Minnesota Historical Society

Arts and culture
Saint Paul, Minnesota
EIN 41-0713907
Tax-exempt since 1944

Firms paid: 2
Fees reported, 2017–2018: $99K
Fees reported in 2018: $38K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $91.5M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2018

$37,620 to 1 fundraiser · $37,620 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Minnesota Historical Society paid in 2018, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Alpaugh & AssociatesFull-service fundraisingProvide strategic counsel to the Minnesota Historical Society and its Executive Council in preparation and readiness for a continued capital campaign, which ended in fiscal year 2019. The contractor does not solicit donations on behalf of the Minnesota Historical Society.	Provide strategic counsel to the Minnesota Historical Society and its Executive Council in preparation and readiness for a continued capital campaign, which ended in fiscal year 2019. The contractor does not solicit donations on behalf of the Minnesota Historical Society.	$37,620

All firms paid

Fundraisers Minnesota Historical Society reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Alpaugh & AssociatesFull-service fundraising	2017–2018 · 2 years	$92,037
Aria Communications Corporation	2017	$7,089

Form 990 Snapshot

Minnesota Historical Society's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$91.5M	$77.3M	$1.7M	$0K
2021	$63.6M	$50.6M	$1.9M	$0K
2020	$62.9M	$51.1M	$1.4M	$0K
2019	$58.3M	$44.4M	$1.9M	$0K
2018	$59.5M	$47.6M	$2.2M	$38K
2017	$94.0M	$68.8M	$2.2M	$62K

Fees are what Minnesota Historical Society reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.