Indiana Historical Society

The custodian of Indiana's collective memory, a Smithsonian affiliated institution that holds millions of the state's records and then opens them so that Hoosiers can gather around a shared past.

12named by peers

Financial profile

Indiana Historical Society · EIN 35-0876384 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$7,720,173$2,558,647$700,706$9,408,704$124,340,277Dec 2023
FY2022$4,528,087$1,925,565$690,823$9,781,787$119,795,111Dec 2022
FY2021$15,739,974$4,017,431$499,587$9,200,350$140,870,483Dec 2021
FY2020$6,386,629$2,490,095$354,760$10,403,142$132,061,652Dec 2020
FY2019$12,047,377$5,498,445$829,512$10,561,617$130,465,124Dec 2019
FY2018$9,142,062$3,910,864$895,852$11,585,079$121,029,488Dec 2018

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Peer societies

Five societies Indiana Historical Society is read alongside.

Who backs IHS

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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Who backs Indiana Historical Society's peers, but not Indiana Historical Society

Companies named publicly by at least one of Indiana Historical Society's five peer societies, and not found in Indiana Historical Society's reviewed public records.

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The outside view

The custodian of Indiana's collective memory, a Smithsonian affiliated institution that holds millions of the state's records and then opens them so that Hoosiers can gather around a shared past.

  • Authority
  • Preserve
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Village and The Movement.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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