Nonprofit · EIN 41-0713907
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $85,392,186 | $74,224,936 | $11,167,250 | $349,295,518 | $13,947,071 | $335,348,447 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $96,755,531 | $71,067,324 | $25,688,207 | $338,487,820 | $13,944,756 | $324,543,064 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $91,494,356 | $65,750,419 | $25,743,937 | $312,635,056 | $9,591,039 | $303,044,017 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $56,751,467
- of which government grants
- $51,348,817
- Membership dues
- $645,595
- Program service revenue
- $9,296,851
- Investment income
- $17,690,979
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $14,330,819
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,263,474
- Other revenue
- $1,652,889
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $7,620,941
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $810,390
- Other salaries and wages
- $26,792,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $37,560,136
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $132,797
- Accounting fees
- $46,865
- Occupancy
- $6,085,575
- Travel
- $507,631
- Depreciation
- $2,690,994
- Program services (functional)
- $57,620,625
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,201,054
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,403,257
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $338,487,820
- Total assets, end of year
- $349,295,518
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,947,071
- Net assets, end of year
- $335,348,447
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $110,391,696
- Publicly traded securities
- $172,960,706
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $144,108,624
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $191,239,823
- Gross unrelated business income
- $579,046
- Gross receipts
- $109,490,138
- Employees
- 703
- Volunteers
- 752
- Year formed
- 1849
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Kent Whitworth | Director & Chief Executive Officer, Board Secretary Officer | 40 | $310,836 | $47,363 |
| Jennifer Jones | Executive Vice President Strategy Key employee | 40 | $209,098 | $22,547 |
| Jennifer Pogatchnik | Vice President Advancement Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,093 | $38,823 |
| Fred Neher | Vice President Finance Officer | 40 | $172,893 | $38,756 |
| Brian Juntti | Executive Vice President Mission Enablement Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,695 | $38,681 |
| Kevin Maijala | Senior Vice President Education & Interpretation Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,856 | $38,432 |
| Brenda Raney | Senior Vice President Library, Research & Collections Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,706 | $38,432 |
| Benjamin Leonard | Senior Vice President Historic Sites Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,275 | $38,090 |
| Anton Treuer | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $12,462 | $0 |
| Peter Reyes | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hakensen | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Forsythe | Vice President & Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ford W Bell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Burwell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Grant Davis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
29 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| M Mitchell Davis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Driscoll Hlavka | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joanell Dyrstad | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard E Engebretson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Essig | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie L Fehr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jesse B Gomez | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dustin Heckman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bridget Larson-Linder | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Monica Little | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda B Mona | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Murray | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard C Nash | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Krista E O'Malley | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Pacheco Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Sayles Belton | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Schmechel | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Schutter | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Shogren | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Sit | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Tunheim | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Noelle Turner | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kyle Ward | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gwen Westerman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Walz | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Peggy Flanagan | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Julie Blaha | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Ellison | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Steve Simon | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Kent Whitworth | Director & Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $275,472 | $41,175 |
| Jennifer Jones | Executive Vice President Strategy Key employee | 40 | $192,876 | $20,795 |
| Jennifer Pogatchnik | Vice President Advancement Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,678 | $34,400 |
| Fred Neher | Vice President Finance Officer | 40 | $165,844 | $34,347 |
| Brenda Raney | Senior Vice President Library, Research & Collections Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,543 | $34,073 |
| Kevin Maijala | Senior Vice President Education & Interpretation Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,435 | $34,073 |
| Benjamin Leonard | Senior Vice President Historic Sites Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,169 | $33,427 |
| Brian Juntti | Executive Vice President Shared Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,914 | $33,103 |
| Anton Treuer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $13,228 | $0 |
| Peter Reyes | President and Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hakensen | Past President and Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Forsythe and Board Member | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ford W Bell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Burwell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Grant Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| M Mitchell Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Driscoll Hlavka | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanell Dyrstad | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard E Engebretson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carolyn Essig | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie L Fehr | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dustin Heckman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Monica Little | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda B Mona | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Murray | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard C Nash | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Krista E O'Malley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sharon Sayles Belton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Schmechel | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diana Schutter | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Sit | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Tunheim | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Noelle Turner | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gwen Westerman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Walz | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Peggy Flanagan | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Blaha | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Keith Ellison | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Simon | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Kent Whitworth | Director & Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $248,422 | $38,374 |
| Jennifer Pogatchnik | Chief Development Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,551 | $34,722 |
| Fred Neher | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $177,013 | $34,576 |
| Jennifer Jones | Associate Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $187,624 | $20,296 |
| Brenda Raney | Senior Director Preservation & Outreach Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,342 | $33,219 |
| Kevin Maijala | Senior Director Learning Initiatives Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,312 | $33,219 |
| Briana Joyner | Chief Human Resources & Inclusion Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,023 | $33,076 |
| Brian Juntti | Chief Communications & Marketing Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,829 | $32,377 |
| Anton Treuer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $24,490 | $0 |
| David Hakensen | President and Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Reyes | Vice President and Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Forsythe | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ford W Bell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Burwell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Grant Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael J Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| M Mitchell Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joanell Dyrstad | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard E Engebretson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Farnell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie L Fehr | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven R Gibson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jean Larson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Monica Little | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda B Mona | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard C Nash | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Nayquonabe | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Krista E O'Malley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Schmechel | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Tunheim | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Noelle Turner | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Benjamin Vander Kooi | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gwen Westerman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Warren Zaccaro | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Phyllis Rawls Goff | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Walz | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Peggy Flanagan | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Blaha | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Keith Ellison | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Simon | Ex-Officio Board Member Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 345 KELLOGG BLVD W, SAINT PAUL, MN 55102-1903
- In care of
- % FRED NEHER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Kent Whitworth, 345 Kellogg Boulevard W, Saint Paul, MN 55102
- Signed the 990
- S Kent Whitworth, Director & CEO
- Phone
- (651) 259-3170
- Website
- www.mnhs.org
- Return prepared by
- CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Mission
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. MNHS collects, preserves, and tells the story of Minnesota's past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and print and online publishing.
Program accomplishments
- Historic Sites and Museums: MNHS operates 26 historic sites and museums throughout the state that allow people to access history through programs, exhibits, and tours. More than 826,600 visitors explored MNHS sites in FY25. Mill City Museum, Minnesota History Center, and Split Rock Lighthouse were the most-visited sites. The Minnesota History Center welcomed Girlhood (It's complicated), a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, which showed how girls have spoken up, challenged expectations, and been on the front lines of social change. In addition to the traveling exhibit, the MNHS exhibits department developed a local component focused on girls' basketball called Minnesota (where girls shoot hoops). Split Rock Lighthouse initiated a restoration project to improve accessibility and provide visitors with an enhanced experience at the historic site. The project, which began in April, includes improvements to existing pathways and restoring historic circulation patterns within the historic core.Expenses $19,761,661 · revenue $6,821,759
- Education, Outreach, and Content Development: MNHS develops Minnesota history curriculum, provides teacher education, and coordinates the Minnesota History Day Program. Approximately 19,000 students from around Minnesota participated in History Day, with 59 students representing Minnesota in the national competition. Those students were awarded 4 medals, 5 finalists, and 7 honorable mentions. MNHS is making significant progress in the revising of Northern Lights, a print and digital curriculum used by more than 90% of sixth grade students in the state, and expects to publish the third edition of Northern Lights in 2026. MNHS Press published 13 new titles and sold more than 100,000 units in FY25. The Digital Products and Production team received an Upper Midwest Emmy in the Historical/Cultural/Nostalgia - Long Form Content category for the documentary: Music Making History: How a Song Saved a Theater. Fifteen episodes of The Minnesota Unraveled podcast were released and downloaded 38,000 times. MNopedia, the online resource for Minnesota history, topped more than 1 million views for the first time in FY25.Expenses $14,641,110 · revenue $1,839,372
- Library and Collections: Our library and collections departments maintain and make available to the public the MNHS's collection of books, newspapers, maps, objects, photographs, works of art, oral history recordings, private manuscripts, and periodicals on Minnesota History. MNHS catalogs, restores, and digitizes documents and records to make them available for public use. MNHS gained 608 new acquisitions in FY25 across manuscripts, fine art, 3D, sound/visual, and maps/rare books. New Acquisitions include the Military Intelligence Service Language School graph collection - a unique set of images documenting the service and activities of numerous Japanese-Americans serving in the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage and Fort Snelling in Minnesota. More than 1.5 million pages of current and historic newspapers were added to the Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub in FY25; more than 8.1 million pages are now available.Expenses $13,944,188 · revenue $2,288,609
- Heritage Preservation: The MNHS Heritage Preservation department provides technical assistance and grants for historic preservation, administers grant programs supporting projects in preservation and interpretation of Minnesota history. In FY25, more than $6.8 million was provided by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund for 185 Legacy Grants across Minnesota. Demand for these grants outweighs resources 2.6 to 1, and more than 76 counties have received $100,00 or more in Legacy history funds since 2009.Expenses $9,273,666 · grants $7,620,941
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-0713907
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $349,295,518
- Income (IRS master file)
- $109,490,138
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $85,392,186 | $74,224,936 | $349,295,518 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $96,755,531 | $71,067,324 | $338,487,820 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $91,494,356 | $65,750,419 | $312,635,056 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $63,620,828 | $55,381,723 | $275,417,631 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-0713907).
Questions about MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 41-0713907.
- Is MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
- Are donations to MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Kent Whitworth.
- Who are the officers and directors of MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 44 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $310,836 (S Kent Whitworth, Director & Chief Executive Officer, Board Secretary).
- How much revenue does MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $85,392,186, expenses of $74,224,936 and total assets of $349,295,518 at year end.
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