Indiana Historical Society

INDIANAPOLIS, IN EIN: 35-0876384 Website

SINCE 1831, THE INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS BEEN INDIANA'S STORYTELLER, CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE PAST BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING, AND DISSEMINATING THE STATE'S HISTORY. A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION, THE IHS ALSO PUBLISHES BOOKS AND PERIODICALS; SPONSORS TEACHER WORKSHOPS; PROVIDES YOUTH, ADULT, AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING; PROVIDES SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL GROUPS; AND MAINTAINS THE NATION'S PREMIER RESEARCH LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES ON THE HISTORY OF INDIANA AND THE OLD NORTHWEST.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$144.0M

+6.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$31K

-94.3% YoY

Grant Count

4

-81.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-69.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$14M$19M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$144,036,840$134,723,453$130,837,844
Revenue$17,453,605$7,720,173$4,528,087
Expenses$9,588,336$9,408,704$9,781,787
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,482,502$4,371,098$1,852,294
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$133K$266K$399K$531K21 grants202016 grants202116 grants202221 grants20234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

EVANSVILLE WARTIME MUSEUM$8KFRIENDS OF THE KNOX CO P…$8KINDIANA ENTERTAINMENT FO…$7KGREENTOWN HISTORICAL SOC…$7K

Grant Size Distribution

78 grants across all recorded years

75<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JODY BLANKENSHIPPRESIDENT & CEO$301KJEFFERY MATSUOKAVP-BUSINESS & OPERATIONS$142KANDREW HALTERVP-DEVELOPMENT$136KAMY LAMBVP-MARKETING & PUBLIC RELA$98KSUZANNE HAHNVP-COLLECTIONS$87K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JODY BLANKENSHIPPRESIDENT & CEO40$301,195
JEFFERY MATSUOKAVP-BUSINESS & OPERATIONS40$142,234
ANDREW HALTERVP-DEVELOPMENT40$135,815
AMY LAMBVP-MARKETING & PUBLIC RELA40$97,873
SUZANNE HAHNVP-COLLECTIONS40$86,608
PATRICIA D CURRANCHAIR1
WILLIAM W BARRETTVICE CHAIR1
REBECCA ESPINOZA KUBACKIVICE CHAIR1
ANDREW S THORNTONTREASURER1
ADAM ARCENEAUXSECRETARY1
SUSAN R JONES-HUFFINEIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1
JOHN H ABRAMSMEMBER1
MICHAEL ALLEYMEMBER1
CAROLYN E ANKERMEMBER1
WILLIAM E BARTELTMEMBER1
BONITA L CARTERMEMBER1
NICOLE ETCHESONMEMBER1
DIANE HUNTERMEMBER1
STAN HURTMEMBER1
MICHELLE JARRELLMEMBER1
PETER L LACYMEMBER1
CRAIG M MCKEEMEMBER1
MICHAEL B MURPHYMEMBER1
DAVE O'GUINNMEMBER1
BRIAN ROBINSONMEMBER1
JAMES C SHOOK JRMEMBER1
DAVID A SUZUKI PHDMEMBER1
JOSH WAKEFIELDMEMBER1
CHARLITTA WINSTONMEMBER1
JAMES H MADISONTRUSTEE EMERITUS1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AngolaBerneBrownstownCanneltonCarmelCedar LakeColumbusDecaturElkhartEvansvilleFort WayneFt WayneGoshenGreentownIndianapolisJasperJeffersonvilleKnoxLagrangeLaporte

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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