The association owns, maintains, and operates a 40-acre cemetery in Potsdam, New York

Tax-exempt charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$191K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$186K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$191K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$212K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$191K
Expenses
$186K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$186K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in 0000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $161K Management & general 13% · $24K Fundraising 0% · $821

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Lorelei Murdie$6,457$8,229$7,260

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 15aNo

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Maintains and operates a 40-acre cemetery in Potsdam, New York.

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1 program · $161K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024,THE assn. Maintained the cemeterys 40+ developed acres,performed INTERMENTS,& sold additional LOTS.MAINTENANCE included,consulting an isa certified arborist to conduct an arboreal survey of the cemeterys 400+ mature trees to guide our care for the TREES.THE cemetery purchased a new tractor to replace a problematic one along with…

$161Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$191K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Money outPt IX
$186K
Ln 25
Programscol B$161K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$821
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18
Gains on assetsLn 7$12K
Total revenueLn 12$191K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$124K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K$80K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$34K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$79K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$20K$821
Total functional expensesLn 25$186K$161K$24K$821

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $191K$186K$4K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $225K$226K−$1K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $212K$101K$111K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $126K$107K$18K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $102K$81K$22K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $190,589 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $128,937$62,048
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,366$73,755
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53,388$54,768
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $913$18
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $224,604$190,589
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,219$51,170
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $173,721$135,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $225,940$186,199
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,336$4,390
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $190,589 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$62,048
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$62,048
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $73,755$73,755
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $42,513$42,513
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $12,255$12,255
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $18$18
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,541 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$190,589
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $186,199 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,106 · Management $9,877$43,983
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,572 · Management $1,615$7,187
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,513$2,513
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,810$12,810
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,147$1,147
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,034$1,034
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,322$8,322
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,952$8,952
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,943$78,943
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,487 · Fundraising $821$21,308
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $161,076 · Management $24,302 · Fundraising $821$186,199
Part X · Balance sheet $1,254,358 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,489$10,271
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $126,854$124,004
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $74,942$79,595
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,026,201$1,040,488
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,236,486$1,254,358
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,958$1,078
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,965$1,030
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,923$2,108
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $191,136$174,988
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,034,427$1,077,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,225,563$1,252,250
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,236,486$1,254,358
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,252,250 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$190,589
XI-2 Total expenses$186,199
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,390
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,225,563
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,492
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$9,805
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,252,250

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