Public Charity

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Based in SAINT PAUL, MN, MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $85.4M in revenue, $74.2M in expenses, $349.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 118 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $8.5M.

EIN: 410713907 SAINT PAUL, MN Historical Organizations NTEE: A80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$85.4M
Total Expenses$74.2M
Total Assets$349.3M
Grant Records118
Funding Total$8.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. MNHS collects, preserves, and tells the story of Minnesota's past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and print and online publishing.

Where $100 goes at Minnesota Historical Society

How Minnesota Historical Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$27
Historic Sites and Museums
34% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 826,600 visitors
$20
Education, Outreach, and Content Development
26% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 19,000 students; 59 students; 100,000 units
$19
Library and Collections
24% of program spending

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 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Anton Treuer
Trustee Barbara Burwell
Senior Vice President Historic Sites Benjamin Leonard
Senior Vice President Library, Research & Collections Brenda Raney
Executive Vice President Mission Enablement Brian Juntti
Trustee Bridget Larson-Linder

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,600,683 87 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,754,685 21 grants
Education
$95,000 4 grants
International Aid & Development
$30,300 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $85.4M $74.2M $349.3M
2024 $96.8M $71.1M $338.5M
2023 $91.5M $65.8M $312.6M
2022 $63.6M $55.4M $275.4M
2021 $62.9M $48.8M $299.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $62.9M to $85.4M (+36%), with total assets most recently reported at $349.3M.

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

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