Wisconsin Historical Society: Wisconsin History Center fundraising campaign successfully closes with landmark $12 million gift from Jerome Frautschi

$160.5 million Wisconsin History Center slated to open in Madison in late 2027 MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Historical Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Wisconsin Historical Society, has announced that the $66.5 million campaign for a new Wisconsin History Center is now complete following a $12 million gift from philanthropist W. Jerome Frautschi. Frautschi’s third major contribution to the...