Landmarks Preservation Council

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)EIN 36-2879987Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlandmarks.org233 S Wacker Dr Ste 4400, 60606-6322 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Feb 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Historic Preservation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$323K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $59K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$182K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
36
of 37 voting members
Looks good: 36 of 37 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
52%
Net assets
$11.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$993K
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$11.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$10.2M
FY2024$11.3M
FY2025$11.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1976.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $995K Management & general 36% · $683K Fundraising 12% · $219K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

38 people listed on the 990; $323K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$188,874Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$134,157Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Outside Pro Bono Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bonnie McDonald$188,874$188,911$175,614$165,236$157,450$154,790
Frank Butterfield$134,157$132,050————
Amy Age—————$123,659
Francis Butterfield——$121,877$94,355——
Anne Puotinen————$100,758—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects historic buildings by acquiring and monitoring preservation easements.

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3 programs · $995K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Advocacy

Provided technical assistance, strategic advice, site visits, probono services to local advocates, property owners, and elected and municipal officals.

$663Kprogram expense
02

Grant Programs

Supported the preservation of various landmarks statewide through grantmaking.

$276Kprogram expense
03

Easements

Obtained and monitored preservation easements of buildings with historic significance

$56Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $22K · 2019–2024
A House in Austin NfpIL · FY2024$6,000
Kane County Development DepartmentFY2020$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$824K
Investment incomeLn 3$539K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$286K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$995K
Managementcol C$683K
Fundraisingcol D$219K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$747K
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
PeoplePt VI, VII
38
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a37
IndependentVI 1b36
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$824K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$509K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$286K
Investment incomeLn 3$539K
Gains on assetsLn 7$216K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$747K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$747K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$792K
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$182K
Net assetsLn 32$11.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$802K$747K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.3M$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$263K$182K
Net assetsLn 32$11.3M$11.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$446K$428K$142K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$17K$16K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$27K$26K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$33K$32K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$25K$25K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$1K$1K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$5K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$122K$52K$52K$17K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K$112$78
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$44K$37K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$4K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$365K$274K$74K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$3K$13K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$995K$683K$219K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.9M−$466K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$1.8M$981K$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $993K$1.6M−$636K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.6M$415K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.5M$299K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.7M−$84K$9.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,430,655 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $844,054$824,456
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,327,124$286,193
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $900,485$538,565
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$255,752−$218,559
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,815,911$1,430,655
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $54,675$60,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,147,764$1,191,824
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $632,860$645,195
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,835,299$1,897,019
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $980,612−$466,364
Part VI · Governance 36 of 37 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body37
VI-1b Independent voting members36
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,430,655 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$38,708
VIII-1c Fundraising events$508,646
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$277,102
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$824,456
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $286,193$286,193
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $322,822$322,822
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $215,743$215,743
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$218,559−$218,559
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $501,936 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $104,263$1,430,655
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,897,019 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $445,683 · Management $427,708 · Fundraising $141,851$1,015,242
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,033 · Management $16,259 · Fundraising $5,420$38,712
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,349 · Management $26,291 · Fundraising $8,732$62,372
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,219 · Management $31,709 · Fundraising $10,570$75,498
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,949 · Management $24,949 · Fundraising $8,123$58,021
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,163 · Management $1,163 · Fundraising $3,976$6,302
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,907 · Management $4,907 · Fundraising $1,598$11,412
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,492 · Management $52,492 · Fundraising $17,090$122,074
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,977 · Management $112 · Fundraising $78$10,167
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,315 · Management $3,341 · Fundraising $3,194$43,850
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,575$2,575
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,704 · Management $3,704 · Fundraising $1,206$8,614
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $274,174 · Management $74,343 · Fundraising $16,086$364,603
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,433 · Management $13,027 · Fundraising $1,117$17,577
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $995,398 · Management $682,580 · Fundraising $219,041$1,897,019
Part X · Balance sheet $11,705,813 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $300,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $802,355$746,873
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $253,875$236,190
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $49,426$126,259
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,088$4,172
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $9,341,354$9,500,049
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $643,198$792,270
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,596,296$11,705,813
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $126,849$125,448
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $46,021$57,017
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $90,487$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $263,357$182,465
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,249,528$9,485,826
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,083,411$2,037,522
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,332,939$11,523,348
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,596,296$11,705,813
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,523,348 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,430,655
XI-2 Total expenses$1,897,019
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$466,364
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,332,939
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$657,054
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$281
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,523,348

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