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 20222024. 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

$458,462
2022
$531,397
2023
$30,530
2024

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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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.