A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 39-0875968Arts and culture

Who funds Marathon County Historical Society?

11 private foundations gave Marathon County Historical Society in Wausau, WI $2.5 million across 42 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

42 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2025

    Telling our stories: the next 50 years

    $100,000
  2. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2025

    January 1, 2025 - december 31, 2025 operational funding

    $25,000
  3. Nancy Woodson Spire Foundation IncGreenville, DE 2024

    In support of general operations

    $255,000
  4. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2024

    Telling our stories: the next 50 years

    $100,000
  5. Dudley Foundation IncWausau, WI 2024

    Telling our stories - the next 50 years - 2nd installment

    $50,000
  6. Walter Alexander Foundation IncWausau, WI 2024

    Next 50 years campaign

    $50,000
  7. John and Alice Forester Charitable TrustGreenville, DE 2024

    General operations

    $25,000
  8. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2024

    January 1, 2024-december 31, 2024

    $25,000
  9. Victor & Helen Geisel FoundationWausau, WI 2024

    Articles and information digital format preservation projcet

    $500
  10. Judd S Alexander FoundationWausau, WI 2023

    Telling our stories: the next 50 years campaign

    $750,000
  11. John and Alice Forester Charitable TrustGreenville, DE 2023

    General operations

    $525,000
  12. Nancy Woodson Spire Foundation IncGreenville, DE 2023

    In support of general operations

    $255,000
  13. Dudley Foundation IncWausau, WI 2023

    Obsolete media data rescue center project; telling our stories: the next 50 years - 1st installment

    $52,500
  14. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2023

    January 1, 2023 - december 31, 2023

    $25,000
  15. Paul & Ruth Schultz FDN AgyChicago, IL 2023

    Program support

    $2,000
  16. Victor & Helen Geisel FoundationWausau, WI 2023

    General operations

    $500
  17. John and Alice Forester Charitable TrustGreenville, DE 2022

    General operations

    $30,000
  18. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2022

    January 1, 2022 - december 31, 2022

    $25,000
  19. Nancy Woodson Spire Foundation IncGreenville, DE 2022

    In support of general operations

    $1,500
  20. Paul & Ruth Schultz FDN AgyChicago, IL 2022

    Program support

    $1,500
  21. Victor & Helen Geisel FoundationWausau, WI 2022

    General operations

    $500
  22. John and Alice Forester Charitable TrustGreenville, DE 2021

    General operations

    $25,000
  23. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2021

    Operations: january 1, 2021 - december 31, 2021

    $25,000
  24. Dudley Foundation IncWausau, WI 2021

    The roaring 20's

    $6,000
  25. Nancy Woodson Spire Foundation IncGreenville, DE 2021

    In support of general operations

    $1,500
  26. Victor & Helen Geisel FoundationWausau, WI 2021

    General operations

    $1,000
  27. Dudley Foundation IncWausau, WI 2021

    Tales between two depots

    $1,000
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $42
  29. John and Alice Forester Charitable TrustGreenville, DE 2020

    General operations

    $25,000
  30. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2020

    January 1, 2020 - december 31, 2020

    $25,000
  31. Nancy Woodson Spire Foundation IncGreenville, DE 2020

    In support of general operations

    $2,500
  32. Judd S Alexander FoundationWausau, WI 2020

    Capturing and sharing the history of marathon

    $1,500
  33. Victor & Helen Geisel FoundationWausau, WI 2020

    General operations

    $1,000
  34. Dwight and Linda Davis FoundationWausau, WI 2019

    Wausau art depot exhibit

    $34,850
  35. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2019

    January 1, 2019 - december 31, 2019 operations

    $25,000
  36. Victor & Helen Geisel FoundationWausau, WI 2019

    General operations

    $1,000
  37. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2018

    Operational funding january 1, 2018 - december 31, 2018

    $25,000
  38. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2018

    Woodson history center roof replacement

    $15,000
  39. Ba & Esther Greenheck FoundationWausau, WI 2018

    Wings over wausau is an event to bring 13 historic airplanes to the wausau downtown airport with costumed reenactors telling stories of local people from our past who were important to aviation in wausau.

    $2,500
  40. Victor & Helen Geisel FoundationWausau, WI 2018

    General operations

    $1,000
  41. Dan Storey Foundation IncWausau, WI 2018

    General fund

    $1,000
  42. Victor & Helen Geisel FoundationWausau, WI 2017

    General operations

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Wausau, WI and are not among Marathon County Historical Society’s funders above.

  1. Green Bay Packers FoundationGreen Bay, WI 9 grants Accepts applications $29,000 to similar organizations
  2. Incrediblebank Foundation IncWausau, WI 15 grants Accepts applications $103,183 to similar organizations
  3. Bell Family Charitable Foundation IWisconsin Rapids, WI 9 grants Preselected only $258,000 to similar organizations
  4. Harvey Nelson Char TRChicago, IL 32 grants Accepts applications $45,382 to similar organizations
  5. The MacDonald FoundationWausau, WI 13 grants Preselected only $269,000 to similar organizations
  6. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 14 grants Preselected only $8,034 to similar organizations
  7. Lewitzke Foundation IncWeston, WI 6 grants Preselected only $115,500 to similar organizations
  8. Abbybank Foundation IncAbbotsford, WI 2 grants Accepts applications $105,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 39-0875968 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.