Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy
To assit other organizations in advancing the public interest by preserving, conserving, maintaining, restoring, interpreting, publicizing, and making appropriate uses of the historic and culturally significant structures and landscape of the apostle islands region and thier associated human history.
Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy at a glance
In short: Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy gave $115K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $115K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $115,237
- +1436.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $115,237
- +1436.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $115,237
- Total assets
- $1,193,120
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was National Park Service Plenty Charm Project ($115K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $115K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $115K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Park Service Plenty Charm Project Bayfield, WI | — | $115,237 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,193,120 | $58,851 | $170,716 | $115,237 | 1 | $42,563 |
| 2024 | $1,212,520 | $71,972 | $41,161 | $7,500 | 1 | $53,021 |
| 2023 | $1,181,709 | $1,019,540 | $39,639 | $8,700 | Total only | $791 |
| 2022 | $201,808 | $183,586 | $50,931 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $69,153 | $65,784 | $55,545 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $58,914 | $29,094 | $25,859 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $55,679 | $53,695 | $65,271 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy
Based on IRS filings
Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bayfield, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $115K. Net investment income was $43K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy is led by Ryan Connell, Chairman since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ryan Connell
Chairman
Secretarytreasurer → Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Nelson
Secretary
Executive Team Coordinator → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Dahl
Vice Chairman
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Hayes
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Tom Gordon (2019–2021) — Chairman
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy
How much does Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy give each year?
Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy gave $115K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.
How large is Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy?
Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $59K.
What is Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy?
Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bayfield, WI. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy operate?
Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy's EIN?
Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0894845. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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