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 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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9 grants matching “marker” · $164,653
- $45,769
Carver County Historical Society · Waconia, MN · 2024
Legacy Grant for projects focusing on museum infrastructure, cultural landscape documentation, and interpretive research for the Pondexter tombstone marker
- $9,700
Lower Sioux Indian Community · Morton, MN · 2024
Legacy Grant for the Wabasha Roadside Marker Conservation
- $7,030
East Central Minnesota Pride · Braham, MN · 2024
Legacy Grant for First Rural Pride Historic Marker
- $5,546
City of Cottage Grove · Cottage Grove, MN · 2024
Legacy Grant for the Cottage Grove Historical Markers
- $49,718
City of Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2023
Legacy Grant for Lakewalk Interpretive Markers Implementation
- $10,000
Carver County Historical Society · Waconia, MN · 2023
Legacy Grant for Projects involving interpretive research for tombstone marker, touchscreen veteran database, and HVAC systems.
- $9,500
True Directions · Mora, MN · 2022
Legacy Grant for Research and Writing Phase for C.E. Williams House Historical Marker
- $20,000
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society · White Bear Lake, MN · 2021
Legacy Grants For Birthwood Village Historical Markers And Market Analysis
- $7,390
Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Legacy Grant For Marker For Historic Oakland Apartment & Hotel Building
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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 allLegacy 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, and conservation initiatives. less
- $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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