The Barbara C. and Thomas E. Donnelley II Preservation Fund for Illinois provides monetary assistance to preserve or protect significant structures and sites in Illinois. Eligible beneficiaries include significant structures or sites in Illinois that are under threat of demolition, in imminent deterioration, in need of stabilization, in need of structural or re-use evaluation, or need to be evaluated for landmark eligibility. Landmarks Illinois manages the fund, which was established in 2013. Click here to see all past recipients of the Donnelley Fund.
2025 Donnelley Fund Grant Recipients
Naperville Preservation Inc.
Naperville
GRANT AMOUNT: $2,000
Naperville Preservation Inc. is conducting an architectural survey of homes built by Don Tosi, a prominent mid-century designer and builder active in Naperville from the 1950s through the 1980s. Tosi is estimated to have designed and constructed more than 80 homes in the suburban community. The survey will be led by Chicago-based firm Preservation Futures, with additional research and photography provided by Naperville Preservation Inc. volunteers. Findings will be published in a book to be donated to the collections of Naper Settlement, the Naperville Public Library, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois State Library, with copies also available to the public. A previous grant in 2022 from Landmarks Illinois’s Donnelley grant program provided funding for Naperville Preservation Inc. to conduct an architectural survey of the East Highlands subdivision, which included Tosi homes.
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