Landmarks Preservation Council
To accelerate preserving and reusing significant places statewide to foster healthy, livable and thriving communities.
Landmarks Preservation Council at a glance
In short: Landmarks Preservation Council gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $6,000
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $11,705,813
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Landmarks Preservation Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was A House in Austin ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $11K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A House in Austin Chicago, IL | Preservation Grant | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,705,813 | $1,430,655 | $1,897,019 | $6,000 | 1 | $538,565 |
| 2024 | $11,596,296 | $2,815,911 | $1,835,299 | — | — | $900,485 |
| 2023 | $10,538,078 | $993,467 | $1,629,387 | — | — | $14,392 |
| 2022 | $10,408,115 | $1,991,527 | $1,576,133 | — | — | $401,761 |
| 2021 | $11,637,619 | $1,750,802 | $1,451,706 | $10,500 | 2 | $474,530 |
| 2020 | $9,761,831 | $1,607,777 | $1,692,276 | $5,000 | 1 | $314,546 |
| 2019 | $9,919,882 | $3,297,891 | $1,671,901 | — | — | $1,672,009 |
About Landmarks Preservation Council
Based on IRS filings
Landmarks Preservation Council is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $539K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Landmarks Preservation Council is led by Bonnie McDonald, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 38 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bonnie McDonald
President & CEO
President & CEO → President, 2021
President → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
51 hrs/week
$149K (2019) → $189K (2025)
Jackie Taylor Holsten
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Moeller
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Anderson
Director
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean A. Follett
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Antunovich
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin C. Tangora
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Wolking
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Goulette
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Pezza
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Babaian
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Rand
Director
Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Schneider
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Dillard
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Tippens
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ziad Salameh
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Toonen-Talamo
Director
Director → Vice Chairman, 2022
Vice Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evan Jahn
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Pacheco
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Van Domelen
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Grundy
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jayne Lourash
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Dexter
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Magdalena Novoa Echaurren
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alyssa Frystak
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Mulay
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Baker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Johnson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Shott
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Montesdeoca
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Tighe
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Phalen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zeb McLaurin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Butterfield
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2024
47 hrs/week
$132K (2024) → $134K (2025)
Emilio Padilla
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terri Salas
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mariah Digrino
Outside Pro Bono Counsel
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Clewer
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (46)
- Former: Christy Webber (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Erika Block (2019–2024) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Jeffrey Goulette (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Anthony Borich (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Gregory Miller (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Gary Anderson Aia (2024) — Chairman
- Former: Mike Jackson Faia (2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Eschbach (2024) — Director
- Former: Jack Tribbia (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathleen A. Swien (2019–2023) — General Counsel
- Former: Bob Eschbach (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Pezza (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Jackson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ciere Boatright (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Francis Butterfield (2022–2023) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Jennifer Spence (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Joe Antunovich (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Erica C. Meyer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Katie Kim (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Chris Lee (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Ottoson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Blair Todt (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Cherryl Thomas (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Frieda Ireland (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Joshua Freedland (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lee Brown (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Tim Frens (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Anne Puotinen (2021) — Director of Development & Engagement
- Former: Ari Glass (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Altheimer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Amy Age (2020) — Development Director
- Former: Elle Ramel (2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Limberger (2020) — Director
- Former: Amy Ege (2019) — Director of Development
- Former: Andrew Ahitow (2019) — Director
- Former: Bob Lee (2019) — Director
- Former: Inga Carus (2019) — Director
- Former: Jacob Goldberg (2019) — Director
- Former: Judi Male (2019) — Director
- Former: Krista Gnatt (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Henning (2019) — Chairman
- Former: Martin V. Sinclair Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: Nick Koricanac (2019) — Director
- Former: Tiffany Hamel Johnson (2019) — Director
- Former: Timothy Frens (2019) — Director
- Former: Tracy Larrison (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $189K, to Bonnie McDonald (President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Landmarks Preservation Council
How much does Landmarks Preservation Council give each year?
Landmarks Preservation Council gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Landmarks Preservation Council?
Landmarks Preservation Council reported $11.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
Where does Landmarks Preservation Council operate?
Landmarks Preservation Council has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Landmarks Preservation Council's EIN?
Landmarks Preservation Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2879987. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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