, And Purchase of New Software

  • $159,209

    City of Sandstone · Sandstone, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for Sandstone Public School Building Roof Stabilization

  • $158,266

    Islamic Center of Winona · Winona, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Roof Replacement

  • $153,621

    Minnesota Masonic Historical Society & Museum · Bloomington, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Collections Storage/Rehousing

  • $151,650

    Faribault County Historical Society · Blue Earth, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Acquisition Of Newspaper And Microfilm, And Restoration Of Good Shepard Church

  • $151,120

    Sherburne County · Elk River, MN · 2022

    Partnership Grant for TCP Evaluation for National Register Eligibility

  • $148,540

    Le Sueur County Historical Society · Le Center, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Elysian School Bell Tower and Roof Rehabilitation

  • $140,544

    First Congregational Church of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Church Interior Preservation

  • $140,018

    Lower Phalen Creek Project · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the Wakan Tipi Center Exhibit Fabrication

  • $138,468

    Reclaim Community · Jasper, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Jasper School 1939 Wing Roof Rehabilitation Design

  • $134,674

    Otter Tail County · Fergus Falls, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Mill Preservation And Mill Store Feasibility Study

  • $133,022

    Regents University of Mn · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the set of projects focused on preserving historic structures and collections while expanding access to Minnesota's cultural and healthcare history

  • $131,227

    Rushford Area Historical Society · Rushford, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Rushford Area Business Support and South MN construction stabilization

  • $130,104

    City of Belle Plaine · Belle Plaine, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Preservation Project II

  • $129,721

    Dakota County Historical Society · South St Paul, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the collection of projects centered on upgrading the Lawshe Memorial Museum, developing and building exhibits, advancing the Black Heritage Trail, and planning commemorative 250th anniversary concepts

  • $128,387

    Dodge County Historical Society · Mantorville, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the Wasioja School Rehabilitation Project

  • $127,070

    Scott County Historical Society · Shakopee, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Shakopee Cultural Trail Development and Museum Lighting Redesign

  • $126,900

    Lyon County Historical Society · Marshall, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Collections Storage Rehousing Project

  • $124,048

    Brown County · New Ulm, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for BCHS Comprehensive Inventory Phase 4

  • $122,594

    San Francisco Township · Carver, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For School And Town Hall Stabilization And Repair

  • $122,320

    Mn State University Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for Projects that focus on interpreting historic monuments and building partnerships to strengthen cultural heritage management and preservation skills

  • $121,969

    City of Madison · Madison, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for City of Madison City Hall Historic Tower Rehabilitation

  • $119,640

    Lake of the Woods County Historical Society · Baudette, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the Implementation of LOW County Historical Society Exhibits

  • $119,640

    Lake of the Woods Cty Hist Society · Baudette, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Implementation of LOW County Historical Society Exhibits

  • $119,475

    Tower Soudan Historical Society · Tower, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the Tower Fire Hall HVAC and Electrical System Replacement

  • $119,460

    Winona County Historical Society · Winona, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for HVAC Design, microfilm digitization, and lighting installation

  • $119,250

    North Star Museum of · North St Paul, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Design/Build HVAC System

  • $119,000

    Fulda Heritage Society · Fulda, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for Fulda's 1880 Depot Foundation Repairs

  • $117,963

    Stearns History Museum · St Cloud, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Three-Dimensional Collections Evaluation & Clean-up

  • $117,776

    City of Afton · Afton, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Preservation Of 100 Year Old Mural

  • $117,225

    Minnesota Orchestral Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Preserving the Minnesota Orchestra's Concert Broadcast History, Phase II

  • $116,879

    Dakota County · Apple Valley, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Minterpretive Node Fabrication And Spring Lake Park Messaging Plan

  • $116,500

    The Anderson Center · Red Wing, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the Masonry Restoration for the Historic Residence at Tower View

  • $115,768

    Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour · Faribault, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Stone Replacement at Chapel and Roof Rehabilitation Project

  • $115,500

    The Anderson Center · Red Wing, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Tower View Masonry Restoration

  • $115,096

    Winona County Historical Society · Winona, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Design and Drawings for HVAC Upgrades and Repairs

  • $113,120

    City of Delano · Delano, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the Elevator Installation at Delano Village Hall (Heritage Center)

  • $106,140

    Danebod Lutheran Church · Tyler, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Architectural plans and structural analysis for Danebod folk school

  • $106,102

    City of Adams · Adams, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the First National Bank of Adams Rehabilitation Project

  • $105,759

    Christ Lutheran Church On Capitol Hill · St Paul, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Repairing and restoration on restroom

  • $103,888

    Nobles County Historical Society · Worthington, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the 1960s photographic negatives, upgrades collections management software, and supports the Nobles County: A Home for Immigrants exhibit through improved collections care

  • $102,500

    City of Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN · 2023

    Capitol Grant for Mahnomen City Hall ADA/Rehab Project

  • $102,166

    Roseau County Historical Society · Roseau, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for the Organized and updated archival records, served as an archival collection consultant, and supported the first phase of the Roseau County Museum's mobile shelving storage project

  • $102,126

    City of St Paul-Parks & Rec · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Cochran Park Pool & Sculpture Restoration

  • $100,000

    Children'S Dental Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for Reinforcement and Rehabilitation of Roof, Skylights, Cornice and Balustrade, and Parapet Wall at 25 W Superior St, Duluth

  • $99,704

    Pipestone County Historical Society · Pipestone, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Ferris Grand North facade repointing

  • $99,420

    Dakota County Hist Society · South St Paul, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Trail and exhibits concept design and upgrading Lawshe Memorial Museum with phase 3 George Daniels Project

  • $98,999

    Le Sueur County Historical Society · Le Center, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Rehabilitation of Elysian School Bell Tower and Roof and Associated Elements"

  • $98,906

    White Bear Lake Area Historical Society · White Bear Lake, MN · 2022

    Partnership Grant for Native History Education Initiative

  • $98,880

    Dakota County · Apple Valley, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Spring Lake Park Reserve Interpretive Messaging Plan

  • $98,000

    Hmong Museum · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grants to develop and present traveling exhibits highlighting social change and preserving Hmong American experiences in Minnesota

  • $96,213

    Bird Island Cultural Centre · Bird Island, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for construction on the Tinnes-Baker House

  • $95,771

    White Bear Lake Area Historical Society · White Bear Lake, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Historic Structures Report for the Noyes Cottage, researching street cars in WBL, and 3D object collection inventory

  • $95,685

    Tower-Soudan Historical Society · Tower, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Fire Hall Rehabilitation, Restrooms, And New Roof For Fire Hall

  • $95,558

    City of Walters · Walters, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Construction Work/Preservation of the Walters Jail

  • $92,975

    The Oberholtzer Foundation · Duluth, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant that Prepares historic structures and cultural landscape report for the Mallard Island Annex Library

  • $92,175

    St Olaf College · Northfield, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Cataloging Textiles and 3D Objects in the St. Olaf College Archives & Special Collections

  • $91,176

    Sinclair Lewis Foundation · Sauk Centre, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Sinclair Lewis Construction Grant And Main Street Celebration

  • $87,210

    Sacred Heart Area Historical Society · Sacred Heart, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Hotel Sacred Heart Phase 2 Construction

  • $86,071

    Charles Thompson Memorial Hall · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Restoration and Repair of Front Exterior Porch for Thompson Hall

  • $85,467

    City of Coleraine · Coleraine, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Coleraine City Hall Masonry And Roof Repairs

  • $85,401

    Nobles County Historical Society · Worthington, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Exhibit Plan: "We are Here: Immigration & Nobles County"

  • $84,393

    City of Madison · Madison, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For City Of Madison City Hall Historic Tower Rehabilitation

  • $83,503

    City of Maynard · Maynard, MN · 2023

    Legacy Grant for Maynard State Bank Roof Replacement

  • $83,139

    City of Henning · Henning, MN · 2021

    Legacy Grants For Trinity Lutheran Church Bell Tower Repair

  • $82,600

    Lower Phalen Creek Project · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Legacy Grant for Wakan Tipi Visitor Exhibit Schematic Design

  • $82,586

    Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant for Augsburg University Archives HVAC Project

  • $82,256

    Lake County Historical Society · Two Harbors, MN · 2024

    Legacy Grant that Oversaw the Two Harbors Depot roof replacement and chimney stabilization and completed an inventory of the LCHS photograph collection

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.