Public Charity

INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Based in INDIANAPOLIS, IN, INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $17.5M in revenue, $9.6M in expenses, $144.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 53 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.2M.

EIN: 350876384 INDIANAPOLIS, IN Historical Organizations NTEE: A80 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$17.5M
Total Expenses$9.6M
Total Assets$144.0M
Grant Records53
Funding Total$2.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

SINCE 1831, THE INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS BEEN INDIANA'S STORYTELLER, CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE PAST BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING, AND DISSEMINATING THE STATE'S HISTORY. A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, THE IHS ALSO PUBLISHES BOOKS AND PERIODICALS; SPONSORS TEACHER WORKSHOPS; PROVIDES YOUTH, ADULT, AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING; PROVIDES SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL GROUPS; AND MAINTAINS THE NATION'S PREMIER RESEARCH LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES ON THE HISTORY OF INDIANA AND THE OLD NORTHWEST.

Where $100 goes at Indiana Historical Society

How Indiana Historical Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$21
Public programslocal history services
28% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 18,415 miles; 84,923 guests; 4,505 students
$20
Ihs press
26% of program spending
$20
Indiana experience
26% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 30,440 people; 2,603 children

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Adam Arceneaux
VP-MARKETING & PUBLIC RELA Amy Lamb
VP-DEVELOPMENT Andrew Halter
TREASURER Andrew S Thornton
MEMBER Bonita L Carter
MEMBER Brian Robinson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$546,803 2 grants
General Support
$500,338 22 grants
Education
$227,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$150,000 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$145,550 16 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $17.5M $9.6M $144.0M
2023 $7.7M $9.4M $134.7M
2022 $4.5M $9.8M $130.8M
2020 $6.4M $10.4M $144.5M
2019 $12.0M $10.6M $157.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $12.0M to $17.5M (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $144.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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