Landmarks Preservation Council

Analysis

Landmarks Preservation Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1976, 50 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Landmarks Preservation Council reported income of $993k and spending of $1.6m, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.3m to $993k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Landmarks Preservation Council sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($993k), Colonnade Club of the University of Virginia ($993k) and The Land Conservancy of McHenry County ($993k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $896k. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $301k, net assets of $10.2m. It reported 11 employees.