Funding search · historic preservation · Minnesota
Who funds historic preservation work in Minnesota
10 funders have a record of paying for historic preservation work by Minnesota recipients: 111 grants totaling $6.3M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Minnesota Humanities Center ($3.6M), National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States ($392,300) and Minnesota Historical Society ($326,925).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Minnesota recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Minnesota Humanities CenterSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
92 matching grants · $3.6M · through 2023Largest: $18,009 to Grassroots Culture — arts & cultural heritage grants
Minnesota Historical SocietySaint Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $386,316 to UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — legacy grant for various projects focused on historical research, cultural preservation, community collaboration, and ecological studies in minnesota, such as oral histories, histo…
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United StatesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $392,300 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to WATERFRONT HISTORIC AREA LEAGUE — historic preservation
Thomas Dubois Hormel FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
4 matching grants · $145,000 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to HORMEL HISTORIC HOME INC — to preserve the history and values of the george a and lillian hormel family through the preservation of the hormel historic home and serving the community as a meeting place to pu…
Largest: $15,000 to KNIFE RIVER HERITAGE & CULTURAL CEN — support for historic fishing exhibit
Largest: $1.8M to VICTORIA THEATER ARTS CENTER — to support the construction of victoria theater and its new community spaces and programs focused on the arts, cultural heritage, and social justice in st. paul
Largest: $5,000 to CROSSLAKE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY — provide funding for preservation of area history
Largest: $10,000 to LANESBORO HISTORICAL PRESERVATION — enhance accessibility/walking trail
Filia FoundationBloomington, MN
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to SISTER OF ST BENEDICTS — support of archival and historic preservation
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to Duluth Heritage Sports Center Foundation — arts & culture
Largest: $5,000 to TWIN CITIES FILM FEST — mnmicro cultural heritage film festivals
Largest: $1,200 to MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY — collect, preserve and tell about minnesota
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