HISTORIC LANDMARKS FOUNDATION OF INDIANA INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

HISTORIC LANDMARKS FOUNDATION OF INDIANA INC

EIN 35-1162873 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A800)

What they do

INDIANA LANDMARKS ADVANCES THE PRESERVATION of HISTORICAL and ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT SITES and STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT INDIANA. THROUGH ITS NETWORK of REGIONAL OFFICES THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATION and ADVOCACY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, and WORKS to PRESERVE HISTORIC PLACES, REVITALIZE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS, and ENRICH THE HERITAGE of INDIANA.

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Of every $100 spent, about $84.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders41 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

80.59%of revenue went to mission work84.6% of expenses · Program services

3.64%of revenue went to fundraising3.8% of expenses

$95.28spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.04%of revenue went to management and office costs11.6% of expenses

$11.06in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

29.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$11,694,981

Mission workProgram services$9,424,68380.59% of revenue84.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,291,67711.04% of revenue11.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$426,1513.64% of revenue3.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$552,4704.72% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$11,142,51195.28% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 84.6% mission · 11.6% management · 3.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.28% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.4% mission · 10.1% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.70% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.6% mission · 14.0% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.41% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.6% mission · 15.8% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 56.66% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 77.4% mission · 16.9% management · 5.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 53.30% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 77.9% mission · 17.0% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 133.75% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 78.6% mission · 15.8% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 127.11% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 14.6% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.57% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$11,694,981

Expenses$11,142,511

Annual surplus $552,470 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$9,424,683 · 84.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,291,677 · 11.6% of expenses

Fundraising$426,151 · 3.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$11,694,981

Expenses$11,142,511

Assets$123,187,461

Income$25,408,289

Contributions$3,442,032

Mission work (program services)$9,424,683

Fundraising$426,151

Grants given$5,241,619

Average grant$27,019

Management and general$1,291,677

Executive compensation (total)$376,858

Stocks and bonds$94,324,360

Accounting fees$85,640

Investing fees$203,602

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

J MARSHALL DAVISPRESIDENT (END 04/2025) · 50 hrs/week $274,018Base $239,097 · Other $34,921

MARK DOLLASEVP OF PRESERVATION SERVICES · 50 hrs/week $154,426Base $133,785 · Other $20,641

MADONNA WAGNERVP & CFO · 50 hrs/week $150,365Base $138,219 · Other $12,146

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (41)

J MARSHALL DAVISPRESIDENT (END 04/2025)

MARK DOLLASEVP OF PRESERVATION SERVICES

MADONNA WAGNERVP & CFO

REGINA L EMBERTONDIRECTOR

MELISSA GLAZEDIRECTOR

MIKE CORBETTDIRECTOR

OLON F DOTSONDIRECTOR

PETER J SACOPULOSDIRECTOR

RALPH NOWAKTREASURER

RANDALL T SHEPARDHONORARY CHAIR

RAY ONTKODIRECTOR

TYRELL ANDERSONDIRECTOR

REV JENNIFER BASKERVILLE- BURROWSDIRECTOR

RICK L JAMESDIRECTOR

RON BATEMANDIRECTOR

SARAH EVANS BARKERDIRECTOR

SHELBY MORAVECDIRECTOR

SUSAN MENDENHALLDIRECTOR

THOMAS ENGLEASSISTANT SECRETARY

TOSHA HUDDLESTONDIRECTOR

TRACY HADDADDIRECTOR

ALELIA BUNDLESDIRECTOR

DAVID A RESNICK CPADIRECTOR

BEAU ZOELLERDIRECTOR

BRAD WARDPRESIDENT (START 04/2025)

BRETT D MCKAMEYDIRECTOR

BRUCE BUCHANANDIRECTOR

BRUCE RIPPEDIRECTOR

CHARLIE SHOOKDIRECTOR

CHARLITA WINSTONDIRECTOR

CHERI DICKDIRECTOR

DAVID A HAISTDIRECTOR

MARTIN E RAHEDIRECTOR

DORIS ANNE SADLERPAST CHAIR

ELLEN SWISHER CRABBDIRECTOR

EMILY HARRISONSECRETARY

GREGORY S FEHRIBACHBOARD CHAIR

HILARY BARNESVICE CHAIR

JAMES W RENNEDIRECTOR

JOSHUA A CLAYBOURNDIRECTOR

KERT TOLERDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1977
Location: 1201 CENTRAL AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202-2656
County: Marion
In care of: % MADONNA WAGNER
Primary officer: Brad Ward, President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@indianalandmarks.org Phone(317) 639-4534

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FORVIS MAZARS LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A800)
IRS tax category: Historical Sites
Grant-giving organization: Yes