Public Charity

COOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

COOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, of GRAND MARAIS, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $304K in revenue, $321K in expenses, $1.9M in total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $392K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 416038622 GRAND MARAIS, MN Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$304K
Total Expenses$321K
Total Assets$1.9M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$392K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF COOK COUNTY AND TO RELATE IT TO THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MONNESOTA. FOUNDED IN 1924, IT OPERATES FIVE HISTORICAL BUILDINGS PLUS A 1935 FISHING TUG. ALL ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC, SERVING BOTH RESIDENTS AND THE MANY VISITORS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$34,008
2023
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
$34,211
2023
Legacy Grant for Digitization of Recorded Oral Histories and Interviews
$8,300
2023
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$5,050
2022
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$32,401

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Anne Brataas
EX OFFICIO Ann Sullivan
BOARD MEMBER Edward Hedstrom
VICE PRESIDE Laurie Spry
PRESIDENT Margaret Hedstrom
EX OFFICIO Myron Bursheim

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Top Grant Purposes

MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$161,206 5 grants
MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$97,806 1 grant
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
$34,211 1 grant
MULTIPLE GRANTS
$33,097 1 grant
Legacy grants for research on Jack Linklater and for architectural drawings and engineering specifications for the Bally Blacksmith Shop.
$19,034 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $304K $321K $1.9M
2024 $262K $402K $1.9M
2023 $923K $283K $2.0M
2022 $220K $273K $1.4M
2021 $316K $336K $1.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $316K to $304K (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.9M.

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