Funding search · EIN 350876384 · Indianapolis, IN
Indiana Historical Society
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 41
- grants reported
- $1.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $22,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
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- Circus Hall of Fame2 grants · $64,921
- Daviess County Historical Society2 grants · $60,210
- Jackson County History Center2 grants · $59,054
- Evansville Wartime Museum2 grants · $58,199
- Historical Society of Ogden Dunes1 grant · $45,500
- Cedar Lake Historical Association1 grant · $45,499
- Union Literary Institute Preservation Society1 grant · $45,000
- Marshall County Historical Society1 grant · $45,000
- Greentown Historical Society1 grant · $45,000
- Goshen Historical Society1 grant · $39,584
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $54,975
Circus Hall of Fame · Peru, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $51,570
Daviess County Historical Society · Washington, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $49,999
Evansville Wartime Museum · Evansville, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $49,980
Jackson County History Center · Brownstown, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $45,500
Historical Society of Ogden Dunes · Ogden Dunes, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $45,499
Cedar Lake Historical Association · Cedar Lake, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $45,000
Greentown Historical Society · Greentown, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $45,000
Marshall County Historical Society · Plymouth, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $45,000
Union Literary Institute Preservation Society · Union City, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $39,584
Goshen Historical Society · Goshen, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $37,796
Friends of Ny Central Railroad Museum · Elkhart, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $36,000
Hoosier Heartland Trolley Company · Russiaville, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $33,660
Swiss Heritage Society · Berne, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $32,256
Goshen Historical Society · Goshen, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $27,910
Friends of the Knox Co Public Library · Vincennes, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $27,000
Lagrange County Historical Society · Lagrange, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $26,400
Evansville African American Museum · Evansville, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $25,890
Jay County Historical Society · Portland, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $24,193
Irvington Historical Society · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $22,500
Carmel Clay Historical Society · Carmel, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $22,500
Quilters Hall of Fame · Marion, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $22,050
Steuben Co Historical Society · Angola, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $20,757
Indiana Entertainment Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $20,700
Powers Church and Cemetery Association · Angola, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $15,975
Starke County Historical Society · Knox, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $15,606
Monon Civic Preservation Society · Monon, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $14,400
Indiana Genealogical Society · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $13,500
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $12,150
Indiana National Road Association · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $10,800
Friends of Tc Steele State Historic Site · Nashville, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $9,946
Circus Hall of Fame · Peru, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $9,074
Jackson County History Center · Brownstown, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $9,000
North Manchester Historical Society · North Manchester, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $8,640
Daviess County Historical Society · Washington, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $8,200
Evansville Wartime Museum · Evansville, IN · 2024
Hsg grants
- $7,811
Friends of the Knox Co Public Library · Vincennes, IN · 2024
Hsg grants
- $7,438
Irvington Historical Society · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Hsg grants
- $7,295
Indiana Entertainment Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Hsg grants
- $7,224
Greentown Historical Society · Greentown, IN · 2024
Hsg grants
- $6,337
Friends of Nat L Ny Cntrl Rr Museum · Elkhart, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
- $5,274
Jane Ross Reeves Octagon House Foundation Ltd · Shirley, IN · 2022
Hsg grants
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