Freeborn County Historical Society

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Albert Lea, MN EIN 41-0872543

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$2.5M

Foundation funders

5

Grants recorded

12

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Freeborn County Historical Society?

Freeborn County Historical Society is funded by 5 grantmakers, led by Kohler Foundation Inc ($2.1M), Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation ($362K), Minnesota Humanities Center ($20K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.5M in grants to Freeborn County Historical Society between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Kohler Foundation Inc$2,069,92712022
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$361,92262020–2025
Minnesota Humanities Center$20,00012021
Minnesota Historical Society$8,40912021
Albert B Cuppage Charitable$4,60032023–2025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2020) to $2.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $84K.

What grants has Freeborn County Historical Society received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES$82,056
2025Albert B Cuppage CharitableSPONSORSHIP$2,000
2024Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES$33,022
2024Albert B Cuppage CharitableSPONSORSHIP$500
2023Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES$134,367
2023Albert B Cuppage CharitableINTERACTIVE EXHIBIT SPACE$2,100
2022Kohler Foundation IncART DONATION-ITASCA ROCK GARDEN$2,069,927
2022Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES$44,864
2021Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES$37,389
2021Minnesota Humanities CenterNEH ARP$20,000
2021Minnesota Historical SocietyLegacy grants for cataloging collections$8,409
2020Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE PURPOSES$30,224

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Freeborn County Historical Society?

Freeborn County Historical Society is funded by 5 grantmakers, led by Kohler Foundation Inc ($2.1M), Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation ($362K), Minnesota Humanities Center ($20K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.5M in grants to Freeborn County Historical Society between 2020–2025.

Who is Freeborn County Historical Society's largest funder?

Kohler Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Freeborn County Historical Society, with $2.1M across 1 grant (2022).

How much grant funding has Freeborn County Historical Society received?

IRS 990 filings record $2.5M in grants to Freeborn County Historical Society across 12 grants from 5 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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