Landmarks Preservation Council: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 36-2879987)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.6M
FY2021	$1.8M
FY2022	$2.0M
FY2023	$993K
FY2024	$2.8M
FY2025	$1.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.7M
FY2021	$1.5M
FY2022	$1.6M
FY2023	$1.6M
FY2024	$1.8M
FY2025	$1.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$9.5M
FY2021	$11.4M
FY2022	$10.2M
FY2023	$10.2M
FY2024	$11.3M
FY2025	$11.5M

Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

56%

31%

13%

Program services 56% · $1.0M Management & general 31% · $567K Fundraising 13% · $244K

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

34 people listed on the 990; $321K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Bonnie McDonald

President

$188,911Pt VII · Sec A

Frank Butterfield

Chief Operating Officer

$132,050Pt VII · Sec A

Terri Salas

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emilio Padilla

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Antunovich

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Babaian

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anthony Borich

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Clewer

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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 · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Advocacy

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

$871Kprogram expense

02

Grant Programs

Supported the preservation of various landmarks statewide through grantmaking.

$100Kprogram expense

03

Easements

Obtained and monitored preservation easements of buildings with historic significance

$54Kprogram 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

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$26K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$13K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$12K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$7K

Otto Baum Company INC FoundationFY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$59K

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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

Friends of the Old Millstadt Water TowerIL · FY2020$5,000

Schuyler County Architecture FoundationIL · FY2019$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$900K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$844K

Money outPt IX

$1.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.0M

Managementcol C$567K

Fundraisingcol D$244K

Owns and owesPt X

$11.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$802K

Total assetsLn 16$11.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$263K

PeoplePt VI, VII

34

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a33

IndependentVI 1b32

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$844K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$525K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$900K

Gains on assetsLn 7$579K

Total revenueLn 12$2.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$802K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$802K

Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$254K

Notes and loans receivableLn 7$500K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$49K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.3M

Other assetsLn 15$643K

Total assetsLn 16$11.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$263K

Net assetsLn 32$11.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 510

VolunteersI 6125

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21	FY20
End of yearLn 1g	$53K	$51K	$50K	$50K	$50K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$696K	$802K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$9.2M	$9.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$9K	$6K
Total assetsLn 16	$10.5M	$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$301K	$263K
Net assetsLn 32	$10.2M	$11.3M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$55K	$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$975K	$439K	$380K	$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$39K	$18K	$15K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$62K	$29K	$22K	$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$71K	$32K	$28K	$11K
Legal feesLn 11b	$119K	$119K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$56K	$25K	$22K	$9K
Office expensesLn 13	$8K	$1K	$6K	$472
Information technologyLn 14	$11K	$5K	$4K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$89K	$40K	$35K	$14K
TravelLn 17	$15K	$14K	$72	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$24K	$16K	$3K	$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$3K		$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$8K	$4K	$3K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$262K	$215K	$26K	$21K
All other expensesLn 24e	$39K	$15K	$19K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.8M	$1.0M	$567K	$244K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 3, 2026	$1.4M	$1.9M	−$466K	$11.5M	990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 5, 2025	$2.8M	$1.8M	$981K	$11.3M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2024	$993K	$1.6M	−$636K	$10.2M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2023	$2.0M	$1.6M	$415K	$10.2M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 26, 2022	$1.8M	$1.5M	$299K	$11.4M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 14, 2021	$1.6M	$1.7M	−$84K	$9.5M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,815,911 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $944,565$844,054

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $290,661$1,327,124

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,392$900,485

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$256,151−$255,752

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $993,467$2,815,911

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $64,399$54,675

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $986,249$1,147,764

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $578,739$632,860

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,629,387$1,835,299

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$635,920$980,612

Part VI · Governance 32 of 33 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33

VI-1b Independent voting members32

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 $2,815,911 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$42,893

VIII-1c Fundraising events$524,605

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$276,556

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$844,054

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,327,124$1,327,124

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $321,460$321,460

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $579,025$579,025

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$255,752−$255,752

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,227,609 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$255,752$2,815,911

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,835,299 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $54,675$54,675

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $438,964 · Management $380,436 · Fundraising $156,075$975,475

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,646 · Management $15,293 · Fundraising $6,274$39,213

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,241 · Management $22,242 · Fundraising $10,397$61,880

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,038 · Management $27,767 · Fundraising $11,391$71,196

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $118,556$118,556

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,287 · Management $21,915 · Fundraising $8,991$56,193

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,327 · Management $5,850 · Fundraising $472$7,649

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,755 · Management $4,121 · Fundraising $1,691$10,567

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,222 · Management $34,859 · Fundraising $14,301$89,382

IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,630 · Management $72 · Fundraising $1,190$14,892

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,776 · Management $2,618 · Fundraising $5,246$23,640

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,747$2,747

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,623 · Management $3,140 · Fundraising $1,288$8,051

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $214,621 · Management $26,048 · Fundraising $21,337$262,006

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,746 · Management $19,409 · Fundraising $5,022$39,177

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,025,107 · Management $566,517 · Fundraising $243,675$1,835,299

Part X · Balance sheet $11,596,296 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $695,669$802,355

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $388,683$253,875

X-7 Notes and loans receivable$500,000

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $55,663$49,426

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,142$6,088

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $9,248,875$9,341,354

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $140,046$643,198

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,538,078$11,596,296

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $181,516$126,849

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $29,504$46,021

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $89,989$90,487

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $301,009$263,357

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,108,821$9,249,528

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,128,248$2,083,411

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,237,069$11,332,939

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,538,078$11,596,296

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,332,939 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,815,911

XI-2 Total expenses$1,835,299

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$980,612

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,237,069

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$115,565

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$307

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,332,939

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Landmarks Preservation Council FY2024 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Landmarks Preservation Council

Advocacy

Grant Programs

Easements

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV