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Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy

Public charity · Grantmaker Bayfield, WI EIN: 26-0894845 Website

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.

Key facts about Apostle Island's Historic Preservation Conservancy

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.

EIN
26-0894845
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$115,237
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$115,237
Median grant
$115,237
Total assets
$1,193,120
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.2M

-1.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$115K

+1436.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$115K

+1436.5% YoY

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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Bayfield

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

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.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

National Park Service Plenty Charm Project: $115KNational Park Service PlentyCharm Project$115K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Park Service Plenty Charm Project ($115K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Park Service Plenty Charm Project Bayfield, WI—$115,237

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,193,120$1,212,520$1,181,709
Revenue$58,851$71,972$1,019,540
Expenses$170,716$41,161$39,639
Net Investment Income$42,563$53,021$791

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 1, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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.

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